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
Jessica felt like she would die of awkwardness if Lucille didn't come out soon. She'd yet to be alone with Spencer so far and could tell the latter was hostile toward her—it was what her gut told her, and she trusted her gut.But why would Spencer be hostile toward her? She wasn't a man.Just then, she noticed some movement at the Robinson residence's entrance. Lucille walked out. Before Spencer could do anything, Jessica darted forward to cling to Lucille. "You're finally out, Lulu!"Spencer had just lifted his foot to head toward Lucille, but he silently lowered it. Mack and Seamus exchanged a look at this, not daring to say anything.Jessica didn't ask what Lucille had done inside. Instead, she pouted and said, "I would've frozen over if you'd been in there any longer.""Hmm?" Lucille raised an eyebrow. She tilted her head slightly to give Jessica a confused look. The latter leaned against her shoulder.The weather was just nice—there was just the slightest chill in the air.
"Lorelei is still young, Elliot." Jodie was naturally defensive, given that Lorelei was her only daughter. "Besides, you can't exactly say that we're against the marriage alliance. It's just that… You know Gordon Keller is mentally impaired. How can Lorelei marry him?"You and Catherine have watched Lorelei grow up. Can you really bear to watch her spend the rest of her life with a fool?"Elliot frowned. Before he could say anything, he saw Catherine, who was always gentle and demure, shoot to her feet and glare daggers at Jodie."Do you even hear yourself, Jodie? Are you saying that my daughter should be sacrificed to marry Gordon because Lorelei is unwilling? "As you said, you can't bear to see your daughter spend the rest of her life with someone who's mentally impaired. Is it okay for my daughter to jump right into that trap? What sort of logic is that? Why don't you explain it to me?"Jodie didn't expect Catherine to suddenly fly off the handle when she was always so gentl
Meanwhile, Spencer and Lucille arrived at the research lab. He said, "We're here. You can get down now."Lucille had yet to realize that they'd arrived when she heard Spencer speak. His voice sounded as lovely as always, but there was something wrong with it.She blinked, looking a little incredulous. The first thing that popped into her mind was whether he was chasing her out of the car.She blurted, "Are you kicking me out of the car, honey?"He pursed his lips and said, "No.""Why does it seem that way to me?" She didn't believe him.Spencer fell silent. It'd be better for him not to say anything else lest he made things worse.Lucille leaned over to him. "You're not jealous, are you?"She'd been with him for so long that she knew what this sudden tantrum was about. She hadn't done anything wrong on the way to the research lab to upset him—the only thing she'd done so far was help Jessica deal with her problem. Spencer had been there; she hadn't hidden her tracks from him.
In other words, Blake was there to plug whatever holes appeared. If problems cropped up, he would resolve them to ensure the research lab continued to operate normally and safely.Even though the "mysterious person" Matthew had sent to assist Lucille was a little out of her expectations, it was better than sending a complete stranger.Certain things were much easier to do with someone familiar around, after all. She had one such thing to attend to right now……Five minutes later, Blake shot to his feet, looking astonished. "What? I've just arrived, yet you're leaving?"Lucille dug her ear, unable to understand how he'd made such a shrill sound. After he calmed down, she said, "While I'm away from Whiteloop City, you have to cover my tracks and make everyone think I'm at the research lab. Don't let anyone discover that I'm gone, including Patrick and Mr. Horton Senior.""But why?""Don't ask too many questions," she said. Then, she added, "Just do as I say if you hold any respect
Once again, the Johnson family had an unwelcome visitor."What are you doing here?" Ivy saw red when she laid eyes on Lucille. Her tone was nasty.Lucille merely glanced indifferently at her. It was precisely that indifference and disdain that angered Ivy and made her feel humiliated. The thought of Sabrina being behind bars because of Lucille made her hatred for the latter intensify."How dare you show your face here when you destroyed my darling Bree?" Ivy screeched, getting agitated. "You're a shameless bitch! You destroyed my daughter! You made her end up like this! You ruined her life, and I'm going to kill you!"Then, Ivy screamed. "How dare you push me, you bitch?"She'd originally intended to charge at Lucille to shove her, but the latter had dodged deftly, making her fall to the floor.Lucille looked at her wordlessly. Aaron said, "What the hell? You should at least come up with a better reason if you want to scam someone. Who pushed you? You fell on your own!"He poi
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