As the night descended and the city became illuminated by flickering lights, Lucille and the others quietly left the hotel.…Several hours earlier, Spencer learned where Lucille was."Mrs. Layton is with Mr. Gale, the head of The Grid. They're in Arcania." Kent had immediately reported to Spencer after receiving word from Dark Chamber.He was only halfway done, though. He was hesitant to mention the second half of the report because it was so outrageous. "It seems like she to intend to infiltrate the presidential palace…"As he spoke, he saw Spencer's expression shift. All he could say was that Lucille really had the nerve to do anything.Sylvania's and Arcania's presidential palaces weren't that easy to infiltrate. According to their records, the presidential palaces used the world's best security systems, and their guards were the cream of the crop. They weren't places that just about anyone could get into.There were also many traps laid inside. If one were careless, they wo
Jaden looked at Ruben and asked tentatively, "Are you coming, Mr. Gale?"In other words, he was asking Ruben whether the latter wanted to steal a car with him. He didn't have the nerve to ask that outright. After all, Ruben wasn't the average individual.…At 8:30 pm, a silver car with the presidential palace's logo embossed on it drove into Starlight Mall's basement parking lot. It parked in a designated spot.A beautiful woman in a white, form-fitting maxi dress and heels got out, her wavy hair cascading down her back. She had sunglasses on.A maid and two burly bodyguards followed her. They headed to the elevator.Jaden watched them leave before pressing his Bluetooth earpiece. "Have you hacked the surveillance cameras, Mildred?""Yeah, you can go ahead. They're already in the elevator," Mildred answered.At 8:15 pm, Lucille arrived at the basement parking lot in another elevator. Beatrice, also in disguise, was with her. Jaden saw them and said, "Over here, Lucy."Lucille'
At 10:00 pm, a silver car drove past the presidential palace's gates. A security guard asked, "What's Ms. Vonridge doing back so soon?"Another said, "Who knows? Maybe she has something to attend to. Besides, she's the president's daughter and can return anytime. It's not up to us to say anything about it."They parked Vivian's car in the garage. Disguised as Vivian, Lucille headed to Vivian's bedroom with Beatrice in tow. No one stopped them.Lucille had analyzed the presidential palace's layout and knew there were two three-story wings. One was the main wing, where Alexander resided alone. The side wing was where his children and wife lived.Lucille looked around the room after entering it. There wasn't anything special about it. Then, she changed into loungewear that she'd brought with her.Beatrice approached her. "Elara just updated that President Vonridge isn't in the main wing now. He's with an important guest."Lucille had just changed, and she made a curious sound. It se
Generally speaking, no one—not even Alfred—would enter Alexander's study without his permission.Ruben worked on breaking into the safes while Lucille walked around the study. Suddenly, she realized something. She asked, "Don't you think this study is a little too clean?"She didn't mean that it had been wiped and dusted.Ruben was focused on breaking into the safes, so he didn't hear what she said. It didn't bother her. Her point was that she didn't notice a single family photo in the study. In hindsight, she realized the living room downstairs had no photos, either.It was odd not to have any photos of one's family in one's home, wasn't it? Lucille circled back to the desk and sat down. She opened a drawer to see an old pocket watch inside.She wasn't interested in Alexander's personal belongings—she only thought the patterns on it were familiar. It was as if she'd seen them somewhere before.Nothing came to mind. She glanced at it again but didn't notice anything special, so s
"What are you doing here, Vivi?" Alexander asked. The realization dawned on him when he saw the book in Lucille's hand. "Did you come to take a book from my study again?"Fortunately, Lucille was quick to accept reality. She composed herself and said, "Yes, Father."The way she addressed him wasn't any different from usual, but Alexander couldn't help thinking something was different. He couldn't pinpoint it, though."Well, since you're here, let me introduce you to an important guest," Alexander said. There was something commanding about him that made one obey. This was Lucille's first time coming into such close contact with him.He'd been handsome as a young man. Despite being past 50 now, he still looked good. The passage of time had only added a sense of maturity to him, increasing his charm."Mr. Layton, this is my eldest daughter, Vivian Vonridge." Alexander looked at the man. Then, he turned to Lucille and said, "Vivi, this is Spencer Layton, the head of the Layton family
Lucille ignored Alexander, who was standing nearby, as well as the photo she had seen in the study.She suppressed her frustration and maintained her smile. "It's rumored that you are an honorable man who is self-disciplined. Not only are you aloof, but you also don't have a woman by your side. It's my pleasure that you are so gentle with me. "However, I heard that you have found a good partner for yourself. If we are alone together tonight, would it cause some gossip?"This time Spencer smiled and didn't pick up where Lucille left off.Lucille was annoyed to see the smile on his noble and handsome face.She ignored him and looked at Alexander. "Father, I have something to do. I will leave first. I don't want to interrupt your conversation with Mr. Layton."With that, she strode past them without waiting for Alexander to nod.Alexander glanced at Vivian, who had just walked away, and a hint of confusion flashed across his shrewd eyes. If he wasn't mistaken, he saw her look angr
"Lucy, no one followed us." Beatrice calmly looked behind and noticed that no one followed them.They quickly entered a nearby corner and then into the garage.Beatrice said, "Lucy, Mr. Gale and Jaden are waiting for us outside."Both of them got into a silver car. Then, Mildred's voice came through again. "Lucy, they will reach in another half an hour. Make sure not to run into them."Lucille lowered her voice and said, "Okay. Got it."Meanwhile, Evelyn was about to go to the main wing. As soon as she reached the entrance, Alfred stopped her. "Mrs. Vonridge, Mr. President is entertaining an important guest." Evelyn knew exactly what he meant. In the past, he would always stop her whenever she came."Alfred, I know an important guest came to visit Alexander, so I purposely had someone to prepare supper. Here it is." Evelyn smiled gently while maintaining her elegance and politeness.She was the daughter of the Sterling family and was raised to be a socialite since childhood. S
When Vivian returned, she immediately went to the main wing to look for Alexander.It just so happened that Alexander and Spencer were already done with their discussions."Father." Vivian wore a white dress and high heels as she came in in a hurry.Even Alfred was caught off guard. After all, the security guard had just informed him that she'd just gone out. He wondered why she had returned so soon and even changed her outfit."Father, I'm glad that you are okay. You scared me to death." Vivian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Alexander was safe.Meanwhile, Alexander and Alfred were puzzled by her words."Vivi, what happened to you? Didn't we just meet half an hour ago? By the way, where are you planning to go dressed like that?" Alexander frowned when he saw her outfit.It was obvious that she had changed her outfit. Vivian told Alexander about her stolen car and everything that had happened today.Alexander was at a loss for words. His expression darkened after