Faux Vows, True Desires

Patrick had a thing for fresh sea fish.

"Alright then."

Stefan agreed without missing a beat.

"Round up your brothers; see who's free to come along."

The more, the merrier.

Patrick suggested it with an ulterior motive in mind.

He wanted his other grandsons to see the lovey-dovey couple and ignite their desire to tie the knot, so they could end their bachelorhood sooner.

Stefan looked up at his grandpa. After a shared glance, Stefan got the hint and nodded.

After breakfast, Stefan personally drove Lucinda to the hospital.

Janice, surprisingly, had a sound sleep at the hospital last night. When she woke up in the morning, she was in a good mental state.

She even asked Ethan for a comb to tidy up her messy, long hair.

Ethan was over the moon, thinking she was back to her senses.

But his joy faded instantly when she called him "darling".

Janice had been mentally disoriented for over two decades. Even with her biological daughter back, she couldn't possibly snap back to normal right away. Worse still, she might never recover.

"That girl from yesterday,"

Janice, frustrated with her long hair being difficult to comb, tossed the comb onto the bed and started talking about Lucinda.

"Mom, do you remember her?"

Ethan picked up the comb from the bed, sat behind her, and whispered, "Mom, let me help you comb your hair and pin it up, okay?"

Actually, it would be more convenient to put her long hair into a bun. But Ethan didn't know how to do that.

He thought pinning it up would be easier.

me mom? Even if you're being naughty, don't keep calling me mom. Imagine our child growing up hearing you call me that, how embarrassing!" Janice complained about her son calling her

heard that, she'd be

"Mom, I'm your son,

really like her and want to be close to her. Can you help me find her? I want to be with her and be friends with her.

she still couldn't recognize him and mistook him for his father,

up

"Really?"

"Yes."

"That's great."

Janice seemed really happy.

"Where's the baby?"

for

took it gently and said to Ethan while looking at the doll, "Nathan, our baby is very well-behaved, always looking at me without making

talking

there was a knock on the

must be that girl.

urged Ethan

hair and was struggling to pin it up. He put down the comb and went to open the door,

was his personal

and Mrs. Coleman

"Let them in."

the medical staff, Ethan didn't allow

the medical staff, he kept a close eye

identities, but they guessed they must be rich aristocrats from Ethan's poker face and stern demeanor, not to mention the squad of big, serious-looking bodyguards. Apart from regular rounds, the medical staff tried to avoid coming here to avoid being intimidated by

carrying a thermos lunch box. Stefan also brought a basket of fruit, while Lucinda held a bouquet of

the flower field at the foot of Ascend

"Ethan."

Stefan greeted.

but he was much gentler when facing Stefan and

"Janice."

to the bedside and

uneasy in

mother, she could

just talking about you