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
Lucille frowned when she heard Taylor's name. She tried to recall the Layton family's registry, which included the names of everyone in the branch families. Then, she realized that Taylor was Tucker's son.She didn't plan to hide from him and confessed, "He's your brother-in-law."Ruben was lying idly on the couch when he almost fell off upon hearing that answer. "Hold on. What did you say? Brother-in-law? Who's my brother-in-law? Where did he come from?" he asked."I'll tell you more about it next time. I'm busy. Goodbye."Ruben didn't respond as Lucille ended the call; he was still dumbfounded.Phoenix happened to pass by just then. Ruben said, "Phoenix, Ten just said I have a brother-in-law. What does that mean?"She stayed silent for a second and said, "I suppose Ms. Lucy has a boyfriend now, Mr. Gale."All of a sudden, Ruben felt like his world had fallen apart. How could Spencer be deserving of Lucille? Ruben vowed to investigate everything about Spencer's background.…
At the hospital, Lucille perused the information Ruben had provided. She'd just finished when Spencer returned.He sat on the chair beside the bed and took an apple from the fruit basket. Then, he peeled it with a fruit knife. Some would think his slender fingers were too perfect to be peeling apples.Lucille stared at his hands. "Right. I have something to tell you.""What is it?""I planned to let them kidnap me yesterday, so Bethany and the secret guards aren't at fault. They didn't fail at their job, either. If you're planning to punish them, just save it."He peeled the apple with his head lowered, and his gaze flickered. Then, he replied, "Okay. As you wish."Just then, Lucas entered the room in his doctor's coat. When he saw Spencer peeling the apple, he was a little shocked. He couldn't believe that such an influential man, who'd been born with a silver spoon, was now doing things as simple as peeling an apple. It seemed that Spencer truly adored Lucille.Lucas had com
Then, Lucas made up an excuse to discuss Yves' condition and took Spencer away."Wait for me here. I'll take you home soon," Spencer said before leaving."Alright."…At Sparrow Residence, Herbert and Lana were shocked as they watched Spencer carrying Lucille into their home; they were confused to see her in a cast. What had happened overnight to lead to such an injury?The two asked in concern, "What happened, Mrs. Layton?"Lucille felt shy since she was still in Spencer's arms. She looked at the concerned duo and comforted them, saying, "Herbert, Lana, relax. I'm fine. I only twisted my ankle."Jonathan coincidentally came out of his room just then and saw the scene. "Lucy!" He ran down the stairs. After worrying the whole night about her disappearance, he'd only received her message this morning. However, she hadn't mentioned any injuries!He fixed his gaze on her right leg, which was in a cast. His worried expression didn't take away from how handsome he was. "What happ
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