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.

vice-president tag Ashley keeps throwing at me. Don't want to give her more reason to compare me unfavorably to Pete," Keith replied nonchalantly.

to a branch office and his chances of returning to head office

all

mistake and insisted on having him removed from Blue Corporation's head office. Keith was always so unapproachable, without a trace

had a bit to drink last night and was a bit tipsy," Keith mentioned

affection, he knew it was all an

Pete would replace him as the heir. Keith

relationship with his father was partly fueled by his grandmother's

but by not

a lone wolf at Sunnyglade

disappeared, his grandmother sighed to her husband, "Look at your grandson's attitude towards us." The old man merely murmured, "You reap what

wife was left speechless, realizing the truth

mistake and wanted to make amends, it all depended on

he had locked it the night before. Fortunately,

in deep slumber, clinging tightly

but his father's grip

not go hug Mom if you're so capable, hugging her pillow doesn't count," Keith muttered

note for his father instead of waking him, stating he was flying

of the Blue Corporation would wait on

care of yourself.] It

the door and leaving the house, Keith boarded 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 moved out, leaving only a few servants

meet Keith the previous night, had rushed

changed clothes, hidden her silver mask, and fallen into bed, skipping

really wanted to curse, but she always showed her

could only get up and open the

Darlene, Ms. Lucinda

who came to knock on the door

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