At Villa No. 9, Draco reported the recent events while drinking water. "Uncle Andrew, she was at the hospital for two days and was discharged today—"An irritated Andrew glanced at him. "Can't you drink after you finish speaking?"After gulping down the last drop, Draco argued, "What are you rushing for, Uncle Andrew? It's not like I'd run. I'm thirsty and need water to replenish before I can continue."Andrew was at a loss for words. After taking a breath, Draco continued, "I discreetly had someone ask one of the nurses at their station, and there's no useful information…"He quickly changed what he was going to say when he saw that Andrew was ready to raise his arm. "But I hacked into their computers and found this." He passed his phone to Andrew.After looking at it, Andrew headed upstairs.…Lucille rested for another two days at home. The following day, she was about to head out to Star&Ciel Group when she received a text message from an unknown number.The message mention
A notification came in, and Draco received a message from an unknown number. He was stunned upon seeing the content.Tobias glanced at him. "What?"Draco showed him the message. "I know you guys are behind me. I need you to lose the other people tailing me at the next intersection."Tobias looked calm, making Draco even more baffled. "Wait, why aren't you in shock?"Tobias replied, "What's there to be shocked about? She knows about us.""She does, but how did she get my number? This is my private one!" Draco seemed extremely surprised and curious.This time, Tobias cast him a disdainful gaze. Draco narrowed his eyes, growing increasingly confused. "What's with that look?""Have you been watching too many cartoons lately that you've started losing common sense?" Tobias was openly contemptuous. "Did you forget what her fucking job is? What's so surprising that she got your number? And why are you acting like a celebrity whose private number got leaked? Use your brain for once, d
At Creekside Villa No. 3, Eunice had been waiting for Lucille and Bailey. When she heard a car driving through the garden, she quickly got up and opened the door.Eunice was overjoyed to see Bailey and Lucille get out of the car. She'd been so bored staying there alone.In the living room, Bailey observed the villa, which could only be described as massive.Eunice felt like a burden and was rather embarrassed when she saw Lucille. After all, the latter had first offered to let Eunice stay at her apartment and now her villa."Just settle in comfortably, Eunie. I want you to be happy and safe while you have my godchild." Although Lucille was usually aloof, she perceptively saw through Eunice and effectively persuaded her with a different approach. Bailey stared at Eunice's bump, saying, "Well, I'm not as extravagant as your godmother. Maybe I'll take you to a five-star restaurant once you come to this world."The three ladies chatted about the baby. They could tell Eunice had expe
As soon as Spencer entered his office, he asked, "Did you come to have lunch with me, Ian?"Ian crossed his legs and leaned against the couch, his posture lazy yet carefree. However, his expression was as dark as ink, and his gaze exuded extreme coldness.Spencer naturally ignored that and strode toward his desk. Then, he sat down and looked at Ian with a faint smile.Ian narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth. "You've got some nerve to ask me that."Crossing his legs, Spencer intertwined his fingers before his chest and feigned ignorance. "What's wrong? You still haven't found Eunice?"Ian pursed his lips and used the same tone as him. "What's wrong? Shouldn't you know the answer to that best?" In a battle of wits, the smart ones would either cut straight to the heart of the issue or feign ignorance while knowing the exact truth.Spencer calmly replied, "I thought you knew I'm only interested in my wife." He implied that he had no concerns regarding Eunice's business.Ian wa
Mack arrived outside the office and was ready to knock on the door when it swung open, letting a breeze of cold air out. Caught in a daze, he swiftly made way for the person leaving the office."Mr. Moore, how…" He was about to say more but shut his mouth when he was met with a chilling, harsh gaze.Subsequently, Ian strode off and left. Mack hesitated about whether to follow him and see him to the elevator. In the end, he decided against it to save himself from Ian's wrath.At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder what Spencer had done to anger Ian. He waited a few seconds before entering the office and closing the door. "Boss."He saw Spencer seated in his office chair. The latter's demeanor was calm and dignified, marked by his usual aloofness, which created a striking contrast to Ian earlier."What's up?" Spencer looked up at him.Mack instantly turned solemn. "Boss, we tried our best but couldn't locate Zing. The base can't wait any longer."Spencer contemplated briefl
Spencer asked, "Who are you with at the cafe?"Lucille could already imagine the look on his face as he typed those words out. It was a simple question, but it was enough to convey his feelings.A hint of slyness flitted past her eyes, and she answered, "With someone who can make you jealous."As soon as she sent that, he replied, "Who is it?"The dominance in this question was evident. At the same time, Sabrina's voice fell on Lucille's ears. She looked up at Sabrina, her expression cold and uncaring. "Get to the point, please."Sabrina was incredulous when she saw how calm Lucille was. She ignored the warning in the latter's tone and said, "I said that I got into the finals of the International Perfumery Competition."Lucille merely said, "You just don't understand human language, do you? I'm not here to listen to you spout nonsense. Can you get that?"Sabrina felt humiliated. She thought Lucille would be surprised or resentful upon hearing the news, but the latter was so calm
Sabrina stopped beating around the bush. She'd already achieved her first goal in seeking Lucille out, anyway. She smiled creepily and said, "You've been trying to find out the truth about your mom's death, right? She didn't actually die of an illness."Lucille's expression remained calm when she heard that, but her gaze turned cold. Sabrina didn't want to go into detail on the matter. Instead, she continued, "If you want to know everything, come to this place at 2:00 pm tomorrow. Someone there will give you what you want."She pulled a piece of paper from her bag and placed it on the table. She warned, "Remember to be there alone."Lucille looked down at the paper and committed the address to memory. In the next second, Sabrina took the paper back and tore it up, throwing the pieces into a nearby trashcan. She knew Lucille had a good memory and wasn't worried the latter would forget.Meanwhile, Spencer couldn't sit still after not receiving a reply from Lucille. He called her;
Everyone realized who Lucille was when Spencer approached her. They sat at their seats, and their ears perked up as they prepared to enjoy a display of affection.The few times Spencer and Lucille had made the trending topics, they'd looked so sweet one could get diabetes by looking at them. More importantly, they looked so good together that they were almost celestial.As Spencer had approached them, Sabrina had subconsciously sat straighter, wanting to show off her best side. She tried to look as elegant and classy as possible.Unfortunately for her, Spencer hadn't even spared her a glance. Still, his earlier question to Lucille seemed to make him break away from his identity as the CEO of JM Corporation. He looked at Lucille with such tenderness, but his demeanor was cold."Nice to meet you, Mr. Layton. I'm—" Sabrina mustered the courage to greet Spencer.Before she could get any further, he shot her an icy look, making the rest of her sentence get stuck in her throat. She even
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