Chapter 326


    All eyes were on Cecilia.


    Cecilia wanted to bolt, but it was toote.


    Her dad barked, "Cecilia, get your butt down here!"


    Usually, he would call her Cecilia warmly, but now he called her name coldly. Clearly he was pissed


    off.


    Cecilia slowly came downstairs.


    "Dad, mom, grandpa," Cecilia greeted quietly in front of her family.


    Her father handed her the divorce agreement and yelled, "What on earth was happening? When did


    you marry Mr. Martinez?"


    "Mr. Martinez imed you tricked him, and you owe him. Was he the liar, or was it you?"


    Cecilia carefully exined, "Dad, hear me out. It wasn''t what you think. I didn''t do anything to Mr.


    Martinez. He wasn''t a straight shooter. You can''t trust his words."


    "Here''s the thing. When Lucy was in trouble, I was freaking out and asked Mr. Martinez for help,


    which left me in his debt. Mr. Martinez''s grandpa forced him to get married, so he asked me for help


    and then we ended up in this contractual marriage. But he tore the contract, so I can''t show it to


    you."


    Cecilia turned her back and yelled at Owen, "Owen, you''ve crossed the line!"


    "So you''re saying you guys have been married for a while?"


    Cecilia nodded.


    Ba chimed in, "How did you get the marriage license? You never asked me for the required


    documents. How did you get married? Did you get a fake marriage license?"


    Cecilia took a couple of step back and replied in a whisper, "I sneaked into your room when you


    weren''t paying attention, stole the necessary documents, went to the marriage registry, and put the


    documents back. Mom, I knew I screwed up, don''t be mad. That broom was for cleaning, not for


    hitting me."


    Seeing her mom holding up a broom, Cecilia quickly dodged.


    Owen, desperate, stepped in front of her, facing an angry Ba. He said, "Mom, don''t hit Cecilia.


    Hit me if you have to. I can take it."


    Ba didn''t dare hit him.


    After several attempt of not hitting her daughter, she yelled in frustration, "Cecilia, you''ve lost all


    respect for us. Keeping such a big secret and stealing documents to get married!"


    "Now you''re holding a divorce agreement. Are you regretting it and want a divorce?"


    "Mom, I won''t divorce Cecilia!"


    Ba red at him, "I didn''t ask you."


    This marriage was forced by debt and pressure, and her daughter was wronged.


    They must get a divorce! Owen was a bit scared because Ba was exceptionally fierce tonight.


    However, he could understand.


    Anyone would be pissed off if they found out their daughter got married behind their back.


    "Mom, I was just helping Mr. Martinez with his problem. Now that his problem is solved, I think our


    agreement should end. Besides, his girlfriend came to me and offered me 500k to leave him. Our


    marriage was fake to begin with, so if we divorce, he can be free again."


    "Cecilia, I''ve broken up with Ruby. I don''t have feelings for her anymore."


    Cecilia said to Owen seriously, "That''s your business. Owen, I''ve repaid my debt to you. Let''s get a


    divorce. We can part way amicably and not be awkward when we met in the future. If you kept this


    up, we''ll be like strangers when we meet."


    "I won''t agree to a divorce!" Owen was set on sticking it out.


    Cecilia was speechless.


    She said to her mom, "Mom, I will get a divorce. You have to ept me after the divorce, and you


    can''t kick me out."


    As soon as she finished, Ba''s broom swung over.


    Owen instinctively blocked it, and the broom hit the back of his hand, it was quite painful.


    "Dear, get the stick. If I don''t beat her to death tonight, I''m not her mother! She''s made a mockery of


    marriage, marrying, and divorcing as she pleases. How infuriating!"


    Kevin actually went to get a stick.


    Owen quickly exined, "Dad, Mom, don''t me Cecilia. It was all me. I forced her to marry me to


    repay a debt. It''s all my fault. If you want to hit someone, hit me."


    After Kevin fetched the stick, Ba snatched it and ordered her husband, "You take your son-inw


    aside; don''t get in my way of disciplining my daughter."


    She pointed the stick at Cecilia and yelled, "You want a divorce, right? Fine, divorce. If you don''t


    divorce, I''ll beat you to death!"


    "Mom, I can''t get a divorce!"


    "If you can''t divorce, it meant you didn''t want to. Let''s see how I beat you!"


    Ba really took a swing with the stick.


    Cecilia was a bit stunned after being hit by Ba because it didn''t hurt.


    Ba winked at her. Cecilia immediately understood and started to pretend to cry.


    When Ba swung the stick again, Cecilia dodged and cried out in pain, running around like a


    monkey. But Ba''s stick was always close behind.


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    Owen watched in pain.


    He rushed over with his bodyguards to rescue his wife.


    "Kneel!" Ba yelled.


    Cecilia didn''t dare to run anymore, and she knelt in front of her mother.


    Owen immediately followed suit and said to Ba, "Mom, it''s all my fault. I forced Cecilia to marry


    me. And now I don''t want a divorce. It''s all my fault. Don''t me Cecilia; don''t hit her. You can hit


    me and scold me."


    "Mr. Martinez, stop taking all the me. I knew my own daughter. She must have been charmed by


    your good looked and wealth."


    "That''s not true, Mom."


    Ba didn''t give Owen a chance to finish. She continued to shout at her daughter, "You''re still not


    willing to divorce and want to continue this. If you don''t agree to a divorce tonight, you''re no longer


    my daughter!"


    "Mom!" Cecilia cried out, her eyes red.


    "Don''t call me ''mom'', do you even see me as your mother anymore? You didn''t even bother telling


    me about something as big as getting married. Clearly, I''m not your mother in your eyes anymore.


    Fine, if I''m not your mother, then leave. Don''te back to this house, and don''t call me ''mom''


    anymore!"


    "Mom, Cecilia wasn''t the one who pursued me. It was the other way around! She never nned on


    marrying into a wealthy family like ours, let alone marrying me. I was the one chasing her, not the


    other way around!"


    Owen didn''t expect things to escte to this point.


    When he saw that Ba was seriously about to kick Cecilia out and sever their mother-daughter


    rtionship, he blurted out in panic, "Mom, I agree to divorce Cecilia. Don''t me her any longer.


    She was really pushed into a corner by me. Now my issues are sorted out, and I should give her


    freedom back."


    After the divorce, he could pursue Cecilia again, make her and the Yates family ept him, and


    then he could officially marry Cecilia once more.