Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 198

Lucinda first answered her birth mother's question, then whispered to Fiona, "My birth mom is not in a good state of mind. She always mistakes my real brother for my dad and completely forgets about her own son."

In a desperate attempt to be remembered by his mother, Keith even changed his name to Ethan Blue.

Lucinda felt a pang of sadness. For all these years, she was treated like a princess in the Moore family, while her birth mother and brother had a hard time.

Fiona looked at Janice with a deep sense of pain in her heart.

As a mother, she could totally understand Janice's pain.

Looking at Keith, Fiona's heart ached as well.

A child who was not remembered by his own mother, for all these years, despite having his mother by his side, was unable to enjoy her love.

"Let's all go in," Savannah suggested.

"Lucy," Janice was very dependent on Lucinda. She was holding a doll with one hand and tightly grasping Lucinda's arm with the other, fearing Lucinda would leave her.

She hadn't been out for a long time; her usual company was the servants at home, all of whom looked down on her.

Over time, Janice became afraid of strangers and crowded places.

"Mum, don't be scared. Let's go inside and talk." Lucinda comforted her.

Janice nodded, perhaps feeling that her reaction would lead to misunderstandings, so she awkwardly smiled at everyone.

Everyone went into the house.

The Moores were a bit nervous, especially the elderly.

Stefan noticed their discomfort and naturally sat next to Madison.

The elderly were familiar with Stefan; after all, he was Lucinda's husband, and Stefan and Ike Moore were college classmates. Even though they weren't close friends due to personality differences, Stefan would visit the Moores every year.

The Moores had a good impression of him.

But then, after he graduated and got busy taking over the company and dealing with various issues, he didn't have time to visit the Moores until he stabilized the company and had time to pursue Lucinda. Before he could start his pursuit, Lucinda, pressured by her mother to get married, took the initiative to rent him as a boyfriend, and he tricked her into becoming his wife.

Stefan didn't say it, but when Lucinda proposed to rent him as a boyfriend, he was thrilled.

He had done so much behind the scenes, just wanting to make her his wife, and she willingly fell into his trap.

Honestly, he laughed every time he thought of this.

After the servants served coffee, desserts, and fruits, Stefan kindly introduced which desserts were delicious and asked the elderly to try them.

With him by their side, talking, the elderly soon relaxed and became natural.

Lucinda gave Stefan a look of appreciation and gratitude.

She was caught up with Janice, needed to take care of Janice's emotions, and couldn't ignore Fiona.

At this moment, her adoptive parents were on her left, and her birth mom and birth brother were on her right.

The Andersons waited until both families' emotions were stable, and then Savannah lovingly looked at Stefan.

Stefan detailed the whole thing.

Only then did the Andersons and Moores understand the truth.

While sympathizing with Janice, they were also amazed at the magic of blood relations.

When Lucinda was only half a year old, she was stolen from her home by her father's pursuer. Even though the Blues immediately investigated and pursued Elisa after discovering this, they only found Elisa's body in the end, not baby Lucinda Blue.

Mother and daughter had been separated for 23 years, during which they hadn't met. But Lucinda had dreamed of her birth mother twice recently, which was the magic of blood ties.

So, how did Vincent Moore replace Lucinda?

Vincent recalled the scene at that time and said, "My biological daughter was also just half a year old at that time, but she had neuroblastoma. Even though we were willing to do everything to treat her, the situation was not optimistic. The doctor told me that our daughter was critically ill and that I should be prepared."

"I was in great pain, but I had to face reality. On that day, after the doctor told me about my daughter's condition, I didn't return to the ward but walked out of the hospital in a daze. I didn't know where to go, so I took a bus and let it take me anywhere."

"When I passed by the cemetery, I thought of the doctor's words that I needed to prepare a funeral for my daughter. So I got off the bus near the cemetery and walked to the cemetery, planning to choose a burial site for my daughter. It was very quiet near the cemetery, with few people."

"As I was walking, I heard a child crying. At first, I thought I was hallucinating, because how could there be a child near the cemetery? But the cry was too real, so I followed the sound and really saw a child in a ditch by the roadside. She was also half a year old, crawling around in the ditch, crying with her head up."

"I immediately jumped into the ditch and picked her up. After I picked her up, she kept grabbing my clothes and stuffing them into her mouth. I guessed she must be starving. She was dressed nicely, which I couldn't afford for my child at that time. She was also wearing a gold necklace."

"The necklace was engraved with 'Lucy'. I didn't know who had dumped her in the ditch; if no one had found her, she would have died. My heart ached for this little girl, so I took her home. I didn't know if anyone saw me at the time."

"I was just back at the bus stop with her when I received a call from my wife, telling me that my daughter's life was hanging by a thread. I quickly ran towards the hospital with the little girl in my arms. As soon as I got back to my daughter, she passed away."

As they talked about the past, everyone in the Moore family shed tears.

This was the first time Lucinda found out how she was picked up.

She was brought here by the real Lucinda; she consoled the real Lucinda's parents for their loss; she became their daughter in place of the real Lucinda.

Fiona couldn't help but sob uncontrollably on her husband's shoulder.

For the past 23 years, although she treated Lucinda as her own daughter, she always knew that Lucinda could not replace the daughter she lost. The pain of losing a daughter still hurts when she thinks about

it.

"Mom!" Lucinda hugged Fiona tearfully.

Fiona cried for a while, realized they were at the Anderson family, her daughter's husband's home, and tried to hold back her pain. She wiped her tears on her husband's shoulder, gently patted Lucinda's hand, and said with a trembling voice, "I'm okay; it's been 23 years; I've made it through."

She took over Vincent's words and said, "Only a mother who has lost a child can know what that feels like. It really feels like the end of the world; it's extremely painful. My daughter was also a lovely baby before she fell ill; every time I see Lucy, it's like seeing my daughter. I couldn't resist her charm, and so we brought Lucy home, told the world that Lucy was cured, and let her take our daughter's place."