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
"For my wife to spend! That's your allowance."Lucille was speechless… It wasn't 200, 2,000 or 20 thousand dollars they were talking about. It was two million! Was two million equivalent to a pocket change to him? Who in this world actually had a two-million-dollar allowance?When she returned to the office and told Bailey about it, the latter was filled with admiration. She said, "Damn! Only your husband can give out two million dollars as an allowance. Wow! I want a rich husband who gives me millions to spend too."Lucille was at a loss for words.Bailey sighed in admiration. "Babe, you probably rank top in the world for having the most allowance. Look at you!" At that moment, she found joy in drawing the comparison. She teased, "With such a wealthy husband, you might as well just go home and be a dutiful wife, babe."Lucille countered, "Do I look like a dutiful wife to you?"Bailey paused for a moment and shook her head in disagreement. She knew very well that asking Lucille
The aloof Lucille sat on the couch idly, her wide-leg black pants covering her crossed legs. Her face was exquisite and flawless, radiating an air of unfriendliness. Naturally, her demeanor was domineering, so not many people dared to upset her.That was her strength—she was irresistible yet fearsome.Every time Horace and William saw Lucille, they were reminded of Jane, who had shared the same characteristics as Lucille."Let's start. Why am I here?" Lucille scanned the quiet crowd and initiated the conversation.According to the usual routine, Horace and William would give her a scolding. But surprisingly, they skipped that part this time. How strange…She narrowed her eyes in suspicion, and her hostility increased. Surely, there was nothing good about this."Many things have happened over the last two days. Your sister has confessed everything to us. Indeed, it was her fault that she stole your composition for the competition. She's realized her fault. Considering our relation
Help each other as a family? Horace and William truly knew no shame!Had they forgotten what they did to her? And now they were preaching her about what a family should do? How foolish and ironic!She laughed sarcastically. "Oh, we're a family now? So, I'm part of the family when I have something you need, but an ungrateful brat when I don't?"Faced with the confrontation, Horace and William froze in embarrassment.In reality, they had underestimated how disappointed Lucille was with them, so much so that she harbored no hopes for them. The so-called kinship and fatherly love were things she no longer needed or desired.All these people had done when she'd needed them the most was constantly oppress her, crushing her remaining expectations into smithereens and rendering them unmendable. Even if she did get her hopes up again, the scars would always remain over her wounds.Lucille turned to them with a mocking smile. "My great, wonderful grandpa and father, one cannot be this se
"Don't take things too far, Lucille!" Ivy shot to her feet and screeched while pointing at Lucille. "What right do you have to make Bree kneel? You've got some nerve, demanding something like that when you're worthless. You can't even compare to a hair on Bree's head!"Lucille didn't get mad. Instead, she laughed and said, "You're right—I'm worthless. Why are you coming to me one after another, then? Since Sabrina's so capable, she can get into the piano association herself."Ivy was rendered speechless. Sabrina gnashed her teeth and glared at Lucille, but she couldn't ruin her kind and understanding image by arguing with the latter now. She could only reveal her jealousy and hatred for Lucille from an angle that Horace and William couldn't see."Grandpa, Dad, I… I'm willing to kneel in front of Lucille for our family's sake," she said.Lucille watched as Sabrina tried hard to maintain her kind and gentle act, enjoying the show. "You guys heard her, right? She's willing to do it.