Daisy, who was sitting in on the discussion, sniggered. In terms of bickering, Hunter always ranked at the bottom."I know you investigated me." Lucille was straightforward.Despite knowing he was in the wrong, Hunter remained righteous and scoffed. "How ungrateful! I just didn't want you to be tricked and scammed!"He sounded almost delusional before Lucille. Before she could answer, Daisy chimed in. "After all the years of knowing her, have you seen her suffer at anyone's hands?" She glanced at Lucille and smiled flirtatiously. "Instead, they should thank her for not ending their lives."Hunter was rendered speechless once more. After all, Daisy was spot on. Still, he was upset that Spencer got to have Lucille all to himself. Not to mention the fact that they hadn't known each other for long."You don't act on your impulses. Why did you choose to marry someone you just met?" Hunter questioned Lucille. It was something he had always wanted to know but hadn't had the chance to a
Hunter quickly realized that Lucille didn't want to miss out on any possibilities. Indeed, that assumption was plausible because those barbarians would do anything. He simply hadn't expected his casual remark to enlighten her.Daisy was confused. "I remember an article reporting that there are 13 islands. Why only target eight of them?" Hunter was similarly perplexed.Lucille explained, "Because underneath the remaining five islands are volcanoes that could erupt at any moment. Therefore, they can't build their new base there.""How do you know that?" Hunter's curiosity grew. After all, those islands were extremely desolate and insignificant. Who would research or study that place?She didn't answer him. Instead, she said eagerly, "Give me a laptop."Ten minutes later, Lucille created a detailed geographical map on the laptop, marking coordinates, latitudes, and longitudes. She indicated where the entrances and exits were, as well as potential areas for constructing an undergrou
"Sir, I brought them." A bodyguard in black stood before the office desk and reported to the person behind the black leather chair.The chair turned around the next second. Taylor's face appeared as he casually positioned his hands on the armrests. His menacing countenance was accompanied by a chilling gaze and mocking smile.Then, his harsh voice sounded. "Tell them, if they don't succeed this time, they shouldn't even think about receiving a penny!"The bodyguard in black quickly lowered his head, saying, "Yes, sir," before leaving the room.Taylor narrowed his sinister gaze. He could never let someone who knew about his secret stay alive. After all, only the dead could keep a secret. Although he wasn't sure whether Lucille had shared the information with Spencer, he knew his only choice was to kill her.On the other side, Lucille had left Nightshadow Club for 30 minutes when her phone rang. It was an unknown number, so she merely glanced at it without answering. She got a s
Lucille let out a cold chuckle, her voice getting deeper and harsher. "Don't worry. If I find her missing so much as a strand of hair, I'll make sure all of you regret ever being born! No matter when you hide, I'll find you."If they could threaten her, she could do the same, too.The other party was stunned by her boldness. She sure was brazen for threatening them while Marie was still in their hands. Nevertheless, he was indeed threatened by her.He didn't continue holding out against her and said, "I've sent you the route. You have one hour to come here, Mrs. Layton."After hanging up the call, Lucille instructed her people to investigate the source and location of that mysterious caller.Without waiting for Bethany to ask, Lucille recounted the entire story to her. After that, she told her to step out of the car.Bethany stood by the road, watching as the Mercedes-Benz G Class drifted away. Then, she swiftly reported the matter to Spencer.At the same time, Lucille made anot
Lucille had another call come in. She told Spencer about it before hanging up and answering the other call. "Hello?""I tracked the number you gave me to a place in the suburbs. I've sent you the exact location," the person said."Got it." Lucille hung up and checked the address. Then, she forwarded it to Spencer, asking him to have his men scope out the place. He immediately had Kent lead a team there before calling Lucille again.She was about to answer when she glanced in the rearview mirror out of the corner of her eye. She noticed there were suddenly five black cars behind her. There were two each on either side of her car and one right behind her.They were stopping her from going anywhere else. She was familiar with remodeled cars—one look was all it took for her to identify one. After all, hers was remodeled, too. Whoever was behind this had gone the distance to take her down.Spencer didn't manage to reach Lucille. Instead, Mack called him."Spit it out!" His voice was d
Marie hadn't panicked since she'd been taken away. She'd remained calm and composed throughout the whole thing; Lucille was the only one she was worried about.She kept her tone lighthearted as she said, "Don't worry about me, Lucy. I've been through much more than you have."Lucille's heart clenched at the tenderness in Marie's tone. At the same time, she caught Marie's underlying meaning.Marie was telling her to abandon her if it really came down to it. That she'd lived long enough.Lucille's gaze turned icy. She never would've expected these people to be heartless enough to drag an old woman in her late 70s into this.In fact, Lucille had wiped any traces of her and Marie's relationship to prevent the latter from getting dragged into any trouble. There was no way they could've found out about this… unless someone had let them in on it.Lucille suddenly said, "Take some time to think about your great-grandchild's name, Grandma. Come up with as many as you want."Marie laugh
"When did it happen? Why are you only telling me this now?" Hunter sat in the car, his expression grim. He was usually wild and unrestrained, but now the brutality buried in his bones was on full display. He was showing his cruel side.Daisy said, "Onyx only got the word just now. Any orders accepted by the people of Nocturne are usually tabulated and given to me, but you know how wild the people under Lance Hex are."Money is all that matters to them, not one's identity or status. They don't report to us, so we don't hear about these things soon enough. This time, Lance's brother, Dexter Hex, is leading the chase."She never would've expected the people of Nocturne to one day go after Lucille."Fuck this! I'm going to kill Lance as soon as we get back!" Hunter put the pedal to the metal and drove as quickly as his car could go. His car became a blur of red.…Meanwhile, Lucille's car had already been rammed into twice. It had been remodeled, so it was pretty hardy in terms of
Spencer frowned. He had a grasp on Taylor's every move, but certain spontaneous events were beyond his control. This was one of them. He'd kept Taylor around so far because he still had use for the latter, but Taylor had turned out to be a ticking time bomb!Ethan and Zachary saw the murderous intent on Spencer's usually aloof face. His eyes were dark with menace and as cold as ice. Ethan asked, "He's not going to pull the explosion move again, is he?"Taylor was a little smarter this time. Instead of using his own men, he'd hired someone else to do the job. He was also the one who'd talked Yves into doing what he'd done before. Ultimately, he was the cause of everything that had happened. This time, he was even trying to harm Lucille."No, something's not right. He wouldn't be rash enough to pull something like this at this juncture, would he?" Zachary said. "He's already bided his time for so many years. Why has he suddenly lost control and hired someone to do this in Whiteloo
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