Chapter 327


    Now, even though they were hitched, Cecilia still ended up with the short end of the stick.


    Truth be told, given Cecilia''s personality, if they were to divorce, it''d probably take him ages to woo


    her back.


    Man, winning back his wife was no walk in the park.


    But he couldn’t just sit back and watch Ba kick Cecilia out, let alone stand Baying a hand


    on her.


    Who would have thought that Ba, who usually seemed so sweet, could actually hit her own kid?


    "Mr. Martinez, get up," Ba gestured for her husband to help Owen up.


    "We can take our time to talk about your divorce from Cecilia. Don''t worry, we won’t touch your


    money."


    Cecilia''s mom was hoping they''d split.


    After reading the divorce agreement her daughter wrote and hearing her exnation, Cecilia''s mom


    couldn''t help but feel sorry for her.


    Even if Owen was reluctant to divorce because he had feelings for her daughter, Ba still felt bad


    for her.


    This marriage had to end.


    After the divorce, whatever Owen wanted to do, she couldn’t control.


    The bottom line was that she couldn''t let her daughter suffer!This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Even if it meant ying the viin, she would make Owen agree to the divorce.


    An hourter, Owen left the Yates'' ce with a bunch of bodyguards.


    He was now holding a ck card that Cecilia had returned to him.


    After agreeing to the divorce, Cecilia started to square ounts with him. She didn''t ask for any


    compensation. Instead, she returned all the money he had given her.


    Except for the hundred grand he paid her the first time he hired her to be his fake girlfriend, she


    gave all the other money back to him.


    In her words, that was her fee, what she deserved.


    She had epted all the money he gave her under various pretexts, but she never spent it. She


    saved it all and returned it to him when they divorced.


    Owen was super bummed.


    He knew Cecilia wasn''t really all about the money. Her pretending to love money was just to get on


    his nerves.


    Now, aside from the money she deserved, she returned everything else to him.


    She proposed a divorce before his grandfather passed away, which broke their contract, so she


    didn''t want to ept the rewards he promised her.


    As for the half a million she got from selling the ring Ruby gave him, she gave him back four


    hundred grand, keeping only a hundred grand, saying it was his payment to her.


    Cecilia also asked him to cough up another hundred grand to make up the half a million to return to


    Ruby.


    Because once they go through with the divorce procedures tomorrow, he wouldn''t be her husband


    anymore, and she couldn''t use him to make money.


    Remembering the tone Cecilia used when she said this, Owen felt like he was about to spit blood.


    Cecilia was really unreasonable!


    She even blocked his way out.


    She was afraid he''d insist on giving her a lot of money, so she took a hundred grand out of the half


    a million she got from Ruby, saying this way they''d be even.


    On the way home, Owen was in a foul mood, and the bodyguards didn''t dare to breathe loudly.


    "Where is Stefan now?" Owen suddenly asked.


    "I need to check," the bodyguard replied cautiously.


    "No need to check," Owen said coldly, "I''ll go directly to Diamond Ridge Estates to wait for him."


    "What if Stefan goes back to Ascend Estate?"


    "It''s not the weekend, and he won''t go back to Ascend Estate, it''s too far from his workce."


    The bodyguards didn''t say anything more. They just changed their route and drove towards


    Diamond Ridge Estates.


    Finally, Cecilia saw Owen off, breathing a sigh of relief.


    "Mom, you really pulled it off. I finally got rid of Owen. He''s been such a paintely. I didn''t know


    how to deal with him."


    Ba pped her arm.


    "Ouch, mom, you hit too hard, it hurts!"


    "You better know it hurts!"


    Ba pped her again, "You deserve it for hiding such a big thing from us. Owen agreeing to


    divorce you showed that he cared about you. He''s fond of you."


    Cecilia was silent for a moment, then said, "I know what he meant. It''s just that I feel like our


    rtionship is just a contract, and living with him like this for the rest of my life, I always feel


    uneasy."


    "I understand. If you two going on like this, you''ll never be happy."


    Ba knew her daughter very well.


    If she didn''t let them divorce, Cecilia would always feel that their rtionship was forced, a means


    for Owen to solve problems, and this idea would affect their feelings.


    Besides, it hadn''t been long since Owen and Ruby broke up. Cecilia really didn''t dare to believe that


    Owen would fall in love with her so quickly.


    She would doubt their marriage from time to time, and it would be strange if they could be happy.


    "Not many people know about your secret marriage, right?"


    Cecilia shook her head, "We got married in secret. Not many people know."


    "That''s good then. You two quietly divorcing won''t do much damage to your reputation, and you''ll


    have more options."


    Ba sighed, "Owen is a good guy, but his feelings for Ruby are too deep. I don''t feel secure about


    it. And the gap between our two families is too big, and if there are better options, you shouldn''t


    choose him."


    Kevin and Devon also agreed with this view, and they didn''t want Cecilia to marry Owen.


    Thinking of Owen''s personality, Cecilia said softly, "I''m just afraid he''ll go and make a big show of


    our divorce tomorrow, letting everyone know I''ve been divorced."


    If he kept pestering her, even if she had a better choice, the other party would have to consider


    whether they couldpete with Owen.


    That guy was just unreasonable!


    The Yates family.


    Ba pped her again, and Cecilia cried out in pain.


    Devon has a real soft spot for his granddaughter and said to Ba, "There''s no point in blowing


    your top at Cecilia now. What''s done is done. It''s the Martinez family''s problem anyway. I bet


    Trenton was the one who pushed Owen into this."


    "Dad, you spoil her rotten," Ba said. "She''s so coddled she doesn''t even know what she''s doing


    anymore. She''s bold enough to do anything, even something as big as getting married behind our


    backs. If it weren''t for Owen spilling the beans at our house, she would''ve probably waited until the


    divorce papers came before telling us anything."


    "It''s clear that Owen wanted to stick with her. If it weren''t for me, she wouldn''t even dream of getting


    a divorce."


    Ba was really ticked off, and Kevin was siding with his wife.


    If Owen didn''t have such a soft spot for Cecilia, even Ba''s intervention wouldn''t have convinced


    him to agree to a divorce.


    Devon tried to say something, but the words just wouldn''te out.


    Finally, he got up and said to his granddaughter, "Cecilia, you''ve really stirred up a ho''s nest.


    Even your grandpa can''t bail you out of this one. Watch your back."


    Her mom had already given her a piece of her mind. Was she going to get an earful from her dad,


    too?


    Who could help her out? She was really up the creek without a paddle!