Chapter 227


    Janice was glued to her phone when she suddenly snatched it from Lucinda''s hands. She swiftly


    hung up the video call, deleted Keith from Lucinda''s contact list, and even turned off the phone.


    Everyone was stunned.


    Janice returned the phone to Lucinda with a stern look. "Lucy, don''t have anything more to do with


    that guy. He''s bad news!"


    Lucinda took the phone back nervously and asked, "Mom, did he bully you?"


    Janice thought for a moment before replying, "Well, he didn''t exactly bully me. In fact, he''d help me


    when others did. But the way he looked at me, I got the creeps. He''s definitely a bad egg. His gaze


    was devilish."


    Lucinda breathed a sigh of relief.


    She could ept that her biological father, Nathan, was a piece of work, but if he and others were


    bullying her mother, she didn''t know how she could face him.


    "Lucy, listen to me. He''s a rotten apple. Stay away from him. His whole crew is just as bad. He


    might look a bit like my husband, but he''s not him." Janice started spacing out again.


    Seeing this, Lucinda quickly served some dishes to Janice. "Mom, let''s eat."


    "Okay, let''s eat. And you too, stop ying with your phone."


    Lucinda nodded.


    As long as Janice stopped dwelling on the past, she wouldn''t be so confused, and her condition


    would improve.


    Everyone resumed eating. Lucinda felt relieved to see Janice happily eating her meal.


    Lucinda and Stefan exchanged nces.


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    Stefan gently squeezed her hand. Lucinda replied with a warm smile.


    Fortunately, Stefan had always been by her side.


    He was very considerate and would help her with many things, some of which she hadn''t even


    thought of.


    "Janice."


    Nathan softly called out Janice''s name.


    Unfortunately, the video call had been hung up.


    To make matters worse, when he tried to call back, he couldn''t get through.


    He guessed that Janice had deleted him from her contacts or maybe blocked him.


    Keith watched Nathan''s pained expression, especially when he called out Janice''s name; the


    anguish was palpable.


    He looked at Nathan with mixed feelings.


    Keith thought back to the past. Although Nathan didn''t send Grandma Savannah to take Janice to


    the suburban mansion, he didn''t do much to protect her either. He couldn''t use his busy work as an


    excuse because, as the head of the family, he could have had his trusted people protect Janice and


    prevent her from being bullied.


    In Keith''s eyes, Nathan was terrible, ruthless, and heartless.


    He had always thought Nathan no longer had feelings for Janice, and they hadn''t divorced simply


    because of him.


    He was their only son and the only child who grew up by Nathan''s side.


    Now, seeing Nathan in such pain, Keith was confused.


    What role had Nathan been ying all these years? What else had he been hiding?


    Just as Nathan said, many external forces had infiltrated. Was the Blue family going to face a major


    change soon? How much pressure had Nathan been under all these years? How many unseen


    attacks had he shielded him and Janice from?


    Keith didn''t know and couldn''t ask.


    Before this, the father and son had a strained rtionship and rarely had peaceful conversations.


    People outside were spreading rumors that Keith would be reced sooner orter and that when


    Nathan married Madeleine, it would be the end for Keith and Janice.


    Looking up at Keith''splex expression, Nathan forced a bitter smile. "You think I''m putting on a


    show, don''t you?"


    Keith was silent for a while before he delivered a stinging remark. "You know your own situation.


    Whatever you''ve done behind the scenes, the fact is that you haven''t protected Janice all these


    years. People are saying that once you marry Madeleine, you''ll kick me and Janice out. Seeing you


    distressed when Janice hung up, who are you putting on the show for? It''s ironic to watch."


    Nathan bitterly smiled and said, "Yes, it''s ironic. It''s a show. I can say that I''ve been fair to you, but


    not to Janice. That''s a fact, and I don''t expect Janice to forgive me."


    He just hoped that Janice could recover her health after finding their daughter, Lucy.


    "Dad," Keith suddenly pleaded, "once Janice recovers, let her go. Give her a divorce and let her live


    with me or Lucy. I think she wouldn''t want to stay in the Blue family."


    Nathan picked up a few books and threw them at Keith.


    Keith didn''t dodge and let the books hit him.


    "You ungrateful son, which child wishes for their parents to divorce? Janice doesn''t have many


    people left in her family, with only Hayes Brooks left managing some property. Where would Janice


    go after a divorce? To stay with you? Aren''t you also part of the Blue family? To stay with Lucy?


    Lucy is already married. The Anderson family is influential. If Janice''s rtionship with the Anderson


    family isn''t good, it will affect Lucy''s rtionship with them."


    Keith said bluntly, "Your marriage with Janice is beyond repair, man. Whether she''s crazy or sane,


    she ain''t going to spend her life with you. If you have any ounce of love left for her, let her be. Let


    her have some peace in her twilight years. And besides, you''ve already got a new squeeze. Your


    new chick is younger, prettier, andes with a powerful family background. Marrying her would


    bring the Blue and Porter families together. Why the hell not?"


    Nathan''s face darkened. "You don''t have to stick your nose into my business with Madeleine. But let


    me tell you, Keith, I ain''t divorcing Janice! Janice is mine, in life and in death! Don''t be so damn


    naive. Even if I divorced Janice, they would still be after you two. As long as you and Lucy are still


    breathing, they won''t leave Janice alone. Only when you three kick the bucket will they back off!"


    Nathan''s got billions in the bank. Now, he''s made it clear that his wealth will be split evenly between


    his two kids.


    And the chunk that Nathan got from Blue Corporation was earmarked for his wife, Janice.


    The Dewey family''s gone to pot.


    Janice can''t lean on the Deweys anymore. If Nathan kicked the bucket before Janice, leaving her


    some money, at least she’ll be set for herter years.


    As the head of the Nathan family, he got a pretty penny from Blue Corporation.


    Sometimes, Nathan regretted piling up all that wealth, causing his biological daughter Lucy to


    wander around for over two decades with people out to get her.


    Their goal was simple: they didn''t want Lucy toe back. They didn''t want her to inherit


    everything she''s entitled to.