Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 317

"My shop is swarming with many customers right now, so I can't step out. If Mr. Cooper doesn't mind, how about treating me to takeout right here?"

Avery pondered for a moment before saying, "Sure thing, I'll get on it right away."

He whipped out his phone, ready to order two servings of takeout.

The glass door swung open. Avery, with his sharp hearing, detected the familiar, steady footsteps. Looking up, he saw Owen striding in with his bodyguards. Holy moly!

"It's him again! My luck's really in the pits!"

Avery's instinct was to dive under the table, out of Owen's sight.

But Owen had already seen him.

Because Cecilia was sitting right across from him.

What's worse, Cecilia was staring right at him.

This got Owen fuming.

Cecilia had her back to the entrance. Unaware that Owen was the newcomer, she continued to admire the guy before her, leaving store staffs to greet the customers. Avery gave her a wink, then another.

Cecilia couldn't help but ask, "Avery, are your eyes bothering you? You keep blinking. If they're uncomfortable, you should see a doctor or get some eye drops." Avery seemed tense.

"Why are you suddenly so nervous? Weren't you just about to order takeout? Never ordered takeout before, or don't know which place serves good food? Let me help you order. How much can you eat? Want me to order double?"

Cecilia whipped out her phone, ready to order takeout.

Suddenly, a hand swiped her phone away.

She immediately turned around to see Owen standing beside her, glaring at her ominously.

And it looked like his hand was about to crush her phone.

"You again?"

Cecilia stood up and snatched her phone back from Owen.

"Cecilia!"

Owen growled through gritted teeth, "You're hanging out with this buffalo again!"

Avery, who was trying to sneak away, paused in his tracks. Buffalo?

How could he, a refined and handsome man, be compared to a buffalo?

"Who I hang out with is none of your business! Jerk!"

Owen looked embarrassed.

"I'm not a jerk!"

Cecilia retorted, "You're a promise breaker, and that's a jerk in my book!"

"How did I break any promises? Do you have any evidence?"

Cecilia was left speechless.

"Avery, let's go eat."

She grabbed Avery, who was trying to leave.

Avery immediately put on a helpless expression.

He suspected his boss had assigned someone to tail him. Every time he sought out Cecilia, Owen would show up, making the situation more stimulating. Unfazed by Avery's reaction, Cecilia grabbed his hand and made her way out.

If Lucinda were present, she wouldn't have been able to bear watching.

This was risky.

Owen was already jealous, and here she was, holding Avery's hand. It was pouring fuel on the fire.

Sure enough, Owen grabbed Cecilia's wrist, pulled her back, and swung a kick at Avery.

To protect himself, Avery immediately let go of Cecilia's hand and backed away, narrowly dodging Owen's kick.

"Kick him out, and from now on, stay here to protect Cecilia. Kick him out the moment he shows up!"

Owen ordered his bodyguards to kick Avery out while leading Cecilia away.

He was still unsure of the man's identity.

He had investigated all the information in Pinehurst, but couldn't replace the man's identity. He suspected the man had hidden his identity.

If Trenton were here, he would say, "with me here, you can replace out nothing."

Seeing Owen leading Cecilia away, the store staff, too frightened to intervene, could only call Lucinda. After Lucinda answered the phone, she told Lucinda, "Lucinda, Cecilia and Mr. Martinez are arguing again."

Lucinda was helpless, "They're arguing again?"

"Mr. Cooper came. In a short time, Mr. Martinez followed. Seeing them together, he got angry."

Lucinda said, "Did Owen put a tracker on Avery? He always seems to show up at just the right moment. But it's fine, Owen won't hurt Cecilia. Just focus on your work."

After a few words with the staff, Lucinda hung up.

She had finished her meal and was still sitting in the company cafeteria, chatting with some new colleagues.

Then, she and her colleagues left the cafeteria together.

"Mr. President."

On hearing someone's greeting respectfully, Lucinda turned her head to see her husband emerging from another cafeteria.

Ascend Global is enormous, with many canteens and restaurants. Lucinda, as a regular employee, didn't dine with the management. She didn't expect her husband to be dining at the cafeteria.

Not just Lucinda, but everyone in the company was surprised.

The President choosing to eat at the cafeteria made the staff nervous, worrying that their cooking would be found out problems.

Upon hearing the news, other senior managers started choosing to dine at the company's cafeteria the next day.

After a while, the food in the company's restaurants improved significantly, with a variety of dishes, freshness, and generous portions.

The employees were all very pleased.

No one knew that the person who inadvertently brought about these changes was the newcomer who seemed ordinary but shared her name with the President's wife.

Stefan had seen Lucinda a long time ago.

He acted naturally, chatting with Edgar while walking over.

Everyone greeted him as he passed by.

Lucinda quickly lowered her head, trying to pretend she hadn't seen him.

Stefan saw her reaction, wanted to laugh, but held it back.

He thought Lucinda was like a turtle, retracting her head into her shell thinking no one could see her?

As Lucinda walked on, she realized that her colleagues were no longer by her side, and there were no more greetings to the President. She thought Stefan had left. When she turned her head, she really didn't see Stefan.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

No need to worry about him calling her darling in front of everyone.

This morning, she could tell that he was almost about to call her darling outright.

Oh dear, she bumped into someone!

Not only did Lucinda bump into someone, but she almost fell. Instinctively, she reached out to grab something, and she actually got a hold of a rope.

She held onto the rope tightly, saving herself from a close encounter with the ground.

But why was there a big, strong hand circling her waist?

Lucinda regained her focus, only to see her husband right in front of her.

It turned out that what she was holding onto wasn't a rope, but Stefan's tie. Because of her pulling, Stefan had no choice but to wrap an arm around her waist, leaning forward with her movements to lessen the distance between them.

This scene...

It was so intimate!

Everyone went silent.

Even Edgar was taken aback.

This new employee, not only bumped into the boss, but also grabbed onto his tie when she was about to fall. Was she trying to choke him to death?

Most likely, this new employee would only last a day at Ascend Global.

Edgar felt sorry for her in his heart.