Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 98

Upon hearing the words, Cecilia's demeanor shifted dramatically. "Mom, relax, you know I'm not like that," she responded sternly. "Why hasn't grandpa come in yet?" Becca wondered aloud, concerned about the extended delay. She urged Cecilia to check on him.

But just as Cecilia was about to head out, her grandpa quickly entered.

"Grandpa, take it easy," she cautioned.

"Dad, who's at the door?" Becca, who just finished preparing dinner, casually asked to see him come in.

"There's a young man with a bunch of guys dressed in black. They said they're looking for Cecilia. They don't look like good guys. Cecilia, did you get into trouble, and now some bad guys are here?" Cecilia was stunned and asked, "Is it Mr. Martinez?"

Seeing the confused look on her mother's and grandfather's faces, she quickly explained, "Mr. Martinez is the CEO of my cousin's company."

Becca was puzzled, "Why is he here? To see you?"

"Mom, how should I know why he's here, I barely know him. Grandpa, where are they?"

Before Cecilia could finish speaking, Owen walked in, with two bodyguards trailing behind him, each carrying a basket of fruits.

The two bodyguards set down the baskets and left.

Devon, who had gone to answer the door, was shocked by their number and mistakenly thought they were some bad guys.

The Martinez family's bodyguards were complaining inside, "do we look like bad guys?"

As soon as Owen entered the room, his gaze landed on Cecilia.

Seeing Cecilia in green shorts, revealing most of her long legs, her fair skin accentuated by a white t-shirt, and her hair casually tied back.

She was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, holding a remote in one hand and half an apple in the other. She must have taken a bite of the apple just as he came in, as she hadn't swallowed it yet. Seeing him, she stopped eating her apple out of surprise and just stared at him.

Her injured hand was bandaged but it didn't stop her from holding the remote.

Cecilia's casual look was a stark contrast to how she usually was, yet Owen found it refreshingly real.

"Hello, my lady." Owen politely greeted Becca.

"Hello." Becca responded in confusion.

Owen then apologized to Devon, "Devon, I'm not a bad guy. Don't worry. I'm not here to cause trouble for Cecilia."

"So what are you here for?" Cecilia instinctively asked.

Owen glanced at her injured hand and said lightly, "I'm here to check on you."

Cecilia was genuinely surprised.

Mr. Martinez came to check on her?

He must have ulterior motives.

Right, she's also the owner of Serendipity Cafe, she got a little injured due to Ruby's rampage, he must be here to apologize on behalf of Ruby and hope that she would help resolve the dispute with Ruby. Although he keeps deleting comments online and even had someone delete the video of Ruby trashing the store, the controversy has already spread, and many people have seen that video. Ruby's image has been impacted.

Owen's threatening remarks during the process of protecting Ruby didn't have much effect on him.

But their Ikella Group's stocks have been falling since the market opened.

After being severely criticized by his grandfather, he had to publicly apologize. By the time the market opened in the afternoon, their company's stock didn't continue to fall but rose slightly. Fluctuations in the stock market were nothing new to Owen.

What annoyed him the most was that his grandfather started urging him to get married and even wanted to arrange a blind date for him.

"Mr. Martinez, you're here to defend Ms. Scott, right?"

Cecilia looked serious and didn't even invite Owen to sit down.

Becca, on the other hand, thought it was polite to entertain guests. She invited Owen to sit on a single sofa, cleaned the fruit she bought today and put it on the table, inviting Owen to have some. Devon made a cup of coffee.

He served Owen a cup.

"Thank you."

Owen thanked him and then picked up the cup of coffee, sipping it elegantly.

The coffee almost made him lose his elegance. What kind of coffee is this? Too bitter!

"This is a kind of coffee my grandfather likes. Although it's a bit bitter, after drinking it, you can savor the aroma of the coffee."

"Your grandfather shouldn't drink too much coffee, it will affect his sleep quality."

Owen calmly put down the cup.

He'd rather be beaten to death than take another sip.

"Cecilia, I'm just here to see you, not to defend Ruby."

Ruby has been detained and once her detention is over, as long as she compensates for the damage in Lucinda's shop, the matter will basically be over. Of course, Ruby's reputation has been damaged.

In the circle of high society, she may be isolated.

The Scott family has been abroad for many years and hasn't returned, even their business has been transferred abroad, Ruby herself is worthless in Pinehurst. She was able to be in the circle of high society only because of Owen's help.

"Wow, Mr. Martinez, it's so rare that you would come to check on me. I'm flattered. It's a good thing it's not dinner time yet, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat." "Because you scared me."

Facing Cecilia's mockery, Owen didn't get angry.

Instead, it was Becca who scolded her daughter.

"Your hand injury..."

Cecilia raised her injured hand, "See, you've seen my hand, you can leave now."

"Cecilia, Mr. Martinez is our guest. You should be polite to guests."

Becca scolded her again.

Cecilia pouted and mumbled something under her breath.

Owen didn't hear clearly.

"Mr. Martinez, don't mind Cecilia. She just has a bad temper, she didn't mean any harm."

Owen gave a small smile and said, "Becca, I know Cecilia didn't mean any harm. The worst she can do is pour cold water on me and give me a cold." "Considering she was my girlfriend once, I won't be too hard on her."

"Owen!"

Cecilia throws the remote at Owen and stands up.

She quickly walks over, pulls up Owen with her uninjured hand and says angrily, "Let's talk outside."

This annoying guy actually tattled to her mother.

Splashing him with cold water and him catching a cold is a small matter, but him asking her to be his girlfriend, that's a big deal.

Her mother will definitely dig into it and mistakenly think she's his lover.

So annoying!

I knew it wouldn't be good news when he came.

Owen is led out of the room by Cecilia.

Becca is still in shock.

What did Owen mean by that sentence?

Did Cecilia and Owen date before?

How did they not know?

Their daughter actually kept it from them!

Cecilia dragged Owen out of the house, out the door, turned right, walked a distance, and only stopped when she was sure her mother couldn't hear them.