Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 203

Cecilia closed the video, popped her phone into her pocket, got up, and walked away from the counter, heading towards the old lady.

"Lady."

Cecilia didn't call her 'mom'. Without Trenton around, no one could control her mother-in-law, and no one would back her up. She wouldn't bother calling her 'mom'.

Frankly, she didn't want a mother-in-law like Olina.

She married Owen only to repay a favor.

That wasn't what she had in mind.

With her chin lifted, Olina pretended not to see Cecilia, walked straight past her, and even purposely bumped into her.

Cecilia, who often worked out, stood firm and wasn't knocked over by the intentional bump.

Instead, it was Olina who lost her balance after bumping into Cecilia, almost tripping over a nearby table. Cecilia kindly reached out to steady her, preventing her from crashing into the table.

"Don't touch me!"

Olina didn't manage to knock Cecilia over. Instead, she made a fool of herself. Her face turned ugly, and she harshly shrugged off Cecilia's hand before even finding her balance.

Her reaction made it seem like Cecilia's hand was poisonous and that she would drop dead upon contact.

Upon hearing this, Cecilia obediently let go.

Without Cecilia's support, Olina staggered and crashed into the table. Her upper body almost sprawled over it.

"Olina."

Megan, who had been on her phone, rushed over to help Olina up.

"My stomach hurts!"

Olina clutched her stomach where she had hit the table.

Megan glared at Cecilia, angrily saying, "Are you asking for trouble? If Olina gets hurt, can you handle the consequences?"

Cecilia calmly responded, "I didn't push her. She tripped herself. I tried to help her, but she didn't want me to touch her, so I let go to avoid hurting her. She just couldn't stop in time."

"You!"

Megan didn't expect Cecilia to talk back.

She should know Olina's status since she married Owen.

This was her mother-in-law!

Although Megan got Cecilia's information from Olina, it was basic. She didn't dig deep and assumed Cecilia was a pushover.

In their eyes, the Yates family was poor, and children from such families should be nervous, scared, and trying to please them when facing nobles, right?

Cecilia's attitude towards Olina lacked the respect a daughter-in-law should have.

She had been filming the whole thing on her phone.

She would send the video to Owen later, letting him see what kind of daughter-in-law his grandfather found for him.

Such disrespect towards elders!

Marrying a woman like this would only cause trouble for the Martinez family. It would be chaos. Nobody could compare to Ruby, who was smart and polite.

"What are you saying? Isn't it the truth? Everyone here saw what happened, and I have surveillance in my shop. Do I need to pull up the footage for you?"

Cecilia wasn't polite to Ruby's mother.

As long as she didn't fall for Owen, these people couldn't boss her around.

Even if she did fall for Owen, they couldn't boss her around if they weren't good elders.

Like she would fall for Owen.

Owen kept emphasizing that she shouldn’t fall for him.

Every time he said that, Cecilia wanted to retort: Do you think you're money and that everyone loves you?

He was too arrogant and self-centered. He couldn't even handle Ruby, yet he thought he could charm Cecilia. Did he think she had never seen a man?

She hadn't seen a three-legged frog, but two-legged men were everywhere.

After meeting a good man like Stefan, Cecilia's standards had leveled up. Owen didn't meet them.

Owen! Let him chase Ruby for the rest of his life.

Megan was furious.

"Cecilia, what kind of attitude is this? This is Megan, my friend. She's also your elder. Is this how you treat elders? How did your mother teach you?"

Olina accused Cecilia of having no manners.

"How did my mom teach me? My mom said, 'Cecilia, even if you never marry and live at home forever, mom will always love you. But you're not allowed to meddle in other people's marriages, destroying them. If you dare, mom will break your legs!'"

Her words made Megan's face change.

Wasn't this a dig at her for supporting her daughter in destroying other people's marriages?

But Ruby knew Stefan first. They've known each other since they were kids. Lucinda was the latecomer!

"My mom also said not to steal other people's husbands or boyfriends under the pretense of pursuing true love. That's despicable. If you must pursue a man, pursue a single one. You won't hurt anyone, and everyone will bless you. Walking down the street will feel especially blissful. People who destroy others' marriages are like dirty rats in the sewer, shunned by the light. That's why when the original wife beats up the mistress in public, no one sympathizes with her. Are all the men in the world dead? Why do you have to steal someone else's man?"

"Shut up!"

Olina shouted.

"What right do you have to say this? Don't forget you also."

Her son was Ruby's boyfriend, and Cecilia married her son, which was equivalent to stealing Ruby's man.

Cecilia had a hidden message in her words: "Who is she to him? Is it legitimate? She's just a pitiful pawn."

Did they really believe that Mr. Coleman marrying Lucinda would allow Ruby to marry Owen?

How laughable!

If Ruby chose or fell in love with Owen, he wouldn't still be single.

Unfortunately, Owen just didn't get it.

They grew up together, and he'd loved Ruby for over a decade. It was hard for him to let go.

He showed such a knack for business that he could compete with Stefan, which proved he's no fool. But when it came to love, his skills were so weak, they can't even measure up to one-thousandth of Mr. Coleman's.

Olina was so pissed that she wanted to smack Cecilia and raised her hand to do so.

Cecilia effortlessly caught her hand. Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

"Ladies, I don't want to stir up trouble, but I'm not scared of it either. If you think I, Cecilia, am an easy target and want to throw a punch, I'll fight back. I'm not one of those guys who can't hit a woman. Oh, and you two are no spring chickens, not young and beautiful women that any man would go soft on."

Olina and Megan's faces kept changing colors.

They were too careless, way too careless!

Both thought that, relying on Olina's seniority, they could easily suppress Cecilia. They didn't expect to be schooled by Cecilia instead.

They didn't gain anything at all.

Cecilia even openly insulted them in front of a few guests, making them both extremely embarrassed.