The Kingston Room was located on the top floor of Zaytun Pavilion, which had six floors in total. The room took up the whole of the sixth floor, and guests were only allowed in after getting through a facial recognition scan. The general public couldn't even get up there.As Lorelei thought of ways to humiliate Lucille, the latter had already entered the Kingston Room. She took off her coat and bag and put them on the storage shelf nearby as she said, "I'm sorry for being late, Grandma."She wore a fitting white sweater, tight black pants that showed off her long legs, and casual boots—today was a day for a smart casual outfit.Marie and Spencer had been chatting away when they heard her. They looked in her direction, and Marie said, "Have you not been eating properly again, kiddo? Why have you lost weight?"Casey disagreed. She felt like Lucille looked more spirited than before. Lucille looked at her and smiled. "Ms. Grant."Casey nodded. "Hi, Ms. Lucy."Lucille sat beside Mar
"Damn it. The bitch must've run away!" Lorelei snapped.Sabrina was also disappointed. She'd been hoping to act lovey-dovey with Harold before Lucille's eyes. It looked like it wouldn't happen. Still, she pretended to console Lorelei. "Forget it, Lorelei. Lucille's my sister, after all. Don't be mad, okay? How about I go shopping with you tomorrow? I heard Silverstar Mall's just brought in the latest season's bags."Lorelei was immediately distracted by that. She forgot all about Lucille—it was evident bags were the way to her heart.After a while, Harold, who wore a navy suit, entered the room. Sabrina's eyes lit up when she saw him, and they looked at each other lovingly. He was tall, handsome, and gentlemanly. His eyes were filled with tenderness and love as he looked at Sabrina.Lorelei couldn't help getting goosebumps at the sight.Harold sat beside Sabrina and held her hand. He said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. I was with a client earlier."She said understandingly, "It
"W-What is it?" Lucille asked tentatively. She couldn't bring herself to show her usual dominance around Spencer."I wanted to talk about what Grandma mentioned earlier," he said.She pretended not to understand him. "Oh? Did she say anything?"He narrowed his eyes dangerously as he looked at her. Lucille immediately lost her nerve but still didn't say anything.Spencer didn't think he'd hear her bring the topic up, so he said, "Grandma wants great-grandchildren.""Oh.""Oh?" He stared at her for a while before saying domineeringly, "We can't have children without you being a willing participant, so either you move into Sparrow Residence tomorrow, or I'll move into Orchidstone Garden."We can take the opportunity to get to know each other better. That's the only way we can make Grandma's wish come true."Lucille asked, "Can I—"She wanted to ask whether she could say no. Spencer cut her off and said, "No objections because I can't wait any longer!"Lucille fell silent. She co
The following day, when Lucille had just arrived at the office, Samuel rushed into her office without even knocking on the door.Lucille saw the sweat on his forehead and narrowed her eyes, asking, "What's wrong?""Ms. Johnson, a customer has reported that our new Timeless series has chemical ingredients that have caused skin redness and swelling in some users. "I just got the news and had our PR team suppress it for now. But if this leaks, we could face a lot of refund requests," Samuel said, speaking quickly and succinctly.Hearing this, Lucille narrowed her eyes and glanced at the computer screen, which displayed a webpage."It's too late," she said.Samuel looked confused and glanced at Lucille's computer. There was an article titled "Breaking News! Star&Ciel Group's Starbright Scents Contains Chemicals!"Lucille casually scrolled through the article and noticed it was quickly gaining traction. Below it, the comments section was filled with insults and voices of condemnatio
"Ms. Johnson, every batch of perfume we produce follows your exact formula and undergoes strict testing. There are absolutely no issues," said Kenneth Wright, the manager of the lab.Lucille already knew there were no problems. After all, she had carefully selected the team at the lab."Yes, I know," she said calmly.Samuel and Kenneth were puzzled. What did she mean by she knew?"Ms. Johnson, do you mean the problem lies with the victims?" Samuel was the first to catch on.Kenneth also understood and, with a look of sudden realization, said, "Yes, that's it. If it was an issue with our products, there would be more than just a few victims, and it wouldn't be so sudden. There must be someone behind this."Lucille turned to Samuel and asked, "Did you find them?"Just then, one of the secretaries, Monica Lawrence, came in. She said, "Ms. Johnson, the people Mr. Sawyer asked us to find are here. They're waiting in the conference room."Lucille propped her chin with one hand, ponde
"You... you... what do you mean?"Lucille looked at them calmly. "I mean, you either tell us who's behind this or you go to the police. Your choice."The five women felt completely overwhelmed by Lucille's imposing presence. After all, they were just college students. They found it hard to withstand the intimidating vibe that Lucille exuded.Moreover, they had been assured that the situation wouldn't escalate.Still, one of them spoke up bravely. "Don't you dare try to intimidate us. Your product is the problem. We only want compensation."Lucille raised an eyebrow, observing the college girl with a critical gaze. "She's not dumb, but why is she being so simple-minded?" Lucille thought."If our product is the problem, why are only the five of you affected? It's been almost an hour, and no new victims have come forward. "You're not children; you're college students. You should have the sense to see that this doesn't add up."Since you're still students, I'll be lenient if you c
"What's he proud of? It's Ms. Johnson, not him!" Kenneth thought.Meanwhile, Lucille returned to her office. She clicked on an icon on her desktop that wasn't visible to others. Then, she quickly typed a long string of symbols that no one else could understand. The screen flashed with lines of code and numbers.Her slender, white fingers flew over the keyboard. The screen flashed images too fast to see, but Lucille understood everything clearly.Five minutes later, she smirked and said coldly, "Did you think you'd be able to erase your tracks and I wouldn't be able to find you?"Samuel had just finished dealing with the situation and was at the elevator when he met Bailey. "Ms. Moore, what brings you here?"Bailey looked worried. "I saw the news about the company. Where's Lucy?"Samuel replied, "Ms. Johnson is in her office. We're close to solving it. The women who posted the videos are college students who were tricked. We just don't know who's behind it yet."As he finished
Lucille looked around and saw a surveillance camera not far away. She said calmly, "Taking the main road would alert him."Bailey also noticed the camera and realized there were no cameras in the alleys they had just navigated through. She admired Lucille's attention to detail and caution.At this moment, they stood in front of a building with only one resident on the top floor.Despite the daylight, the room inside was very dark. All the windows had heavy curtains blocking out the light. There was only a single warm yellow lamp and a computer on a desk casting a blue glow.It was as if vampires who shunned the light lived inside.A disheveled man lay on the living room couch with one hand behind his head and the other holding a phone. He was scrolling through the news about the Star&Ciel Group's Starbright Scents perfumes.The phone's light reflected on his gaunt face, making his dark circles and bloodshot eyes look even more eerie.He grinned maliciously and muttered through g