Faux Vows, True Desires

The photos were taken to prove to his boss that he was working as per contract, not slacking off.

Cecilia got back to the cashier's desk and whipped out her phone again to receive some more transfers.

In the end, she replied with a "thank you" emoji.

Owen, after sending Cecilia a mountain of transfers, waited for her reply on his phone, only to be met with a "thank you" emoji.

"You're so stingy, can't even bother to type me a few words?" He retorted.

"You must know I'm not in a good mood right now, Lucinda probably spilled the beans to you. Can't you even bother to give me a call to comfort me?" Owen was grumbling.

Getting bored with his phone, he decided to check Facebook for some new stuff online.

The moment he opened Facebook, he saw a post by Cecilia from a minute ago. It was a photo of a handsome guy, with the caption, "A handsome guy came into the shop today. He's a stunner from every angle."

In addition to the caption, Cecilia added a drooling emoji.

Owen looked at the photo and had to admit that the guy was indeed quite a looker, the type of guy women went crazy for.

So, Owen decided to give Cecilia a call.

Seeing Owen's incoming call, Cecilia picked up, delighted.

"Cecilia!" He said, emphasizing each syllable.

"Are you still mad?" Cecilia could hear the anger in his voice and giggled, "Want to send more transfers? I'm free now and my internet's fast, I can accept however many you send."

"I was sending them only to you, who could snatch them from you?" He said, sounding annoyed, "You knew I was transferring money, and clearly knew that I was upset."

"Of course, I knew that. You always send me money when you're angry, I wish you were angry 24/7 so I could receive endless transfers."

Owen was left speechless.

He knew that she had a knack for making people uncomfortable with her words, she wasn't really one for comforting words.

But he still couldn't resist hearing her speak.

"Cecilia, I've given you so much money, can't you do something for me in return?" Owen sounded frustrated. "Didn't Lucinda tell you? Can't you comfort me a bit?" "Forget it, Lucy didn't even invite me to watch a movie with her, I'm still feeling left out. It's a good thing you send me transfers when you're angry, at least with so many transfers, I can keep my regrets out of my mind. What should I do? What's the point of what I do? Mr. Martinez, the one you love is Ruby, only she can calm your anger. I don't have that power; we only quarrel when we meet."

Owen was speechless. "Don't mention Ruby to me anymore."

"As if the sun would rise from the west," Cecilia mumbled.

Owen heard Lucinda joining in, "Really? Then I must get a telescope right away, let's watch this miracle tomorrow. I've lived for 24 years and never seen the sun rise from the west."

He hung up the phone without saying anything else.

If that continued, he was sure to be driven mad by Cecilia.

And that Lucinda was just as infuriating, he had no idea what Stefan saw in her that made him like her.

"Lucinda's good points are none of your business, as long as I know them, that's enough," Stefan retorted.

Cecilia found the other end too quiet, took her phone away from her ear and saw that he had hung up. She laughed and said to her friend, "He's such a pushover, couldn't even handle a little argument and hung up."

Lucinda was laughing so hard that she was clutching her stomach, "I wonder how much mental pressure Owen is under right now."

Cecilia joined in the laughter. She just couldn't help herself.

Every time she encountered Owen, even if it was just a phone call, if she didn't throw a few sarcastic remarks at him, she'd feel uncomfortable. Another customer walked in.

Cecilia went to greet the customer with a smile, leaving Lucinda to continue writing.

She was still waiting for Lucinda to finish updating so she could go buy seafood and cook a seafood feast for her at Lucinda's rental place for lunch. After Cecilia stopped talking to her, Lucinda plunged back into her writing. Writing required immersion, without it, she felt that the content lacked soul. She was a fast writer and finished the update by 11.

Seeing that Cecilia and the staff could handle the cafe, she shut down her laptop, picked up her phone, and told Cecilia as she walked out of the cashier's desk, "Cecilia, I'm going to buy shrimp." "Great, get plenty of them."

"Don't worry, I'll cook you a seafood feast for lunch, you can eat as much as you want. You and Basil don't need to order takeout at noon, join us."

Basil was the pastry chef.

The female staff happily agreed, "Sure."

After discussing with Lucinda, they decided to give her a raise.

The staff were working even harder.

The boss was easy-going and promising, she intended to stick with it until Serendipity Cafe went out of business.

No, Serendipity Cafe wouldn't go out of business, it would only grow bigger in the coming days.

Lucinda went to the supermarket across the street to buy seafood, and didn't forget to call her man, inviting him over for lunch.

Hearing that she was going to cook, Stefan immediately wanted to come over and help, but was rejected by Lucinda. Lucinda even threatened him, saying that if he came over before work ended, she wouldn't give him any food.

As for the three shopping companions, Lucinda had called them too, but all three of them said that they'd eat out.

With a count of how many people were eating, Lucinda was set.

Just two minutes after she left, a red Ferrari convertible, like a ball of fire, roared up and parked in front of Serendipity Cafe. Everyone in the cafe was drawn to the flashy red car.

Cecilia saw Owen getting out of the car.

She looked behind the car, hmm, no entourage.

That was unusual for him. This show-off usually never left home without his bodyguards.

Wasn't he supposed to be in a bad mood? Yet here he was, driving around in this eye-catching car.

Owen had even changed into a white suit. Already handsome, he looked like a prince straight out of a fairy tale in that white suit.

After getting out of his car, and jangling his car keys, he walked straight into the coffee shop. As soon as he stepped in, he took a look at the customers in the shop only to find that the hot dude who was secretly photographed by Cecilia was still there.

Owen's face turned dead serious.

What's with the coffee drinking, huh? Been sipping all morning and still not leaving!