Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 139

He put in quite a bit of effort, even though he wasn’t the one who found Lucinda first, but at least he contributed. Stefan was a sensible man, so he will remember the favor Owen did for him.

Owen felt pretty smug when he thought about his longtime rival thanking him.

When Stefan came to thank him, he planned to act all high and mighty.

“Was Lucy hurt? Did they catch the criminals?”

“Lucinda wasn't injured. I asked around, and those criminals were probably too scared to hurt her. They dumped her in some remote place and ran off. I bet they won't get far after crossing Stefan. If Stefan can't help the police catch those guys, I will lose all respect for him.”

If he couldn't even protect his own wife, then he had no business being Owen's rival.

"Good to know Lucy is fine." Cecilia let out a sigh of relief.

"But why didn't Lucy tell me?"

Owen didn’t really want to explain for Lucinda, but seeing Cecilia look a bit disappointed, he spontaneously explained, “Lucinda's phone ran out of battery and shut off.”

After hearing this, Cecilia immediately perked up. She understood that it wasn’t that Lucinda didn't want to check in with her, it was just that her phone had run out of battery.

“After this incident, Stefan was also shocked. He took her home and... you should understand what I mean. You're her good friend; she will call you. Just wait.”

No sooner had Owen finished speaking than Cecilia's phone rang.

It was Ike calling, and Cecilia answered right away.

"Cecilia, Lucy has been rescued, and she's fine. Sorry, I forgot to tell you."

Ike's voice was filled with regret.

Cecilia laughed and said, "As long as Lucy is fine."

Ike cared a lot about Lucinda.

After Lucinda was rescued, all of Ike's attention was on her, and he temporarily forgot to notify Cecilia, which was understandable.

"I'll let Lucy talk to you."

Ike handed the phone to Lucinda.

The two chatted on the phone for a long time and almost drained Ike's phone battery, then Lucinda ended the call.

"Mr. Martinez, you haven't eaten yet; go ahead and eat. I'll go buy you something. What do you want? It’s my treat."

She had said before that as long as Owen helped her out, she would treat him to meals every day.

Luckily, she got a hundred thousand dollars for pretending to be Owen's girlfriend last time, which was enough to treat him for a while.

But if it was for the long term…

Cecilia didn’t want to think about the future.

She figured Owen wouldn’t want her to treat him every day.

Once Ruby Scott got out of jail, he would try to win her over. If Ruby didn't like her, he wouldn't come to her anymore.

"What's the food like at the restaurants around here? Pick the tastiest one for me and get ten takeouts, eight of them for my bodyguards. They're waiting for me outside and haven't eaten yet."

Cecilia knew the remaining two were for her and Owen.

"Okay, I'll go get the takeout right now. Mr. Martinez, I can only treat you to fast food today. When you're free, I'll treat you to a fancy meal."

Owen responded and urged her, "Hurry up; I'm already hungry."