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
"Did you get in a fight with someone?" Lucille asked as she looked at the bandage on Seth's forehead. The corner of his lips was also broken, and there were some scratches around his neck as if it had been scratched by a cat. Given her status as his sister-in-law and purely out of concern as a human, Lucille decided to show some care for him. But before Seth could answer, Spencer coldly said, "Seth, you better not tell anyone I'm your brother." Seth looked at Spencer in confusion. Lucille, too, stared at Spencer and blinked. Knowing he hadn't finished talking, she waited for him to continue. And under their expectant gazes, Spencer lazily looked up and said, "How did you get so battered up from a fight? And you dare to come hiding in my place? I don't have a weak brother like you, Seth." Spencer glared at Seth in disdain. The weak Seth was speechless. He pouted before saying, "Wait a minute, Spence, don't you want to know who did this to me?" Clearly, Spencer had no i
Seth found out from his friend that he had gone viral. He'd never thought that damn brat, Grace, would frame him. He hadn't had a chance to confront Grace, but the reckoning had already arrived on its own. However, it was a reckoning that he couldn't handle. "Seth, I want you to come see me before me in half an hour!" Lila's cold, heartless voice pierced Seth's ear before she hung up the phone, not giving Seth a chance to explain himself. Of course, Seth wasn't stupid. He wouldn't return to Layton Manor alone. Considering his position in the family, he was bound to face a beating when he went home. Luckily, Lucille had just gotten home from seeing Caesar. Before she could react, Seth darted to her like a missile and begged with a face filled with distress, "Lucy! You must help me, please!" Lucille raised her brows. 'What happened?" Seth quickly got to the bottom of things and explained everything that Lila said on the phone to Lucille. For some unknown reason, he believed
Seth remained silent. James suddenly said, "Seth, tell us everything that happened." Seth explained the whole thing again to James. He went into such detail that he almost described every person in the bar that night. In the end, he pointed at the injuries on his forehead and lips and said, "That girl caused these scars. I didn't fight back because I'm a gentleman. I just pushed her away, that's all."But who would've thought she grabbed my shirt? I was caught off guard and fell with her. That's what happened in the photo you saw online, where I'm apparently pinning her down and harassing her." Everyone went silent. They'd noticed the injuries on Seth's face when he entered the house, but they'd paid no attention to them. After all, they were used to seeing him injured here and there since childhood. "Then, why would the girl hit you out of nowhere?" Lila asked the most crucial question. Seth carefully recalled what happened last night before answering, "I didn't do anyt
Meanwhile, Grace was feeling utterly downcast in her dorm when she received a call from an unknown number, asking to meet her at a nearby cafe. At first, she thought it was a scam. She wouldn't have believed it if it wasn't a woman with a very nice voice—she sounded better than Grace's seniors in the broadcasting club in university.And most importantly, she was shocked when the person introduced themselves. Grace jolted up from the bed and asked, "When are we meeting?" After a pause, she continued, "Alright, please wait for a moment. I'll be there shortly." Tatia, who shared a dorm with Grace, saw her quickly put on a coat and shoes before grabbing her bag. In less than a minute, Grace had already gotten dressed and headed toward the door. Tatia didn't even manage to say a word and could only text Grace instead. Grace was very good at sports. She ran down from the fifth floor to the ground floor in one go. She called a cab at the university's entrance and gave the driver t
In the end, Lucille decided to call Grace by her actual name instead of her nickname. "Sure, but please stop calling me Lucy. I much prefer you call me by my family name." Grace realized she was too blunt earlier. "Oops, okay, Ms. Pretty!" Lucille was speechless. "Because you're so pretty! Can I call you Ms. Pretty instead?" Grace quickly explained. Lucille couldn't be bothered arguing over an address with Grace. She went straight to the point and asked, "May I know why you made the Twitter post?" Immediately, Grace betrayed Tatia. "Um, that wasn't me, Ms. Pretty. My friend Tatia posted that, and I couldn't stop her, so…" Tatia was probably sneezing in her dorm right now. Lucille raised a brow as she gazed at Grace. "What was written on that Twitter post was the opposite." Grace bit her lips and kept her head down, hesitant to speak. But she finally caved in and said, "I flirted with Sethie first, and I was the one getting touchy with him. "It's because I like him. Bu
Seth was leaving the pub with a friend when he saw a slender woman with a white down jacket running toward them. His friend, Frank Torres, quickly recognized who the woman was. He gently nudged Seth and asked, "Hey, Seth, isn't that the girl who confessed to you at the bar that day? She's running toward us." The word "confess" had left Seth with some emotional trauma. The scene of Grace forcefully kissing him still lingered in his mind, playing over and over. Seth shuddered as Grace's name flashed in his mind. He looked toward where Frank was pointing. With just a quick glimpse, Seth turned around and darted toward the parking lot. Frank shouted, "Hold on, Seth. Why are you running?" But before he could react, he heard a whoosh dashing through as a white shadow flashed past him, heading toward the parking lot. Frank was frozen in place. "Hot damn! Does that girl have rockets on her feet?" When Seth arrived at the parking lot, he turned around to see that Grace wasn't behi
Seth felt a glee deep in his heart. But suddenly, Grace said, "But people always say that man plans and God laughs. Who knows if the future might change? "Besides, they said it's easier for a woman to win over a man than vice versa. So how about you give me a chance to win you over, Sethie? Who knows, you might fall in love with me. Am I right? Never try, never know!" Seth found Grace's unpredictability exasperating. He wondered what she meant by "Am I right?" He thought what she said was complete nonsense."Did I wrong your ancestor in the past life?" Seth was utterly dumbfounded, finding Grace unreasonable. She smiled and replied stoically, "Should I ask my ancestor in my dream tonight and let you know?" Seth was at a loss for words. He pondered what was wrong with her."You see, Sethie, not only am I cute and pretty, with a great figure to match, but I'm also sensible, well-behaved, and skilled in all forms of arts. Plus, I'm both clever and smart. You're never at a loss i
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