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
Lucille was full of surprises, though. She smiled and asked Spencer, "Would you choose between a sea of flowers or a lone rose, Mr. Layton?"He didn't even hesitate. "You're my only choice."The crowd felt like Lucille and Spencer oozed love and affection whenever they were together.Sabrina's jealousy and resentment bubbled to the surface, but she held herself back. Still, her hands, which were at her sides, clenched into fists. She clenched her jaw so tightly that it was trembling; she didn't realize this, though. Sometimes, no matter how good a person was at hiding their emotions, their body language would still belie how they felt.After that, she grabbed her bag and fled the scene, looking almost disheveled. She couldn't handle the embarrassment anymore.…Spencer and Lucille walked back to JM Corporation together. On the way, he kept holding her hand while Mack and Kent followed them silently.A few minutes ago, Spencer had just up and left the office without a word to t
Seamus stepped forward and said, "Mr. Connor is back, sir."When Lucille heard Spencer had a guest, she said, "I'll leave you to it. I'll just hang around somewhere."However, Spencer said, "No, you don't have to. You can stay and meet him. It's Connor, Uncle Sylvester's son."Connor Layton? Sylvester's son? So, Connor was Yves' older brother? He wasn't here to stand up for Yves, was he? Speaking of which, she hadn't heard anything about Yves since their last meeting.Spencer only needed to glance at her to know what she was thinking. He explained, "Connor's mother is Uncle Sylvester's first wife. It's been a long time since his last return."Lucille understood what he meant. She asked, "Are you older, or is he?""He's the same age as Seth." Spencer didn't release his grip on her hand as they headed to his office. When they entered, Lucille saw a man with a demeanor similar to Spencer's seated on the couch. So, this was what Connor looked like.Connor looked up and said, "Hi, Sp
"None of our people were left alive. They were even disembodied," Connor said. He stopped there. Spencer's expression immediately darkened, and his gaze became frosty.To this day, Connor couldn't forget what he'd seen. Even if he was used to dabbling in both legal and illegal matters, he couldn't describe the cruelty he'd witnessed. Losing several million dollars worth of gold wasn't a small matter, but the worst part was the cruel treatment the men had experienced.He'd investigated the matter for several days but had failed to find anything besides what the coin represented. Rumor had it that whenever anyone from Echelon 103 carried out their missions, they would leave such a token behind to tell the world they were behind whatever had happened.Echelon 103's members were that obnoxious and wild, perhaps because they were vagabonds with nothing holding them back.Five years ago, someone mysterious had destroyed Base 103, making the organization disappear for five years. Everyo
After leaving Spencer's office, Lucille went to the lounge in the pantry. She'd only used Mack as an excuse to leave.She was worried about Echelon 103, which she'd heard Connor bring up before leaving the office. Why had it suddenly come up? It looked like she needed to look into the matter. No matter what was going on, she didn't want Spencer to have anything to do with the organization.She made a call, which took a while to be answered. Hunter sounded pissed on the other end of the line as he said, "Who the fuck are you, disturbing my sleep? Are you—"Lucille frowned and cut him off. "It's me."Hunter was immediately jolted out of his groggy state when he heard her voice. His eyes widened, and he sat up in bed. Then, he asked hoarsely, "What's wrong?""How's your investigation going?"Hunter knew what she was asking about. He ran a hand through his hair, feeling annoyed. Still, his tone and attitude remained relatively amicable. "It hasn't even been a week, boss. Would you