"What do you want to talk about?" Spencer asked, narrowing his eyes when Lucille remained silent for a while.Lucille looked at him seriously. "Spencer, even though I agreed to live with you and we are legally married, there are some rules you need to follow.""Alright, go ahead," he replied nonchalantly, not arguing."First, you must take your pajamas into the bathroom and put them on before coming out," she said firmly, as if daring him to refuse.She muttered to herself internally, fearing she might lose control if this happened a few more times."Second, you must wear pajamas to bed.""Third, we each stay on our side of the bed. I'll put a pillow in the middle to mark the line."At this, Spencer's dark eyes dimmed a little."Fourth, I'm not a morning person. I need to sleep until 8:00 am. If you wake up earlier, do not disturb me.""Got it. Anything else?" Spencer asked, his gentle eyes fixed on her. A glimmer of mischief flickered in his gaze, then quickly vanished.Luci
Spencer rested his chin on her head and said huskily, "Stop struggling and be good now. I'm just a normal person."His words were effective enough to stop Lucille from struggling. Her face was buried in his chest. She felt her face burn and her body tense up."Then, let me go!""I don't want to.""Spencer, we discussed this last night—no crossing the boundary," Lucille said in exasperation.Spencer replied absent-mindedly, "I didn't agree to it."Lucille looked up at him in disbelief."I only said 'I got it'." He looked down at her and smirked. "Besides, you're the one who rolled over to my side of the bed. I didn't do anything."Lucille avoided his gaze. Bailey had told her about her sleeping habits before.Seeing how cute and bashful Lucille looked in his arms, Spencer was tempted to bite her. He kissed her forehead and said, "You need to get used to my presence sooner or later. "I'm a man of my word. I won't touch you yet."Lucille lowered her head bashfully. She could t
Lucille already visited Layton Manor with Spencer to meet his parents. She'd also introduced him to Marie and agreed to move in with him. To be honest, she'd already accepted Spencer, but she still had some reservations. She carefully observed Spencer's expressionless face.Worried that he was angry, she explained, "It's not that I want to keep our relationship private. I just don't want to expose you to my family."If the Johnsons found out that she'd married Spencer, they would surely try to leech off her. She didn't want to bother Spencer with something like that, and she didn't want her rotten family members to leech off the Layton family. "We can make our relationship public once I deal with the Johnsons, okay?" she tried to negotiate."You have two months.""What?""After two months, I'll make our relationship public regardless of whether you're done dealing with them." Spencer's expression was cold. He didn't leave any room for negotiations. After some thought, Lucil
Lucille touched the ring with her fingertips. Her heart felt warm and fuzzy.Bailey asked absent-mindedly, "Who's the designer?"Lucille smiled and said, "Mr. Spencer Layton himself."Bailey was speechless. She was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped to the floor. She'd seen enough romantic gestures to last a lifetime now.Lucille could understand why Bailey looked so shocked. She was surprised, too. It was like Spencer knew how to do everything."Can I ask if there's anything Mr. Layton can't do?" Bailey schooled her expression back to a neutral one.Spencer was the head of the Layton family and could cook and design rings on top of managing a global business. And he even did it all flawlessly. He was probably the most perfect person in the world.Lucille seriously considered Bailey's question. She answered, "I haven't found any."Bailey was starting to get jealous. She leaned in to take a closer look at the ring and noticed a date—September 10—along with some random symbol
"You see, my mom said that the Lennon family is actually a family of scholars. They're pretty well-known in Whiteloop City."But after what happened, Eunice's parents went back to their hometown with her grandfather and never returned," Bailey said.She thought it was a pity. She'd once been friends with Eunice. She used to stay at the Lennons' during her summer and winter breaks. She'd been studying abroad when the incident had happened, so she'd been blissfully unaware. She'd only found out about it after she'd gotten back."To be honest, I haven't seen her in a long time. It's been around six years," Bailey added.Lucille was confused. "Don't they visit Moore Manor during Christmas or New Year's?"Bailey sighed. "Uncle Ian never visited Moore Manor with Eunie. My mom even mentioned that they didn't invite anyone to their wedding. "It was just the two of them. Her wedding gown was even her sister's." Bailey's nose tingled as she spoke. She pitied Eunice.Lucille was surpris
"Those ladies look so pretty and elegant. Which rich family do they belong to?""It's my first time seeing so many beautiful ladies together. They're even prettier than some celebrities."The crowd continued to whisper amongst themselves. Lucille, Bailey, and Eunice exchanged glances and laughed."Let's go upstairs," Lucille said.They stepped into the elevator. After Lucille scanned her face, the elevator took them to the top floor.Bailey looked at the floor indicator and asked, "Babe, are we heading to the top floor?"Lucille hummed absent-mindedly and said, "Spencer owns Zaytun Pavilion."Bailey gulped and said in awe, "As expected from Mr. Layton. He's incredible."Outsiders had no idea who owned Zaytun Pavilion, but everyone knew that the top floor was only open to special guests. Bailey hadn't expected to get the chance to go to the top floor in this lifetime.More importantly, her best friend was basically the co-owner of this place. Bailey felt so lucky.She clung to
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed odd, Zachary turned to Spencer and said, "I heard that Luce's company got into trouble a few days ago. How is it doing now?"Spencer glanced at him and said calmly, "Yeah, she did great. She handled it all by herself."The corner of Zachary's lips twitched. Why did he feel like Spencer was showing off? Zachary raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do I feel like you're proud of her?""I am!"The others had never seen Spencer act like this. It seemed like he was head over heels for Lucille.Suddenly, the door creaked open. Three ladies stood at the doorway. Everyone knew Lucille and Eunice, but Ethan thought the third one looked familiar.When Bailey saw all the big shots present, she gulped in fear. Her right arm was wrapped around Lucille's and her left arm around Eunice's. It was as if sticking close to them comforted her.She suddenly felt two cold gazes on her. Her arms ached when she felt like someone was about to break them.Lucas pushed hi
Lucille discretely squeezed Spencer's hand under the table.Spencer faked a cough and said huskily, "Sweetie, should I continue to warm the bed for you tonight?"No one had expected Spencer to say something like that. Lucille was surprised as well. She looked at him with wide eyes.Everyone looked at Spencer like they had seen a ghost. Had he gone mad?If they wanted to flirt with each other so much, they could do it at home. It was not the right time or place for something like that."So? What do you say?" Spencer prompted Lucille when she didn't respond."What?" Lucille laughed awkwardly and pinched his thigh under the table. She batted her eyes at him and asked, "What do you think?" She'd wanted him to break the tension, not say something inappropriate. But he'd said something earth-shattering when he opened his mouth instead. Did he think everyone was as shameless as him?Spencer held her hand and said while smiling, "Alright. I'll warm the bed for you tonight too."Luc
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