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 had driven

cup of coffee, from

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

she had her own

she was

was none other than one of Keith's

arranged things so swiftly

troubling. What if he had other motives? Could her attempts to redirect his

contemplation, Darlene decided to drop by and

to see your guy that day, he hasn't

snapped a pic and posted it online, you'd be trending in no time." With Lucinda's status, indeed, any little thing

lunching with me that day and didn't meet

and a shake of her head, lifting her coffee

Lucinda didn't press her.

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

Tiffany, despite her affluent background and bold nature, saw Darlene as some ethereal creature, treating her with

scene. It reminds you of the good old days,"

Lucinda agreed wholeheartedly,

a photo of Darlene in her tranquil state. "I'm going to have this painted,

elf

I'll have my brother do

to call

was quite the artist

Mr. Malicious, huh? It's

him. So what?

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