Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 167

Stefan shot him a glance, saying, "It's not that I have a rival, but Lucy has found her family. She has a twin brother who seems pretty domineering."

Ike immediately stood up and said, "Lucy found her relatives? How? Where are her biological parents?"

"You seem so worked up; you must be happy for Lucy, right?"

Ike opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but being too excited, he didn't know what to say. He felt like slamming his hand on the table but was afraid of hurting himself. Finally, he grabbed Stefan's hand and slammed it heavily onto the table.

Stefan's face darkened.

He was afraid of hurting his hand, but did Stefan not feel pain?

Shaking off Ike’s hand, Stefan examined his own: "No swelling? I wanted to take a pic and send it to Lucy to make her feel a little sorry for me, but I guess not."

Ike: "Stefan, you haven't answered my question. You didn't tell us about such a big thing. Did you start looking down on the Moore family because you knew Lucy was not a biological Moore?"

"No way! Ike, that's too far. You can question me, but you can't question Lucy. She's always thought of you guys as family; she doesn't even have feelings for her biological parents yet."

Stefan defended Lucinda, saying, "We only suspect; we haven't confirmed whether that person is Lucy's relative. I've arranged for a paternity test; we'll know once the result comes out."

Then, Stefan told Ike the truth about what happened last night, not wanting Ike to feel they were looking down on the Moore family.

After hearing, Ike was silent for a long time.

It was shocking news, and it felt like destiny.

As soon as Ethan had the news, he dropped everything and went over with his crazed mother. He didn't expect that her one time running away would lead to their meeting Lucinda.

Lucinda had two dreams, clearly seeing Janice in them. So, when she saw Janice, she recognized her.

Ike didn't know how he felt.

Complicated, probably.

Since Lucinda found out about her origins, he had hoped she could find her biological parents but also feared she would leave them once she did. His selfish wish was that she wouldn't find her relatives.

However, reality came quickly.

Finding relatives could take years, even decades, and they still might not be found.

Like finding a needle in a haystack.

Even with advanced technology and DNA comparisons, it still required a coincidence to be found.

But not long after Lucinda found out about her origins, she met a woman who was very likely her biological mother.

"Her brother is domineering?"

"He means, if Lucy truly is his sister, he wants to take her back to Skywatch, at least have her live there for two years. He doesn't want Lucy to marry too early; he says he wants to make it up to her."

Stefan was relieved he had already married Lucinda; otherwise, once she found her real parents and returned to her real family, he might never be able to marry her.

Ike's eyes were filled with reluctance. Lucinda was the sister he had loved since childhood. When they were young, Lucinda always liked to go out and play with him. Sometimes, when he didn't want to bring her, she would cry, and seeing her cry would soften his heart.

Stefan’s marriage to his sister felt like losing a part of himself, and now that a biological brother of Lucinda's had appeared, Ike felt pressure.