Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 308

Keith was itching to kick this woman out. He couldn't stand to see her all over his dad anymore, so he decided to leave.

"Take the gift back for now. Give it to her when she gets back."

After answering Madeleine's question, Nathan whirled around as if he had eyes in the back of his head and asked his son, "Keith, where are you off to?"

"None of your business!"

Keith retorted coldly. Nathan was ticked off and cursed at his son's retreating figure, "This ungrateful brat, trying to give me a heart attack, huh? If you weren't my son, do you think I'd give a damn?"

Madeleine quickly tried to soothe him as she said, "Nathan, calm down. Keith is just like that. He's always ignored you. You'll just tire yourself out if you keep getting worked up over him. It's not worth it."

Nathan grimaced and said, "Ungrateful brat, why do I have such an unfilial son? With his attitude, how is he going to shoulder responsibility in the future!"

Hearing his words, everyone present seemed to perk up.

Nathan always seemed to have a special disdain for Keith, thinking he couldn't bear any responsibility, yet he had to make Keith his heir because he was his only son.

If Nathan had two sons, Keith's position would be in jeopardy.

Nathan's wife was nearing fifty. Even if she were to regain her health, she could no longer bear him a son. Their relationship wasn't great either. Everyone who'd been to Pinehurst knew that after

Janice Bright recovered, all she felt towards Nathan was resentment. Love was nowhere to be found.

Janice even proposed divorce to Nathan.

If Nathan wanted another son, his only hope was Madeleine.

Madeleine was thinking along the same lines.

She was hoping for Nathan and Keith's relationship to worsen.

Unfortunately, despite being by Nathan's side for years, she still hadn't borne any children.

Even if she wanted to give Nathan a son, it wasn't something she could achieve on her own. But there was still a chance.

Nathan was back. Her mother had found someone to prepare an aphrodisiac for her, and she could use it when the time came. NôvelDrama.Org owns this.

"Keith is still young; kids his age are like that. The more you nag him, the more annoyed he gets. Let him be, stop being angry; let's go inside."

Madeleine gently tried to persuade Nathan to stop quarreling with his son.

Ashley chimed in and said, "Keith's always been like this. He's never shown respect to us older folks, even towards his grandparents."

Kayla echoed her sentiment.

The family patriarch turned around and glared at them, sternly saying, "You guys keep your noses out of this; focus on your own kids."

Hayden Blue quickly defended them, "Dad, they didn't mean anything by it. It's just that Keith is the heir to the Blue family. With his attitude, how is he going to command respect when you step down and he takes over?"

Nathan's brother didn't say anything but nodded in agreement.

Everyone had a low opinion of Keith, much to Madeleine's delight.

Nathan looked around at everyone present and said calmly, "This is a private family matter. We'll discuss it later."

Madeleine's smile faltered for a moment. But it quickly returned to normal.

After lunch, Nathan sat on the couch.

He asked Madeleine with concern, "Madeleine, how's your father been lately? If there's anything you need help with, just say the word. I'll do my best to help or figure something out if I can't."

Madeleine's eyes twinkled, and her smile was full of gratitude. She sat down and cuddled up to Nathan, "Nathan, thank you. My father's doing well. He's just too busy to come today. I'll pass on your words; he'll be thrilled you take the Porter family matters so seriously."

Nathan held her and chuckled, "We're all one family. Madeleine, you've been working hard these years."

Madeleine's heart pounded.

Was Nathan about to give her a formal status?

She stroked Nathan's chest. He might be fifty, but he still exercised every day and took good care of himself, making him look much younger. If you said he was only in his late thirties, people would

believe you.

"As long as you know the sacrifices I've made." She said softly.

She truly loved Nathan. Otherwise, as a Porter family daughter, she wouldn't need to stoop so low. For years, she had been Nathan's mistress, even though people believed she would soon marry into the Blue family, replacing Janice.

But till now, Janice was still the lady of the Blue family.

All she could be was Nathan's mistress, with no power or status, getting nothing out of being a mistress!

Thinking back on the years she'd spent with Nathan, Madeleine felt wronged.

"Nathan, why didn't your wife come back with you? I heard she's recovered. Is that true? Now that she's recovered, she can fulfill the duties of a wife when you need a female companion. After all, I'm not really part of the Blue family; it's not quite right for me to always take up her duties."

Madeleine was suggesting Nathan divorce and marry her.

"In the past, you thought she was mentally ill, and she only had a nephew with limited abilities. If she left the Blue family, she might be left out in the cold, so you kindly didn't divorce her and let her stay in the Blue family. But now, she's recovered... Nathan, tell me the truth. Do you still love her?"

Madeleine looked up, staring straight at Nathan.

Nathan looked down at her and replied, "She's the mother of my child."

Madeleine quietly looked at him, then wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling his head lower, trying to kiss him.

"Achoo!"

Nathan suddenly sneezed.

He quickly pushed Madeleine away and grabbed a few tissues to wipe his nose.

When he sneezed, all the smell sprayed onto Madeleine's face. She couldn't help but cover her nose and told Nathan, "You need to tell the chef not to add so much onion and garlic and stuff. Sure, they make the food taste better, but the smell when you sneeze is just too much."

But Nathan really liked these ingredients. Sometimes, he could even eat a whole plate of roasted garlic.

Madeleine just couldn't understand what was so good about these foods.

Nathan retorted, "Didn't you ask the kitchen to make today's meal?"

Madeleine was left speechless.

Nathan replied, "Madeleine, I just love these. They smell good when I eat them, and I don't mind the lingering smell when I talk."

If someone didn't want to smell it, they could just not talk to him!

Madeleine was left speechless.

It was always like this, how was she supposed to kiss him?

Nathan thought to himself, if she didn't want to kiss him because of this, that was right. In this way, he wouldn't feel like he had wasted so many scallions and garlic