Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 200

Savannah got it, her heart aching as she said, "You've got it rough. You've really been through the wringer."

Although Lucinda fell into a rural family, the Moores treated her better than their own daughter.

They could say that Lucinda had a much better life than her twin brother.

"As long as I can find Lucy in my lifetime, I’ll be over the moon. No matter how hard it gets, it's all worth it."

Finding his sister made all the suffering and hardship Keith had gone through feel like peanuts.

His biggest fear was going through all this pain only to never find his sister in the end.

Patrick, who had been silent, asked, "The Blues have serious clout in Skywatch, and your sister is the biological daughter of the head honcho. Who's got the guts and the chops to snatch Lucy from the Blues and drop her in Pinehurst?"

Pinehurst and Skywatch weren't even in the same state, with several provinces and countless cities in between.

Keith explained to the two old folks what he had figured out.

In Skywatch, the Blues announced that Elisa had infiltrated their family and kidnapped Lucinda.

Keith was only six months old at the time, so he wouldn't remember. He only found out when he was older.

Given the tight security at the Blues' mansion, it would have been a tall order for Elisa to sneak in and snatch Lucinda, who was highly valued. But she managed it easily.

There must have been a mole.

He had always suspected that the mole was Ashley because Ashley already had Pete, a boy who wasn't as favored as Lucinda. Ashley was a green-eyed monster, always nitpicking, and she very likely helped Elisa kidnap Lucinda.

Unfortunately, by the time he was an adult and started investigating, he couldn't find a shred of evidence that Ashley was involved.

If he couldn't find it, what about his dad?

Keith didn't believe his father couldn't find it, unless the person who helped Elisa was someone he didn't want to hurt.

His father and Hayden were as thick as thieves. It was said that Hayden was very dependent on his father when he was young, and his father, who was six years older than Hayden, practically raised him.

If Ashley did it and Hayden pleaded for her,

Keith felt a chill in his heart. Maybe in his father's eyes, a missing daughter was less important than his brother.

Seeing Nathan Blue and Madeleine so close, with Madeleine young enough to be Nathan's daughter yet willing to marry him, one can't help but wonder what her motives were. It didn't take a genius to figure it out.

Keith suddenly wondered if his father knew who the mole was and was just pretending not to find them. After his sister disappeared, he announced that half of his estate would be inherited by Lucinda, which made people green with envy and put his sister in danger.

"Your grandma's really out of line. Lucy's disappearance wasn't your mom's fault. How could she put all the blame on your mom? She should blame your dad too. It was his dalliances that led to Lucy's disappearance."

Savannah was livid after hearing Keith's story.

"23 years ago, considering your family's financial situation, you should have had CCTV installed, right? Did anyone see Lucy being taken?"

Although there were surveillance devices everywhere now, they've only been around for twenty to thirty years. Whether the Blues had surveillance installed when Lucy was kidnapped 23 years ago was hard to say.

"We only had cameras outside the house at the time, none inside. We could only see Elisa carrying my sister out, but we couldn't see who helped her."

Keith sighed. Society back then didn't have all the high-tech gadgets we had now.

Finding someone used to be a real uphill battle.

Even now, with all the advancements in technology, it's still tough to find someone.

If finding someone was easy, there wouldn't be so many missing children. Those families who lost their kids and kept searching for them for decades.

Even a wealthy and influential family like the Blues took over twenty years to find Lucy.

"Has the doctor given any chance of recovery for your mom?" Savannah asked, concerned.

Patrick said, "Looks like the Blues have quite a complicated situation. You guys found Lucy, but I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing for her."

Patrick remembered when Lucinda had been kidnapped and said, "Before you and your mom came to Pinehurst, Lucy had already been in danger. Thankfully, we found out in time, and she wasn't hurt. Stefan is still looking for the culprit."

"I suspect it's the same person from back then. They knew Lucy was here before you guys and wanted to put an end to her life before you guys could."

Keith agreed with Patrick, saying, "After me and my mom bumped into Lucy, I heard from Stefan about what happened to her. I guess the culprit wanted to hurt Lucy before we could, to prevent her from returning to the Blues."

If Lucy died, half of her father's estate would either be split by her brothers or inherited by Madeleine's child, if she had one.

Keith had suspects but no evidence to prove they were the culprits.

Madeleine was only two years older than him, but her family fully supported her marrying into the Blues. In Skywatch, Madeleine had much more pull than him.

Most importantly, he was flying solo.

His hired hands at home, who were supposed to protect his mom, couldn't even hold off his granny.

In Skywatch, Keith had no true friends. The only one he could confide in was his mom's nephew, Hayes Brooks. But Hayes' family was down in the dumps. If it weren't for him, they couldn't have kept their last bit of property. Hayes was no help to him at all.

"The doctors can't guarantee if my mom can recover. Now that I've found Lucy, I want her to spend more time with my mom. See if she can help my mom get back to normal by recalling past events." Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

This was the only shot for his mom's recovery.

After understanding the current situation of the Blue family, Patrick and Savannah exchanged glances. Patrick said to Keith in a gentle tone, "Although the Anderson family doesn't like to stick our noses in other people's business, Lucy is a vital member of our family. Caring about her doesn't count as meddling."

"Keith, you can chill. You two won't feel lonely and helpless anymore. The Anderson family has got your back. We've got connections in Skywatch too."

No matter what, the Anderson family would get revenge for Lucinda and find the killers, so Lucy could truly be safe.

Keith gratefully said, "Thanks, Patrick Anderson, Grace Blue."

The two elders replied, "We're all family here; no need to be formal. You've trusted us so much and shared everything with us; how could we just sit back and do nothing?"

Even though Keith was always on his guard, he did not hold back anything from the two elders of the Anderson family. He said he needed to say and didn't need to say.

He had complete faith in these two old folks!