Shirley halted her steps. Faced with the smirking man who greeted her, she couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it all to hell! How on earth did I run into him here? Is he a hunting dog? Is that how he found me? With his nose?"Then, she glanced at the seat beside him. It was numbered 22. She cursed once more. As if running into him wasn't enough, she also had to sit with him. Due to Robert's prestigious status, he was seated a row before her. Hence, she couldn't switch seats with him. "Come on, sit. I won't bite," Corey said obnoxiously and patted on seat 22 beside him after seeing her stunned expression. Shirley rolled her eyes at him without a care. She relaxed and tightened her fists repeatedly while reminding herself, "Stay cool and breezy. No anger, no wrinkles." After chanting that numerous times, she felt a lot better. She strode forward and turned to sit on seat 25, three chairs away from him.Corey's dark gaze stared at her, and he pursed his lips, displaying his
Sitting in the first row were the big names in the pharmaceutical research field. Sitting in the fourth row, Corey looked at a certain man and showed annoyance. He couldn't help but feel upset by what had happened the night before. Nonetheless, he had to admit that Spencer was compatible with Lucille, thanks to his influential background.Still, could such a prominent man be loyal to his partner? He wasn't doubting Lucille's charm but rather a man's ability to stay faithful. After all, he himself was guilty in that aspect.Beside him was Shirley, who had no choice but to return to her designated seat. She was truly annoyed when her shoulders bumped into his, but she could do nothing about it. When she saw him staring fixedly at the front and looked in that direction, she had an idea. She casually asked, "Are you interested in men too, Mr. Sheffield?"Corey furrowed his brows and averted his gaze to her. He gradually tensed up his face as if taunting her. "Say that again if you d
The people gathered at the venue gasped at the scene. The young couple had taken the seats right in the center. The woman in particular had taken the seat in the very middle.Someone asked, "Who's that woman? Why is she sitting in such an important seat when she's so young?""Who cares? I have to say, she's gorgeous," another responded."Anyone who can sit there is basically a genius in the research world," a third said.Meanwhile, the people who knew Lucille were stunned. Ethan gaped at her and asked, "What's Luce doing here? And why's she in the main seat?"Zachary and Lucas also watched Lucille curiously. What was going on?All three of them turned to look at Spencer, who looked calm and composed. His eyes were bright as he focused his gaze on Lucille.It looked like he'd long since known she would be there. The realization dawned on the three men—they now knew why Spencer had insisted on attending this conference when he usually hated these things. It was yet another way o
Zachary rubbed his arms and nodded. "It is a little chilly." He paused, then said pointedly, "Maybe someone's AC has gone out of whack."Ethan clucked his tongue and quipped, "I don't smell any refrigerant here or anything, but you know what I do smell? Jealousy."Zachary switched the subject to talk about Patrick. "Luce's senior apprentice looks like quite the gentleman, doesn't he? He also sounds gentle and composed, as one would expect of a scholar.""He's knowledgeable, too. It's hard not to be interested in men like him," Ethan added. "I have to admit that women find men like him quite attractive."Lucas listened silently. They seemed to be having fun teasing Spencer. Yesterday's meal had been more than enough for everyone to see how hostile Spencer was toward Patrick. His jealousy had basically been written all over his face.After a brief silence, Spencer said icily, "Go ahead and get him if you're interested in him. I think you guys are pretty good matches for him. If yo
"Patrick Horton is such a nice name. I hereby announce that Ricky is the man of my dreams and my idol!""What I want to know is which door God has closed for my lover boy.""The one that allows you to marry him.""Hahaha! That's so mean!"The viewers chatted away. Meanwhile, the backend staff watched as the livestream chat went from talking about the actual convention to discussing Patrick's looks. They rubbed their eyes to make sure they weren't seeing things, and indeed, they weren't.In that instant, everyone understood that the viewers had come to check Patrick out. Well, that was none of the staff members' business. It was great that they had gotten more viewers without needing to spend a dime. They'd take what they could get.Thanks to this, the cameras basically zoomed in on Patrick's face. Some eagle-eyed viewers noticed there were several more handsome guys seated in the arena. Everyone had thought only old folks would attend such a convention. Who would've known there
"Now, let us welcome Adora, who has published over 200 SCI papers. She's also known as Ms. Lucille Johnson," Patrick said.Most of the people present clapped enthusiastically at his words, while a small group of people were stunned."Who did he just introduce Luce as? How many SCI papers has she published?" Ethan asked, looking a little dumbstruck.Among the four men, Lucas was the only one who knew who Adora was. His jaw dropped slightly—Lucille's identity was beyond his expectations. He didn't expect her to be the mysterious Adora that everyone in the medical field lauded as a genius in research.One had to have more than brains to publish over 200 SCI papers, and she was so young, too. She was undoubtedly a genius in this aspect, and she was only 24 years old. Most people her age had only just graduated from university. And so, Lucas didn't expect Lucille to be the internationally renowned Adora.Spencer frowned slightly at Patrick's announcement but didn't say anything. He
"Be honest with me—Luce isn't human, right?" Ethan felt a chill run down his spine as soon as the words were out of his mouth. This was followed by a look so sharp that it made him feel like he'd been stabbed.Zachary gave him a look as though saying, "You're on your own, mate." At the same time, Spencer gave him an icy look. He didn't follow up with anything else, but it was enough to make Ethan gulp.He had reason to believe that if not for this being the wrong place and the fact that he and Spencer were good friends, the latter would've killed him.In truth, he hadn't meant anything negative with his question. It was just that Lucille was involved in such different fields that it didn't seem like something humanly possible. It was almost like her genes were completely different from the rest of the Johnson family's.Why else would they have been biased against her since she was a child? And why would they go around ruining her reputation, even going so far as to sever ties with
Lucille didn't attend the tender meeting in the afternoon. Since her identity as Adora had been unmasked in the morning, Star&Ciel Group's stock price had increased exponentially.Bailey forced Lucille to sit on the couch in the latter's office. The former had already been staring at Lucille for the past 15 minutes without saying anything.Lucille placed a hand on her forehead and broke the silence. "If you have anything to say, just spit it out. It's kind of creepy for you to keep staring at me like that."Bailey pressed her lips together and scoffed. Then, she said, "Tell me how many more secret identities you're keeping from me! I can't believe I had to learn about this through the news!"She even sounded a little aggrieved. Lucille didn't even flinch as she said, "Spencer's only just found out, too."In other words, she was saying that Bailey didn't need to feel aggrieved, seeing as her own husband had just found out about this.Bailey fell silent. She plopped onto the couch