Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 500

After Lucinda and her daughter went upstairs, they found it hard to fall asleep.

Lucinda had been away from home for over twenty years, having left when she was just six months old. Back then, she had no concept of home and no memories of it. Today, she returned, a married woman.

Her emotions were a whirlwind.

Even though the Blue family was a deep pool of secrets, where everyone wore masks and played their parts, it did not diminish the excitement she felt about reuniting with her birth family.

Janice took her daughter into her room, planning for a mother-daughter nap.

Her room remained unchanged, meticulously cleaned by Shirley.

"Lucy, this is Mom's room," Janice said, looking around before continuing, "You were taken from this room, and afterward, I lived here, refusing to move. During those twenty-odd years of madness, I barely stepped outside, spending most of my time right here."

Back when she was out of her senses, she'd clutch a doll, pretending it was her daughter, driven by the subconscious thought that her daughter had spent six months in this room.

She felt that as long as she stayed in this room, Lucy would surely return.

If she left, Lucy might come back and not find her.

Embracing her mother, Lucinda reassured her, "Mom, it's all in the past. I'll be by your side a lot more from now on."

No wonder her mother's complexion was so pale when they first met; she was often cooped up indoors, rarely basking in the sunlight.

As Janice showed her daughter around the room, a smile graced her lips. "Yes, it's all in the past. From now on, wherever you are, I'll be there. But you don't need to be with me all the time; you're young, with your career and your Facebook."

"I'm getting on in years, and just seeing you every now and then, knowing you're doing well, that's enough for me. Just a little reminder, no matter how busy you are, don't neglect your husband, huh? Stefan came back with us - don't you bully him."

Lucinda laughed, "Mom, I've never bullied him. Every time you say this, I feel like you favor him more, as if he's your own and I'm the adopted one."

you well? I'm nice to Stefan because I want him to treat you even better. Their elders

her mother had lived in for over two decades, she didn't miss a single corner. When she opened the wardrobe, she found it filled with identical

They looked familiar.

were the same as the one her

are there so many dolls here, and all the same?"

your dad. I used to hold a doll, treating it like

couldn't find it, we'd replace it with a new one.

Keith grew up and began to protect his mother, the one she held lasted a long time, until

from her mother, setting it aside, and

pushed her daughter away and softly suggested, "Lucy, you're tired. Have a nap. We got up

can't sleep," Lucinda replied, clinging affectionately to her mother's arm. "I just want to spend time with you

the sofa, and prompted Lucinda to lie down with

warmth. It was as if she was seeing her tiny bundle of joy again.

her daughter's growing years, missed

daughter's wedding,

the door

dozing off, suddenly perked up and

me, Shirley," came the voice from behind

Shirley was her

to rest on

a plane, and the charade at Skywatch, Lucinda was indeed

she saw it was half-past one

a quick message to her friend, assuring

I'm going to rest

nap,"

to her friend before

out, closing the

and your son-in-law rested?" Shirley

"Yes, they're both resting."