Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 343

"Lucy, you made it!"

Cecilia was torn about accepting Avery's bouquet when she saw her friend walk in. She immediately bypassed Avery with a smile and headed towards Lucinda.

Avery let out a sigh of relief.

Despite the functioning air conditioning in the café, he covertly wiped away some cold sweat from his forehead.

Thank goodness Cecilia didn't accept his flowers.

He should be able to live.

"Hmm, I just got off work and rushed over."

In a low voice, Lucinda asked her friend about the situation she had just witnessed, "What's going on with you and Mr. Cooper? You didn't catch the commotion outside, did you?"

"I have no idea, it's all so weird."

Cecilia claimed innocence.

After Owen bought a bunch of flowers and arranged them into a heart-shaped sea of flowers at the cafe's entrance, Avery popped up out of nowhere and also brought a bouquet.

He said that he liked her and wanted to give her flowers.

Cecilia appreciated good-looking guys, purely as eye candy, but she was not interested in Avery.

Just because she was a bit careless, it didn’t mean she was not perceptive. She could tell that Avery didn’t have romantic feelings for her from their interactions.

Avery's gaze was calm when he looked at her, unlike Owen's, which always carried a hint of turbulence.

"Every time Mr. Cooper shows up, Owen also comes. Cecilia, do you think Mr. Cooper might have a tracking device on him planted by Owen? Or is he sent by someone?"

It was just too coincidental.

Lucinda couldn’t help but let her mind wander.

There weren’t that many coincidences in life, most of the time was all arranged by someone.

Just like her and Stefan.

When she was unaware, she thought everything was a coincidence, a result of her and Stefan's fate.

But once she found out the truth, she realized that she had long been his prey. He wasn't in a hurry to catch her, but he never stopped watching her. Any guy who tried to pursue her or get close to her, Stefan would secretly interfere and push them away from her.

It was all Stefan's doing.

Therefore, every time Avery showed up, Owen would follow, leading Lucinda to suspect that all of that was orchestrated.

Cecilia curiously asked, "Who would arrange all this?"

Lucinda couldn't think of anyone either, she then whispered, "Owen's here. I'll go remove my makeup; I'll be quick."

"Let him come, I'm not afraid of him now."

She wasn't afraid before, and now she was divorced, she was free and even less afraid.

Lucinda laughed, so it was true, both had gone through the divorce procedure. Without the constraint of that piece of paper, Owen really had no right to interfere with who Cecilia was friends with anymore.

Lucinda grabbed a small, exquisite bag from the cash register and then slipped into the restroom to remove her makeup.

The small bag contained the makeup remover that Tiffany had given her.

Not wanting to run back to her rented house, she removed her makeup in the cafe's restroom.

As soon as Owen appeared, the onlookers dutifully made way, no longer crowding around the sea of flowers.

Seeing that Owen was still holding a large bouquet of flowers that looked like it was made out of money, everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, it was made out of money, it looked so beautiful!

"I really want a bouquet like that."

"Me too."

Everyone present at that place, regardless of age or gender, obviously loved the flowers made of money.

Owen's expression looked very smug.

His physical appearance ranked among the top in Pinehurst, the only ones who could surpass him were the Andersons. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

When he saw through the glass door that Avery was also present there, holding a bouquet of flowers clearly intended for Cecilia, Owen's face immediately darkened.

He was so annoying!

Normally, he just came here to have some coffee, eat some snacks, and chat with Cecilia at most.

But that day, he actually dared to give her flowers.

Did the news of their divorce get leaked? Did Avery seize the opportunity to make a move?

Owen immediately felt tense.

He thought that even if they divorced, as long as he didn't let go, Cecilia would still be his and no one would dare to compete with him.

But he was wrong!

There were plenty of people in the world who weren’t afraid of his threat!

Owen, clutching the bouquet of money-made flowers, strode into the cafe.

Cecilia had become very calm.

Seeing Owen striding towards her, she even laughed and said, "The wind blew Owen in here."

Owen first gave her a deep look, and then walked straight towards Avery.

Cecilia didn't say anything.

What was he up to?

There were a few customers in the shop, all eagerly watching Owen's actions.

Seeing Owen walk to Avery, extending the bouquet of money-made flowers in his hand to touch the bouquet in Avery's hand.

Both were bouquets.

But everyone felt that Owen's bouquet was more magnificent.

Avery was stunned, looking at Owen, and then at the bouquet of money-made flowers Owen was handing him.

There was nothing but surprise and confusion on his face.

Should he actually accept Owen's bouquet?

If he did, it would be a betrayal to his boyfriend.

Although their love wasn't accepted by everyone, he was very loyal, willing to stay by his boyfriend's side no matter how exciting the world outside was, he wouldn't leave his boyfriend behind.

Cecilia was also baffled by Owen's actions.

She kept on watching as Owen made his move.

Avery didn't dare to accept the money-made flowers, just staring at Owen, not making a move.

Owen's face was dark, his posture unchanging.

Time seemed to stop, no one spoke, and no one stepped forward to separate them.

When Lucinda came out after removing her makeup, she found the atmosphere in the shop strange and saw the two men in a standoff.

She walked over to her friend, nudged her in confusion as she couldn’t figure out anything by observing the situation and whispered, "What happened?"

"I have no idea, is Owen trying to give Avery flowers?"

Cecilia was sure that Owen wasn't gay. He loved Ruby for over a decade. If he were gay, he would be in love with Stefan, not Ruby.

If he was not gay, why would he give flowers to Avery?

"Just be silent and enjoy the show."

Lucinda was also confused, but she laughed, pulled her friend back to the cash register, took out her phone ready to record a video, and joked, "I'm going to show this to Stefan, it will be enough to make him laugh for a year."

Cecilia looked at her drama-loving friend, opened her mouth wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say. So, she just stood there wide-eyed as her friend finished recording the video and sent it to Stefan.

In no time, Stefan replied to his beloved wife.

When the voice message he sent was played, Cecilia could hear it clearly.

First, he was laughing his head off.

A twitch ran through Cecilia's lips, she knew that Mr. Coleman would be cracking up like crazy.

The funny thing was, she noticed that Mr. Coleman and Owen, who were always at loggerheads, seemed to be less hostile towards one another at that time.

"Lucy, Owen is actually quite normal, don't get him wrong. He's not sending flowers to that dude, he's just competing with him to see whose bouquet is bigger, and more expensive!"

Both Lucinda and Cecilia were speechless.