Faux Vows, True Desires

Lucinda was in high spirits, but at her biological parents' home, the Blue family, chaos reigned.

It had all started the previous night. Hayden, out of curiosity, had ventured into his brother's room. The moment he stepped in, he was hit by the potent scent of love potions. Even with the doors and windows thrown open, the scent refused to dissipate.

Madeleine was to blame for her own downfall. In her attempt to ensnare Nathan, she had lit up all the love potions her mother had procured for her. The result was an overpowering scent that refused to vanish When Hayden smelled the scent, coupled with Madeleine's seductive advances, he couldn't resist. He was no saint. He had played around with plenty of women behind his wife's back. When Madeleine made her move, he was helpless against the allure. They indulged in a night of unabashed passion.

The effects of the potion were so strong that they only stopped when they were completely spent. They collapsed on the floor and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, the housemaid, who was responsible for cleaning, found the room half open. She knocked, intending to clean but received no answer.

Without permission, she didn't dare to enter. So, she continued with her chores elsewhere.

It wasn't until Mr. and Mrs. Blue, the elderly couple, woke up.

They were early to bed and late to rise. By the time they woke up, it was already past nine in the morning.

As they passed by their eldest son's room and saw the door half open, Mrs. Blue commented to her husband, "What's gotten into Nathan? He should know better than to leave his door open."

As she spoke, she paused to close the door for him, calling out, "Nathan, are you still in there?"

When she received no response, she peeked inside. The sight that greeted her caused her to hastily shut the door, her face turning beet red.

"What's wrong?" Mr. Blue asked, puzzled. "What did you see? Why is your face so red?"

"Nathan and Madeleine were on the floor." Mrs. Blue's voice trailed off.

In her quick glance, she had seen two people on the floor, their clothes in disarray. But the man didn't look like their eldest son. The clothes looked like their third son's.

son, Hayden. Mrs. Blue

she quickly opened the door again

upon seeing the scene on the floor,

realized what had happened, the others had heard Mr. Blue's shout and came to see what was going on. Those who arrived first

What was going on?

asleep on the floor. Clearly, they had been so carried away that they didn't even have the

the door!" Mrs. Blue commanded with a stern

to her senses, quickly

were also eyes and ears loyal to Ashley

event had several

been waiting for her husband to come home last night. When

was told that her husband hadn't returned because he was in the master's room, sleeping with Madeleine. From the looks of it, they had spent the entire

rage, and she

stop her but couldn't. Sensing

quickly. There's been a big problem. Hayden

like he had been struck on the head. His mind went

had dishonored

had even taken on the role herself. Although she had deep connections with the Ashley family, Pete knew that Madeleine was using them and that they were

Madeleine didn't think highly of

the Porter family's outrage,

my mother know?"

their father's dalliances. They had kept it a secret from their mother

his mother was still deeply in love with his father, even in her forties, Pete knew that their love would not