Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 304

Lucinda and Tiffany had both left. Cecilia sat around for a bit but got bored, so she got up, turned around, and was about to jump off the rocks. That was when she saw Owen heading her way, carrying a few big bags that looked like they were full of food.

Cecilia waited for him to get closer.

The sea breeze was messing up her hair and her long skirt.

The scene had a sort of ethereal beauty to it.

Cecilia usually didn't wear skirts, and her sharp tongue often made Owen overlook her feminine charm.

But when she put on a skirt, he suddenly noticed how beautiful she really was. She was like a magnet, attracting his attention so much that he even forgot who Ruby was.

He couldn't let Cecilia know that, or she would get a big head.

"Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be hanging out with them?" Cecilia asked.

Owen put the food and drinks he had brought on the rock, then climbed up.

"I don't vibe with them. It would be a real buzzkill," he added, "And don't forget, I'm Stefan Coleman's arch-nemesis. He charged me a pretty penny just to grant you your vacation wish."

In the past, he would never have set foot on the Anderson family's private property.

Cecilia was busy bending over to pick up the bags he brought; she opened one to take a look and said, "All freshly packed, huh? And there's beer."

"Yep, how about we eat and drink some beer? Doesn't that sound nice?"

She didn't seem to care much about what he said, which kind of bummed Owen out.

Her attention was always a bit offbeat.

Before long, the two of them were sitting on the rock, eating the seafood Owen brought and drinking beer.

Owen didn't bring any cups, so they just drank straight from the bottle, clinking them together every now and then. It was pretty chill. The atmosphere between them was also particularly good.

"Here, this is for you." Owen suddenly pulled out a new phone from his pocket and handed it to Cecilia.

"If you don't have any photos to remember your vacation by, you'll regret it. This phone is brand new. It takes much better photos than your old one."

Cecilia put down her beer bottle, took off her disposable gloves, and took the new phone from him. It was the latest Apple model, she said, "My old phone was cheap, and I've been using it for years. It sometimes freezes. Of course, it can't compare to this one."

Cecilia said happily, "Thanks, I'll pay you back later."

Seeing her happy face, a smile spread across Owen's face, and his eyes were filled with a doting look he wasn't even aware of. He said, "No need, it's a gift from me."

"No free lunch in this world. You suddenly giving me a new phone makes me a bit nervous. Owen, what are you up to?" Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

"Just giving you a phone, what's there to be nervous about?"

To him, the money he spent on this phone was nothing. He could give her many more if she was willing to accept it.

"It's weird, I pissed you off, and you gave me a new phone. Doesn't that make me think that I can get lots of new phones as long as I piss you off?

If that's the case, I don't mind pissing you off every day, then I'll just invest in opening a phone store. No matter how many phones you give me, I'll accept them all and then resell them for profit."

Hearing her words, Owen felt like he was pushed to the brink of jumping into the sea.

"All right, then let's deduct the cost of the phone from your management fee. Is that okay? Every time we talk about money, you're so obsessed, counting every penny, like you're taking advantage of me. Yet when I actually want to do something nice for you, you still want to talk about money. You always want to talk about money."

"Some money, I can accept. Some benefits I can't. I have principles."

Owen let out a laugh.

She also said she wouldn't submit for the sake of money.

When he offered her a hundred thousand, she immediately sent him her bank account number and urged him to transfer the money.

So mercenary. It was just that when the money was small, it was not that appealing to her.

"Then I'll use it without worries."

Cecilia immediately started happily taking photos of the blue sky, white clouds, and the sea, along with a few selfies. But she took photos of the sky, the earth, and everything but the person who

gave her the phone.

Owen didn't mind though.

While she was happily taking photos everywhere, he secretly took a photo of her happy face with his phone, saved it to his photo album, then chose the photo he thought was the most womanly and beautiful and set it as his phone wallpaper.

That way, every time he opened his phone, he could see Cecilia's healing smile.

Owen was seriously heartbroken. Ruby hadn't given up; she still called him every few days, but he never picked up.

Although he couldn't let go of Ruby immediately, he was hurt so deeply by her that he came to his senses, and he would ruthlessly kicked her out of his heart.

When in love, he was willing to give it his all and love passionately.

When he broke up, he was decisive and uncompromising, cutting off the relationship cleanly.

No dragging it out.

Looking at Cecilia in front of him, even though she always pissed him off to the point of questioning his life, he had to admit ever since he met her, as long as he was with her, he felt especially relaxed. When he was with her, he couldn't think of anyone else. All he saw was her.

Maybe it was because she was so good at talking. She made him forget about everyone else; he only wanted to argue with her, but he could never win.

The person who could bring him happiness was the right person for him.

When he got back, he needed to pull out their agreement and tear it up.

And also Cecilia's copy, he would quietly take it back and tear it up. When Cecilia reminded him about the agreement, he could deny everything!

Without evidence, no matter what she said, he wouldn't admit it!

He only admitted to the marriage certificate, with their names and information on it; it was legal and real. They were husband and wife!

However, doing this might make him feel really awkward.

But to keep her, he was not afraid of anything.

Stefan persisted like this, and that was how he got his happy life now.

With such a good example to follow, he'd be a fool not to imitate it.

"Want to show off in front of Lucinda?" Owen saw her stop taking photos and handed her another pair of disposable gloves.

Cecilia chuckled and said, "You actually thought of gifting me a brand new phone for me to snap a pic and commemorate? Do you think Mr. Coleman wouldn't have thought of that? Mr. Coleman is way more attentive and understanding than you."

Owen retorted, "Can't you just praise me for once? I do some things better than Stefan."

Cecilia thought for a moment, then said, "You indeed do some things better than Mr. Coleman, like your superhuman tolerance, just like a ninja!"

Owen got her point right away.

His face fell instantly, knowing he couldn't extract a compliment from her!

Even gifting a phone was useless!