Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 100

"Owen was apologizing to me on behalf of Ruby. If you'd seen him throwing a stack of cash at me and insulting me just now, you wouldn't be asking so many questions."

Becca, "... Then, why would he say such a thing?"

"He's just getting back at me. He's madly in love with Ruby, mom, don't worry, Owen's got zero interest in me."

Becca asked doubtfully, "Is that really the case?"

"Absolutely, didn't he dupe you too? His aim was to make you blame me."

"Mom, don't believe a word Owen says. He's a total jerk. He's on bad terms with Mr. Coleman, Lucinda is Mr. Coleman's wife, and I'm friends with Lucinda. He can't possibly mean any good to me."

After understanding the situation, Becca felt relieved. Upon hearing that her daughter was humiliated by Owen with money, Becca chewed Owen out angrily over and over again, so much so that Owen kept sneezing on his way home.

He thought it was because his cold hadn't fully recovered, so he cussed Cecilia in his mind and decided to have the family doctor prescribe him medicine for a few more days.

He was always healthy, this was the first time a cold had hit him so hard.

All thanks to Cecilia!

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Olina received an international call. It was from Ruby's mother, Megan.

"Olina, how have you been recently?" Megan greeted with a smile.

Her relationship with Olina and the Anderson family was good before she went abroad. Although the Martinez family and the Anderson family had conflicts, Megan was able to balance the two families. Ruby also benefited from her.

"I'm fine, how about you? When can you come back for a visit? We can catch up."

"Once Ruby's back, I'll surely come back frequently. We'll have plenty of time to meet up." Megan said with a smile, then suddenly changed the subject, "Olina, did Ruby get into trouble?"

"You've heard about it?"

"Even though I'm abroad, I follow the news back home. Ruby's issue has been the talk of the town in Pinehurst, I couldn't possibly not know."

"By the way, who's Lucinda? How come I've never heard of this person before? She actually married Stefan. Stefan has always been so arrogant. Ruby has liked him for years, butshe couldn't be with him. I didn't expect him to marry Lucinda."

Megan's words revealed her jealousy towards Lucinda. Ruby was deeply in love with Stefan, of course the Scott family fully supported her, but it was a pity that despite Ruby's affection for Stefan for so many years, there was no progress between them.

Now Stefan had married Lucinda directly.

Olina sneered, "She's just an ordinary girl. Stefan might have been charmed by her. That's why he married her. Or she might have schemed her way into Stefan's bed, forcing him to marry her."

Megan didn't agree with Olina's view. She saw the gossip news about Stefan and his wife and their marriage announcement. The way Stefan looked at Lucinda in the pictures was filled with affection.

It was clearly not a marriage out of lack of options.

"Even without Stefan, we still have our Owen. Owen is genuinely in love with Ruby, he's just as good as Stefan."

Megan laughed, "Yes, Owen is even better than Stefan in my heart. I've always advised Ruby not to be ungrateful and to cherish Owen."

"We are Ruby's family, but our kindness to Ruby can't compare to Owen's affection for her."

Stefan announced that he was already married, and Megan realized that her daughter had no chance. Even if her daughter was unwilling to accept it, she couldn't refuse to see the reality like her daughter.

If she couldn’t marry into the Anderson family, then chose the next best thing. Marrying into the Martinez family was also a good choice. In Pinehurst, the Martinez family was the second richest family.

The Ikella group's business spanned across major cities, with strong financial power.

She got along well with Olina, and if her daughter marrying into the Martinez family, they didn't have to worry about how to get along with Olina. Moreover, her daughter was deeply loved by her husband. This was the road to happiness. She must seize this opportunity for her daughter.

"You must persuade Ruby not to do stupid things for Stefan anymore. Every time she does something stupid, Owen's heartbroken."

Olina genuinely liked Ruby, but she was also really worried about her son. From the moment Owen started to understand love, he fell in love with Ruby. Over the years, his feelings never changed. Olina knew her son.

If he can't marry Ruby, even if Owen is forced to marry someone else, he won't be happy.

"Of course. Once Ruby's back and I can get in touch with her, I'll persuade her. No, I've already booked a flight, I'm flying back today. I want to talk to her in person."

After Ruby's incident, Megan felt very uneasy, so she decided to return to help her daughter.

Since her daughter couldn't find a suitable partner abroad, she was determined that upon returning to Pinehurst, she would help her daughter marry into the prestigious families of Pinehurst.

Olina asked happily, "When will you arrive in Pinehurst? I'll pick you up. Ruby said she wanted to redecorate your house, why not stay at my place for a while? We can go shopping together every day, I could use the company."

"I won't arrive in Pinehurst until 8:30 in the evening. It takes two hours to drive from your house to the international airport. It's too far, and it's at night. You don't have to pick me up. I'll take a cab." Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

"No problem, I'll bring bodyguards to pick you up."

Megan laughed, "Well, I'll take you up on that. Let's have a proper chat when I get back. Olina, could you do some digging on Lucinda for me? I'm not trying to help Ruby or anything. I just wanna know what kind of person Lucinda is, and what makes her so special that she could bag Stefan."

At the end of the day, she just couldn't stomach it. The guy she had her eye on for her daughter was snatched up by Lucinda.

Olina said, "That's easy peasy. Ruby had our Owen do some snooping on her. I'm sure Owen still has the dirt on her. I'll ask him for a copy and send it your way."

"The Moore family is just an ordinary family. Lucinda only got to know Stefan because of her brother Ike's connections. Ike and Stefan were school buddies."

"And just because Lucinda managed to snag Stefan, doesn't mean she's anything special. I never thought much of her. If we bump into her at a party in the future, we could totally embarrass her and make her look like a fool."

"That will make the Anderson family look bad too. I can't wait to see how she'll manage in the Anderson family after that, and how she'll survive in our circle."

If someone didn't belong in one circle, trying to force their way in will only exhaust them.

Listening to her, Megan laughed and said, "Olina, you're making a lot of sense. Putting personal feelings aside, her family is just not in the same league as ours."

Once she was back, she could pay a few visits to the Anderson family and stir up some trouble for Lucinda. There were plenty of people in the Anderson family that Lucinda had to respect. She was curious to see how Lucinda would deal with these elders' provocations.