After dinner, Lucille and Spencer went back to their car. Only then did Mack show them the photos of them at the cinema and restaurant and tell them how they'd gone viral online. Spencer took out his phone and looked at the photos before saving one of them. He then said with a low voice, "No need to take them down. As long as there are no harsh comments, just leave them be." Mack was relieved. Luckily, he hadn't taken it upon himself to remove the photos. "Yes, sir." Then, Spencer remembered one of the comments he'd seen and said, "Have the PR department post a statement later." While he didn't make it clear, Mack, as his reliable assistant, wasn't for show, either. Having spent so many years with this ticking bomb, he'd have to leave if he couldn't get what Spencer needed."Understood, sir." After five minutes, JM Corporation's official account made a post on Twitter. "Thank you for all the attention all of you have given Mr. and Mrs. Layton. We'll stop taking up public
The next morning was a cold winter day. It took courage and determination to wake up and get out of the warm comfort of bed on days like this.Since it was a Saturday, Lucille had been lounging in bed, refusing to get up. She'd even dragged Spencer to stay in bed with her. She snuggled her petite body comfortably in his warm embrace. She'd been woken once by Spencer at 6:00 am, but she'd quickly returned to sleep. She nuzzled her face in Spencer's chest and said, "What do I do? I don't want to leave the warmth of the Layton heater." Spencer rested his chin on her head as she hugged him and said in a low voice, "Well, I don't mind. I can stay with you until the end of the world. But Mom and Dad have been waiting downstairs." The words blew Lucille's mind. She looked up from Spencer's embrace. "What?"Lila and Eric had been there since early in the morning. However, they didn't become impatient despite the long wait. They'd seen the news and heard some rumors about what had b
"You're Lucy's husband. How could you let her face such danger? What happened to your usual cleverness and strategic thinking? Aren't you always good at taking precautions? What's the point of having you if you can't even protect your own wife?" Lila scolded. "Keeping your wife safe is your top responsibility as a Layton man. But look at you! How could you allow such a dangerous thing to happen to Lucy right in front of your company? "You should be glad Lucy's safe. If something had happened to her—no. Touchwood. It should never happen! In any case, I don't want this to happen again, Spencer!" Lucille was petrified at Lila's sudden outburst. Spencer, however, let go of his usual pride and gladly accepted Lila's warning. Lucille pursed her lips before saying, "Mom, I—"But before she could finish, Lila shouted again, "Did you not hear me? Or are you mute? Can't you reply?" Hearing Lila's howl, Spencer furrowed his brows and grunted. His deep, pitch-black eyes seemed differe
"Hey babe, was the date fun yesterday?" Bailey asked, bursting with curiosity and an urge to gossip as she stared intently at Lucille at the cafe. Lucille felt reluctant to entertain her question. Spencer had promised to spend time with her at home, but he'd received an urgent call and gone to the office. Coincidentally, Bailey had also asked her out, so here she was. Lucille had thought Bailey had something important to say. Who would've thought the latter was just interested in what happened yesterday and would ask all kinds of nonsensical questions? Bailey propped her chin on one hand as she looked at Lucille with sheer curiosity. After all, best friends had no secrets from each other. Lucille couldn't stand Bailey's burning desire for gossip. She took a sip of her coffee before replying, "I don't know what you mean by fun. But all I could say is that it felt… strange…" She stopped and lightly coughed. "Like the fluttery, heart-throbbing feeling of being a young girl in
"Oh, and one more thing," Eunice said with a troubled expression. Bailey and Lucille stared at her, waiting for her to tell them. "I ran into one of my seniors recently. He knew I studied dancing in university, and the company he works for invested in a dance competition show. "The show is currently holding auditions for participants, so he asked me if I was interested. But I'm still considering if I should go." Bailey slammed her cup on the saucer and said, "Of course you should! Why shouldn't you participate? You must go!" She looked more invested than Eunice. In comparison, Lucille remained relatively calm. She was silent for a moment before she said, "It's up to you to decide. No one can force you if you don't want to go, as long as you don't regret it." Regret, huh? The word stirred some emotions in Eunice's heart. She had given up the first time. Would she give up this chance once again? In the years she'd been married to Ian, she'd had little to no social circle,
After entering the car, Lucille took out her phone and logged into an application. A chat page popped up on her phone, and she quickly typed a message before sending it. "Owen Murphy, 46, currently the forensic doctor in Whiteloop City CID, with over 20 years of experience. Check his recent status." The recipient quickly replied, "Roger that." Then, she received another message. "Lucy, we've got news about Martin McGregor, whom you asked us to look into. He'd recently contacted a guy named Wade Rodriguez, and his loans were paid off by someone named Karlos Perez. "Karlos is just an honest man from the rural area and has never had contact with Martin. But what's surprising is that Wade and Karlos are distant relatives, although they rarely contacted and only connected once. "We also find Wade's superior is someone named Jack Stewart, but the trail ends here. Jack is very cautious and generally leaves no traces behind." Lucille went over the web of relationships in her mind a
Lucille arrived at JM Corporation at 4:00 pm. Everyone in the building knew who she was. The employees at the front desk immediately greeted her warmly and respectfully when they saw her. "Hello, Mrs. Layton." To tell the truth, Lucille still wasn't used to this courtesy, but she had no choice but to get with it. She smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. You may proceed with your work. I'll go up myself." Then, she took Spencer's private elevator up the floors after scanning her thumbprint. The staff members of the CEO's office said Spencer was still in a meeting. So, Lucille waited for him in his office. She was also managing a company, but she wasn't as busy as Spencer, who was always in meetings, even during the weekends.Meanwhile, Samuel was working overtime at Star&Ciel Group, busy reviewing all kinds of reports. But Lucille had never liked working overtime. After all, she was efficient with her work. Feeling bored, she walked around Spencer's office. She saw a folde
"Mr. Seth, this lady is Mrs. Layton's friend," Herbert said. Seth raised a brow. Were all of Lucille's friends pretty ladies? Still, even though this woman had a cute face, her expression all but screamed, "Don't bother me." Yet, it somehow suited her. "Hello, lady," Seth greeted with a confident, handsome smile. But Mavis only rolled her eyes in disgust at him in return. Herbert covered his face, unable to bear watching Seth get embarrassed. While Seth was fairly good-looking, he wasn't Mavis' cup of tea. What was worse was that she despised someone this laid-back and unserious. Seth silently stewed in disappointment. This was the first time a woman wasn't swayed by his looks. Not just that, but she'd even rolled her eyes at him.Not giving up, Seth smiled and asked, "Hey lady, are you here to look for me—" "What is your problem?" Mavis interrupted him in annoyance as her brows furrowed. "And what's with that lewd smile?" Seth was instantly at a loss for words as his