Faux Vows, True Desires

"But it's dangerous."

Keith was well aware of the old saying "no guts, no glory," but the risk seemed too high this time around.

"Dangerous, sure, but I will be careful. It's an opportunity. If I pull this off, not only will we bust the entire Porter gang, but we'll also weed out the snakes in our own family tree. Consider it me clearing the path for you, son, and a real chance for you to break away."

Nathan had longed to shake off the other members of the Blue family, tired of being held back by family ties.

In the old days, sticking together as a family was beneficial, but in this day and age, unity had been lost. Clinging to each other now only led to endless trouble, especially since some relatives had grown too ambitious over the years.

So ambitious, in fact, they'd thought about harming his own children just to carve up his wealth.

"Lucy's coming home in a few days," Keith suddenly changed the subject.

At the mention of his daughter, Nathan's face lit up with a smile. "Whenever she decides to return, our door is wide open for her. Speaking of which, is your mother coming back with her?"

Keith looked at his father and said, "If Mom comes back, it'll be to officially serve you with divorce papers. You sure you want her to come back?"

Nathan's smile stiffened before he replied, "What's inevitable will come, and what must be faced will be faced. Even if your mother doesn't come back, she still wants a divorce. It's not solely her decision. I'm not willing to let go, and without my consent, she's stuck."

Even in Skywatch, Janice Bright wouldn't win a divorce case against him.

"Son, I know I treated you and your mother harshly in the past to protect you both, but her mind is set. I might as well let go. A clean break might even improve her attitude towards me."

"How so? You and Lucy are still my children - that's a fact that'll never change. With you both in the picture, your mother and I could still see each other even if we parted ways."

"Right now, she looks at me like I'm her enemy, barely willing to speak to me. Why suffer like this?"

young, unwed. You haven't tasted what it's like to truly love someone. You can't understand how I feel. I want to

"But..."

seeing your mother every day, without expecting her forgiveness. Anyway, I won't divorce her unless I'm

he were dead, he wouldn't be holding Janice

Keith felt helpless.

made up his mind, it was

her to overcome. And with him and

Lucy, mom wouldn't make

spend time with her, think about her, make up for the years you missed. She grew up without you and Mom.

words carried an

to risk everything, even his own life, in

could only appeal to his

the bone. Of course, I'll make it up to her once she's back." "Has Stefan mentioned coming along? With Ascend Global setting up a branch in

great respect

help, Ascend Global's new branch in

help his company expand its reach, all while making

that's a given. Stefan and Lucy are deeply in love, especially as newlyweds. He'll definitely be

months, but couples

you, Keith, you should start thinking about settling down. I haven't pressed you before, but now your

within three feet of you? Drop it. Otherwise, you might end

stood up and walked

to give a nearly twenty-five-year-old a gentle nudge, and

to rest, maybe dream up

to himself, "Ungrateful kid! Such a

handsome, but his aloofness and his rule against women getting close meant he had no girlfriend and no