Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 252

Stefan and Keith locked eyes, but neither of them said anything right off the bat.

They weren't unwilling to stick up for Nathan; it's just that they felt Nathan was so cold-hearted that he'd hurt Janice really badly.

Janice's mental breakdown didn't happen overnight; it was more like death by a thousand cuts.

Nathan might have been too busy hunting for his daughter and running his business to give Janice the attention she needed, plus all the blame from everyone else at home. Over time, she became mentally unhinged.

One thing was clear: she had lost all hope in Nathan before her breakdown.

Stefan felt like all this was a private matter between Nathan and Janice, and it wasn't his place to step in.

Keith, on the other hand, felt that his dad failed to protect his mom, let her mental health deteriorate, and then got close with Madeleine Porter. Madeleine had been eyeing his mom's spot for a while, so Keith hoped his parents would divorce.

He wanted his mom to stay in Pinehurst with his sister, which he thought was a better setup than going back to Skywatch.

So he wasn't in the mood to make excuses for his dad.

Stefan was hoping Keith would speak first, and Keith was hoping Stefan would break the ice, so they just sat there eyeing each other, and in the end, neither of them said a word.

Seeing no response, Nathan took his eyes off the photo and looked up at his son and Stefan.

They were both smart cookies; they knew everything he had done.

Their favoritism towards Janice was clear as day; how could they possibly stick up for him?

"Uh, Nathan, I think you and Janice should sort out your stuff on your own. It's hard for others to step in when it comes to relationship matters." Stefan finally broke the silence.

Keith, however, didn’t utter a word.

These were his parents; if he took sides with either one, he’d feel guilty towards the other.

So he chose to keep his peace.

Nathan gave a slight smile, but Stefan thought it looked worse than a cry.

"Yeah, relationship matters should be sorted out by ourselves. I'll deal with it when I have time." Nathan gave a deep sigh in his heart, considering the current situation, and accepted Stefan's suggestion.

The room fell silent again until Emma’s call came through.

After answering the call, Stefan told Nathan and Keith, "Nathan, I'm going to get the photo albums."

Nathan nodded.

A few minutes later, Stefan brought out his treasured photo albums.

Handing these precious albums to Nathan was a bit painful for Stefan because these were his prized possessions.

Giving these albums to Nathan was also a way to show him his deep affection for Lucinda.

Nathan took the albums, but before he could flip through them, Keith reached out his hand only to get it slapped away by Nathan.

Keith looked at his father, confused and unhappy.

"You see Lucy every day, yet you still want to steal my chance to look at the albums. Don't you think you're overstepping a bit?" Nathan said.

Keith was speechless.

After finding his sister, he seemed to be even less welcome in his father's eyes.