After five minutes, Lucille asked, "Oh, my dear Mr. Layton, are you still feeling jealous?" She leaned against his muscular chest, looking up at him with sparkling eyes. Spencer slightly lowered his head to look at her and said stoically, "Of course I am. It's an instinct; I can't control it." Lucille was at a loss for words for a moment. Was he always this jealous? How hadn't she noticed how difficult he could be before? Spencer emphasized again, saying, "You belong to me alone. Got it?" Lucille smiled. "Yes, yes. I belong to you only. But could you be more tolerant and bear with him, Mr. Layton? Jonathan isn't like the others." Lucille still wanted to convince Spencer. Jonathan was a really sensitive man. Plus, she was the one he relied on the most. She didn't want any rifts between them. Spencer pondered for a moment before calmly replying, "Sure, but under one condition." One condition? Lucille said, "What condition? Tell me." She didn't immediately agree with him
"What should I call you, then?""Stop playing dumb, Spencer!""Why don't you tell me straight up, sweetie?""I want to be called honey too!""You got it, honey." Spencer held her and let out a muffled laugh into the crook of her neck.Lucille was speechless at his intentional teasing. When he was with her, he didn't have his usual aloof demeanor. Instead, he was always teasing her.…In the afternoon, Sabrina posted a statement on Twitter."I'd just come out of the research room, where I was preparing for the National Perfumery Competition, when I saw the comments circulating online, insinuating my poor relationship with my sister, Lucille. "It was made known within our family that my sister is the mysterious composer, White Chamomile. For the sake of her safety, we decided to keep it a secret. "There have also been speculations about Lucille and I participating in a music competition with the same piece. That issue was due to a lack of prior discussion because Lucille and
Another wave of discussion flooded the Internet after Sabrina posted her statement. Some had even questioned the reliability of @IExposeYou, but most of them were her fans. As for the others, they were only here for the drama.They anticipated an impending plot twist, so for now, they quietly enjoyed the fan war. Strangely, @IExposeYou hadn't come forward to clarify anything, almost as if they were unaware of the latest update.…Meanwhile, a publication company named Eternal Magazine was situated in the heart of Whiteloop City. Despite being one of the many magazine companies in the city, they remained the most mysterious out of all, with only six total members within the organization. They stood out from other publications as they specialized in exposing scandals involving the rich.No one dared provoke them, mainly because the company had a strong backing. One time, a wealthy family had been exposed for having a mistress. After they had confronted each other, that family h
At that moment, Lucille regretted asking that question. Spencer's directness had made her speechless and nervous.Attempting to change the topic, she stuttered, "I… Uh… I'll go check on Jonathan."With that, she jumped from the couch and fled to the movie theater. Spencer couldn't help but smile lovingly at his panicking, bashful wife; he simply found her shyness too adorable.At that moment, his phone rang."Hello."The person on the other line spoke, "Mr. Spencer, our surveillance cameras have spotted at a member of Crimson Gate appearing in Whiteloop City about an hour ago. Due to the limited time, we have yet to trace their location."After listening to the report, Spencer calmly said, "I understand."The other person on the phone was confused. What did he mean by that?The person continued the report, "According to the system, the person isn't Zing. I suppose it's one of the other members. We have yet to identify them."As you asked, I've also investigated the person who
Upon reaching the top floor, Jonathan held onto Lucille while walking before the three men.Seeing them together, in addition to the incident earlier, Ethan couldn't help but tease Spencer, saying, "I don't think your brother-in-law likes you, Spence."When Spencer had confronted Jonathan earlier, the usually timid Jonathan had countered, "Mind your business."Ethan and Zachary had immediately burst into laughter. That was the first time they'd seen Spencer concede to someone. How entertaining!One had to know that a man as respectable as Spencer had never been treated like this, let alone experienced embarrassment. As such, Jonathan had successfully become the first man to do so. Even Lucille had been surprised by his reply.Spencer stared at Jonathan's hands lingering on Lucille for a long time. If he could, he would chop them off!Too bad. He'd promised Lucille that he'd be the bigger person when it came to Jonathan. Ultimately, he suppressed his emotions and kept reminding hi
Brian, on the other hand, also hadn't anticipated that he would one day have dinner with some of Summeria's most influential men. He was pleased that Lucille had met great people, one of them being himself.When Bailey and Lucas showed up together, Ethan switched into paparazzi mode. "You two…" He scanned the couple with his narrowed eyes.Thanks to his many experiences with women, he could easily detect the slight shift in their chemistry.Lucas lightly pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, exuding gentleness and elegance. He calmly confirmed, "Yeah, it's exactly what you think."Immediately, the clueless duo couldn't believe their ears. Lucas and Bailey? They had nothing in common and had never met each other! What had happened in these few days that had led to them getting together?Originally, Spencer and Lucas had been deemed the most likely to stay single due to their overly aloof demeanor. Yet, one had gotten married while the other was happily dating. That left Ethan and Zacha
