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.

lazy vice-president tag Ashley keeps throwing at me. Don't want to give her more reason

branch office and his chances

all Keith's

everyone in the Blue family knew that Keith had caught Pete in a mistake and insisted on having him removed from Blue Corporation's head office. Keith was always so unapproachable, without

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

as his grandparents showed him affection, he knew it was

subtly favored Hayden and Pete, hoping Pete would replace him as the heir. Keith was acutely aware

with his father was partly fueled

it, but by not intervening, he

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

his grandmother sighed to her husband, "Look at your grandson's attitude towards us."

realizing the truth in his

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

remember he had locked it the night before. Fortunately,

his father still in deep slumber, clinging

pillow, but his

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

stating he was flying to Pinehurst for a week to attend

responsibilities of the Blue Corporation would wait on his

[Take care of yourself.] It was his way of

locking 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

out, leaving only a few

sneaked out to meet Keith the previous night, had rushed back to avoid

hidden her silver mask, and fallen

the door. Darlene really wanted to curse, but she

only get up

Ms. Lucinda

to knock

up earlier than her sister, because Darlene always liked to cook