Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 190

But when Ruby found out that he was already married, she blew a gasket, which showed that she still cared for him.

While Owen was bummed, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

He went up to Ruby's room, knocked gently on the door and called out, "Ruby, it's me. Open up, I need to explain."

Ruby threw a fit, chucking everything around her room.

She was mad and green with envy.

Deep down, she knew that Stefan would end up with someone else, she knew that Stefan didn't love her.

Even though they had known each other since they were kids and grew up together, Stefan had started to distance himself from her since they were twelve, and the gap only widened over the years.

Now, he claimed to have forgotten her number even though he knew it by heart.

She texted him but he never replied.

Ten years ago, she swallowed her pride and offered herself as his birthday gift, but he didn't accept.

Back then, she was 18, in the prime of her youth. She gave him her all, but he didn't bat an eye. Now, she was 28. No matter how well she took care of herself, she knew she couldn't compete with her 18-year-old self.

Stefan was never going to fall for her.

She just couldn't accept it. She just wanted to be Stefan's wife.

But when Owen married someone else, Ruby just couldn't handle it.

Owen had always been good to her, always put her first.

Whenever she was down, he would cheer her up. Whenever she had a problem, he would help her solve it. He was always the first to wish her happy birthday and give her a carefully chosen gift.

She didn't think she was in love with Owen, but she also couldn't stand the thought of him marrying someone else. She liked and was used to him revolving around her.

What drove Ruby up the wall was the fact that Owen had married Cecilia, Lucinda's best friend!

She felt like these two women were out to get her!

One stole Stefan, the other stole Owen.

This pissed her off to no end!

"Ruby, open up." Owen was still knocking on the door.

Ruby wiped her tears, walking barefoot to open the door. She deliberately stepped on shards of glass, which easily cut the soles of her feet.

Biting back the pain, she opened the door.

As soon as she opened the door, she turned around and walked back, leaving bloody footprints behind.

She hadn't walked far when Owen scooped her up, just as she hoped he would.

He sounded distressed when he said, "Why did you hurt yourself?"

He carried her to the couch, then went to find the first aid kit.

They usually had the necessary household medicines at home. Owen had been to her house and her room many times, he knew where the first aid kit was.

In no time, he came back with the kit. He took out antiseptic, hemostatic, gauze and other stuff, then squatted down in front of her to clean her wounds.

Seeing his pained expression, Ruby began to calm down.