In the end, Lucille was forced to get out of the bed. After simply cleaning herself, she put on a jacket and went downstairs. Several men sat in the living room, staring awkwardly at each other. "Jonathan?" Lucille rubbed her eyes, confirming she hadn't mistaken Jonathan for someone else. "Lucy!" Jonathan jolted up from the couch when he saw Lucille and quickly rushed to embrace her in excitement. "Umm…" Lucille was hugged before she could react. However, Spencer wasn't jealous and watched calmly on the couch. Perhaps he was delighted after Jonathan had acknowledged him as his brother-in-law. Lucille lightly patted Jonathan's back. "Hey, Jon, you're choking me…"Jonathan held Lucille too tightly in his embrace. Lucille hadn't completely woken up and still felt sore all over her body. She was unable to withstand such a passionate embrace. "Oops! Sorry, Lucy! It's because I missed you so much." Jonathan was a gentle sweetheart. He was young and handsome and talked very
Lucille didn't pay attention to Spencer and Ruben's conversation. She believed in Spencer's capabilities. Besides, Ruben was no match for him anyway. It wasn't like Lucille didn't look up to Ruben. But because she knew both of them too well. She believed the two would interact harmoniously. But right now, Lucille had another important problem. How was she going to slip away from Spencer and head to Fallbrook Town today? This was a headache for her. Lucille racked her brain but couldn't come up with a perfect idea. If she told Spencer she wanted to return to Sylvania, he definitely wouldn't let her go alone. And whatever excuses she gave would never work on him. Oh, what a conundrum! Lucille let out a long sigh. Jonathan stayed seated beside her and noticed she suddenly seemed downcast. He asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Lucy?" Lucille averted her gaze and turned toward him. "I'm wondering what kind of girl will match such a smart, capable, attractive man like our Jo
There was no way Lucille could keep her promise to stay put and not go anywhere. Now that was an issue! But she still obediently nodded regardless. She knew she was going to break her promise, so she thought, "Whatever you want me to do in the future, I'll agree without any condition. Consider that a compensation for not listening to you right now." Spencer didn't stay for any longer. He left with Kent after ten minutes, leaving Bethany with Lucille. "Why didn't you go with them, Bethany?" Lucille sat with her legs crossed on the couch as she stared at Bethany, who stood before her, with her eyes wide. Bethany could sense some disdain in Lucille's eyes. She thought she had done something wrong and asked timidly, "Have I done something wrong, Mrs. Layton? Do you not want me to be with you?" Lucille quickly sensed the nervousness in Bethany's tone. "No, no, you did nothing wrong. It's me. I've done something wrong." Bethany was confused. "Huh?" Without explaining furthe
At 11:30 pm, the members of Echelon 103 finally moved. The man who was monitoring their movements quickly returned to the room and informed Lucille and the others. "Mr. Gale, Ms. Lucy, they've left the guesthouse," the man reported. Ruben said nothing but turned to Lucille. Lucille narrowed her eyes and said lowly, "Elara, Mildred, you two stay here as support and continue monitoring their guesthouse. Immediately report to us if anything happens." Elara and Mildred replied, "Roger, Lucy."Lucille thought briefly before turning to Ruben. "Ben, ask your men to stay put here too." Having too many people tag along wasn't necessarily a good thing either. Ruben nodded, then started ordering his men. Then, Lucille left with Bethany, Jaden, and Beatrice. …There were six members of Echelon 103. They arrived at an abandoned place in Fallbrook Town, filled with nothing but wild grass and darkness. All along, Lucille and the others had been silently trailing them, never too
Ruben turned to Beatrice and said, "Beatrice, call Elara to keep track of the supreme chief's location." "On it, Mr. Gale," Beatrice replied. They were all members of the Otearl Alliance, and each of them had a micro-tracking device in their bodies. It was made out of a special material that could bypass all forms of inspection machines. The purpose of the tracking devices was to help the other members of the Otearl Alliance track down and save them if something happened to them during their missions. Bethany had no idea who these people, who'd appeared around Lucille, were. However, she knew who Ruben was. So, she assumed they were his subordinates. But Ruben had told Beatrice to keep track of the "supreme chief's" location. Did that mean Beatrice and Jaden were Lucille's subordinates? Suddenly, Bethany remembered what had happened at Ghosthorn in Marvonia. She'd found out that Lucille was the mysterious leader of the Otearl Alliance. She connected the dots and realized th
Despite the situation, the boy was still able to say such words. He was the calmest among the children, which was strange for a child.Angelo waved the flashlight at the boy, causing him to close his eyes subconsciously. "Boy, you're the sharpest one here." Angelo smiled evilly as he said, "Don't worry. As long as you listen to what we say, I can guarantee your safety." The boy glanced at Angelo and said nothing. Under the boy's attempts at consoling her, the girl slowly recomposed herself. The gang continued their journey through the dark. After another hour, they finally stopped. Taking advantage of the darkness, Lucille and Jaden climbed up a tree with the perfect vantage point and hid there. They observed the faint glow in the distance and saw the others stopping outside a cave. While they couldn't listen to the Echelon 103's members' conversation from such a distance, Lucille could read lips. "We're here, Angelo," one of the men said. "Duo, Trey, you two stand g
Angelo walked toward the boy with a profound smile before looking down at him. Then, he knelt to face the boy. "You're very alert, boy." He propped his cheeks with his hand and squinted at the boy. "But your lives are very useful to me." Angelo gently patted the boy's cheek. "So, I won't let you die here. But we still have a long way to go. So if you don't eat or drink anything right now, you won't have any more chances to do it." Angelo gave the boy a mysterious, eerie look and smiled before getting up and leaving. …"Commander Lawton, our people lost sight of them after tracking them to this location," Maverick said. "It's like they've just vanished without a trace." George stood by the railing on the side of the road with his hands on his hips. He had a solemn expression as he gazed at the dark woods before him, deep in thought. He had been investigating a case of missing children over the past two weeks and had found his way to Arcania. Since Arcania wasn't their dom
Meanwhile, Lucille had no idea about what was happening with Jaden and George. She identified the coordinates and circled the cave, but found no alternate path to enter it. As she was about to leave, she furrowed her brows and quickly turned to her right. Her eyes met with a pair of green eyes lurking in the grass. They looked extremely bright yet eerie under the night sky. Then, another pair showed up. And another.Lucille felt a chill down her spine. She reached her hand to her back, but as she touched Desert Eagle, she stopped and retracted her hand. She shouldn't fire her gun right now. At this moment, she wasn't thinking about Spencer or any other human. She was thinking about Caesar, who was enjoying his time playing at Sparrow Residence. Lucille could have dealt with this trouble more easily if Caesar had been here. But since she was so far away in the mountains, Caesar couldn't solve the immediate crisis. A wolf's speed was three times that of a human's. Even i