Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 323

“She just sold him off for just half a million? That's really maddening! Is she that hard up for cash?” Owen thought.

He gave her thirty grand a month as compensation, plus two hundred bucks a day. It was in the name of managing his black card expenses, but everyone knew it was just a cover-up. That two hundred bucks was her pocket money.

Even if that was not enough, his card was in her hands. He had given her the password. She could splurge as much as she wanted.

But ever since the card was handed over to her, she hadn't swiped a single cent.

She was not a money-grubber, but she always made herself look like one.

She even wrote a divorce agreement, signed it, and handed it to Ruby to take it to him!

He'd better not find her.

If he did, he would sure give her a harsh lesson she wouldn't forget.

Selling him off for such a low price, she could've at least sold him for a few hundred million, he was worth that much.

Huh?

No way, he was priceless, so she couldn’t sell him off!

She should treat him like a valuable treasure, and keep him safe and sound. He could earn her much more than half a million.

What a lousy calculator she was!

That was a major loss!

She wanted to run a business, but she couldn’t even do basic calculations. She would run it into the ground.

As Owen cursed Cecilia's stupidity in his mind for selling him off cheap, he searched every nook and cranny of Serendipity Cafe for her. He even checked the bathroom, but there was no sign of Cecilia.

He got his bodyguards to help.

They had searched every inch of Serendipity Cafe, but they couldn't find a trace of Cecilia.

Owen returned to the cash register, raising his hand to slam it down. But remembering that Lucinda might go tell his enemies, he reduced his strength by half, and then by half again, so that his hand didn’t hurt when it landed.

"Lucinda, where the hell is Cecilia?"

"I've told you, Cecilia has the night off. I don't know where she's gone."

Owen went quiet for a moment, his voice softening, almost pleading, "Lucinda, tell me, where is Cecilia? I promise I won't lose my temper at her."

"Mr. Martinez, as I've said, Cecilia looks after the shop during the day, and I do it at night. Every night after six, Cecilia is free to do as she pleases, I truly don't know where she is."

Owen was livid, pointing at Lucinda, "Lucinda, Lucinda..."

"If you point at me one more time, I'm gonna chop off your finger!"

Lucinda really hated being pointed at.

Fuming, Owen picked up the divorce agreement and told his bodyguards, "Let's go!"

After getting out of the coffee shop, he left two bodyguards behind.

Once in the car, he tried calling Cecilia again, but her phone was still switched off.

She was definitely feeling guilty!

After Owen left, Lucinda tried to call Cecilia too, but to no avail. So she called Becca instead.

Becca picked up quickly.

"Becca, has Cecilia come home?"

"Cecilia come home? I haven't seen her yet. Lucy, is something up? Why would she need to come home? She usually comes home late at night."

Lucinda quickly explained, "Nothing big. I have other things to take care of during the day, so I can't run the shop. So Cecilia and I agreed that she'll look after the shop during the day, and I'll do it at night. She's already left for home. It's rush hour now, and there's a lot of traffic. I'm just a little worried about her safety, so I thought I'll check."