A row of police cars had appeared ahead, blocking the road. In those few seconds when Martin was distracted, Lucille made a U-turn and faced the truck that had been chasing them closely.Lucille sat in the driver seat, looking calm as she gripped the steering wheel. Startled, Bethany wondered what Lucille was going to do.Not far away, George and the others who were watching the scene unfold were baffled as well. Maverick asked in confusion, "Commander Lawton, what is she trying to do?The spike strips they'd placed were just 33 feet ahead.George frowned, and his expression darkened. "She's probably using herself as bait. She plans to dodge the truck just before it hits them, so the truck would run over the spike strips and be forced to stop."Maverick was slightly stunned. "But that requires skills. If she doesn't dodge in time, it's over. Besides, the road is too narrow."The scene was horrifying, looking like a battlefield but without any signs of war. George explained, "Th
Bethany was confused. Just as she turned to look at Lucille, she heard the sound of an accelerator being stepped on. Before she had the chance to react, her body suddenly tilted at a 90-degree angle.Then, she heard a loud screeching sound. As soon as the car landed, she jerked to the side. She felt like it was over before it even started, and all she felt was nervous, nothing more. Lucille was calm compared to Bethany. She unbuckled her seatbelt and turned to look at Bethany. She patted the latter's shoulder and said with a faint smile, "Have some fondue tonight to relieve your shock."Bethany swallowed nervously. Feeling somewhat dazed, she nodded. "Okay." As soon as Lucille stepped out of the car, she was wrapped in a warm embrace, and a familiar scent hit her nose. Spencer hugged her tightly, as if trying to envelop her completely. It was the only way he could truly feel her.The moment he hugged her, she felt how stiff he was. It was as if the fear had made his body tense u
In the car, Lucille told Spencer about her conversation with Martin.When Mack heard about it, he couldn't help but say mockingly, "That's some twisted logic. Even if you hadn't stopped collaborating with him, someone else would have. It was just a matter of time before his company had gone bankrupt."Anyone would have understood that. Lucille just happened to be the one who'd take the lead.Regardless of what Martin said, there were inconsistencies in his story. He'd gotten into a lot of debt, and then he'd suddenly paid it off. That alone didn't add up. If he'd managed to clear his debts by himself, it didn't make sense for him to come and kill Lucille at this moment. Wasn't it better to be alive?However, he'd insisted on doing something that would get him sentenced to prison for life.…"Sir, Martin didn't succeed. He's in prison."The man crossed his legs as he sat on the couch. There was a cigarette in between his index finger and middle finger. He slightly raised his he
Bailey was still waiting for Lucille's reply, but she didn't get any texts from the latter, even after waiting for half a day.She thought it shouldn't take her too long to text. Besides, Lucille could always use voice messages if she didn't have time to text.Instead of getting a reply from Lucille, Bailey ended up receiving Eunice's text in the group chat.Eunice texted, "My goodness! What happened? @LucilleJohnson, are you okay? My phone hasn't been working since a few days ago. I just got it back from the repair shop."Bailey glanced at the text. No wonder she hadn't seen any texts from Eunice in the past few days.Bailey texted, "Eunie, is Uncle Ian there?"Eunice hadn't replied to any of Bailey's texts in the past few days. Two days ago, Bailey had passed by Orchidstone Garden on her way home and had wanted to check in on Eunice. Just as she'd been about to turn in, she'd seen Ian's car going to the residential area, so she hadn't gone in. Then, she'd forgotten about Euni
Corey raised a brow. He was surprised to learn that Robert had called Lucille. He wondered if Robert had told her about his matter. "Where are you now?" Lucille asked. "In West Yodran," Corey replied honestly. "Then what did you do to make Robert think you're a playboy? Besides, he even…" Lucille sounded slightly annoyed. She recalled what Robert said before he hung up the phone. "Oh, Lucy, while I believe in you, that guy looks like a playboy. I don't think he's a perfect match for Shirley. "So, I'm calling to ask if you could ask him not to waste Shirley's time if you're close with him. I've also found another bachelor from an aristocratic family who suits Shirley better, and I'm preparing for their marriage." If not for Robert's words, Lucille wouldn't have called Corey. She briefly explained what Robert told her, which made Corey fall into silence for a long time.Then, she got an anxious yet provocative answer from Corey. "I just kissed that little brat in front of t
Lucille followed Spencer to JM Corporation after lunch. They went into his office and sat on the couch. Spencer sat beside Lucille and habitually patted her head, playing with her hair. Her hair quality was excellent—it was dark, smooth, shiny, and soft, with a delicate fragrance of gardenias. "Who made you angry earlier?" Spencer asked. Lucille took a deep breath before briefly explaining what Robert had called her for without bringing up Corey. …Aaron rushed to Whiteloop City and reported to Lucille that night. "Hello, Lucy. What did you need me for?" Lucille replied, "I need you to be around Jessica, but don't let anyone notice you. If something happens, report it to me immediately." Given what happened today, she had a feeling it wouldn't just end like this. But she couldn't keep an eye on Jessica all the time, and she didn't trust anyone else to look after the latter. While she'd already had one of her subordinates, Mavis Dylon, transferred here, it would take the
