"I've fallen for you."Lucille's mind instantly went blank as though an explosion had gone off in her head.When she heard those unexpected words, her terrified eyes grew wide. Shock was written all over her face, like she had just heard some surprising and unbelievable news.Spencer's confession had taken her by surprise. All of a sudden, she was dumbstruck and didn't know how to react.A while passed, and she still couldn't return to her senses.She had known him for less than a week. It was just so sudden for him to say that he had caught feelings for her.Legally, they were already husband and wife, but…Spencer sighed on the inside as he looked at her cute yet dazed expression. His eyes were filled with nothing but gentleness as he said to her quietly, "Don't feel burdened by this. There's no rush for you to give me an answer. You can slowly have a feel for it, and once you're ready, you can tell me your answer."Lucille didn't know what to say. Thus, she simply stared at
Sabrina hated hearing Lucille speak to her in such an arrogant tone, but she remembered the reason why she was calling today. "Lucille, it seems like you were wise enough to break off the engagement," she said mockingly.Lucille answered indifferently, "Even if I did break off the engagement, do you dare to go public?"Sabrina instantly flew into a rage. Because of that Twitter post about her infidelity, she couldn't announce her relationship with Harold yet. "You're despicable!" she yelled. Then, her tone turned gloating. "So what? As long as Harry loves me, that's enough. Meanwhile, you'll never ever win his affection."Lucille scoffed uncaringly. "If you're calling to brag about your shameful affair, then please hang up!" she said coldly.When Sabrina heard that Lucille wanted to hang up, she immediately said, "Grandpa asked you to return to the Johnson residence. There's something he wants to tell you.""I'm not going! Just tell it to me straight!" Lucille said adamantly.S
In her office, Lucille narrowed her eyes at the extravagantly dressed young man in front of her. Charles was the deputy CEO of the Sanders Corporation at 26 years old. Known as the Casanova of Whiteloop City, there was a new rumor about him with either a celebrity or model every three days.He was quite the looker, and being the son of the Sanders family, he naturally had women throwing themselves at him. However, rumor had it that he was heartless.Lucille watched as Charles took a seat on the couch. "Mr. Sanders, why did you come here?" she asked coolly.While she looked him up and down, he did the same to her.Her face was aloof yet beautiful. She had exquisite facial features that made her quite the stunner. She was even prettier than any woman he had ever had.His lips curved into a smile. He laughed casually. "Ms. Johnson, I've heard people call you venomous, but it turns out that you're just an ice queen. I feel like this trip here is now worth it."When Lucille heard this
Before leaving, Charles added, "Ms. Johnson, the Sanders Corporation is sincere in wanting to collaborate with the Star&Ciel Group."Lucille gave him a meaningful look. "Alright."After showing Charles to the door, Samuel came to the office.The first thing Lucille said was, "Find out who leaked the information about the research and development of Shooting Star!"Samuel was taken aback. He hadn't been in the room earlier, so he didn't know what had happened. However, from the look on Lucille's face, he could guess what happened."Yes, I'll do it at once."Shooting Star was Star&Ciel's newly developed reed diffuser. It had yet to be made known to the public and was still considered top secret. The Star&Ciel Group was planning to enter the reed diffuser market and had begun preparations a year ago. Not many people knew about this, so she was surprised that the news had reached Charles.Half an hour later, Samuel returned with his findings. "Ms. Johnson, one of the executives fr
The door to the Kingston Room was pushed open. The people sitting inside all turned their gazes to the two people who just entered.Spencer was holding Lucille's hand. He looked regal and handsome, while she looked austere and beautiful. They were quite a match.Lucas, Ethan, and Zachary had already seen Lucille and knew about her.But what they didn't know was that Lucille also knew things about them.After she got legally married to Spencer, she looked into his background. Naturally, she also looked into the few gentlemen sitting here. However, it seemed like one of them wasn't here today.Unexpectedly, the sons of Whiteloop's most revered aristocratic families were actually best friends in private.It was truly surprising. After all, no one had exposed their friendship before. It seemed like their public relations teams were doing a good job at keeping this under wraps.Like a gentleman, Spencer pulled a chair out for Lucille. Only after she had taken her seat did he sit down
It was none other than the woman that Lucille had run into in the corridor earlier.Next to her was a handsome man in a black suit. He gave off a powerful vibe like Spencer did, to the point where people felt pressured in his presence.However, the two men had their differences. Clearly, this man was even more aloof and detached. Even though Spencer could also be quite cold, at least he seemed human.When Ethan saw that their newest guest was none other than Ian Moore, he said snidely, "Ian, you're finally here. We waited for you for so long that the food has already gone cold. This time, Spence isn't the last one to arrive."During their past gatherings, Spencer was always the last one to arrive.Ian said nothing. Instead, it was the woman next to him, Eunice Lennon, who spoke first. "Sorry, there was something I had to take care of. That's why we were delayed."After Eunice said that, Ethan didn't dare say another word."Eunice, Luke is always saying stupid things. Just ignore
Spencer gazed at her softly beneath the dim yellow light of the car. "My parents are returning home tomorrow. Will you come home with me to meet them?"After spending half a month together, Lucille was starting to accept his presence in her life.Today, she even said the words "home" to him.Lucille looked down and thought for a few seconds. Then, she looked up and said, "Sure."Inside, she was still conflicted, worried, and scared. She was mostly afraid that his parents would not like her.As soon as that thought popped into her head, she heard Spencer's comforting voice. "Don't worry, they'll definitely like you. They're very easygoing."When Mack, who was driving, heard that, he laughed. "Mrs. Layton, my boss is right. Mr. Layton's parentsare very nice people. I swear on half of my annual paycheck."They were truly nice. Everyone in the Layton family could feel it."See, Mack swears it's true too. The thing he cares about the most is his paycheck," Spencer said, nodding behi
Meanwhile, in Sparrow Residence, Spencer was wearing a white bathrobe. The front of the robe was loosely tied shut, and a sliver of his muscular chest was exposed.His bangs were dripping with water after his shower. The crystalline droplets slid down the sides of his perfect face. They rolled past his strong jaw and sexy throat before finally seeping into his bathrobe which left a lot for the imagination.He gave off the vibe of a nobleman. He looked like the perfect hunk who just got out of the shower.After quickly cleaning up, he changed into a pair of silk pajamas. Then, he picked up his phone and saw a text from Lucille ten minutes ago."Sorry, I was in the shower and didn't see your message," he typed.Lucille was lying in bed when she received Spencer's reply. When she saw what it said, her mind immediately began to run wild.She slapped herself on the forehead and instantly returned to her senses."No worries. In that case, get some rest. See you tomorrow!" she wrote th