Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 75

This was his first time arguing with a girl, and he found it quite amusing.

Owen stubbornly denied that it was Cecilia's boldness to argue with him that intrigued him, which is why he tolerated her audaciousness.

"I've been in love with a woman for over a decade, so you don't need to worry. Even if you want to marry me, I will refuse."

"Is the woman you love still hung up on Mr. Coleman? He's Lucinda's man. They're already married, and they've done the paperwork. Even if it's not public, it doesn't change the fact that they're legally husband and wife. You should tell your girl to give up."

Owen asked gloomily, "Where did you hear that?"

"I saw you taking people to confront Lucinda the other day, I heard it all."

Owen finally got it. No wonder this woman knew so much.

"It's none of your business."

"Interesting, as if I am dying to meddle in your affairs. What on earth do I have to do with you? Why should I care about your matters?"

Owen was left speechless.

He must be sick, fever messing with his head, that's why he was left speechless by this woman.

He stopped talking, and so did Cecilia.

After a while, Owen suddenly said, "Ruby will be here later. Could you play along with me? If you do, I'll let you go. You don't have to be my maid anymore, and I won't bother you in the future."

Cecilia was about to mop the floor, but when she heard this, she stopped and looked at him, asking, "You want me to pretend to be your lover to make Ruby pissed off and leave, or do you want Ruby to be irritated and jealous?"

Owen kept silent, which was pretty much a confirmation.

He was thinking, "Is she a mind reader?"

"I'd rather continue to be your maid."

Cecilia started mopping the floor again.

Owen was stunned. He didn't expect Cecilia to refuse.

"I can pay you."

"Do I look like the kind of girl who would sell herself for money? I am a decent girl."

"A thousand dollars."

Cecilia continued to mop the floor.

Owen raised the price, "Ten thousand dollars."

Cecilia kept mopping.

Owen raised the price again, "Twenty thousand dollars."

Cecilia stopped, saying, "Mr. Martinez, it's not about the money. I don't want to be harassed by your beloved. Lucinda and I are close friends, and we own the Serendipity Cafe together. Ruby sees Lucinda as a rival, and she would definitely make trouble for Lucinda from time to time. If I play along with your game, Ruby will also see me as a rival and keep causing me trouble. Lucinda has Mr. Coleman to protect her, but I don't."

"I can guarantee your safety. I won't let Ruby harm you."

Owen just wanted to see Ruby's reaction when she saw him being good to other women.

Although she was always critical of his secretaries, those women did make mistakes. It didn't prove that she truly cared about him.

"Cecilia, just cooperate with me and I'll give you one hundred thousand dollars. Once the show is over, I'll transfer the money to your account immediately and promise that Ruby won't harm you."

One hundred thousand dollars!

"Act along with me, you won't lose out. With such conditions, many women out there would want to be in a scandal with me."

He never sought women outside to act with him, because he was afraid they would play their roles too well and he would end up stuck with them.

Cecilia was Lucinda's friend. Lucinda was Stefan's wife. Stefan was his enemy, so Cecilia was his enemy.

She definitely wouldn't get entangled with him because of this.

Spending one hundred thousand dollars to test Ruby's feelings for him, Owen thought it was worth it. After all, he was loaded.

"If you're afraid I'll go back on my word, I can transfer the money to your account first."

Cecilia immediately gave Owen her bank account number.

Owen was speechless. Didn't she say she wouldn't sell herself for money? What about her principles?

But he still transferred one hundred thousand dollars to Cecilia's account quickly.

Cecilia received a notification from her bank, checked it, confirmed that she really received one hundred thousand dollars, and immediately showed a smile.

"Actually, I wanted to be an actress before, but my parents disagreed. However, I've always had a dream of becoming an actress. Since Mr. Martinez thinks so highly of me, I will do my best to cooperate with Mr. Martinez and try my acting skills. Who knows, I might win an Oscar."

Owen couldn't help but roll his eyes. How could she be so happy about money?

"Start cleaning!"

"Sure!"

Cecilia easily made one hundred thousand dollars and happily started cleaning.

Owen watched her happy face, feeling upset but unable to say anything.

After all, it was him who took the initiative to offer her money and asked her to cooperate with him.

It was his own decision that ended up hurting him.

After Cecilia finished cleaning, she cheerfully went into the kitchen to cook for Owen.

Owen seemed to hear her talking on the phone with Lucinda in the kitchen. Although he couldn't hear clearly, he heard her laughter.

Did she think he couldn't hear her laughing because she covered her mouth?

His ears were sharp.

After Lucinda finished her call with her friend, she stared blankly at the computer screen.

After a while, she slapped her thigh and said to herself, "Right, that's a new writing topic!"

Would Cecilia regret telling her friend about this if she knew her friend was going to write a new article with her and Owen as the protagonists?

No time like the present.

Lucinda immediately closed her previous file, created a new one, and started writing a new article.

The protagonists were set as a bickering couple.

They were at odds at first, then fell madly in love, and then others came to destroy it, haha, it would definitely be a bestseller!

Stefan fed her a seedless grape.

Lucinda came back to her senses.

She looked up to see the man's deep eyes, eating the grape in her mouth, she asked, "What's up?"

Stefan smiled and asked her, "I should be the one asking that. You were giggling over there like a mouse stealing something. Look, everyone's looking at you."

Lucinda looked around at the customers in the shop.

My god, when did so many people start coming here?

Indeed, all eyes were on her.

She had been daydreaming about her new work becoming a hit, about the money she was about to make, money she wouldn't be able to count. She couldn't help but laugh out loud, did this scare the customers?

"It's nothing, I just called Cecilia and she told me a few jokes. Thinking about them just cracks me up, haha, really funny."

Everyone thought, "Oh, so that's it."

They thought there was something wrong with the boss of this shop. Because she suddenly burst into laughter. It sounded terrible.

Lucinda thought, is my laughter really that weird?

When everyone's attention was no longer on her, Lucinda signaled her boyfriend with a flick of her finger.

The guy came over immediately.

Lucinda quickly planted a kiss on his face.

"Babe, let me tell you something funny. Your rival actually spent a hundred grand to get Cecilia to act with him, trying to provoke Ruby, to see if Ms. Scott has feelings for him."

Stefan couldn't believe his competitor would do something so stupid!

At this moment, Owen thought, "Who are you calling stupid?"