At 2:00 pm, George sent Martin's autopsy to Lucille along with a text that read, "The forensic doctor confirmed Martin died of a heart attack. He did have cardiovascular disease, and we found relevant medication in his house." Lucille scanned through the report. She could understand the report, which stated Martin had indeed died of a sudden heart attack.After going through the report, she called George, and he quickly answered. "Who's the forensic doctor in charge of this?" Lucille asked. George furrowed his brows after hearing Lucille's question. But he quickly understood why she was asking. "He's a veteran on the forensic team. There's no way he'd make a mistake, right?" George lost the little confidence he had when he heard Lucille's question. Lucille replied without beating around the bush, "Give me his information."George remained silent for a moment before he said, "Sure. I'll send it to you later." "Thanks for your help, Mr. Lawton." After hanging up the phone,
At 6:00 pm, a black Maybach drove into the underground parking lot of Silverstar Mall. "So, you wanted to bring me to the mall?" Lucille asked with her head tilted as she stared at Spencer. Spencer gazed at her and replied softly, "Yup. We're here to watch a movie." Lucille was surprised to hear that. A strange feeling stirred in her heart. This wasn't the first time they'd watched a movie together, as they'd watched movies a couple of times in the home theater at Sparrow Residence.However, this was their first time doing it in a cinema. Lucille was worried. "But what about your identity?" Spencer was too conspicuous. Before Spencer said anything, Mack explained, "Don't worry, Mrs. Layton. Not many would recognize boss." Although Spencer's name was well known, he maintained a relatively low profile and rarely appeared in public. Spencer clasped Lucille's hand tightly and said in a soothing voice, "Regardless of my identity, I'm still your husband. What's so weird ab
In the bathroom, Lucille was relaxing as she enjoyed the care she was receiving from Spencer. They had seen each other like this for too long, and they had gotten used to it by now. Of course, it had taken her time to get used to it. Every time she was injured, she would end up receiving this treatment, but… While she might have gotten used to it, it was still a kind of punishment for Spencer."Honey, your shirt is wet. Why don't you take it off?"She noticed that half of his black shirt was wet and sticking closely to his body. The wet shirt perfectly outlined his muscular build.She couldn't help but gulp. This was pretty deadly to her too.He was wearing a black shirt with two buttons undone, revealing a glimpse of his collarbone. Coupled with his handsome face, he looked simply irresistible. Her heart couldn't help but race. As he carefully wiped her arm, he avoided the injury on her right hand. It was already torture for him to help her bath. However, when he suddenly he
"So, you can't blame Eunie for not telling you, and you can't blame us for keeping you in the dark."In other words, Ian had brought it upon himself, and there was no one else to blame but himself.Ian was rendered speechless. He'd never thought that this was how Eunice saw him—a ruthless person who would get rid of his own child.He mocked himself inwardly. He also felt hurt, as if something were stabbing him.After Lucille was done talking, she saw Ian look visibly upset and didn't say anything. So, she whispered to Spencer, "Do you think I went too far with what I said earlier? Can he take it?"Spencer rubbed her head and said, "Don't worry. He can take it. Besides, what you told him is the truth. If he can't handle it, he isn't worthy to be our buddy."Lucille nodded in agreement after she heard that. What Spencer said made sense. She felt at ease after he comforted her.After a while, Ian finally spoke up again. "So, I shouldn't go and look for her?"Lucille was surprised
"I'm here for you!"Upon hearing that, Lucille was rendered speechless. On second thought, she realized this was fine too.Then, she looked at Spencer and blinked before she said, "Don't leave me. I'm injured right now, so I can't fight him."Ian glowered at her words, feeling at a loss for words. Did he look like someone who would lay a hand on a woman?Spencer looked at her dotingly and responded, "Okay. I won't leave you."Ian was just flabbergasted now."What's the matter, Ian?" With Spencer to back her up, Lucille felt at ease. Even if she hadn't said anything, she knew Spencer wouldn't have left her alone with Ian.Ian suddenly smiled. "It looks like you have quite the luck. The hospital is practically your second home."Lucille was rendered speechless. Then, she smiled and looked at Spencer before she provoked Ian. "My home is wherever my husband is. We're not like some people, for whom having a wife seems to make no difference whatsoever." She'd never lost to anyone b
