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.
Three police officers entered the living room, leaving everyone present and the netizens confused. Coincidentally, the livestream was cut short with the text, "The following scenes are unsuitable for streaming. This concludes the livestream." This sudden move left the netizens utterly bewildered, causing them to itch with curiosity. Back in the living room, one of the police officers scanned everyone with a solemn look before asking, "Is Ms. Sabrina Johnson here?" Sabrina's mind buzzed as she heard her name, and she remained silent. Seeing that no one replied, the officer added, "We've received a police report half an hour ago saying Ms. Sabrina was involved in a theft. So please come forward and cooperate with our investigation. Thank you." Horace and William were in utter disbelief. Ivy was shocked and immediately retorted, "That's impossible, officer. There must be some misunderstanding. Why would Bree do such a thing? She's a kind, obedient child who's excelled in ac
After five minutes, Lucille and her entourage left the Johnson residence. Inside the car, she looked at the small wooden jewelry case she'd taken from Horace earlier. The jewelry case contained a bracelet, which Jane had mentioned in her diary.Lucille opened the jewelry case and saw a well-kept silver bracelet inside. She took it out and inspected its elaborate engraving, which was hard to discern. Then, she noticed the letters "ZJ" engraved on it. She muttered to herself before quickly associating "J" with Jane's name. But what could "Z" stand for? William's name didn't contain the letter "Z". Could it be Jane's surname? But many names started with "Z". Which one could it be? Jane's life had been shrouded in mystery. She hadn't left many things behind, but each one prompted further investigation, as if someone was guiding Lucille to seek the truth. Lucille also felt like someone was watching her. But it was just a feeling; she had no evidence to prove it. She'd felt li
"Excuse me, but who are you?" William asked the people blocking their path. The man in the lead showed them his ID. "We're from the Crime Investigation Division of Whiteloop City. I'm Commander George Lawton. May I know which one of you is Ms. Sabrina Johnson?" Why would the CID be looking for Sabrina? William and Ivy immediately became horrified. Harold was equally stunned. First, it was the police, and now the CID? Sabrina was even more confused than the others. Harold maintained his composure and replied in Sabrina's stead, "Hello, Commander Lawton. I'm Sabrina's fiancé. May I ask what you need her for?" George glanced at Harold. He naturally knew who Harold was, given that the latter was on TV frequently. "Mr. Quall, it's just a standard procedure. We found a dead body under Pearl River Bridge. We've confirmed that body belonged to Larry Zimmer. "We also found the person he contacted the most before his death was your fiancée, Ms. Johnson." Everyone was shocked af
Lucille left the office at 8:00 pm and took the elevator to the parking lot. She sensed that something was amiss as she was walking to her car. But she brushed it off and continued heading forward. Suddenly, a shadow approached her from behind. They covered her nose with a white towel, knocking her out in just a few seconds. Then, a few more people came and carried her into a gray van before quickly leaving the parking lot. In their panic, they didn't notice Lucille's phone had been left on the ground. …After half an hour, the car drove out of the city. Lucille was lying in the backseat alone with her hands tied behind her back. As they neared their destination, one of the men peeked at the still-unconscious Lucille and asked, "Hey, boss, she hasn't woke up yet. Plus, she looks so hot. Can we delay the delivery until later?" The very next moment, the man was scolded. "Shut up! Don't you dare! We can't afford to offend the buyer. He said we must deliver her to him in one p
Spencer had just secretly returned to Whiteloop City when he received news that Lucille had gone missing. Bethany and the men in black who'd been placed around Lucille trembled in fear when faced with Spencer's intimidating presence. After noticing that Lucille hadn't returned to Sparrow Residence, Bethany had checked the latter's GPS on her phone and realized the location still showed that Lucille was in the parking lot at Star&Ciel Group.She'd grown suspicious and contacted the secret guards protecting Lucille. The secret guards had then gone to the parking lot and only found Lucille's phone. They'd ruled out checking the surveillance cameras since it was a blind spot. However, they found that a gray van had left the building a while after Lucille had come down to the parking lot. Unfortunately, the van had a fake license plate, so the secret guards found the wrong car when they tracked the license plate number. Clearly, the driver was experienced enough to know about count
"Spencer's always valued the third branch, Yves. Aren't you afraid that they'll find out you've attacked the head of the Layton family?" Lucille asked. "If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have been embarrassed in front of the whole family. And what did Spencer do? He didn't even care about what the third branch had done for him and prohibited me from entering Layton Manor in front of everyone! He's made a mockery of me and the third branch!" Yves had a disturbing expression on his face. "Do you think he merely restricted me from entering Layton Manor? Did you know he gave out the order to cut all my funding?" Yves suddenly leaned closer to Lucille and said through gritted teeth, "Now, do you think it's fair for me to seek revenge from you?" Lucille subconsciously leaned back. Yves noticed it and swiftly grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up at him. Yves had to admit that Lucille was gorgeous. Her features were expressive yet exuded a sophisticated, seductive coldness
Lucille hadn't attacked him the last time they'd been at Layton Manor, so Yves had underestimated her actual strength. It hadn't occurred to him until now that she had high combat skills. At that moment, he was astonished by his revelation.She was particularly swift, and her fists carried immense force. None of the four bodyguards could avoid her attacks. In fact, they couldn't even reach her and only received punches from her.The bodyguards were baffled to see such a petite woman display such immense power. Her movements were fast, and her strength exceeded that of an average woman. At times, she even delivered blows stronger than a man's.They remained cautious of her, but it was futile in the end.In just three minutes, the four bodyguards dropped to the floor and wailed in pain at Yves' feet. Meanwhile, Lucille stood proudly before them, neat and untouched. The five men had conceded defeat to a woman!She slowly walked toward Yves, her body emanating extreme hostility. T
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