Chapter 597

In James' room.

"Are they gone?" James cautiously asked as he slowly opened his eyes on the bed.

Arthur replied, "Yes, Mr. Layton Senior, they're gone. Don't worry."

Suddenly, the frail and immobile James sprang up from the bed, behaving nothing like a "fallen" victim. Arthur and Mason were at a loss for words at his playful antics.

Arthur went forward to help him. "Be careful. You have a cast on."

To make things convincing, James was fitted with a real cast. Indeed, he had sacrificed his comfort to ensure Spencer and Lucille would move back to Layton Manor.

"Mr. Layton Senior, I thought Mr. Spencer and Ms. Lucille have a suite here. Why don't you just ask them to stay?" Mason asked in confusion.

James sighed and energetically replied, "Like that's a choice I have. They just don't want to move in. I'm sure they'd scurry back to the Sparrow Residence after a day or two. That's why I needed a reason to make them stay."

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Meanwhile, Spencer and Lucille locked eyes silently in the