Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 211

Lucinda mentioned that she was totally on board with her mom's plan.

But they had to be sneaky about it and make her vague-memory grandma taste the bitterness of losing a husband.

Lucinda learned from her brother that her grandma loved her a lot because she inherited her incredible looks.

It wasn't that noticeable when she was a baby, but now she looked a lot like her grandma in her younger days.

After learning all this, Lucinda was pretty bummed out.

Her grandma, who treated her like a jewel, hurt her mother.

When she was taken away by the Avila family, the one who suffered the most was definitely her mother.

How could grandma blame her mother for that?

“Mom.”

Lucinda hugged her mom's shoulders tightly and gently said, “It's all water under the bridge.”

She'll deal with all the grudges later.

Janice blinked away the tears in her eyes and said, “Thank God, my husband is loyal in love. He doesn't even like socializing outside.”

Lucinda snorted.

If her dad was really loyal, he wouldn't have messed around while her mom was sick, let alone refused to divorce.

Madeleine from the Porter family, who always wanted to take her mom's place, was only two years older than her.

At the age of twenty-six, she's supposed to be a stepmother to a twenty-four-year-old. Why would Madeleine like Nathan? Other than his maturity now, it's all about Nathan's status.

In Skywatch, the Porter family was the second-wealthiest family.

If Madeleine became the lady of the Blue family, it would be a win-win situation; it would boost the power of the Porter family, and they might even surpass the Blue family.

Bypassing the Blue family must be the wish of the master of the Porter family.

Otherwise, why would he let his young and beautiful daughter marry Nathan and be someone else's stepmother?

Janice was forty-eight this year; Nathan was two years older than her, so he's fifty.

Nathan was twenty-four years older than Madeleine; he could totally be Madeleine's father.

“Lucy.”

Janice suddenly changed the subject and asked, “Didn't you say you opened a coffee shop? Can you take me to your shop?”

Lucinda looked at the sky; even though it was late, they hadn't had dinner yet.

“If you want to, I can take you there now.”

Janice looked very pleased and said, “Let's go then. I haven't been out for a long time.”

Lucinda looked at her mother's pale skin, which was the result of rarely getting sun exposure.

Recently, as Janice moved to Pinehurst with her son, her face became ruddier due to more sun exposure and not as pale as before.

Janice wanted to visit the Serendipity Cafe.

Due to restrictions, Lucinda couldn't drive, so Stefan drove his wife and the two ladies to the Serendipity Cafe.

The bodyguard Keith left behind followed in two cars.

Vincent and his parents didn't go together; the old couple felt they were too old to enjoy such a long drive.

Mason and the Anderson family's old couple were a bit stiff at first, but when they started talking about work, they found common ground, and the four old folks started chatting away.

Compared to the Moore family's old folks, who spent their lives working in the fields, the Anderson family's old couple were slightly inexperienced. They humbly asked for advice, which made the Moore family's old folks feel that the Anderson family's old folks were just like them, ordinary people.

The only differences were that the Anderson family's house was bigger and prettier, and their land was more extensive.

By the time they arrived at the Serendipity Cafe, it was already seven in the evening.

There were no customers in the shop; Cecilia had just ordered takeout for herself, the staff, and the pastry chef. While waiting, she saw her friend coming in with her moms.

“Lucinda.”

Cecilia got up and went around the cash register to greet them.

“Mrs. Fiona, Mr. Coleman.”

Cecilia smiled and greeted Fiona and Stefan. Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

Fiona also smiled back.

Cecilia looked at Janice, and Janice was looking at Cecilia; her smile was as comfortable and approachable as her friend Lucinda's.

In simple terms, Cecilia was very likeable.

Janice felt she really liked this girl.

Seeing that there were no customers in the shop, only her friend and the staff, and the pastry chefs were in the pastry room,

Lucinda introduced her biological mother to her friend: “Cecilia, this is my biological mother; my mother's name is Janice Bright. I'll tell you the details of our reunion when we have time.”

The two were BFFs.

Lucinda wasn't the biological daughter of the Moore family, and she didn't hide it from her friend.

The matter of finding her biological mother had just come out recently due to the test results, so she hadn't had a chance to tell her friend in detail.

Lucinda also introduced Cecilia's identity to her biological mother.

“Ma'am, nice to meet you.”

Cecilia immediately smiled and greeted Janice.

Janice, holding a doll in one hand and Cecilia's hand in the other, smiled and said, “Can I call you Cecilia?”

“Of course.”

Cecilia agreed readily.

After inviting everyone to sit down, she asked Lucinda, “Lucy, are you out shopping? Have you eaten yet?”

“My mom heard that I opened a coffee shop and wanted to see it, so I brought her here. We haven't eaten yet.”

"I just ordered some takeout; it hasn't arrived yet. Want me to get some for you guys too?" Cecilia asked, giving Stefan a quick look.

"I'm not picky," Stefan said in a low voice.

When he was with Lucinda, he really wasn't picky. He could eat anything.

Worried her mother might not be used to takeout food, Lucinda asked her softly, "Mom, how about we have takeout? Or would you prefer to eat out at a restaurant?"

"Takeout?"

Janice paused for a moment, thought for a while, then smiled warmly and said, "Lucy, as long as I'm with you all, whatever we eat is fine. I love being with you; it makes me happy."

Since Janice had no objections, Cecilia ordered a few more takeouts, not forgetting the Blue family's bodyguards.

Janice looked around the Serendipity Cafe and made a few suggestions for Lucinda to upscale the ambiance.

Having lived in high society all her life, Janice definitely had a good eye. Lucinda made a note of her mother's suggestions, planning to make some changes later to enhance the cafe's image.

"Cecilia, is there anything I can help with?" Fiona was looking for something to do.

"Ma'am, we don't have any customers right now; there's nothing much you can help with. And you shouldn't always be looking for things to do. You're here to have fun, so just relax. Tomorrow, let Lucinda show you around the sights in Pinehurst."

"Lucinda is busy. If I want to go out, just let Ike accompany me."

Lucinda knew her mother loved to delegate everything to her big brother, believing that as long as he handled it, the family would be fine. Now that Lucinda was married and needed to earn money to support her family and save for future children,

Even though Stefan had enough money to raise children as a mother, she still instinctively thought this way.

Ike: Oh, my God! Is this a hint that I should get married?