Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 326

All eyes were on Cecilia.

Cecilia wanted to bolt, but it was too late.

Her dad barked, "Cecilia, get your butt down here!"

Usually, he would call her Cecilia warmly, but now he called her name coldly. Clearly he was pissed off.

Cecilia slowly came downstairs.

"Dad, mom, grandpa," Cecilia greeted quietly in front of her family.

Her father handed her the divorce agreement and yelled, "What on earth was happening? When did you marry Mr. Martinez?"

"Mr. Martinez claimed you tricked him, and you owe him. Was he the liar, or was it you?"

Cecilia carefully explained, "Dad, hear me out. It wasn't what you think. I didn't do anything to Mr. Martinez. He wasn't a straight shooter. You can't trust his words."

"Here's the thing. When Lucy was in trouble, I was freaking out and asked Mr. Martinez for help, which left me in his debt. Mr. Martinez's grandpa forced him to get married, so he asked me for help and then we ended up in this contractual marriage. But he tore the contract, so I can't show it to you."

Cecilia turned her back and yelled at Owen, "Owen, you've crossed the line!"

"So you're saying you guys have been married for a while?"

Cecilia nodded.

Becca chimed in, "How did you get the marriage license? You never asked me for the required documents. How did you get married? Did you get a fake marriage license?"

Cecilia took a couple of step back and replied in a whisper, "I sneaked into your room when you weren't paying attention, stole the necessary documents, went to the marriage registry, and put the documents back. Mom, I knew I screwed up, don't be mad. That broom was for cleaning, not for hitting me."

Seeing her mom holding up a broom, Cecilia quickly dodged.

Owen, desperate, stepped in front of her, facing an angry Becca. He said, "Mom, don't hit Cecilia. Hit me if you have to. I can take it."

Becca didn't dare hit him.

After several attempt of not hitting her daughter, she yelled in frustration, "Cecilia, you've lost all respect for us. Keeping such a big secret and stealing documents to get married!"

"Now you're holding a divorce agreement. Are you regretting it and want a divorce?"

"Mom, I won't divorce Cecilia!"

Becca glared at him, "I didn't ask you."

This marriage was forced by debt and pressure, and her daughter was wronged.

They must get a divorce! Owen was a bit scared because Becca was exceptionally fierce tonight.

However, he could understand.

Anyone would be pissed off if they found out their daughter got married behind their back.

"Mom, I was just helping Mr. Martinez with his problem. Now that his problem is solved, I think our agreement should end. Besides, his girlfriend came to me and offered me 500k to leave him. Our marriage was fake to begin with, so if we divorce, he can be free again."

"Cecilia, I've broken up with Ruby. I don't have feelings for her anymore."

Cecilia said to Owen seriously, "That's your business. Owen, I've repaid my debt to you. Let's get a divorce. We can part way amicably and not be awkward when we met in the future. If you kept this up, we'll be like strangers when we meet."

"I won't agree to a divorce!" Owen was set on sticking it out.

Cecilia was speechless.

She said to her mom, "Mom, I will get a divorce. You have to accept me after the divorce, and you can't kick me out."

As soon as she finished, Becca's broom swung over.

Owen instinctively blocked it, and the broom hit the back of his hand, it was quite painful.

"Dear, get the stick. If I don't beat her to death tonight, I'm not her mother! She's made a mockery of marriage, marrying, and divorcing as she pleases. How infuriating!" Kevin actually went to get a stick.

Owen quickly explained, "Dad, Mom, don't blame Cecilia. It was all me. I forced her to marry me to repay a debt. It's all my fault. If you want to hit someone, hit me." After Kevin fetched the stick, Becca snatched it and ordered her husband, "You take your son-in-law aside; don't get in my way of disciplining my daughter."

She pointed the stick at Cecilia and yelled, "You want a divorce, right? Fine, divorce. If you don't divorce, I'll beat you to death!"

"Mom, I can't get a divorce!"

"If you can't divorce, it meant you didn't want to. Let's see how I beat you!"

Becca really took a swing with the stick.

Cecilia was a bit stunned after being hit by Becca because it didn't hurt.

Becca winked at her. Cecilia immediately understood and started to pretend to cry.

When Becca swung the stick again, Cecilia dodged and cried out in pain, running around like a monkey. But Becca's stick was always close behind. Owen watched in pain.

He rushed over with his bodyguards to rescue his wife.

"Kneel!" Becca yelled.

Cecilia didn't dare to run anymore, and she knelt in front of her mother.

Owen immediately followed suit and said to Becca, "Mom, it's all my fault. I forced Cecilia to marry me. And now I don't want a divorce. It's all my fault. Don't blame Cecilia; don't hit her. You can hit me and scold me."

"Mr. Martinez, stop taking all the blame. I knew my own daughter. She must have been charmed by your good looked and wealth."

"That's not true, Mom."

Becca didn't give Owen a chance to finish. She continued to shout at her daughter, "You're still not willing to divorce and want to continue this. If you don't agree to a divorce tonight, you're no longer my daughter!"

"Mom!" Cecilia cried out, her eyes red.

"Don't call me 'mom', do you even see me as your mother anymore? You didn't even bother telling me about something as big as getting married. Clearly, I'm not your mother in your eyes anymore. Fine, if I'm not your mother, then leave. Don't come back to this house, and don't call me 'mom' anymore!"

"Mom, Cecilia wasn't the one who pursued me. It was the other way around! She never planned on marrying into a wealthy family like ours, let alone marrying me. I was the one chasing her, not the other way around!"

Owen didn't expect things to escalate to this point.

When he saw that Becca was seriously about to kick Cecilia out and sever their mother-daughter relationship, he blurted out in panic, "Mom, I agree to divorce Cecilia. Don't blame her any longer. She was really pushed into a corner by me. Now my issues are sorted out, and I should give her freedom back."

After the divorce, he could pursue Cecilia again, make her and the Yates family accept him, and then he could officially marry Cecilia once more.