At the corner booth of a cafe, Lucille crossed her arms, sitting in front of Harold. Her expression was calm as she glanced at him. "Tell me. What did you want to know? Or are you here to defend your fiancée?"Harold looked at her exquisite face, which was cold and prideful as always. "How have you been?"She raised her brow suspiciously, as if she were looking at a monster. Her tone was both indifference and sarcasm. "That's a very unusual question coming from you, Mr. Quall."Her apathy made him uneasy. As for the reason why he felt that way, he had no idea.Seeing that Harold hadn't stated his purpose, Lucille remarked, "If you can just ask what you want, Mr. Quall, that'd be great. I have better things to do than sit here with you."Her furrowed brows were enough to let him know she was annoyed."Who's the guy who was with you?" He examined her face, hoping to catch a glimpse of her shifting expression, but the composed Lucille remained unreadable.She calmly replied, "Has Q
Harold looked at Lucille as if she were a stranger. "You're obsessed with money now, aren't you?"Lucille chuckled. "Isn't that why we live? For money? How am I considered obsessed? Is earning money a sin now?""It's not, but at the very least, don't let it be dirty money!" he mocked.She scoffed, becoming more amused by his words. "I obtained my money fair and square, and it's definitely much cleaner than yours."Seeing her stubbornness, Harold couldn't help but raise his voice. "Don't you realize this will ruin your life?"Lucille responded with a fake smile. No matter what he said, she wasn't affected and maintained her smile. "Mr. Quall, I'm sure you understand humans will do anything for survival, just like animals."Her nonchalance rendered him furious, and his words became harsher. "But you don't have to be this pathetic! You're no different than a slut now!"At that moment, a cold glint flashed across her eyes. She could play along with him, but that didn't mean he could
In the bathroom, Lucille was relaxing as she enjoyed the care she was receiving from Spencer. They had seen each other like this for too long, and they had gotten used to it by now. Of course, it had taken her time to get used to it. Every time she was injured, she would end up receiving this treatment, but… While she might have gotten used to it, it was still a kind of punishment for Spencer."Honey, your shirt is wet. Why don't you take it off?"She noticed that half of his black shirt was wet and sticking closely to his body. The wet shirt perfectly outlined his muscular build.She couldn't help but gulp. This was pretty deadly to her too.He was wearing a black shirt with two buttons undone, revealing a glimpse of his collarbone. Coupled with his handsome face, he looked simply irresistible. Her heart couldn't help but race. As he carefully wiped her arm, he avoided the injury on her right hand. It was already torture for him to help her bath. However, when he suddenly he
"So, you can't blame Eunie for not telling you, and you can't blame us for keeping you in the dark."In other words, Ian had brought it upon himself, and there was no one else to blame but himself.Ian was rendered speechless. He'd never thought that this was how Eunice saw him—a ruthless person who would get rid of his own child.He mocked himself inwardly. He also felt hurt, as if something were stabbing him.After Lucille was done talking, she saw Ian look visibly upset and didn't say anything. So, she whispered to Spencer, "Do you think I went too far with what I said earlier? Can he take it?"Spencer rubbed her head and said, "Don't worry. He can take it. Besides, what you told him is the truth. If he can't handle it, he isn't worthy to be our buddy."Lucille nodded in agreement after she heard that. What Spencer said made sense. She felt at ease after he comforted her.After a while, Ian finally spoke up again. "So, I shouldn't go and look for her?"Lucille was surprised
"I'm here for you!"Upon hearing that, Lucille was rendered speechless. On second thought, she realized this was fine too.Then, she looked at Spencer and blinked before she said, "Don't leave me. I'm injured right now, so I can't fight him."Ian glowered at her words, feeling at a loss for words. Did he look like someone who would lay a hand on a woman?Spencer looked at her dotingly and responded, "Okay. I won't leave you."Ian was just flabbergasted now."What's the matter, Ian?" With Spencer to back her up, Lucille felt at ease. Even if she hadn't said anything, she knew Spencer wouldn't have left her alone with Ian.Ian suddenly smiled. "It looks like you have quite the luck. The hospital is practically your second home."Lucille was rendered speechless. Then, she smiled and looked at Spencer before she provoked Ian. "My home is wherever my husband is. We're not like some people, for whom having a wife seems to make no difference whatsoever." She'd never lost to anyone b
