Faux Vows, True Desires

"Janice is still vacationing on our island. She's really digging it."

Hayes looked a bit let down, but upon hearing that she was happy, he said with a relieved smile, "As long as she's sane and happy, we can rest easy."

In the twenty-something years that Lucy was missing, Janice's life was hell; she was like a walking dead.

Stefan shot his mom a text and in no time, she was on a video call with him.

"Stefan, you free today? Where's Lucy?"

Stefan chuckled, "Mom, I'm at work right now, Lucy's not with me. Are you guys having fun?"

"Absolutely! Why, missing your mom?"

Stefan didn't respond, just chuckled.

Jeannie Coleman knew her son well; she laughed and said, "I know you won't tell me you miss me; your sweet talk is probably saved for Lucy."

"Mom, is Lucy's mom there?"

"Lucy has two moms, who are you asking about? Both are here. One's over there chowing down on seafood, the other one is over there enjoying the sea breeze, watching the sea, pondering life." Jeannie turned the camera to aim at the two women.

Fiona was sitting under a sun umbrella, enjoying seafood and chatting with her husband, both laughing heartily.

Janice was standing not too far away from them, dressed in a plain long dress, her hair fluttering, her back to everyone, gazing into the distance.

That silhouette reminded Stefan of Lucinda.

Lucinda's figure was somewhat similar to her biological mother's, only their faces were different.

cousin is here, he wants to meet

words, his mom knew that he was looking for Janice, so she laughed

Janice appeared in the

his phone

video. She looked much better, her

smile, but he

you hadn't called me 'auntie', I wouldn't have

had been insane for over twenty years, she didn't even remember her

if they met on the street, she

and Lucy are both so big, and

for so long, I've

he had still supported her nephew. At least her son and nephew hadn't

gratitude, her marriage with

mirror was broken, even if it was fixed, there would still be cracks. Since he had a new lover, he should let go

okay?" Janice would keep in touch with the kids, but her son always liked

over twenty years, Janice still knew what was going on in the

Nathan to replace Keith, to strip him of his inheritance in the Blue family, so he wouldn't be eligible to

for them, but definitely bad news

and fortune, could do just about

her son, but she knew that was something he had to

And Lucy.

in preparation to take

her novels, and living a peaceful life. But Nathan's personal fortune was over 10 billion, if her own children didn't accept that

never

so he didn't have time to come. Nathan's on a business trip again, and he has left the company to Keith. Don't worry. Keith may

brother-in-law, and a now sane mother,

see Madeleine again, he'd