"Ha! Who knows whether the little bitch is the one who tried to seduce Yves? Look at that slutty, vixen-like face of hers! It's obvious she came here to seduce one of the Layton men," Fiona spat. "She thinks too highly of herself if she thinks she's worthy of joining this family!"She made Lucille out to be a promiscuous woman who'd come to Layton Manor to seduce anyone she could.Lucille stoically watched things play out from beginning to end. Then, she looked at Fiona lazily and snorted. "It's not up to you to decide whether or not I'm a slut, Madam Cooper."She smirked and continued, "At least I came here through proper means, unlike you. I didn't start as anyone's mistress."Fiona was stunned into silence. Everyone else couldn't believe Lucille had publicly shamed Fiona like that.Fiona was Sylvester's third wife, and she'd been his mistress in the past. Rumor had it that his first wife had passed away and that he'd divorced his second wife. But one thing was for sure—Fiona
The only other person most Layton family members feared, besides James and Spencer, was Lila. She was known for being sharp-tongued, and she did whatever she wanted. She didn't fear anyone and always protected her people.This extended to the upper crust. No one dared to face off against her—she had Eric's love, and Spencer was her son. She also hailed from the Porter family, which had many members in the army and politics. It was a family no one dared offend."Lila, Yves is your nephew. Lucille is just a woman who's yet to officially join the family!" Sylvester protested, hoping against hope that he could make Lila see sense."My daughter-in-law means more to me than a nephew ever could. She's someone our family has accepted—how can you say she's an outsider?" Lila said. At the same time, she approached Lucille and affectionately linked arms with her.Sylvester stared at her incredulously. He couldn't believe Lila was siding with an outsider.Lucille turned to give Lila a grate
"Why would someone who has my heart need to seduce your son?" A man's icy and ruthless voice rang out.Spencer was back. He stood out amongst the crowd, making everyone fade into the background. His presence was daunting, and everyone couldn't help feeling fearful of him.Lila automatically stepped aside to make way for him when she saw him. He approached Lucille, his expression frosty. He wrapped an arm around her waist as everyone watched. Then, he lowered his head to look at her gently.He said, "I'm sorry I was away for so long. I had to attend to something."She smiled. "It's fine. You didn't miss anything."Spencer's apology sent shockwaves through the crowd. He was the arrogant head of the Layton family and was infamous for being ruthless. He was the king of the world. When had he ever been so humble with anyone? And his gentle tone was oddly scary…The situation was getting weirder by the second. Some people started praying for Yves; it looked like he'd offended someone h
Meanwhile, Arthur was in James' suite, reporting everything that had happened to the latter. James didn't get mad upon hearing about the matter. On the contrary, he laughed heartily and said, "It looks like Lucy really is the most suitable woman for Spencer.""How so?" Arthur asked."Being the matriarch of the Layton family isn't just about coming from a powerful family. A person's family background doesn't mean anything to us. To be able to handle the pressure, one has to be brave and intelligent."The fact that Lucy dared to start something at Layton Manor shows how gutsy she is. Besides, she only taught Yves a simple lesson—she didn't cause a huge ruckus. That shows that she knows where to draw the line."James smiled and continued, "She didn't take things too far, and she didn't act too obnoxiously or too humbly. She took the opportunity to show everyone what she's made of."His admiration for Lucille was growing by the second.Arthur nodded at his words. "This family isn't
When Spencer and Lucille arrived at Orchidstone Garden and drove past the guardhouse, the security guard called out to Lucille politely. "Ms. Johnson, a parcel was delivered for you earlier. The management office asked me to inform you when I saw you so that you can pick it up when you have the time."She smiled politely in return. "Alright. Thanks."She'd forgotten about the chocolates her friend, Moira Norris, had sent her. When the car stopped in front of Lucille's apartment building, Mack said, "We'll collect the parcel for you, Mrs. Layton."Lucille didn't turn him down. "Okay. Thanks."Spencer pulled her into the elevator. Once they entered the apartment, Lucille went to change out of her evening gown into something comfortable.Shortly after, the doorbell rang. She answered the door to see Mack holding a carton."Oh, come in." She stepped aside to make way for him.He entered the apartment. He headed to the living room, where he saw Spencer come out of the bedroom with
Spencer couldn't believe someone would send Lucille a whole cardboard box full of chocolates, especially since they were worth 3,300 dollars per box.Since he'd found out about Lucille's low blood sugar, he'd started searching for chocolates and candies that were good for her. The chocolates he was looking at right now was the type he'd found, and he'd asked someone to ship a box over just a few days ago.These chocolates couldn't necessarily be bought if one had money alone. They were limited in number, and he'd only managed to purchase one box.Yet now, there was a whole carton in front of him. This led to a question—who was generous enough to give this to Lucille?Spencer started to feel a little pissed.When Lucille returned to the living room after her bath, she saw him sitting on the couch in a daze. She walked over to him and said, "I'm done. It's your turn now."She'd just had a bath, and the scent of the shower gel wafted into Spencer's nose. He looked up and pulled her
Brian guffawed. "Of course! I need to see you."Lucille was lost for words. What was there to see? She couldn't understand these people. Why did they all want to come to Whiteloop City to see her?"I don't come here all the time, Lucy. Why don't you have mercy on me and come see me?" Brian said, pretending to be pitiful.Lucille felt resigned. It wouldn't exactly be nice for her to turn him down since he'd traveled all the way at his age, so she agreed. "Okay."Her response was cool and calm, but it still delighted Brian. "Alright, then! Let's have dinner after I'm done with that piano recital hosted by the Everetts."He glanced at the young man sitting across from him. The latter's eyes were bright as he stared at the old man's phone. The old man said, "Oh, right. Jonathan is here with me.""What?" Lucille frowned.Brian rubbed his nose diffidently before coughing awkwardly. "He knows you're in Whiteloop City. He heard about me coming and insisted on following me. I couldn't do
Sabrina stiffened. Then, she said hesitantly, "Yeah. We've practiced together since childhood."Lorelei looked scornful. Feeling indignant on Sabrina's behalf, she said mockingly, "Of course Lucille plays the piano. She's good at many things—stealing, for instance."Sabrina grabbed her hand, telling her to stop. "You can't talk about that, Lorelei."Lorelei got mad at the thought of Lucille fooling her twice. Nothing Sabrina did could stop her. "Let me tell you guys this—back then, Lucille played the same piece as Sabrina during the piano competition."She didn't care whether she could talk about this. She wanted everyone to know how shameless and nasty Lucille was."What do you mean she played the same piece?" someone asked, not understanding the situation.Lorelei smirked. "Isn't it obvious? I'm saying Lucille plagiarized Sabrina's piece when participating in the competition!"Everyone was stunned. Had something like that happened? Why hadn't any of them known about it? They a