Lucille called Marie before she left home; she was worried that the latter might be concerned after seeing the news."I'm sorry for not informing you this earlier, Grandma." Actually, Lucille was worried that Marie might get angry. Marie replied understandingly, "Don't be sorry, you silly girl. Just do what you think is right. I'll always be on your side." Lucille had doubted if she was really a Johnson. But Marie had always doted on her and prioritized her. If she wasn't a Johnson, Marie had no reason to trust her unconditionally. So, she'd dismissed this doubt every time she thought about Marie. "Thank you, Grandma." "Alright, you should continue with your work. I'm fine; don't worry about me." After Marie ended the call, Casey, who'd also seen the news, asked worryingly, "Madam Marie, seeing what Mr. Johnson Senior did, do you think Ms. Lucy will be…" Marie sighed and calmly said, "Fate will take its course. It doesn't look like the Johnson family will ever repay wha
The Johnsons thought Lucille would reach out to them. But she didn't make any rebuttal or ask any questions, even after they'd waited for a long time. It was as if nothing had happened. This was exactly what Horace wanted, given that Lucille's silence saved him unnecessary trouble. But the same couldn't be said for Sabrina.She thought Lucille would be extremely hurt and helpless. Yet the latter still looked indifferent, as if nothing was different, which irked Sabrina and made her feel uneasy. …Lucille received a call from the Johnsons in the afternoon, asking her to come to the Johnson residence tomorrow, to which she readily agreed. Then, she received another call, this time from Layton Manor. She was confused at first, but she quickly realized they had called after seeing the news. "Hello?" Lucille said. "Hello, Lucy," Lila said sweetly. "Oh, hi, Mom," Lucille greeted. "Dad, Eric, and I saw the news. Is there anything we can do to help?" Lila asked. The Laytons ha
William looked at Lucille's arrogant expression and scolded her. "You're still making excuses after beating Melvin up so badly that he ended up in the ICU two days ago? You've gotten quite bold, haven't you?" Lucille lay on the couch and twirled a strand of hair before lazily looking up at William. "So is that why you're cutting ties with me, my beloved father?" Lucille asked knowingly. William admitted it, his words cold and cruel, "You bet I am! You're the one who caused trouble, and we have no reason to take responsibility for your actions!" Lucille wasn't angry. Instead, she laughed mockingly. "No reason, huh? Who was the one who begged me to get Sabrina into the National Piano Association, saying a family should help each other when they found out I'm White Chamomile? But now you're saying we're not a family?" Lucille taunted them, saying, "You Johnsons are truly heartless, aren't you? You talked endlessly about morality and righteousness. But in reality, you're utterl
The live chat immediately flooded with comments."Oh my gosh! Don't tell me it's really a plot twist!" "I swear to God, if there's a plot twist, I'll livestream myself eating shit!" "Woah, dude, take it easy!" "Everyone, let's spam the chat! There must be a plot twist. The master of putting people in their places is about to make her entrance!" Meanwhile, Ivy idiotically asked, "Did you get the wrong person, Mr. Bardot? She hit your son, yet you're praising her?" She rolled her eyes. The netizens saw her reaction and immediately expressed their disdain for her. A stepmother could never replace a biological mother!Robert gave her an apathetic glare. "Who told you Ms. Lucille hit Melvin?"The Johnsons' minds exploded, like they'd been preloaded with fireworks. Like a chant, Robert's words kept echoing in their ears. At the same time, the netizens also erupted into a frenzy and spammed the live chat with comments."Where's that dude who said he'd livestream himself eating
Lucille laughed sarcastically before continuing, "I've given you explanations since I was a child, but you've always judged me based on your assumptions. Since that's the case, why don't we just go our separate ways?" William said nothing. The netizens continued swarming the live chat."Such authority, my waifu! I'm so in love with you!" "For some reason, I felt bad about Lucille's sarcastic laugh. I'm sure she's already very disappointed with them…""If I'd grown up in such a family, I'd probably be depressed…""Are they really her biological family?" "I know, right? A sane person would ask for the reason if someone made a mistake. Why would anyone make mistakes on purpose? I despise prejudiced people. God, I can't stand them. How can anyone stay with a family like them?" Horace and William had nothing to say. Considering an outsider was present, they had no choice but to accept Lucille's words silently. "Oh, right, one more thing. Please return what my mom left for me
After a while, three men clad in black entered the Johnson residence's living room. The three greeted simultaneously, "Hello, Mrs. Layton." Mrs. Layton? The netizens burst into chaos once again. How many times had they been mindblown now? "WHY? When did my waifu get married?" "Oh, god. Here's another bombshell!" "She hid it well, isn't she?" "I just want to know what caliber the man has to match my goddess' beauty.""I just fell for her, and poof! There goes my love…" Lucille calmly ordered the men, "Second floor, second room from the right. Find a notebook with a blue cover. Search thoroughly!" "Yes, Mrs. Layton!" As the men in black started making their way, Sabrina stopped them. "Stop! What are you doing?" With a look from Lucille, the men in black ignored Sabrina and heeded the order."You brat! What are you trying to do? How could you allow these strangers to enter Sabrina's room?" William scolded. Lucille ignored him. Behind Lucille, Robert stood protect
Lucille paid no attention to this biased treatment because she was already used to it. "What's wrong? Are you afraid to speak up?" She looked at the pale-faced Sabrina and smiled. "I'll speak for you, then!" Lucille flipped through the notebook with her slender fingers before slowly saying, "Everyone said Sabrina is a rare talent, skilled in all forms of arts. But me, on the other hand… They called me a wicked woman with a venomous heart for bullying her sister." She looked up at Horace and William. "Isn't that right?" Without waiting for their reply, Lucille continued, "But who would've thought this artsy, talented woman is actually a two-faced hypcrite?" She laughed and turned toward Sabrina. "Am I correct about that, Ms. Talented Sabrina?" Anyone could tell Lucille was being sarcastic by calling Sabrina "talented". Sabrina rebutted, "I'm not. Stop lying." Ivy defended Sabrina and shouted at Lucille, "Stop trying to stir the pot! Everybody knows how hardworking Bree i
The livestream was approaching the 40-minute mark, but the number of viewers was still steadily increasing. Although it was a weekday, it didn't stop the netizens from tuning in to the juicy gossip. At this moment, Lucille yelled, "Bring it in, Bethany!" Everyone was confused by this sudden remark. Who was Bethany? Then, a short-haired woman in black pants entered the scene with a briefcase. It was Bethany. She walked up to Lucille and respectfully said, "As you ordered, Mrs. Layton, here it is." The Johnsons looked at Bethany in confusion, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.Sabrina was fixated on Lucille, trying to figure out what she was planning. Lucille calmly said, "Play it!" "Yes, Mrs. Layton," Bethany replied. The netizens noticed that Bethany, who had suddenly appeared, looked pretty with a perfectly proportionate figure.Some also thought she was cool, especially since she was in a full black suit, while others guessed that she was Lucille's bodyguard.
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