It was the 25th that day—the monthly family gathering at Layton Manor.After struggling for a few seconds, Lucille got up. Spencer was thoughtful enough to take out the clothes she needed to change into.Although the heater in the house was turned on, she still felt cold.It was already past 10:00 am when Lucille finished washing up and ate her breakfast.The journey from Sparrow Residence to Layton Manor took around an hour. They would reach by noon.Seth had driven off to Layton Manor on his own, so he arrived earlier than them. As soon as he got there, Lila pulled him aside and bombarded him with questions."All is good. Everything is good." Seth ate the fruits prepared by the maid while giving perfunctory responses to Lila's questions.Lila slapped his back hard. She glared at him and said coldly, "Come on, be serious."The moment Seth saw Lila's cold expression, he instinctively stood up straight. He wasn't afraid of anything except her cold expression. "Mom, I've only
By the time Lucille returned to Star&Ciel Group, it was already 2:00 pm. As soon as Lucille arrived downstairs, Samuel went to greet her. "Ms. Johnson, Mr. Fuller is waiting for you upstairs.""Alright."Earlier in the morning, Lucille had told Samuel to make an appointment with Sebastian.Meanwhile, in the reception room, Sebastian looked at the capable and cool Lucille seated before him. With a grim expression, he said seriously, "Ms. Johnson, let me make myself clear. If you're meeting me to talk about replacing the second female lead so we can continue filming, we have nothing to talk about."Lucille had already known that he would say that. She leisurely said, "I have other matters to discuss with you today."With that, she pushed a folder that Samuel had handed to her earlier toward Sebastian.Sebastian looked at Lucille with a puzzled expression. With an indiscernible smile, she said, "Why don't you have a look first?"A minute later, Sebastian's expression turned gri
At JM Corporation, Mack filled Spencer in on everything from the investigation. After a while, Mack asked, "Should we interfere in Mrs. Layton's affairs?"Spencer's expression hardened, and he remained silent. Since the incident, Lucille had only asked him some questions to clear her doubts last night. She hadn't said anything else or asked for his help.Spencer knew her well; she liked to handle things on her own, and she did have the capability to take care of it.He didn't have much to ask from her, nor did he try to hold her back. He just wanted to keep her safe.There was a brief moment of silence in the office before Spencer pursed his lips and said, "No." Then, he added, "Depends on the situation. Step in if necessary."Mack nodded and said, "Yes, sir."After Mack left, Seamus came in. The latter was holding a beautiful book."Sir, this is the wedding photoshoot schedule. It's on December 11th." Seamus handed the book to Spencer.Lately, Seamus had been busy helping Spen
"I'm glad that you're fine. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to give an explanation to your family," Lucille said."I heard from Davis that my accident wasn't really an accident. Is that true?" Claire asked. Lucille and Bailey didn't hide the truth from Claire. They roughly explained the situation to her.After spending some time with her, the two then left the hospital.Claire gladly agreed not to act in the film anymore. She couldn't do it even if she wanted to. With her injuries, if she didn't recuperate for at least half a year, George and the others definitely wouldn't let her go back to work. On top of that, if her mother, Jennifer Judd, found out about it, working would be out of the question.Soon, Luminosity Films announced on their official website that Claire would stop working effective immediately until further notice. Meanwhile, Claire posted on Twitter, "I'm sorry for making everyone focus on me. I'm sure everyone heard of my accident, so I'm not going to go i
As Seth spoke, he suddenly changed the topic. "Lucille, I have something to discuss with you."Lucille glanced sideways and gently hummed in acknowledgment. After that, she saw him looking at the doorway cautiously, as if he wanted to discuss something secretly and was afraid of being caught red-handed.He leaned in slightly and said, "Could you lend me 50 million dollars?"Lucille was at a loss for words. After a brief moment of silence, she took out her phone and said, "Give me your account number."Seth was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected Lucille to agree readily. He was overwhelmed by her unexpected behavior."I'll text you." Then, he took out his phone and quickly tapped a few times on WhatsApp.A minute later, his phone dinged. He glanced at the bank's notification. He'd received 50 million dollars.Lucille's swift actions left him dumbfounded.Seth pouted and asked, "Aren't you going to ask me what I'm going to do with the money?" Lucille put down her phone. With
After a two-day break, the film crew resumed their shooting schedule.The scenes that involved Claire needed to be reshot, but everyone was cooperative and had no complaints.Jessica's acting skills were obvious to all. The day she entered the crew, she nailed every scene in one take. Not only was she beautiful and kind-hearted, but she also didn't have a temper.She played a second female lead role who was a talkative person. There were tons of lines that she needed to memorize, yet she didn't make a single mistake. She was very good at memorizing lines.Everyone secretly praised her because she lived up to the expectation as an award-winning actress.When Sebastian saw Jessica in costume, he was stunned. He felt that she was the most suitable candidate.After Lucille finished her work, she came to the filming location to visit Jessica. She even rejected Spencer's invitation to a meal, just so she could visit Jessica.Jessica had just finished acting the first half of her scene
Spencer, who sat across Ethan, turned to look in his direction. It was indeed Lucille.It reminded Spencer about his conversation with Lucille on the phone an hour ago. She'd told him that she couldn't accompany him for lunch and that he needed to figure it out on his own because she had a meeting to attend.Spencer stared at the familiar figure and narrowed his eyes. This was what she meant by meeting? Meeting someone at a Marvonian restaurant? What a liar! Was it necessary for her to keep it a secret when she was just having a meal with a woman?Seated across from Spencer, Ethan and Zachary could clearly sense that something was off about him.It dawned on them why Spencer had decided to join them for lunch out of the blue.Ethan cocked his eyebrow and asked, "Spence, did Luce ditch you? Is that why you decided to join us for lunch?" Ever since Spencer had gotten married, he'd never taken the initiative to ask them out for a meal.Spencer retracted his gaze and looked at Etha
Lucille was even more puzzled when she saw Spencer looking sullen and quiet. However, she could sense that he was mad at her.She wondered if it had anything to do with her coming home late. But she'd texted him about it and told him that she'd be late.She just sat at the edge of the bed. Then, she blinked and stared at him before she asked, "Are you mad?"Looking calm and collected, Spencer frowned slightly and snorted. "No."Lucille was speechless. He'd said that he wasn't mad at her, and yet he'd snorted at her. She pursed her lips. Then, she smirked and said, "I didn't know you have a habit of lying through your teeth.""There's plenty that you don't know about." Spencer was feeling down and annoyed after being ignored for the past few days.Lucille cocked an eyebrow and noticed the annoyance in his tone. She quickly went through her recent activities in her mind. Apart from the usual work tasks, she'd been dealing with Claire's incident. One crucial piece of evidence was