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.

streets through the glass pane. The heat

was a steaming cup of coffee, from which she

Darlene glanced over with a smile but didn't join

had her own

like she was

the watcher was none other than one of

things so swiftly that her own sister couldn't

What if he had other motives?

decided to drop by and

after Owen went to see your guy that day, he hasn't been around. Did Stefan mention what they

all sprawled out. If someone snapped a pic and posted it online, you'd be trending in

tell me, but he was lunching with me that day and didn't meet Owen. Must've been something else

offered a gentle smile and a shake of

Lucinda didn't press her.

sat quietly to one side, speaking softly and sparingly, which made the

beginnings, and even Tiffany, despite her affluent background and bold nature, saw Darlene as some ethereal creature, treating her with a special kind of tenderness. Darlene had shown

watching the world outside, it's such a beautiful scene. It

Lucinda agreed wholeheartedly,

Darlene in her tranquil state. "I'm going to have this painted, a large one, framed

elf

do it;

bother to call

was

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

openly, "Yeah, I miss him. So what? Is it a

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