Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 385

Alright, that man did treat Janice unfairly.

From a woman's perspective, Fiona naturally sided with Janice.

It was distressful to see her daughter sandwiched between her parents.

As soon as Keith got off the plane, he spotted his mother from a distance. He planned to stride over to her, but to his surprise, she turned around and walked away with Fiona.

Didn’t she miss him after so long?

When he turned to see his father, Keith seemed to understand why his mother had left upon seeing their private jet.

After a moment of silence, Keith waited for his father, not leaving him alone to enter the house.

The arrival of several private jets caused a commotion, waking up many of the people in the house. When they heard that Mr. Blue and Mr. Blue Junior had arrived, they quickly came downstairs.

Stefan and his wife were the quickest to react.

By the time Janice and Fiona entered the house, the young couple had already come down from upstairs.

"Mom, dad and Keith are here."

Lucinda was still very happy. Her brother was here, and it happened to be the weekend. She could invite Darlene out and have her brother accompany them. It wouldn't be an intentional matchmaking occasion and she believed neither of them would reject it.

These days, Lucinda and Darlene talked a lot on WhatsApp.

She even created a small group and added Cecilia and Tiffany to it. The women chatted enthusiastically.

Although Tiffany and Cecilia hadn't met Darlene in person, they didn't mind meeting her sometime since they got along well on WhatsApp. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

Janice responded with a bland tone.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Lucinda noticed her mother's low spirits, hurriedly walked up to her, affectionately linked arms with her, and asked with concern.

"Nothing, Lucy. I’ve got up too early and am feeling sleepy again. I'm going upstairs for a nap. After lunch, I'll go with Fiona and her family to the countryside for a while."

Lucinda understood and knew that her mother didn't want to see her father.

She sympathetically said, "Then go upstairs and have a nap, mom. Are you leaving after lunch?"

She looked at Fiona and said, "Mom, stay for the weekend. I want to be with you for another two days."

She and her brother had bought a lot of things to bring back for their uncles and aunts.

Although their parents used to often visit them in the city and occasionally stay in their rented house, now that she was married and her parents were visiting, she hoped they could stay a few more days.

Fiona thought for a moment and said, "A day or two won't make much difference. I'll talk to your grandparents and we'll go back on Monday."

Lucinda beamed with joy.

"Lucy, I'm going to take a nap upstairs as well."

Fiona went upstairs with Janice.

After watching them go upstairs, the young couple stepped out of the house.

At the front door, they saw Mr. Blue and his son being greeted by the butler, Nelson.

"Dad, Keith."

Lucinda called out to her father and then happily walked up to her brother, gave him a hug, and laughed, "I missed you so much. Why did you only come to see me now?"

Nathan looked on jealously as his daughter gave his son a hug. He was standing right next to his son, yet his daughter didn't think to give him a hug. It was so unfair!

The usually aloof Keith was warmed by his sister's hug, a smile lighting up his face. After slightly pushing her away, he affectionately flicked his sister's cute nose, "You say you miss your brother, but you hardly call me. You're just sweet-talking."

"I do call."

"Only once a day."

Keith complained, "We've been separated for over twenty years. We should be making ten or eight video calls a day to strengthen our sibling bond."

Stefan laughed, "When she's free, Lucy doesn't even make one call to me. It's already great that she calls you once a day."

He was her husband, and he didn't even get that treatment.

"That's more like it."

Seeing the closeness between his children, Nathan couldn't help but cough a few times to remind them that he, their father, was still standing there. Could they not ignore him?

"Dad, what's the matter? Is anything wrong with your throat?"

Keith didn't say a word.

When his father coughed, Keith's smile faded quickly, replaced by a cold expression.

He had never before shared a plane with his father.

They always travelled separately for safety reasons. They never took the same plane or car.

Keith knew his father was trying to mend their relationship.

After the incident with Madeleine, Keith seemed to understand his father's actions. As Kent said, his father had to make many sacrifices as the head of the family.

Despite his father's harsh treatment in the past, never praising him no matter how well he did but scolding him harshly when he made a mistake which would make one become suspicious if they were blood related, many people thought he would be abandoned by his father someday. But perhaps, this was his father's way of protecting him.

Regardless, he was grateful to his father for not spoiling him.

Thinking this, Keith's stern expression softened a bit.

However, he still remained silent.

"Lucy, don't you see anyone but your brother? Your dad is standing here, and yet you don't give any hug or talk."

Who said daughters were the most considerate person towards their fathers?

Lucinda, "Dad, I'm all grown up. I feel embarrassed to act like a child in front of you."

She wasn't used to it either.

She was, however, used to acting coquettishly in front of Vincent.

Nathan lightly tapped her forehead, "You're all grown up but you still act like a child in front of your brother?"

Lucinda playfully stuck out her tongue.

Her dad was jealous.

Stefan quickly said, "Dad, let's go inside first."

Nathan glanced at his son-in-law. He really spoiled his daughter, not even allowing them to "scold" Lucy.

The young couple led Mr. Blue and his son into their home.

Mr. And Mrs. Anderson were seated on the couch.One was engrossed in reading the newspaper through his bifocals, while the other was handed a cup of tea by their housemaid.

Upon seeing Mr. Blue and his son, the elderly couple greeted them.

"Mr. And Mrs. Anderson," Nathan greeted them respectfully.

Keith, on the other hand, cheerfully greeted, "Good morning, Mr. And Mrs. Anderson."

"You came," Mr. Anderson acknowledged cordially.

Mrs. Anderson, putting down her tea, stood up and pulled Keith closer. Appraising, she smiled and said, "You've become more mature, more composed, and even more handsome in such a short time, Keith."

"I’m flattered, Mrs. Anderson. I still have much to learn from Stefan."

As the young master of the Blue family, Keith was well aware that in terms of capabilities and tactics, he still had much to learn from his brother-in-law.