Chapter 162

Lucille woke up at 8:00 am. The first thing she did was grab her phone. Finally, there was a message from Spencer, telling her to call him once she was awake.

She gave him a video call without even thinking—it turned out that she wanted so badly to see him.

Yesterday, she'd finally understood what people meant when they said absence made the heart grow fonder. She'd realized that Spencer's absence in her life scared her.

Spencer answered after a few rings, but he changed the call to a regular one instead of a video call.

"Hi, honey!" Lucille's tone was sweet and gentle, and her voice was a little raspy because she'd just woken up. She had no idea how alluring and seductive she sounded.

"Are you seducing me with your voice so early in the morning?" Spencer asked.

Lucille was taken aback, and her face burned. What was he even talking about? When had she seduced him? She'd spoken normally, hadn't she?

"Why didn't you accept my video call?" she asked, switching the subject. Still,