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
With the authority of being Seth's biological brother, Spencer said cruelly, "Well, he should learn it the hard way." Lucille said nothing.Meanwhile, Seth looked disheartened after getting hung up by Spencer. Suddenly, he felt someone poking his right arm. He turned to look and saw none other than Grace, whose head was slightly tilted as she poked his arm with her index finger. "Are you okay, Sethie?" Grace asked, her voice musical. To be fair, Grace wasn't just being narcissistic. She was indeed pretty. But unfortunately, Seth wasn't interested in her. "No, I'm fine!" Seth replied irritably.Grace ignored his grumpy tone and smiled, "Then, Sethie, have you agreed to let me pursue you?" Seth rolled his eyes. "Tell me, what should I do so you can let me go?" Grace pondered. Seth didn't expect much from her response. He just wanted her to choose her words wisely. A moment later, Grace said gleefully yet seriously, "That's easy! Just agree to date me, and I'll stop purs
Lucille had been frequently visiting JM Corporation recently. Spencer went to another meeting after lunch, leaving Lucille alone in his office. Mack entered after knocking on the door. "Mrs. Layton, here's the DNA report." He handed the documents to Lucille. She quickly opened the documents and read them. One of the documents was a paternity check between William and Renee's son, Andy Beech, which showed a 99.99% match, proving they were father and son. The other document was a paternity test result between Andy and Renee's husband, Edgar Beech, which showed the complete opposite result from the other report. "Oh, by the way, have Taylor and Sabrina been in touch recently?" Lucille asked. "Not at the moment," Mack replied. Lucille went silent as if pondering something."Alright. You may continue with your work," Lucille said. "Okay, Mrs. Layton." As Mack was leaving, Lucille called, "Wait, Mr. Wood."Mack turned around. "What is it, Mrs. Layton?" "Please arrange a