Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 58

Owen angrily said, "You know exactly who I am, and you still don't trust me?"

Cecilia scoffed. "It's precisely because I know who you are that I don't trust you. For people like you, who are wealthy and powerful, breaking promises is as easy as pie."

"You don't have any chips to negotiate with me now. Whether you speak or not, I can replace the answers. Your family is right here, and it's a piece of cake for me to threaten them." Cecilia was taken aback by his words. What Owen said was indeed true.

"I... My name is Cecilia."

Cecilia told him her name.

Cecilia? Owen felt like he had heard the name before, but he had no impression of this woman at all.

"How did you recognize me?"

"I've seen you before."

Owen frowned. "I don't remember seeing you."

"You're Mr. Martinez, so high up in the world. I'm just a small fry. Even if we've met, you wouldn't remember me."

Owen wanted to say he had a good memory and could remember anyone he'd met once. But seeing Cecilia's expression, he decided not to explain further.

"Do you have a grudge against me? Did I offend you?"

Even though Owen was in pain, his intelligence was still sharp. He could sense Cecilia's hostility towards him. Recognizing him from the start and still daring to treat him like this, if that was not hostility, what was?

Cecilia did not respond.

Owen wanted to ask again, but suddenly sneezed twice. He was soaked in ice water because of Cecilia, and after sobering up, he felt cold all over. He glared at her as if he was about to eat her alive. Cecilia was a bit scared, but she still defiantly said, "I woke you up and you still insisted on lying at my doorstep. I had to use ice water to wake you up. You should be grateful to me. If it wasn't for the bucket of ice water I poured on you, you'd still be out cold."

Owen laughed in anger. "Grateful to you? You soaked me through, if I catch a cold, you just wait and see. I've seen shameless people, but someone like you is rare. You're actually quite pretty and young, but so shameless, twisting right and wrong."

Cecilia muttered. "If you catch a cold, I can give you some cold medicine."

Owen was speechless. As if he couldn't afford cold medicine.

"Go inside and replace me a change of clothes." Owen ordered.

He sneezed twice again. He was sure his strong body was about to fall victim to Cecilia's bucket of ice water.

He didn't normally hit women, unless they were unreasonable, then he would retaliate. Even so, Owen had been very patient. Otherwise, Cecilia would already be on the ground by now.

He was both physically and mentally strong. Did she think her little bit of strength could subdue him? He just didn't want to confront Stefan directly.

"Didn't you say someone is coming to pick you up? My father's clothes might not fit you, and I guess you wouldn't want to wear them. My father works in construction, and his clothes might not be as clean as yours."

Her father was actually in charge of a construction project, responsible for completing work for others. Cecilia said this on purpose. She didn't want to give Owen clothes, hoping he would feel cold, preferably catch a cold, to see if he could still be so arrogant.

Owen didn't want to deal with this woman anymore. But he remembered her. Once he left this place, he would investigate her thoroughly, then gradually punish her, making her regret today's actions. Owen's phone rang. The caller ID showed it was Ruby. He seemed to hesitate. But it was only for a moment, and he quickly answered Ruby's call.

"Owen, where are you?" Ruby asked.

"What's the matter?" Owen's voice was low.

After asking Ruby, he sneezed several times in a row.

Cecilia wanted to laugh, her bucket of cold water was really effective. But she didn't. She was afraid of being silenced by Owen.

"Owen, what's wrong with you? Do you have a cold? Where are you now? I went to your house this morning, and I wanted to have breakfast with you. When I got to your house, the housekeeper told me you didn't come home last night. Are you at the hotel?"

Ruby knew she had upset Owen last night. So this morning she went to the Martinez family and wanted to make breakfast for Owen to cheer him up.

She had no relatives around, and she came back to Pinehurst to struggle on her own. She needed a strong support system, and Owen was her support. She couldn't really make Owen angry.

But the housekeeper of the Martinez family said he didn't come home last night. That's why Ruby called him.

"I'm outside, you... go have breakfast."

What Ruby said and did last night hurt Owen. He loved Ruby very much, even if she asked him to help her pursue Stefan, he was willing to do so to make her happy. But he was always giving without getting anything in return.

Owen also felt disappointed and cold. He felt that he couldn't always put Ruby first like before and needed to be a little indifferent to Ruby. Maybe if he was cold to Ruby, she would realize his importance to her, give up Stefan, and be willing to be with him.

Ruby paused, then said apologetically, "Owen, are you mad at me? I know I... Owen, I'm sorry, can you stop being mad at me?"

Her voice was very soft. "Owen, I know in this world, besides my parents, you're the one who treats me best. I remember everything you've done for me."

Owen held his phone without saying anything. She knew he treated her the best, but she wanted to marry Stefan. Did she know that a big reason he was always against Stefan was because of her? "Owen, where are you now, I'll come to you."

Ruby whispered, and cooed, "Owen, don't be angry, okay? You're my favorite person, Owen."

"No need, you go do your thing, I... I'm going to hang up now."

Owen immediately hung up after he finished talking, fearing that if he hung up later, he would be persuaded by Ruby.

At this moment, he really didn't want Ruby to come to him, because he was in a very embarrassing state right now. He hoped that in Ruby's eyes, he was always that irresistible hunk, the wildly talented Owen. Not this current mess of a man, soaked to the bone, with a headache that had turned his face pale, shivering from the cold, and sneezing non-stop.

This really did a number on his handsome image. His good reputation that he had always maintained, was now ruined by Cecilia!

After hanging up the phone with Ruby, Owen lifted his head, his eyes giving Cecilia an icy stare.

Feeling his gaze, Cecilia got a little nervous inside but still put on a brave face and said, "What are you staring at me for? I know I'm pretty, but if you keep looking at me like this, I'm gonna get shy."