Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 311

Owen gave a wave, and two bodyguards immediately stepped forward, hoisting Avery up and forcibly ejecting him from the coffee shop.

Cecilia watched Owen's boorish behavior, flushed with anger.

In a huff, she snapped and said, "Owen, have you forgotten the promises we made when we got married? You're interfering in my business now and breaking our agreement. I have the right to terminate this agreement to end our marriage. Conveniently, tomorrow is Monday; we can head to the city hall to process the divorce papers. You have responsibilities, and you better pay up the compensation you promised!"

Even when contemplating an early end to their marriage, Cecilia didn't forget to demand compensation.

Owen's face fell, and the pair locked eyes. The tension was palpable.

Lucinda watched from the side, musing that if Cecilia had a knife right now, she'd probably go straight for Owen.

A female cashier sidled up to Lucinda, half-leaning on the counter, she whispered, "Lucy, did Lucy really marry Mr. Martinez?"

She could tell they were a couple but didn't know they were already married.

Lucinda murmured back, "You heard it all. No need to ask."

"I see."

The cashier nodded and turned away, quickly returning with some pastries. She placed the pastries on the counter, pulled up a stool, and joined Lucinda, munching on pastries and watching Cecilia

and Owen.

They overheard Owen ask Cecilia, "You say we have an agreement? Where is it? Show me, I don't remember us having an agreement?"

Upon hearing this, Cecilia was ready to blow a gasket.

"Owen, are you playing dumb?"

Lucinda whispered to the cashier, "Oh boy, Lucy's in a pickle."

The cashier asked, "Lucy, should we help Lucy out? Find the agreement and throw it right in Mr. Martinez's face."

After munching on a pastry, Lucinda responded, "We can't do that. It'll only play into Owen's hands."

The cashier looked puzzled.

Just as Lucinda was about to explain, she saw Cecilia storming over.

"Lucy, move."

With that, Cecilia roughly opened the drawer as soon as Lucinda moved, rummaged through it for a while, found a book, and took out the agreement she had hidden inside.

To keep it from her family, she had hidden the agreement in the shop. Even Lucinda had no idea that her marriage agreement was in the drawer of the cash register.

"Cecilia." Lucinda tugged at her hand, trying to calm her down, but Cecilia was too angry. She shrugged off Lucinda's hand and said, "Lucy, don't try to stop me. I have to argue with this scoundrel. I have clear evidence; he still dares to play dumb."

With the marriage agreement in hand, she walked determinedly towards Owen.

"Owen, take a good look. This is the agreement we signed!"

Cecilia forcefully slapped the agreement against Owen's chest.

Lucinda covered her face, and she couldn't bear to watch!

Owen immediately took the agreement, and without even glancing at it, he tore it into pieces.

Cecilia tried to snatch it back, but it was too late.

At this point, the Martinez family's bodyguards sprang into action, separating Owen and Cecilia.

After Owen had shredded the agreement into pieces, fearing that Cecilia would try to patch it back together, Owen actually took out a lighter and burned all the pieces to ashes.

Now, even if Cecilia were superwoman, she couldn't turn ashes back into paper.

Owen came prepared. He brought a lighter just to destroy this agreement.

Cecilia's face went through a spectrum of colors.

"Owen, you bastard! Scoundrel!" Cecilia cursed in rage.

She had thought the agreement was her safeguard, but now that Owen had torn it up, she was at a loss.

After completely destroying the agreement, Owen grinned and signaled the bodyguards to make way. He approached Cecilia and asked with a smile, "Dear, can we go home for dinner now?"

"No!"

"Then I'll go visit your mother."

With that, Owen turned to leave.

Cecilia quickly grabbed him, biting down hard on his hand in her fury, leaving a deep bite mark.

"Owen, if you dare to go to my mom, I won't let you off."

Owen winced from the bite, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he chuckled and said, "We have a lifetime to squabble."

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"I've been shameless in front of you for a long time, haven't I?"

Cecilia was speechless.

Whenever they quarreled, Cecilia usually had the upper hand, but now, she was on the back foot, very passive.

"Wife..."

"Don't you dare call me wife! You're the one who kept reminding me not to fall in love with you! You didn't want anyone to know about our relationship!"

Owen winked and said, "Really? I don't remember saying anything like that. Cecilia, let's go home. Grandpa is waiting for us."

He paused, then added sternly, "As long as I'm around, don't even think about going out to dinner with Avery, not unless you step over my dead body!"

Cecilia shoved his hand away and turned to leave.

Back at the counter, she saw Lucinda and the cashier watching her.

Cecilia couldn't help but say to her friend, "Lucy, you didn't even try to stop me."

Lucinda replied innocently, "I did try to stop you, but you shrugged off my hand and stormed off with the agreement."

Cecilia said, "You should have stopped me."

After a moment's thought, Lucinda said to Cecilia, "I was worried that I wouldn't be strong enough to knock you out. I could have just ended up hurting your neck for a few days."

"I'm so mad, so mad." Cecilia sat in the chair behind the counter, fuming.

Lucinda gave Cecilia a glance, then turned to Owen. She walked over to him and said, "Mr. Martinez, can we have a little chat in private?"

Owen shot Cecilia a deep look before trailing after Lucinda out of the coffee shop.

Cecilia couldn't make out what they were discussing outside. But she trusted that her bestie was totally on her side.

Sure enough, about ten minutes later, Owen was ready to take off with his bodyguards.

But before he left, he turned around, standing at the entrance, and said to her, "You're my wife! I'm not getting a divorce. You're stuck with me for life."