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."

nice to Stefan because I want him to treat you

decades, she didn't miss a single corner. When she opened the wardrobe, she found it filled with

They looked familiar.

same as the one her mother

here, and all the

hair tenderly. "Maybe your brother bought them, or your dad. I used to

we'd replace it with a new one.

had often been taken, but after Keith grew up

mother, setting it aside, and hugged her once

Lucinda's back. After a while, she gently pushed her daughter away and softly suggested, "Lucy, you're tired. Have

to her mother's arm. "I just

Lucinda to lie down with her head on her lap. This way, maybe

maternal warmth. It was as if she was seeing her tiny bundle of joy again. It all seemed like a

her daughter's

missed her daughter's wedding, which

knock on the door

been dozing off, suddenly perked up and

came the voice

Shirley was her dedicated caretaker, didn't accompany

but obediently went to rest

hours on a plane, and the charade at

it was half-past one

a quick message to her friend, assuring her of her safe

to rest up.

my nap," Lucinda sent

before allowing herself to drift tomber.

the door

young master and your son-in-law rested?"

"Yes, they're both resting."