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