Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 140

"Owen, what are you up to? Where are you?" After venting about Trenton, Olina felt a lot better, so she began to inquire about her son's whereabouts.

"What's this about your grandpa being wronged out there? What happened? Did Patrick Anderson mess with him?" Olina knew Trenton and Patrick were at odds; they were always at each other's throats whenever they met.

"Nah, actually, Grandpa made a friend while hiding his true identity. When the truth came out, his friend felt deceived and kicked him to the curb, no longer wanting to be friends with him. Grandpa's never been treated like that before, then he came home to find out you've gone against his wishes." Owen gave a rough summary.

"There are actually people who don't want to be friends with your grandpa?" Olina frowned when she thought about how Patrick and Trenton were never able to become friends, then said, "Owen, do your thing I'm good. I'm gonna drop by the Scott family's place and ask Megan to hang out."

She felt like she'd lost face in front of Megan and that she'd wronged her, so she planned to smooth things over with her when they met.

After all, she was the one who invited Megan to stay at the Martinez family's place, but then Trenton just showed up out of the blue, and after learning the reason, he got mad, so Megan had to move out. "Knock yourself out." Owen said, and his mother hung up.

Soon, Cecilia walked in with two big bags of fast food. She placed two boxes in front of Owen, smiling as she said, "Mr. Martinez, you eat first. I'll take the rest to your bodyguards."

"Both boxes are mine? What about yours?" Owen asked.

Cecilia took out another box and placed it across from him, saying, "This is mine."

"You think I'm a pig or something; why are you giving me two portions?" Owen raised an eyebrow, complaining.

Cecilia replied, "No, one of yours is the main course, and the other is the side dish. Ours are all mixed." She ordered the most expensive dish for him and ordered two extra dishes, so she needed another big box for the sides.

He was the CEO of the Ikella Group and the heir to the Martinez family. The fact that he would eat the fast food she bought was already down-to-earth enough. She couldn't let him eat the cheapest fast food. Owen didn't say another word.

Cecilia went outside with the bag and gave the rest of the food to the Martinez family's bodyguards. Since they were all men, Cecilia had asked the restaurant owner to add more main dishes.

"If you guys are still hungry, I can get you another portion." Cecilia said.

"We're good. Thank you, Ms. Yates." The Martinez family's bodyguards were very polite to Cecilia.

They had been with Owen for many years and knew that the only woman Owen would help was Ms. Scott. Now that Cecilia could also get Owen's help, it showed that she held a special place in Owen's heart, so they were very polite to Cecilia.

Cecilia went back into the restaurant and brought out several bottles of water for the bodyguards, then she went back inside to eat.

Owen reluctantly started eating.

Cecilia knew he probably wasn't used to this kind of food.

"How's the taste?" Cecilia asked as she opened her lunchbox.

"The food from this restaurant is the best. Others aren't as good, and the dishes they make are not as good as the ones Lucinda and I make." "Eating alone is kind of boring." Owen said nonchalantly.

Cecilia gave a faint response and asked him, "Do you want me to invite your bodyguards in to eat with you?"

Owen glared at her, and Cecilia fell silent.

Wouldn't it be more fun to invite the bodyguards in so more people could be around than him eating alone?

Did she say something wrong?

Well, she'll just eat her food.

There was no point in talking too much; it was better to eat first.

While she was worried about Lucinda, Cecilia didn't feel hungry. Now that she knew Lucinda was okay, she felt hungry as soon as her nerves relaxed. Cecilia ate very happily.

Seeing her eat so happily made Owen also start to eat slowly, and as he ate, he found the food to be quite delicious.

After realizing that there was too much meat in his lunchbox, he pushed it towards Cecilia and said casually, "I can't eat all this meat; help me eat some." Cecilia quickly responded, "No need; you eat."

"I've already said I can't eat all of it. I'm asking you to help me eat some. If you don't eat, I'm going to throw it away."

Cecilia looked at the food and felt it would be a waste to throw it away,

"In that case, I'll help you eat some."

With that, she got up and went to the kitchen to get a new set of utensils.

Owen suddenly felt a lot better now that she was willing to eat his food, making the food taste even better.

The two of them ate very happily, as if they were eating the most delicious food in the world.

After they were full, Cecilia cleaned up the takeout containers and threw them in the trash can outside.

When she came back into the store, she saw Owen leaning back in his chair, looking satisfied.

She asked with a smile, "How do you feel about the food from that restaurant? Compared to your family's big hotel, it shouldn't be too bad, right?"

"When you're starving, anything tastes good. My family's hotel is a five-star hotel. You're comparing this little restaurant to a five-star hotel; are you trying to make all the chefs there quit?" Cecilia stuck out her tongue awkwardly.

"I've never been to the Pinehurst Hotel, so I don't know what the food is like, but your family's chef does make delicious food. I'm still savoring it."

"Next time, I'll treat you to..." Owen stopped mid-sentence, suddenly regretting it.

Why did he want to invite her to dinner, especially at his house?

"Never mind, I might get beaten up if I go to your house."

"Is it not worth it to get beaten up in exchange for a hundred thousand dollars?"

"The way you put it makes me sound like a gold-digger."

Owen chuckled, "Didn't you say it wasn't about the money?"

But when he raised the offer to a hundred thousand dollars, she agreed instantly while persisting it wasn't about the money. It was clear as day that it was about the money. However, he didn't expect Ruby to actually slap her.

He felt this sudden rage well up inside him after seeing her stunned face when Ruby slapped her. He wanted to protect her, and he did. He pushed Ruby away and pulled her behind him. After all, they were pretending to be lovers.

"Cecilia."

"What?"

"Did your family say anything about me after our blind date?"

Owen didn't know why he was asking this. Probably because he didn't have anything else to talk about.

"What's my family's opinion of you? Your grandpa's back home, right? Just look at his face, and you'll know what my family thinks of you."

"...I mean, I'm pretty awesome."

Owen felt a bit embarrassed.

He was usually quite popular. This was his first blind date, and to be disliked by both the girl and her family was a blow to his pride.

Cecilia asked, "Do you love Ruby?"

Owen didn't answer.