Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 263

Janice turned to leave.

"Lucy, I ain't going back. I'll watch the store for you."

Janice walked away as she spoke.

She didn't want to face her husband.

Even less so, those who had once hurt her.

To be honest, she hadn't even figured out how to deal with her husband.

That night, when Lucy asked her what her father was like, she was silent for a long time. By the time she wanted to answer, Lucy had already fallen asleep.

There was no denying that before Lucy went missing, he was the best man in the world to her, a good husband.

After Lucy went missing, at first, he was out every day with people looking for Lucy, leaving her alone without comfort. Janice didn't blame him for this.

Elisa stole her daughter, she would blame him if he did nothing.

While he was out looking for their daughter, she was at home alone, facing the family's blame.

She put up with these, and she didn't blame him.

What pissed off Janice was the time when she lost her sanity.

Even though she lost her sanity, it didn't mean she lost her memory.

Now that she was sober and looking back, Janice harbored resentment against her husband.

As a husband, he failed to protect his wife and child and later had a close relationship with Madeleine Porter. He could have divorced her because she lost her sanity and couldn't accompany him to various activities. She was willing to let him be with Madeleine.

But he didn't.

Did he know that keeping her as the wife of the head of the Blue family would only make Madeleine want to kill her more?

Not only that, but even their child was not safe.

All in all, Janice couldn't forgive her husband or face him; they could only divorce.

Her daughter was found, her son-in-law was good, and Janice was already satisfied.

Whoever wanted the position of the wife of the head of the Blue family can take it; she didn't care.

"Janice."

Nathan instinctively chased after her.

"Nathan, if you dare to follow me in, don't blame me for chasing you out with a broom!"

Janice suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at Nathan coldly, warning him.

Nathan stopped. The deep hatred in his wife's eyes was like lead, making his legs heavy and unable to take a step.

"Fiona, Cecilia, gal, let's go inside."

After preventing Nathan, Janice told Fiona, Cecilia, and the waitress, indicating them to follow her in.

Except for the waitress, Cecilia and Fiona knew that Janice had a brutal past, and the person responsible for this was Nathan.

Nathan's grandstanding today to recognize and protect his daughter can't erase his past negligence, nor can it erase the fact that he betrayed his marriage.

Cecilia pulled the waitress and followed Janice into the shop.

Fiona told Lucinda, "Lucy, you and Stefan take them back to Ascend Estate first. I'll keep an eye on your mom."

"Mom, I'm worried, I'll go in first."

Lucinda couldn't leave at this time, and she went into the shop with her foster mother.

"Lucy."

Nathan said in a low voice to Lucinda, "Tell your mom, no matter what happens, I won't divorce her!"

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Nathan could guess Janice's thoughts.

Lucinda didn't say anything, just silently walked into the shop.

After about ten minutes, Lucinda came out.

Her eyes were red; she had been crying.

"Dad, don't bother mom for now."

Lucinda walked up to her father and softly requested.

Nathan looked deeply at the Serendipity Cafe, where his wife was sitting at the cash register, but he couldn't see her.

After a while, he quietly agreed: "Okay."

The reporters dispersed.

As the people from the Blue family left, the crowd also dispersed.

They all thought today's event was exciting.

They decided to pay more attention to the Serendipity Cafe in the future, as there was always juicy gossip there.

They all wanted to know what happened to the person who spread rumors online, accusing Lucinda of cheating. Was he scared?

The Blue family certainly wouldn't let him off the hook whether he was scared or not.

The Anderson family would definitely take action, too.

The head of the Blue family had declared to sue that person for slander to make him go bankrupt!

Great, once the head of the Blue family sued him, everyone will know who that person was. They really wanted to know who the person who got exposed was.

Cecilia poured Janice a glass of water.

"Have a drink."

Janice took the water and said gratefully, "Cecilia, thanks, I'm okay. You guys continue with your work, don't worry about me."

Fiona looked at her with concern, seeming to want to say something, but stopped herself.

"You don't have to say anything either. If a mirror is broken, even if repaired, it will leave traces, and he and I can't make up anymore, especially he doesn't want to make up with me either."

Madeleine was still around Nathan.

The people of Skywatch were all waiting for Madeleine to take her place.

There were always women chasing him.

She had had enough.

The woman chasing him made her and her daughter separated for twenty-three years.

Fiona said, "Janice, I didn't mean to persuade you. We outsiders don't know about your affairs and won't interfere. But, if you feel sad, you can talk to me about it. If you want to cry, I'll be by your side to support you. Don't bottle it up."

Janice said gratefully, "I'm fine. I can handle it. I've been through tougher things. Now, I've found Lucy. you guys raised her so well, and she married such a good husband like Stefan, I'm satisfied. I'm not going back to Skywatch anymore. From now on, we can keep each other company. If you return to the countryside, I'll be right there with you. I heard from Lucy that your family's got a ton of fruit trees. I want to see what it feels like to just chill in a tree and munch on some fruit. Lucy also said that you guys hang a hammock under the tree. Lying in the hammock and reading a book sounds pretty dope. I'd like to try that too."

Fiona couldn't help but laugh, "Lucy loves doing that. When the fruits are ripe, she always insists she's going to 'guard the orchard,' but really, she's just lounging in the hammock, engrossed in a novel. She's a total bookworm, and now she's even started writing her own stories. When she gets peckish, she'll just climb up the tree and pick some fruit to snack on. Whichever fruit is the biggest and ripest, that's the one she'll pick."

As Janice imagined this scene, she couldn't help but crack a smile, a hint of longing in her eyes.

"You guys don't scold her for that?"

"Why would we? It's our own fruit. She can eat whatever she wants. If anything, we worry she's not eating enough. At our house, she's the apple of our eye. Everyone dotes on her. We couldn't bear to scold her."

Because they'd lost a child before, and they knew the pain of that loss all too well.

So when they adopted Lucinda, they spoiled her rotten.

Of course, there were limits to their indulgence. They never slacked off on educating Lucinda, because if they ended up spoiling her into a selfish and wilful girl, that would actually do her more harm than good.