Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 214

Upon learning the real reason for Owen's visit, Lucinda leaned over to whisper a few words to her friend. After giving her friend a long look, she let her go with Owen, deciding to stick around the shop a bit longer.

"Mom, why don't you take a stroll around the block? Or maybe check out the mall across the street and see if there's anything you need to buy?"

Lucinda was worried that the two mothers would get bored just hanging around the shop. She suggested they go on a little shopping spree.

Fiona responded, "I don't really need anything, but a little window shopping wouldn't hurt. Janice, do you fancy a trip to the supermarket?"

Janice was raring to go, but the Blue family's bodyguards stepped in. One of them said to Lucinda, "Ma'am, even though Pinehurst is safer than Skywatch, we can't be too careless. It's not safe for the lady to go to crowded places."

"Crowded places are a hotbed for troublemakers. It's easy for things to go south."

Taken aback, Lucinda asked, "You guys can't protect us?"

Was the Blue family really in such danger?

"Better safe than sorry."

The bodyguards were extremely cautious. The young master had entrusted them with the lady's safety, and they intended to keep her out of harm's way.

"Lucy, I want to go to the supermarket."

Janice gave her daughter a pitiful look.

She rarely engaged in such down-to-earth activities and was quite excited about the supermarket trip.

Lucinda glanced at the bodyguards, then at her husband. Stefan understood her and said, "I'll go with you. The shop's not busy anyway, and we have staff here."

With Stefan's assurance, the Blue family bodyguards didn't stop Janice from going to the supermarket.

The couple escorted the two mothers to the large supermarket across the street.

Fiona often visited her daughter, whose rented house was just opposite the supermarket. They had been to the supermarket together a few times.

With her experience, Fiona guided Janice around the supermarket, with the bodyguards shadowing them closely.

As mothers, they were always keen to buy things for their children. Fiona bought loads of stuff for her family but hardly anything for herself.

Janice, born and married into a wealthy family, was no stranger to supermarkets. But whenever she visited one before, her family would arrange for it to be emptied.

The supermarket was quite different now, bustling with shoppers. Seeing others buy this and that stirred her shopping desires.

In the end, she too bought a lot food, toys, and clothes.

The food was for Lucinda and her husband; the toys were for her own young twins; and the clothes were mostly for babies. She also picked out a few autumn outfits for Lucinda, saying that although they were not related by blood, she treated Lucinda the same as her own children.

That made Lucinda feel a little sad.

Even though they were a real mother and daughter, her mother still thought of them as strangers.

In City C, in the hall of the Blue family's villa, Mr. Blue was on the phone again.

His mistress brought him some fruit after dinner.

She sat down next to him, eating fruit while listening to Mr. Blue's phone conversation.

"Why is the kid still in Pinehurst, staying at Ascend Estate? He found his sister; shouldn't he be rushing back to Skywatch with her?"