Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 464

Owen flashed a cheeky grin. "Then let's just hang out at the diner for some practice."

"Get lost!"

"So rude. You'll never get hitched with that attitude. Looks like you're stuck with me."

Owen chuckled, seizing the moment before Cecilia could react, and quickly made his way to his car.

Whatever Owen needed to discuss with Stefan, Cecilia was clueless about. Once the girl returned, Cecilia asked her to mind the diner while she stepped out to get some groceries.

But after she had cooked a fine meal, Owen called to say he wouldn't make it for dinner.

Cecilia sighed in frustration.

She had gone to the trouble of cooking some of her best dishes, and he had the gall to bail on her. Considering he went to see Stefan, she figured he must've had something more pressing and generously decided not to hold it against him.

Still, Owen hadn't checked in for several days.

Accustomed to him being as sticky as bubblegum, Cecilia was actually starting to miss his constant presence.

The afternoon sun was lazily hanging in the sky, and Cecilia felt its lethargy seep into her bones.

She lay sprawled across the cash register, doodling aimlessly on a piece of scrap paper with a pen in hand.

A bowl of freshly washed cherries appeared before her.

"It's a rare sight to catch you daydreaming. Let me guess, missing your Mr. Malicious? The little birdie told me he hasn't dropped by in days. Let's see, from Wednesday to now, Sunday, wow, it really has been a while."

Lucinda leaned against the counter, having placed the bowl of cherries, and teased Cecilia with a playful smirk.

the glass pane. The heat had driven most

was a steaming cup of coffee, from which

jab, Darlene glanced over with a smile but didn't join the banter, choosing instead to sip her

her own set

like she was being

other than one of Keith's

arranged things so swiftly that her own sister couldn't find out, not to

was troubling. What if he had other motives?

Darlene decided to drop by and

day, he

If someone snapped a pic and posted it online, you'd be trending in no time." With Lucinda's status,

I haven't a clue what about. Stefan didn't tell me, but he was lunching with me that day and didn't meet Owen. Must've been something else holding him up." Lucinda

and a shake of her head, lifting her coffee

Lucinda didn't press her.

Darlene joined them, she always sat quietly to one side, speaking softly and sparingly, which made the others almost afraid to raise their

even Tiffany, despite her affluent background and bold nature, saw Darlene as some ethereal

beautiful scene. It reminds you of

Lucinda agreed wholeheartedly,

"I'm going to have this painted, a large one, framed like a portrait of a beauty.

elf

I'll have my brother do it; he's

bother to

knew Lucinda was quite

missing Mr. Malicious, huh? It's been days since he's come

openly, "Yeah, I miss him.

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