The sky started to turn bright. Lucille let out a long sigh of relief after the phone call with Spencer. She looked around and saw a light layer of white mist enveloping everything, rendering the scenery surreal and dreamy. The temperature in the mountain was much colder compared to the outside. Lucille had gotten hot from the constant movement and tension earlier. But after resting for a while now, she felt slightly colder. She looked down the tree and saw that the wolves were still there. They seemed to be more patient than she was. Given the situation, Lucille figured she might as well catch some rest while leaning against the tree. …Meanwhile, George suddenly stopped when he realized something was off after chasing Jaden to a stretch of road. "What's wrong, Commander Lawton?" Maverick asked. "This isn't right. That person deliberately lured us here," George said with a stern look. Dante asked, "Why would they lure us here though?" The men became extremely aler
The problem was that Lucille couldn't exactly have George know that she was here. She told Jaden, "Leave this to me. You continue keeping an eye on them." Then, Lucille turned on a special app on her phone and keyed in a specific website.Meanwhile, at the Dark Chamber, the detection screen of K Alliance started beeping. Everyone in the monitoring room got tensed immediately, and someone quickly tracked down the last location. "Quick, tell Abyss that we've tracked down Zing's IP address!" Someone shouted. After two minutes, Lucille turned off the app after she had completed her task. Now, it was up to George if he believed in her. It would be best if the children could be saved before they were sent off to their destination. Otherwise, they would have to think of another plan. After the Dark Chamber's microchip was restored, it was as though all of their equipment had been upgraded. So, they were finally able to track down Zing's estimated location. Abyss looked at the
"Keep looking for the markings they left," Ruben ordered. "Elara, turn on the system and track down their location. They should be on the move. They won't be in the same place." "Roger," Elara replied before taking a tablet from her backpack and tapping away. Not long later, she handed the tablet to Ruben and said, "Mr. Gale, Ms. Lucy and Jaden are in different locations. They're probably rushing as quickly as possible. Right now, Jaden is the closest to us." Then, Ruben split the team into two to meet up with Lucille and Jaden. He had Beatrice, Bethany, and five members of his team search for Lucille, whereas Elara searched for Jaden with Mildred and the rest of the team. Meanwhile, George's phone suddenly rang before quickly stopping. He'd thought there wouldn't be any signal on his phone in such a remote place. But when his phone rang, he subconsciously stopped. Before they entered the forest, George had reported to Chandler, and he thought Chandler had replied. But wh
"Sir, they've exited the cave and are coming toward us," Kent reported to Spencer. "Also, they have Mr. Chuck Brown and a girl with them." Spencer said coldly, "Alright. Give the order that the children must not be harmed, and leave at least one survivor." Kent nodded and quickly left to pass the order. Lucas glanced at Spencer and said, "You've promised the Brown family to personally come and save Chuck. This should count as returning their favor, right?" Connor added, "If Neva Brown hadn't shamelessly made this request, Spence wouldn't have to come all the way to save the kid himself." Spencer remained silent before saying, "It wasn't completely because of her." He had come for another reason—he'd found out that those kidnappers were from Echelon 103. He had always kept what Ian said in mind. Besides, Lucille had once asked Hunter's men to search for the members of Echelon 103. Plus, they had also stolen something from Spencer once. Regardless, he wanted payback fro
"Please, everyone," Lucille pleaded. "I'm just here to pick some herbs to save someone. I have no ill intention. The herb is just right around here. I'll leave once I find it, okay? I won't get in your way. Please!" "No! Please leave immediately!" Colton said sternly. "Please, sir! Saving a life is the highest form of virtue. I'll leave once I get the herb. Plus, you're hidden in the dark. How would I dare to do anything stupid? If you're really worried, you can have someone monitor me. "I promise I'll leave once I get the herb. I won't get in the way of your work, and I won't tell anyone about your presence," Lucille said. Colton remained silent. He hadn't expected Lucille to be so chatty. She just stood there and kept talking non-stop.It was as if she wouldn't give up until she got the herb she wanted. "Captain Mercer, she'll disturb us if she doesn't leave," someone said. Colton narrowed his eyes and said, "All of you stay at your places. I'll go." Lucille stood ther
Connor was in disbelief, but that was the truth. Spencer noticed Connor's surprised reaction and furrowed his brows. "What happened?" Spencer asked. "A member of Scarlet Wyvern Team Beta reported," Connor replied with a sour look. "They said Colton got captured by a woman." Connor creased his forehead and continued, "They said the woman climbed up from the cliff, saying she was there to pick some herbs and would leave once she got them. "She wasn't one of the people they were targeting, so they didn't do anything to her. Who would've thought…" Spencer pressed his lips. "Just one woman?""Yes, just her." Connor was confused. Who could this woman be? How had she managed to capture Colton alive and escape Scarlet Wyvern Team Beta unharmed? He didn't know if he should praise the woman's prowess or criticize Scarlet Wyvern Team Beta for underestimating her. "But they also mentioned the woman had no ill intention and just wanted to leave. She only captured Colton to ensure her
"Are you saying there's a traitor among us, Ms. Lucy?" Elara asked. Elara, Jaden, and Mildred were all surprised as they looked at the five knocked-out men on the ground. They were all Ruben's men. Jaden furrowed his brows and said, "But they are all Mr. Gale's subordinates though."Lucille said with a cold expression, "No, Ben isn't the traitor." Of course, Elara and the others knew Ruben wouldn't betray Lucille. After all, Lucille and Ruben were very close to each other. "If that's the case, does that mean a traitor is hiding in The Grid?" Elara furrowed her forehead. "Should we let Mr. Gale know about this?" Lucille fell silent. Her eyes were covered in a layer of frost. She replied coldly, "Not now. If they're trying to lure me into a trap, I'll play along." She wanted to know who the mastermind behind this scheme was.Lucille's intimidating demeanor sent a chill down Jaden's and the others' spines, making them feel cold. They silently mourned for the mastermind for a
"Proceed with our plan!" Jasper added, "There's no way she can back off now even if she's found out about it." He chuckled before continuing, "Besides, she's not the kind who will back off when there's a problem. Don't worry. She'll definitely come to us." "Roger, sir," the man in black replied before leaving. …Meanwhile, Angelo received an encrypted text. "What do they mean, Angelo?" Trey had a confused look. "Why are we circling the forest again? Didn't they promise to meet us at the beach? Besides, it's about to rain soon. Do they expect us to walk around the forest in the rain?" Angelo narrowed his eyes and fell silent before saying, "Stop complaining. Just do exactly as they say." Then, the abductors circled the forest following the new map they had received. Lucille and the others observed their movements from a hidden corner.Jaden whispered, "Ms. Lucy, looks like they've changed their route." Lucille remained silent before whispering a plan to Elara, Jaden, a
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