Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 159

The grand hall was packed with people.

Owen and Cecilia walked hand in hand into the hall, with Owen's handsome face looking all tense.

Cecilia sneakily pinched him.

Owen almost jumped out of his skin.

He shot Cecilia a glare.

Before they got to Trenton, he muttered, "If you want to get out of this mess sooner, don't bother about my attitude."

Cecilia's bright eyes twinkled; she got his hint.

She immediately let go of his hand.

What a waste of a dramatic entrance!

She even managed to tick him off.

She'll have to wash her hands a couple more times.

His arm might have been all over Ruby.

Cecilia's move didn't sit well with Owen.

But he knew what he signed up for, so he kept his mouth shut.

Everyone saw their little interaction and got the memo.

Trenton announced that he had found a wife for Owen, and they had already secured their marriage license.

This dropped a bomb on the Martinez family, leaving everyone shocked.

When they found out that Owen's wife came from a humble background without any connections or power, Olina nearly fainted.

Trenton was just too bossy. Owen was her son, and she wasn't given a say in his marriage. His grandfather unilaterally decided everything and even had them secure a marriage license.

Knowing that her son had feelings for Ruby, Olina knew that this was Trenton's doing.

If it weren't for her husband's discouragement, Olina would have already had a massive argument with Trenton.

The rest of the Martinez family was pretty stoked, especially May Martinez.

Her son was the same age as Owen, but since Owen was the eldest grandson, Trenton spoiled him rotten, always had him by his side, and saw him as the successor.

Even though her son, Harry, was also outstanding, Trenton still handed the company to Owen, which ticked May off.

But given that Trenton controlled the company's shares and assets, considering the future division of family property, May had to swallow her dissatisfaction and only urge her children to work harder to surpass Owen.

Now that Trenton had married Owen to a simple girl without any background or power and secured their marriage license, May was over the moon.

She thought Trenton was starting to give up on Owen.

It must be because Owen's actions to help Ruby almost affected the company. Trenton was pissed and arranged this.

With Owen's wife not being powerful, if Harry found a wife who could help him, with her support, usurping power would be a piece of cake.

Olina glared at Cecilia, her eyes filled with hatred.

She wondered how Cecilia managed to get Trenton to choose her as Owen's wife.

If looks could kill, Cecilia would have been dead many times over.

May, on the other hand, looked at Cecilia with much kinder eyes.

"We're back."

Owen came over, spoke calmly, and sat down.

Cecilia scanned around and found that there was no seat for her.

Actually, if Owen moved over a bit, she could sit, but Owen didn't give up any space after sitting down, taking up more space.

Everyone was seated, and Cecilia stood out like a sore thumb.

Any other person would have felt awkward by now.

Cecilia and Owen didn't have any feelings for each other; they were just contractually bound; she was just working for money.

She didn't care about this.

She turned to Derek, who was standing not far away, and said, "Derek, could you get me a chair? Thanks."

Derek turned around and went to fetch a chair.

He brought the chair over for Cecilia.