Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 363

"Nathan, are you trying to dig my grave here?"

Seeing his wife about to lunge at him, Hayden quickly said, "Nathan, she's got me wrapped around her finger. I can't even get a chance to knock her out."

Nathan scoffed.

No one in the room believed that Hayden couldn't handle a delirious girl.

It was clear that Hayden was captivated by Madeleine's youth and beauty, and he willingly slept with her.

At this point, Ashley was incredibly irritated with both her husband and Madeleine.

"Nathan, it's not the time to blame your brother. What should we do now?"

Nathan solemnly said, "Hayden and I will take Madeleine back to the Porters. Anyway, Hayden has to apologize to the Porter family and Madeleine."

Everyone fell silent.

Hayden was terrified.

He was afraid that if he went to the Porter family, he would be killed by the head of the family.

Ashley was pale, her voice trembling as she asked Nathan, "Nathan, what if the Porters demand Hayden takes responsibility for that hussy?"

Nathan just looked at her, silent.

Ashley burst into tears, leaning on her son and clutching his clothes, "Pete, I won't divorce and I won't leave you. I won't let that hussy take over the home I've worked so hard to build."

She suddenly stood up, gritting her teeth, "If you dare let Hayden marry that hussy, you'll have to step over my dead body! Pete, remember this. If one day I'm dead, it's because they drove me to it. You must avenge me!"

"Mum, what are you saying? Uncle and grandparents will stand up for you. They won't let Dad divorce you."

Pete finally spoke up, looking straight at his father and uncle, "Uncle Nathan, this isn't entirely Dad's fault. The main issue is with Ms. Porter. If she hadn't been scheming and tried to ensnare you, none of this would've happened. She should bear the consequences. The fact that Dad hasn't accused her of assault is already giving the Porters a lot of face."

Hayden echoed his son's words, "Exactly."

In his heart, he was tempted to marry Madeleine, hoping the Porters would then support him as the head of the family.

He was tired of his aging wife and couldn't compare her to the young and attractive Madeleine.

But knowing that his sons were grown and not easy to fool, Hayden put on an innocent act, not daring to show any intention of taking responsibility for Madeleine.

"Let's deal with what comes next later. Where's Madeleine? Hayden, let's take her home."

Nathan sighed heavily, "Anyway, Madeleine had an incident at our house. We should apologize." Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Knowing Madeleine was upstairs, Nathan went to get her.

Soon, Madeleine's heart-wrenching cries could be heard from upstairs.

What would happen when Nathan and Hayden took Madeleine back to the Porters, no one knew.

Lucinda and her husband were at work as usual.

Cecilia was also opening the store as usual.

Serendipity Cafe usually opened at nine in the morning. Lucinda used to live in a rental close by and would open the shop around eight, tidy up a bit so that when Cecilia arrived, there wasn't much to do.

As usual, Cecilia rode her electric bike to work.

Before she reached the shop, she saw Owen standing at the entrance.

She thought to herself: What was he still doing here? Shouldn't he be at the office?

Being the boss, he was blatantly skipping work. Would his grandfather demote him if he found out?

Several luxury cars were parked by the cafe, obviously belonging to Owen and his bodyguards.

Aside from the familiar cars, there was also a new one with a red ribbon at the front.

"Mrs. Martinez."

As soon as Cecilia's bike stopped, a bodyguard came up to park it for her, respectfully calling her Mrs. Martinez.

"Your name is Jay, right? I've divorced Mr. Martinez. Could you please change your address and stop calling me Mrs. Martinez?"

Jay respectfully replied, "Yes, Mrs. Martinez."

Cecilia was speechless.

He just turned a deaf ear to her words!

Jay was shameless and thick-skinned just like his boss.

Owen, however, was thinking of giving Jay a raise for being observant.

"Cecilia."

Owen held a bouquet in one hand and three thermal lunch boxes in the other.

He smiled and walked down the steps to Cecilia.

Cecilia looked at the flowers he was holding, then at the three lunch boxes, and teased, "Mr. Martinez, are you turning into a delivery guy now?"

Owen laughed, "I only deliver for you."

Cecilia snorted.

He handed her the bouquet, another bunch of money flowers.

Cecilia was silent for a moment before accepting the flowers, "You always give me money flowers. It's too ostentatious. You don't need to give them to me anymore."

This morning, she saw her friend's Facebook post. Mr. Coleman had filled her friend's yard with flowers. It was beautiful, and she was envious.

She sighed that Stefan was better at pleasing women than Owen.

Owen was also good at pleasing women when he was with Ruby, but with Stefan setting the bar high, he was second best.

"Do you like it?"

Cecilia didn't say anything.

She thought, "Who doesn't love money?"

"You do, don't you? You love them, so I'll send them every day. Don't mind what others say. If they're envious, let them send money plants to their loved ones every day."

The husband-chasing men thought, "Mr. Martinez, our wallets aren't as hefty as yours, can you spare us some mercy?"

"Cecilia, what do you think of this car?"

Owen pulled Cecilia towards the shiny new car, successfully diverting her attention from the topic of money plants.

"Is this a Maserati?"

Cecilia inquired.

She wasn't originally familiar with car logos, but her car-obsessed brother often dragged her into discussions about various car performances. Over time, she remembered the logos of all the fancy cars.

This was something she had in common with Lucinda.

Lucinda also knew about car logos thanks to her big brother, Ike.

"Yes, it is. Do you like it? It's for you."

Owen couldn't wait to pull out a brand-new set of keys, pushing them into Cecilia's hands.

"Do you want to take it for a spin?"

He knew Cecilia was a good driver. The last time he went cliff diving, no, wait, when he went to the seaside to cool down, it was Cecilia who drove him back.

However, Cecilia returned the car keys to him and turned to leave.

Owen froze. Didn't she like the car?