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
Duo didn't even know how he'd met his end, much less had a chance to fight back. Meanwhile, Lucille, Elara, and Jaden darted out like phantoms in the rain. They were dressed in all-black outfits with hoods.They moved around so swiftly that the other five abductors saw shadowy figures flashing before their eyes and got kicked away by a powerful force before they could even react.Angelo took a few steps back from a strong kick on his chest. He clutched his chest as he glared at the person in black, who had popped out of nowhere. He roared, "You son of a bitch! You dare ambush me? You must be fed up with your life!" As Angelo was about to aim his gun, it got kicked away by a leg sweep. "If you can beat me, I'll allow you to shoot!" Lucille said. She had her hood up, which covered the top half of her face. Her tone was even colder than the raindrops falling on her body. Angelo noticed that the assailant was a woman. But given her intimidating presence, he didn't underestimate
Lucille walked toward the tree and looked down at the children. She squatted, resting her elbows on her knee, and stared at them. The children had witnessed how brutal Lucille could be. Besides, she was dressed in all-black and had a hood covering her head, giving her a mysterious yet eerie appearance. They backed away in terror as she approached them. Lucille removed her hood. The rain started falling onto her face. "You're safe, kids. But we still have things to do, so you can't come with us." The boy remained brave as he sized Lucille up before slowly asking, "What do you want us to do?" Lucille raised a brow and smiled. He was such a smart boy for picking up on what she was about to say. …A while later, Lucille and the gang left with the children and arrived at the entrance of a cave about 20 minutes later. "Ms. Lucy, how did you know there's a cave here?" Jaden looked confused. Lucille scouted the area, and after confirming their safety, she had Elara take the chil
The calm and composed man's brows slightly furrowed at Jasper's remark. He didn't reply and silently hoped that Lucille wouldn't show up there.Jasper burst into a sinister laughter. It echoed through the empty cave, making the already eerie atmosphere even more creepy. …Meanwhile, Lucille and the gang had found their way to Echelon 103's location. Aware that there might be a tracking device on Angelo's phone, she used a program to mislead Echelon 103, deliberately making them think that Angelo and his gang were still around. Of course, her opponents weren't stupid. They would definitely find out soon. But it was good enough to stall them even for a while. Lucille and the gang hid behind a stone wall. "Ms. Lucy, someone's coming," Jaden whispered. Lucille looked over and saw a man. "Bring him here. Make sure he's alive." "Roger," Jaden replied before moving around to the right. The man in black had come out for a toilet break. Jaden quietly snuck up on him, then qui
Soon, Jaden successfully snuck in and blended in among the other members of Echelon 103. He was thoroughly impressed when he entered the base, and he couldn't help but feel glad that Lucille and the others hadn't just barged into it. Just the people in front of him now were 20 in number, and each person was armed with an assault rifle. If his gang had barged in without any preparation, they would've had a hard time getting out of here. After all, there was no telling if there were more people hiding in the base whom Jaden couldn't see.Luckily, all of them had half of their faces covered and had similar physiques, so neither Jaden nor any of the other members could recognize each other. "Hey, 082! Where did you go off to for so long?" Jaden heard a hoarse voice coming behind him. He was quick with his wits. He lowered his voice and made up an excuse, "I was pooping." The man in black who'd spoken had the code number 081 on his shirt. He didn't comment any further and remi
As Beatrice was about to enter the cave, she noticed a black cloth from the corner of her eyes. It had four knots tied to it, alternating between large and small ones. Most people would easily overlook it or wouldn't examine it properly. But not Beatrice. Her eyes immediately lit up as she furrowed her brows. Lucille had left it behind as a message for them. Their cover had been blown!That could only mean one thing—there was a traitor among them. Lucille had already told Beatrice and the others that if they saw a black cloth with very specific knots on it, it'd be a hint from her. Meanwhile, the two children in the cave started panicking when they heard a sound coming from outside. The girl almost cried when she noticed some figures moving at the cave's entrance. The boy covered her mouth and whispered, "Don't cry. They'll find us if they hear us, and then we'll be over." The girl immediately stopped. She curled up her body as she clung tightly to the boy's arm. Meanwhi
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