Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 245

She racked her brain for a long time but still couldn't figure out where Keith had slipped up earlier.

In the end, Lucinda could only sigh inwardly. Her father and brother were both very clever men.

Their understanding and tacit agreement were beyond her comprehension for now.

"Dad, don't take such risks in the future," Keith advised his father once more.

Nathan laughed it off. "It's okay; I used a stand-in. I just wanted to come see Lucy a bit earlier. I'll be heading back in a few days."

His original plan was to come visit his daughter today and then leave immediately.

But upon hearing that his wife had woken up, he decided to stay a couple more days before going back.

Although the relationship between father and son seemed a bit distant, Keith knew his father's intentions well. He frowned and said, "After dinner, you better get going. Even if you come with us to Ascend Estate, my mom might not want to see you. You should give her some time to accept the fact."

Nathan's mood instantly plummeted.

Regardless of why and what he had done, he had failed to protect her. That was his mistake. He couldn't make excuses for himself.

He and Janice, in this life, may never be able to go back to how they were at the start.

Nathan felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife as he looked at his children before him.

Only after he had eliminated all enemies, changed the family rules, and completely taken over Blue Corporation, if he was still alive by then, could he retire and leave everything to his children to manage. Then he could use the remaining time to beg his wife for forgiveness.

After a while, he quietly agreed, "I'll head back after dinner."

He looked at Lucinda and asked, "Lucy, how about we have dinner together later? And Stefan too. I want to meet my son-in-law."

He had some matters to discuss with Stefan.

Stefan was five years older than Keith and had already taken over the family business for many years, so he was very mature in all aspects. Nathan's expectations for Stefan even exceeded those for his son.

"Sure."

Lucinda agreed to his request: "I'll call Stefan."

She got up and left the café to make the call.

Being with his father always seemed to spark an argument, so once Lucinda stepped out, Keith also said, "I'm going to get some fresh air."

He then got up and left.

Nathan: "You just don't want to be with me."

He wasn't a fool.

Thinking that his children didn't really like him, Nathan let out another sigh.

There's no such thing as perfection in life. There were always things he couldn't accomplish.

After finishing her call with her husband, Lucinda turned around to see her brother standing nearby. She instinctively asked, "Why are you out here too?"

"My personality clashes with that old man's; it's easy to start an argument. Without you in there, I'm afraid we might start arguing, so I came out for some fresh air."

Lucinda: "He's not old."

Although their father was already fifty, he had taken good care of himself and now looked more like their big brother.

No wonder his children were already twenty-four, yet twenty-six-year-old Madeleine still wanted to marry him.

"He's fifty; how is that not old? I insist on calling him an old man. That way, he won't think he's still an eighteen-year-old and keep wanting to marry an eighteen-year-old woman."