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
In truth, there was no need for Charles to thank Lucille. His company was one of the companies that had caught her eye right from the start.He was actually better at covering his tracks than anyone else she knew. He'd hidden himself so thoroughly that she'd never have known the company was his if he hadn't let her in on the secret.…That night, an unwelcome guest showed up at Sparrow Residence. Well, maybe he wasn't exactly unwelcome. The guest was Seth, after all.Lucille was the first to arrive home. As soon as she entered the manor, she saw Seth sprawled on the couch.She approached him and narrowed her eyes at him, watching him play with his phone. "What are you doing here?"He looked up at her voice and immediately sat up straight. "Hi, Lucille."She hummed in acknowledgment and sat on the couch across from him. Then, she glanced at the black suitcase by the couch and asked, "Have you run away from home?"He placed his phone on the couch beside him and smiled, looking a
The following morning, Spencer headed downstairs to see Seth seated at the dining table."Morning, brother dearest." Seth beamed while eating sourdough bread.Spencer frowned as he sat at the head of the table. He shot Seth a look and said coldly, "Did you come over here so early in the morning to disgust me? Drop that revolting smile."Seth was lost for words. How had he been disgusting or revolting? He turned to look at Herbert and asked earnestly, "Was my smile revolting, Herbert?"The latter smiled fondly. "No."Seth said, "I knew it. I'm so handsome that there's no way I'll ever look bad with a smile on."Spencer ignored him and took a sip of his milk. Then, he elegantly dug into his breakfast.However, Seth was a chatterbox and couldn't keep his mouth shut for long. He glanced at the staircase and asked seemingly casually, "Is Lucille still asleep?"Spencer didn't even bother looking at him. "Eat your breakfast, or get lost."He wasn't bothered by Spencer's iciness. He w
Seth witnessed an abrupt change in Spencer's expression and bearing. Then, the latter immediately noticed when Lucille came downstairs and got up to head over to her."Why didn't you sleep in a little later?" He caressed the back of her head, his eyes filled with love and tenderness. His actions were gentle and affectionate.Lucille cleared her throat a little awkwardly. Spencer had kept her up until the wee hours of the night, but she'd been a little embarrassed to sleep in too late since Seth was now staying with them. She said, "I was hungry, so I couldn't sleep anymore."Spencer didn't miss the trace of shyness that flitted past her eyes. Lucille was a strong and beautiful career woman to the rest of the world—only when she was with him did she reveal her shy side. He loved seeing this side of her.Seth watched them, suddenly thinking that agreeing to Lila's request to move into Sparrow Residence hadn't been the smartest choice. Didn't this mean he'd have to witness Spencer a
Two hours later, the doors to the operation theater opened. Lucas came out, dressed in scrubs."How is Claire, Luke?" Bailey asked while clutching his arm.He looked at her and patted her hand when he saw how anxious she was. Then, he turned to face the others and said, "She's fine now, but she won't be able to resume filming for some time, judging from the extent of her injuries."The nail pierced the side of her right thigh and got to her tendons. The surgery was a success, though, so she'll make a full recovery as long as she takes good care of herself. Both her arms were also dislocated, but they're not major issues. She'll be fine with time."She probably shielded her head with her hands when she fell, leading to the dislocation. It's also fortunate that your safety mats were thick enough. Otherwise, the impact would've been enough to cripple her for life."Lucas wasn't trying to scare them. He genuinely thought Claire was lucky to have avoided a worse fate.His words stunne
Gabriel and George were surprised to see Lucille at the hospital. She narrowed their eyes at them as something suddenly occurred to her. They were both Lawtons, and so was Claire. Things couldn't be that much of a coincidence, could they?Lucille looked at George and asked, "Are you here to see Claire, Commander Lawton?"Gabriel was surprised she knew George and Claire. George nodded and said, "She's my sister."Lucille didn't expect that answer. She turned to look at Gabriel. "And this is…"He knew she didn't want people to know they were acquainted, so he went along with her. "Nice to meet you. I'm Gabriel Lawton, George and Claire's uncle."Lucille fell silent. So, they really were a family. The world was truly such a small place—Neal was Claire's maternal uncle, and Gabriel was her paternal uncle.Judging from these relationships alone, it seemed Claire came from quite a powerful background. As far as she was aware, the Addams and Lawton families had many people in politics
Lucille returned to Star&Ciel Group to pick up the copy of the surveillance footage that Samuel had left in her office. Then, she headed back to Sparrow Residence.Spencer arrived home at 7:00 pm to see Seth alone in the living room. "Where's Lucy?"Seth was enjoying the fruit platter Lana had prepared for him. He'd picked up a grape and was about to throw it into his mouth when he heard Spencer's familiar voice ring out behind him.He held the grape and turned around with a flourish to look at Spencer. "She came back in the afternoon, but I haven't seen her since."Spencer shot him a look that seemed to ask, "What's the point of keeping you around?"Seth felt wronged. He couldn't watch Lucille around the clock, could he?Spencer headed upstairs to the master bedroom to see it was empty. Then, he made a call, but the phone rang in the bedroom. He made another call. This time, Bethany's phone rang where she was at the training grounds on the west side of the estate. Spencer aske
The training grounds were filled with people. A crowd was gathered around the ring, and they were all shouting at the top of their lungs."Go, Mrs. Layton!""You're amazing, Mrs. Layton!""You're my idol, Mrs. Layton!"There were more cheers like that. Mack and the others stood before the railing on the second floor and gaped at the scene below. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say this was the liveliest boxing match they'd ever seen.Then, they saw Spencer's expression darken even more. They didn't know whether it was because he was worried about Lucille or because he was jealous.Spencer didn't immediately stop the match. Instead, he stood there like a king and looked down at the match on the first floor. In the ring stood a woman dressed in all-black. She wore tight black pants and a long-sleeved black T-shirt.Perhaps it was because the T-shirt's hem was too long—she'd tied it into a knot beside her waist, showing it off. It was so slender that it was almost it could snap