Faux Vows, True Desires

As the heir to the illustrious Blue family fortune, he was considered a leftover bachelor by his sister!

"Is Stefan around?" Keith inquired.

"Yes, he is. You looking for him? Hold on, I'll get him for the phone."

Lucinda promptly handed the phone to her husband.

Stefan grabbed the phone and greeted Keith on the other end.

Keith immediately started to gripe, "Where's that bossy attitude of yours, Stefan? And that petty jealousy? I've been chatting with Lucy for ages, and you're not the least bit sour? You don't snatch the phone away or hang up, leaving me to be teased by Lucy. There goes my brotherly authority."

Stefan was speechless.

If he was domineering and jealous, Keith would call him petty, saying he was even jealous of his own cousin.

If he was generous, Keith would still find fault with him.

He was in a no-win situation, caught in the middle like a sandwich cookie.

Keith still had a few more complaints lined up, but Stefan hung up the phone.

Just as he wished!

"Stefan, Stefan, I wasn't even finished talking, and you hang up on me. Seriously, when I want you to hang up, you don't, and when I don't want you to, you hang up so quickly." Keith grumbled a bit but didn't call back.

Continuing the conversation would probably drive him mad with frustration from his sister's teasing.

Stuffing his phone back into his pocket, Keith checked himself out in the mirror and found his reflection to be tall, cool, and handsome, just the way he liked. Satisfied, he stepped out of his room. Keith greeted his grandparents with a casual 'good morning,' and his interaction with them was brief.

"Keith, you're heading out so early?" his grandmother asked with affection.

keeps throwing at me. Don't want to give her more reason to compare me unfavorably to Pete," Keith replied nonchalantly. His grandmother

off to a branch office and his chances of returning to

was all Keith's

the transfer, everyone in the Blue family knew that Keith had caught Pete in a mistake and insisted on having

check on Dad. He had a bit to drink last night and was a bit tipsy," Keith

his grandparents showed him affection, he knew it was all an

they'd subtly favored Hayden and Pete, hoping Pete would replace him as the heir.

relationship with his father was partly fueled

grandfather had stayed out of it, but by not intervening, he was complicit... so Keith kept

sister was found, he was like a lone wolf at Sunnyglade Abbey, surrounded by relatives

walked past them and swiftly disappeared, his grandmother sighed to her husband, "Look at your grandson's attitude towards us." The old man

speechless, realizing the

wanted to make amends, it all depended on whether their grandson was willing to give

room, only to remember he had locked it the night

slumber, clinging

attempted to remove the pillow, but his father's grip was unyielding even in

Mom if you're so capable, hugging

of waking him, stating he was flying to Pinehurst for a week to attend Liam's wedding

the Blue Corporation would wait on his

he added. [Take care of yourself.] It was his way of showing concern

the private jet arranged for him, ready to fly to Pinehurst and deliver a financial gift to the lifesaver who had once helped him. Meanwhile, in Pinehurst, Lucinda had just resigned from her job and was paying a visit

leaving only a few servants and

sneaked out to meet Keith the previous night, had rushed back to avoid her sister's

her silver mask, and fallen into bed,

up by a knock on the door. Darlene really wanted to curse, but she always showed

get up and open

Ms.

knock on the door

sister, because Darlene always liked to cook breakfast for her sister, so she got up