Jessica's whole body went tense as she endured the pain in her heart, refraining from turning around to question Catherine. She wanted to ask Catherine why she thought she could be her mother. In fact, she wanted to tell Catherine that she had no right to be her mother. Jessica clenched tight on the door handle. Then, she let it go and left without saying a word. Of course, Catherine wouldn't give up that easily. She quickly chased after Jessica and grabbed her wrist. "Jessie, could you talk to me, please? It won't take long." Catherine sobbed, almost sounding like she was begging Jessica. But her words and touch breached the defenses Jessica had built around herself. Without considering whether Catherine might fall, Jessica clenched her fist and angrily shook Catherine's hand off. Catherine was caught off guard and gasped in surprise. She backed away a few steps but didn't fall to the ground. In a cold and emotionless tone, Jessica said, "Ma'am, don't just simply call
Jessica composed herself quickly, thanks to all the skills she'd honed during her acting career. She had trained herself to control and express emotions freely—the key to acting.A great actor should never be constantly immersed in a role. They should act with dedication when the camera was on but switch out of character immediately when the job was done. It was this very aspect of her that had shaped her current mental state. Mavis and Natalie came after seeing Jessica hadn't returned for a while. They saw a lavishly dressed Catherine blocking Jessica's path. Natalie quickly ran toward them and pushed away Catherine. She asked, "Are you okay, Ms. Larson?" "I'm alright. Let's go," Jessica replied. In the end, Catherine was left standing there alone until Lorelei came looking for her. "What happened, Aunt Catherine?" Lorelei felt worried seeing Catherine somewhat absent-minded and in a very low mood. After all, Elliot loved Catherine. He'd reminded Lorelei multiple times
At JM Corporation, Lucille watched the video Mack showed her. It had been taken from the surveillance camera outside the ward when Jane had been in the hospital. On the day before Jane's death, two unfamiliar people, a man and a woman, had visited her at the ward aside from William. Lucille looked up at Mack and asked, "Who were they?""They're the current head of the Robinson family, Elliot Robinson, and his sister, Renee Robinson. The Robinson family?As far as Lucille recalled, Jane had had no interaction with the Robinsons before. Why would they visit her at the hospital? If there'd been any relationship, the Robinsons would've been connected to the Quall family since Ophelia was a Robinson. But as far as Lucille knew, Ophelia hadn't interacted with the Robinson family after she'd married Lincoln. It was all because she'd had a fallout with Edward Robinson, the previous head of the Robinson family. The next day, Lucille had received the news that Jane had passed away
Meanwhile, Ian had just arrived at JM Corporation and was in the elevator. He'd gone to West Yodran for some business and had just returned. He'd heard that Lucille was at JM Corporation. Since he was free, he came to meet her. As Lucille finished asking Mack for a favor, the office door opened. They thought Spencer had returned from his meeting but were greeted with Ian's face instead. Lucille raised a brow before greeting, "Hello, Ian." "Hello, Mr. Moore," Mack greeted. Ian nodded before sitting down on the couch. After spending so many years with Spencer, Mack immediately sensed the sudden eerie pressure in the office. He quickly said, "Please excuse me, Mrs. Layton. I'll go make a cup of coffee for Mr. Moore." Even Mack could sense Ian's unpleasant vibe, so naturally, Lucille did, too. She gently nodded, deciding to play dumb and act like she didn't know. She gracefully smiled while maintaining her usual aloofness. "Ian, are you here to look for Spencer? He's in a
The office was unusually silent. Ian squinted his eyes. His answer sounded normal but lacked persuasiveness. "Because Eunice is legally my wife!" What he implied was that this reason was convincing enough. Lucille found it unconvincing and smiled. "But as far as I know, you two were in the process of getting a divorce." Ian went silent. "Besides, I've heard Eunie already signed the divorce paper," Lucille said while maintaining eye contact with Ian, not fearing his suffocating presence. "What's worse, she's already signed the paper twice!" "As long as I didn't sign the paper, none of this matters!" Lucille nodded without denying it. "But Ian, have you ever sat down and thought about why Eunie wants a divorce?" Ian pressed his lips and furrowed his brows. Lucille knew he'd never thought about this. She sighed before saying what the others didn't dare to say. "I've only pieced together what happened to you and Eunie based on what Spencer and Bailey told me. "Your attitu
"You're back, honey!" Lucille said. Spencer walked toward Lucille before wrapping his arm around her waist and kissing her forehead. "Have you been waiting for a long time?" Lucille nodded. "A little bit. Besides, I'm a little hungry." Spencer chuckled. "Okay, I'll make sure to feed you well when we get home later." "Oh, can I order the food, then?" Lucille asked. "Order away, Mrs. Layton!" Spencer extended his slender fingers before gently brushing the bridge of Lucille's nose. His gaze was filled with happiness as he spoke with a soft, affectionate voice. The two of them completely ignored Ian, who was seated on the couch, and went on with their conversation. Ian had a sour expression as he creased his forehead. He then jeered with a very unfriendly tone, "Looks like people are two-faced, huh? My eyes sure are opened today." Lucille and Spencer looked toward Ian's resentful dark eyes. But the two proceeded to ignore Ian. "Just admit that you're jealous of us. No o
After Wesley shared his plan, Ian's face turned even more sour. But Wesley thought this was a great idea. If Ian gave what Eunice desired the most, then the problem should be solved, wasn't it?So, Wesley decided to convince Ian again. "Please consider it, Mr. Moore." Wesley didn't believe he dared to propose the idea. But since asking Spencer for help didn't turn out well, this was the only effective method. "Just think about it. Once you've signed the paper, Mrs. Moore won't be worried about seeing you again. Then, you just have to ask her to the courthouse to deal with the divorce papers, and Mrs. Moore will have to show up then?" Wesley was passionately promoting his plan, firmly believing that it was the best option. "What do you mean she won't be worried if I sign the paper?" Ian asked coldly Ian's words sent chills down Wesley's spine. Fortunately, Wesley's quick wit saved the day. "Um, I mean, Mrs. Moore doesn't really want a divorce. She's just in a bad mood and
Since Eunice had decided, she wouldn't back away that easily. However, was Ian really that kind to let her go? Why did she feel like there was some underlying scheme?As her doubt started to form, Kevin said, "But Mr. Moore has a request." Eunice went silent. It was just as she expected. She took a deep breath before asking, "What is it?" As long as Ian agreed to sign the divorce papers, she could agree with any request within her capabilities. Without beating around the bush, Kevin said, "Mr. Moore would like to see you before he signs the paper." Eunice pondered for a moment without immediately agreeing to the request. She must consider Ian's request thoroughly. After a few seconds, Eunice calmly replied, "Mr. Turner, please tell him that I'll agree to see him if he promises to sign the divorce paper." Kevin was stunned. He felt like the two were passing the buck. "Ms. Lennon, may I ask for the reason?" Eunice didn't get any further explanation and only said, "Be
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