Lucille stayed at the research lab until 6:00 pm. Although the branch lab had just opened, she had many things to take care of.Stretching her back, she massaged her lower waist and left the research room. Once she arrived at her private office, she removed her white coat and left with her bag.At the main entrance, the middle-aged guard, Bernard Dixon, smiled at Lucille. "Dr. Johnson, are you getting off work?"She nodded at him. "Yeah."Bernard called after her again, saying, "Your husband is here to pick you up again, Dr. Johnson."Following Bernard's line of sight, Lucille saw Spencer's tall silhouette.He had been picking her up from work recently, and nearly everyone in the research lab had heard about it. Her identity, likewise, was known to everyone. Hence, she had nothing to hide.Spencer's gorgeous face was enough to make one's heart race. Lucille looked up at him while standing before him. "I thought you had a wine party tonight. Is it over already?"He habitually ca
Instead, Grace blinked playfully at Seth, her dainty face lighting up with a smile as she replied, "Yeah, I'm here to look for you, my wealthy husband. Care to entertain me?"Both Seth and Kent were speechless. The latter mused, "Wow. Who is this pretty lady who dared to flirt with Mr. Seth? Is Mr. Seth's love life finally taking a positive turn? I have to commend his chastity, though, which is on par with boss'."…"Are we returning to Layton Manor tonight?" Lucille, sitting in the passenger seat, turned to Spencer in the driver's seat."What's wrong? You don't want to?" he asked with a hint of a smile.She noticed that and murmured, "Of course you'd want to."He heard her words and chuckled, landing his right hand on her left. "Don't worry. I won't tire you out tonight."Indeed, Lucille dreaded returning there. How could she endure being pushed to the limit every day?With James' grand plan involving a fake injury, he'd strategically made them stay at Layton Manor so he could
"Yes."After a brief silence, Jane frowned and asked, "I remember you guys telling me that Corey and Lucia are acquainted."Andrew only thought of that after being reminded. "Then, she must be on the guest list."Jane solemnly said, "No, we can't let her meet them in Sylvania. Andy, no matter what, we must stop her from going to Sylvania."…At Layton Manor, Arthur told a helper to serve the soup again. "Mr. Spencer, Madam Lucille, Mr. Layton Senior specially requested the kitchen to make this soup for you."Lucille's lips twitched awkwardly, while Spencer looked at the soup emotionlessly. Just as she was contemplating what to do, he stated, "Arthur, remove the soup from the table and discard it."Sitting around the table, Eric, Lila, and Yvonne looked at him in unison. No one dared to speak or question why the soup should be discarded.Meanwhile, Lucille turned to Spencer and blinked, thinking, "My honey is the best."Naturally, Arthur was stunned. Could it be that Spencer ha
No matter what, James planned to welcome a great-grandchild by the end of this year. It appeared that he had been attacked with a virus called "Great-Grandbaby Fever", while Seth remained clueless about the target on his back.…The next day, Lucille received Mavis' call just as she prepared to head to the research lab."Bad news, Lucy. Ms. Larson has been taken away!"Lucille had just entered the car when she froze. Instantly, Spencer noticed her strange movement and cold expression."Send me the location," she instructed in an icy voice."What's wrong?" Spencer asked.She briefed him about the matter and said, "You head to the company. I'll drive myself."However, Spencer insisted otherwise. "Get in. I'll come with you."Lucille didn't bother to argue with him. She hopped into the car and told him the location Mavis had shared with her.Mack and Seamus, who had been abandoned by the couple for the umpteenth time, looked at each other. Since Spencer had become passionate a
On the way to the Robinson residence, Lucille told Mavis to investigate the reason Elliot had taken Jessica.According to her knowledge, the Robinsons were aware of Catherine's daughter with her ex-husband but not her identity. Moreover, she had manipulated Jessica's background information on purpose.Logically, they wouldn't have discovered Jessica's true identity. Even if they had, they had no solid reasons to take her away. There had to be a reason for this.Meanwhile, at the Robinson residence, Jessica gazed at everyone and burst into laughter again. This time, her eyes were reminiscent of a mentally unstable person. "That's the biggest joke I've heard in all my life." She was direct. "Are you guys mentally challenged or something?"The last thing she expected from them after they brought her there was for them to acknowledge her as family. That was hilarious. Whose family was she being acknowledged into?Sitting before her was not only the head of the Robinsons, Elliot, but
Meanwhile, Lucille received Mavis' reply as she neared the Robinson residence. After reading the message, her originally dark gaze became even more cold and menacing.Spencer noticed her change and asked, "What's wrong?""The Robinsons want Jessica to go through the marriage alliance with the Keller family." She added harshly, "They shouldn't have targeted her."He asked, "The Kellers in the real estate industry? Are the Robinsons doing it for that piece of land in East District?"She grunted in response.Initially, the Kellers had arranged a marriage alliance with the Johnsons. They'd even managed to successfully get Gordon engaged to Sabrina. Yet, with her numerous scandals, the Kellers wanted nothing to do with her and called off the engagement.Subsequently, they had proposed a marriage alliance with the Robinson family.Since the Robinsons wanted the development rights for the land in the East District, the Kellers concurred on one condition—a marriage alliance. Everyone kn
Then, Lucille asked, "Was your last name previously Larson, Mr. Robinson?"Before Elliot could answer, she said, "Strange. I didn't know Mr. Larson came back from the dead."He maintained his smile, albeit stiffer this time, and replied, "Jessie is the daughter my wife had with her ex-husband. Naturally, she's also my child.""Well…" Lucille snickered. Her next words dripped with sarcasm. "If you'd treated her as your child, why didn't you or Mrs. Robinson ever fulfill your responsibilities as a parent for the last decade? Why the sudden enthusiasm now?"Her sharp gaze fixed squarely on Elliot, prompting him to lose his bearings upon meeting her penetrating gaze.Back then, when Jessica's life had been hanging by a thread, not a person in this living room, including Catherine, had shown up.Lucille's words rendered Elliot speechless. She lowered her cold voice and continued, "I don't care what reason you had for dragging her here today. From now on, forget about it!" Her cold gaz
"You should be grateful that she was standing there safe and sound because I would've done more than just talk today if it were the opposite case!"Then, Lucille turned to Catherine. "Ms. Mitchell, I'm not sure how much you're involved in today's incident, but I surely hope you remember that despite being her mother, you ceased to have anything to do with her the moment you abandoned her."For more than a decade, you never once appeared in her life. When you decided to desert her and carry on with your own life, with your new family and kids, she'd become alone."After all these years, I've finally helped her regain a taste of a normal life, yet you came barging in and disrupting her peace! I sincerely hope you never appear before her again. Without you, she'll only live happier."Catherine's eyes reddened, and she felt a lump in her throat, stopping her from uttering a word. She couldn't understand what Lucille meant by "having a taste of a normal life" either.Lucille didn't exp