Ian turned to look at Lucas. It was obvious that he seemed to be wondering why Lucas had asked that. When Lucas saw Ian's expression, he knew that Ian had never thought about it. In other words, he had no recollection of what he had done and said."I'm going back to be with my wife. You guys just carry on." Spencer stood up and smoothed out the creases on his clothes as he spoke indifferently. After all, it had been a while since he'd left the ward.With that, he strode toward the door without waiting for the others to say anything. Connor was eager to see how things would unfold, so he didn't leave.…Meanwhile, after Beatrice left, Spencer returned to the hospital ward. When Lucille saw him coming in, she asked, "Where have you been?"He took off his coat and put it aside. Then, he walked to the bed and sat down. "I went to investigate some stuff."Lucille figured out what it must have been about and asked, "You went to investigate Alexander and my mom?"Spencer, who wa
"Ian, what brings you here?" Connor had no idea about Eunice's situation in Arcania, so he was quite surprised when he saw Ian.Although he was surprised, he wasn't blind. He could see that Ian had a hostile air about him.Looking puzzled, Connor glanced at Lucas, who was seated next to him, for an explanation. After all, he knew Spencer wouldn't tell him.After Ian came in, he didn't even bother to sit and directly asked, "Where is she?"Last night, he'd received Lucas' message—the latter had told him that he knew Eunice's location and wanted him to come to Arcania immediately. That was why Ian had rushed to Arcania without any delay.Lucas hadn't told him the exact location. Instead, he'd just told Ian to come to the hospital. Ian had thought that something had happened to Eunice and that she was hospitalized. So, he'd rushed to the hospital as soon as he'd gotten off the plane. However, after he'd come to his senses, he'd gotten someone to check the hospital's patient list.
Before Beatrice spoke, she looked at the entrance of the hospital ward. After ensuring that no one was coming, she said, "Although we found out that all four of Mr. President's children's last names are Vonridge, they don't seem to be his biological children."Lucille widened her eyes, looking surprised. She cocked an eyebrow and asked, "What did you just say?""They were adopted from the orphanage. Our database has their information, and it's a 100% match," Beatrice replied.Lucille naturally wouldn't doubt that the information in Otearl Alliance's database was incorrect. However, she had never heard anyone mention this before.At the same time, Spencer, who had just left, had gone to investigate something as well.After they'd returned in the afternoon, he'd instructed Kent to conduct an investigation. The news that Kent came back with shocked Spencer to the core.Connor and Lucas were also there. They were in a lounge."Spence, how could Lucille's mom also know Alexander?"
Diana let out a long sigh. Her words were tinged with helplessness and regret. "This is your aunt. She hasn't appeared for more than 20 years. I never expected her to be gone for this long. There has been no news from her. She must hate me very much."Samantha had no idea what had happened. Her aunt's name and everything related to her had always been taboo in the Crawford family."Is it possible that Ms. Deer is my aunt's child?" Samantha asked.If that was the case, it was quite a coincidence.Diana looked at the photo album in her hands. After a brief silence, she said, "I want to meet her. Don't tell anyone about this for now."Samantha nodded. "Okay."…Meanwhile, in Arcania, Alexander also left the venue after Lucille and the others left.After Alexander left, he immediately had someone to investigate Lucille's past. Back then, after Jane had suddenly left, she had covered all her tracks. No matter how Alexander had searched, he hadn't been able to find her. There hadn't
When Diana took a closer look, her hands, which had been leisurely tapping on the armrests, suddenly froze.At first, Samantha didn't notice anything unusual about her reaction."Grandma, the best thing I got out of this trip was getting a photo with my idol." She went on and on. "It's the first time I got to see Ms. Deer's real face, and she's very beautiful. No wonder she always wears a veil. Although she looks aloof, I think the way she talks sounds gentle."By the way, she is married. Her real name is Lucille Johnson, and she's from Whiteloop City in Summeria. There was an unexpected incident during the competition, and it was quite despicable. I didn't expect her family to turn out completely different from how I'd imagined them to be."Samantha pouted as she stared at the photo of her and Lucille. She'd always thought that someone outstanding like Lucille would have a perfect family; she hadn't expected things to turn out like that.After the competition had ended, Samantha
Meanwhile, after Samantha had participated in the perfumery competition, she'd stayed in Whiteloop City for about a week before returning to Crawford Residence in Marvonia.She had been declared the champion of this year's perfumery competition. After she'd returned, she'd chosen to keep a low profile and hadn't celebrated or gone around boasting about it.However, she'd forgotten that Natasha Crawford, her mother, had a strong sense of pride.Since Samantha had been young, she'd had to excel in everything and come in first to meet Natasha's expectations. Only then could Natasha hold her head high and brag about Samantha in front of everyone. At the same time, she could enjoy the flattery from those around her.So, the day after Samantha had returned, Natasha had gathered everyone and thrown a party to celebrate her victory. The room had been filled with people she hadn't known, but they'd all been important figures. That night, after making an appearance, Samantha had left the