Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 312

Cecilia scanned the room, considering what object to chuck at him.

Before she could find anything to launch, Owen was already out of sight.

"Lucky bugger. If he was a bit slower, I'd have definitely nailed him!" Cecilia picked up the Maneki- neko, a beckoning cat figurine, from the cash register, looking like she was about to clobber someone.

Lucinda quickly snatched it away from her, "This is our shop's mascot. You can't use it to bash people. If you really want to hit him, I can bring some fist-sized rocks from home tonight, specifically for whacking Owen."

Cecilia was still seething with anger.

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as him. He and Ruby really are a match made in heaven, both so bloody shameless.

We had an agreement that I'd help him keep his position and pretend to marry him. After the wedding, we wouldn't interfere with each other and keep a low profile. He even feared that I might fall in love with him and kept emphasizing not to."

Lucinda chuckled and said, "I've been fooled by him once, and you fell for it too. If all men were reliable, pigs might fly."

Cecilia glanced at her friend, "Lucy, why do I feel like you're gloating?"

Lucinda tried to suppress her laughter, "No, I'm absolutely not gloating."

"Sure, you are. Look at the pastries; you haven't even finished them yet. You and the cashier munch on treats while watching me get bullied by Owen, not even trying to help me snatch back the

agreement."

The cashier quickly slipped away.

Cecilia finished off all the pastries on the plate.

Her friend nudged her suddenly.

"Lucy, I'm not in the mood. Don't touch me." Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

"No, it's just that Owen hasn't left. Ruby's timing is impeccable, and she's intercepted your Owen."

Lucinda pointed outside the shop.

Cecilia stood up and looked; it was indeed so.

Ruby was actually there to find Lucinda. She didn't expect to run into Owen.

Seeing Owen, Ruby became excited.

Sadly, Owen was no longer like before, showing a heartbroken expression every time she got hurt. Now he was expressionless, his gaze icy cold. She had only seen this look from Stefan.

Owen could actually look at her this way.

Ruby's heart ached as if being cut by a knife. She regretted it a lot. She had thrown away all her advantages.

Despite her mother's advice, she didn't listen. She always thought no matter how much drama she created, Owen would always support her. As long as she was willing to marry, Owen would be over the moon to marry her.

Turns out, Owen could also leave her.

"Owen."

Ruby saw that Owen made no move, so she took a few steps closer with tears in her eyes. But as she approached, Owen backed away.

His bodyguard saw this and immediately stepped in front of him, preventing Ruby from getting closer.

"Owen, can you listen to my explanation? Don't abandon me because of one thing."

Ruby cried miserably.

She had lied to everyone; she had undergone surgery. Just because of this one thing she did wrong to Owen, Owen wanted to completely abandon her, not even giving her a chance to explain.

In the past ten or so years, was his love for her all a lie?

If he really loved her that much, why couldn't he accept her past?

"Ruby, you don't need to explain. It's not just this one thing that disappointed me, but many things. You know my feelings for you, but what about your attitude towards me?"

Owen said coldly, "In the past, I truly loved you, but now I have completely given up. Ruby, I hope you don't call me in the future and don't come looking for me. I have a family now, and your constant pestering will give my wife the wrong idea."

After Owen said this, he turned his head and pulled the spectating Cecilia to his side. He put an arm around Cecilia's waist and said to Ruby, "In the past, I didn't see clearly, but now I hope to adjust myself properly. The only one who can make me happy is Cecilia, my wife!"

Ruby's eyes were swollen from crying, and she pointed at Cecilia as she said, "Owen, how is she worthy of you? You're the eldest son of the Martinez family. Who is she? She's not even fit to carry your shoes."

Cecilia immediately took off her own shoes and handed them to Owen.

Owen was a bit confused but still took her shoes and said to her, "Why are you taking off your shoes? The floor is cold. Put your shoes back on; be careful not to catch a cold."

After that, he squatted down to help her put on her shoes.

Cecilia let him attentively help her put on her shoes.

Even though she was still angry, it didn't stop her from making Ruby even angrier.

"Ms. Scott, you see, I'm not carrying his shoes; instead, he's carrying mine. He's also worried about me catching a cold without shoes, disregarding his dignified status as the eldest son of the Martinez family, squatting in front of me, personally helping me put on my shoes."

Lucinda and the cashier both wanted to clap.

Ruby was infuriated; she pointed at Cecilia and started cursing, calling Cecilia shameless, and even dragged Lucinda into it, saying they both like to steal other people's men.

Lucinda couldn't stand it.

Neither could Cecilia.

The two women acted quickly. Cecilia first slapped Ruby, stars dancing in front of Ruby's eyes, and then Cecilia pinned her down. Lucinda wanted to stuff something into Ruby's mouth but couldn't find anything.

"Lucy, here you go."

The cashier brought a wet cloth from the shop. It had a strong smell.

Lucinda took the cloth, rolled it into a ball, and stuffed it into Ruby's mouth, then clapped her hands and said, "My mum always said, when someone curses at me, just gag them to shut them up!"

After the cloth was stuffed into Ruby's mouth, she struggled violently. Cecilia couldn't hold her down anymore and had to let go.

Once freed, Ruby immediately pulled the cloth out of her mouth, frantically spitting out saliva as if it was incredibly spicy.

Lucinda asked the cashier, "What did you put on the cloth?"

"Mustard."

Ruby's face crinkled, "It's too spicy!"

She didn't like spicy food.

But the cashier did. In the shop, only she used mustard.

"If you dare to cuss out people like that again, I'll teach you a lesson just like this. If you're not scared, bring it on." Cecilia returned to her friend, gave a compliment about the store, and then grabbed her friend, saying, "Let's go."

As they passed by Owen, Cecilia paused, wearing a sarcastic smile, "Are you feeling sorry for her? If you are, hurry up and take her home. Cool her down with some ice cubes."

Owen gripped Cecilia’s wrist tightly, speaking to Lucinda, "Lucinda, I can't be too soft with Cecilia. I'll take her home for dinner first; your hubby is already here."