Ian turned to look at Lucas. It was obvious that he seemed to be wondering why Lucas had asked that. When Lucas saw Ian's expression, he knew that Ian had never thought about it. In other words, he had no recollection of what he had done and said."I'm going back to be with my wife. You guys just carry on." Spencer stood up and smoothed out the creases on his clothes as he spoke indifferently. After all, it had been a while since he'd left the ward.With that, he strode toward the door without waiting for the others to say anything. Connor was eager to see how things would unfold, so he didn't leave.…Meanwhile, after Beatrice left, Spencer returned to the hospital ward. When Lucille saw him coming in, she asked, "Where have you been?"He took off his coat and put it aside. Then, he walked to the bed and sat down. "I went to investigate some stuff."Lucille figured out what it must have been about and asked, "You went to investigate Alexander and my mom?"Spencer, who wa
"Ian, what brings you here?" Connor had no idea about Eunice's situation in Arcania, so he was quite surprised when he saw Ian.Although he was surprised, he wasn't blind. He could see that Ian had a hostile air about him.Looking puzzled, Connor glanced at Lucas, who was seated next to him, for an explanation. After all, he knew Spencer wouldn't tell him.After Ian came in, he didn't even bother to sit and directly asked, "Where is she?"Last night, he'd received Lucas' message—the latter had told him that he knew Eunice's location and wanted him to come to Arcania immediately. That was why Ian had rushed to Arcania without any delay.Lucas hadn't told him the exact location. Instead, he'd just told Ian to come to the hospital. Ian had thought that something had happened to Eunice and that she was hospitalized. So, he'd rushed to the hospital as soon as he'd gotten off the plane. However, after he'd come to his senses, he'd gotten someone to check the hospital's patient list.
Before Beatrice spoke, she looked at the entrance of the hospital ward. After ensuring that no one was coming, she said, "Although we found out that all four of Mr. President's children's last names are Vonridge, they don't seem to be his biological children."Lucille widened her eyes, looking surprised. She cocked an eyebrow and asked, "What did you just say?""They were adopted from the orphanage. Our database has their information, and it's a 100% match," Beatrice replied.Lucille naturally wouldn't doubt that the information in Otearl Alliance's database was incorrect. However, she had never heard anyone mention this before.At the same time, Spencer, who had just left, had gone to investigate something as well.After they'd returned in the afternoon, he'd instructed Kent to conduct an investigation. The news that Kent came back with shocked Spencer to the core.Connor and Lucas were also there. They were in a lounge."Spence, how could Lucille's mom also know Alexander?"
Diana let out a long sigh. Her words were tinged with helplessness and regret. "This is your aunt. She hasn't appeared for more than 20 years. I never expected her to be gone for this long. There has been no news from her. She must hate me very much."Samantha had no idea what had happened. Her aunt's name and everything related to her had always been taboo in the Crawford family."Is it possible that Ms. Deer is my aunt's child?" Samantha asked.If that was the case, it was quite a coincidence.Diana looked at the photo album in her hands. After a brief silence, she said, "I want to meet her. Don't tell anyone about this for now."Samantha nodded. "Okay."…Meanwhile, in Arcania, Alexander also left the venue after Lucille and the others left.After Alexander left, he immediately had someone to investigate Lucille's past. Back then, after Jane had suddenly left, she had covered all her tracks. No matter how Alexander had searched, he hadn't been able to find her. There hadn't
When Diana took a closer look, her hands, which had been leisurely tapping on the armrests, suddenly froze.At first, Samantha didn't notice anything unusual about her reaction."Grandma, the best thing I got out of this trip was getting a photo with my idol." She went on and on. "It's the first time I got to see Ms. Deer's real face, and she's very beautiful. No wonder she always wears a veil. Although she looks aloof, I think the way she talks sounds gentle."By the way, she is married. Her real name is Lucille Johnson, and she's from Whiteloop City in Summeria. There was an unexpected incident during the competition, and it was quite despicable. I didn't expect her family to turn out completely different from how I'd imagined them to be."Samantha pouted as she stared at the photo of her and Lucille. She'd always thought that someone outstanding like Lucille would have a perfect family; she hadn't expected things to turn out like that.After the competition had ended, Samantha
Meanwhile, after Samantha had participated in the perfumery competition, she'd stayed in Whiteloop City for about a week before returning to Crawford Residence in Marvonia.She had been declared the champion of this year's perfumery competition. After she'd returned, she'd chosen to keep a low profile and hadn't celebrated or gone around boasting about it.However, she'd forgotten that Natasha Crawford, her mother, had a strong sense of pride.Since Samantha had been young, she'd had to excel in everything and come in first to meet Natasha's expectations. Only then could Natasha hold her head high and brag about Samantha in front of everyone. At the same time, she could enjoy the flattery from those around her.So, the day after Samantha had returned, Natasha had gathered everyone and thrown a party to celebrate her victory. The room had been filled with people she hadn't known, but they'd all been important figures. That night, after making an appearance, Samantha had left the