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