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
Ethan and Zachary were following Spencer and had also noticed Lucille driving away in the Land Rover. As such, they abruptly stopped on the road as well."My eyes aren't playing tricks, right? Luce was in the car that just passed by, right?" Ethan asked Zachary, who was in the passenger seat. However, they couldn't stop her because she'd raced into the distance."It was her. But why is she driving so fast? It looks like she's heading somewhere urgently," Zachary replied with furrowed brows.Immediately, the two saw Spencer alighting from the black sedan and getting into the driver's seat. Then, the car made a U-turn and fled toward the Land Rover. The duo was baffled and soon caught on that something was awry.Kent, who had hopped out of the car, ran toward Ethan and Zachary's car. "Why is Spence driving the car and not you?" asked Ethan."Hello, Mr. Shaw and Mr. Jonas. We just received news that there's a bomb inside Mr. Yves' car, which Mrs. Layton drove away in just now!" Kent
Seamus found how calm Lucille was unsettling. Despite being faced with such a danger, she was unexpectedly compsed. Had it been any other woman, she would've wailed in panic.Not only did the car have a time bomb, but it was also impossible to stop or slow the car down. They had never expected this scenario. Lucille needed to stop the vehicle to exit safely.The only way to halt a vehicle was to decelerate it using obstacles. However, since they were out in the suburbs, there were rarely any obstacles in sight.Spencer's low voice sounded in Lucille's ears. "Listen to me, Lucy. Mack will set up an obstacle at the intersection in front. You'll…"Knowing what he would say, Lucille interjected him, "No way. That'll involve the innocent. We don't know how strong this bomb is either."Yet, Spencer couldn't care less about that. All he wanted was her safety. "Please listen to me. I need you back safe and sound." He gave her no chance to negotiate. He was frightened from the bottom of hi
After handling the incident, Ethan and Zachary came to the hospital. They'd come with Yves, who was sent to the emergency room. Zachary had managed the aftermath at the beach, while Ethan had gone to the metal factory. He particularly regretted it because he'd never seen something so mind-boggling."How's Luce? Is she okay?" Zachary asked Spencer, who had exited from the room. "She's okay. Just twisted an ankle." The latter's expression was grim."Luce was driving Yves' car. The target wasn't her but him. Too bad; nobody could've anticipated that she would've taken his car," said Zachary. "As for why Yves was targeted, we still don't know."Spencer questioned coldly, "Where's Yves?"Ethan pressed his tongue against his cheek. "The ER. He broke his other wrist." He scoffed, then continued, "And he'd taken aphrodisiacs. When I arrived, things were out of control."Although it wasn't stated blatantly, everyone present understood the drug was meant to be used on Lucille. This time,
Bailey arrived right after Bethany left. She sounded overwhelmed. "Babe, you scared me. I just found out from Lucas that you got hurt. I was shaken to the core."Lucille soothed her. "Calm down. I'm fine; it's just twisted an ankle.""Quick, tell me what happened. You were at the office. How did you get hurt?" inquired Bailey. When she'd left that time, she'd even told Lucille to rest early. Who would've thought she would see Lucille at the hospital the next day?Lucille told her the story vaguely and didn't mention the bomb in the car. The authorities had certainly received news after the booming explosion, but the media hadn't reported it—possibly due to Spencer's order to suppress it.Bailey couldn't help but admire Lucille's bravery. Despite her combat skills, being kidnapped was no joke. "Right. On my way here, I noticed the news about the Johnsons severing ties with you has been removed."Lucille hadn't noticed, nor did she care about it."I bet it was your husband's do