Lucille discretely squeezed Spencer's hand under the table.Spencer faked a cough and said huskily, "Sweetie, should I continue to warm the bed for you tonight?"No one had expected Spencer to say something like that. Lucille was surprised as well. She looked at him with wide eyes.Everyone looked at Spencer like they had seen a ghost. Had he gone mad?If they wanted to flirt with each other so much, they could do it at home. It was not the right time or place for something like that."So? What do you say?" Spencer prompted Lucille when she didn't respond."What?" Lucille laughed awkwardly and pinched his thigh under the table. She batted her eyes at him and asked, "What do you think?" She'd wanted him to break the tension, not say something inappropriate. But he'd said something earth-shattering when he opened his mouth instead. Did he think everyone was as shameless as him?Spencer held her hand and said while smiling, "Alright. I'll warm the bed for you tonight too."Luc
Eunice hadn't talked to anyone in five years, so she had a lively chat with Lucille and Bailey."My mom left the company to me. It specializes in producing perfumes. Luminosity Films was a later addition," Lucille explained how she'd taken over the company.Eunice was a smart lady. She immediately understood that Lucille's mother had passed away, so she didn't ask for more details."To be honest, I've always liked Starbright Scents' perfumes, and I've always been using them. The perfumer who made the fragrances is incredible. "Each perfume has its own unique properties, and the scent is pleasant and just right. On top of all that, it gives the wearer a sense of immersion and prestige," Eunice said in admiration. She genuinely liked Starbright Scents.Bailey smiled wider upon hearing her words. She raised her eyebrows at Eunice and asked, "Eunie, would you like to meet the perfumer?"Eunice asked, surprised, "Can I?"If it was possible, she wanted to meet the perfumer who made s
"You didn't use to be like this. What happened to sisters before misters?" Bailey added more crying emojis and a heartbreak emoji for dramatic effects."I'm unfriending you for five seconds!" she continued with an angry emoji.Meanwhile, Eunice was still on her way home. The atmosphere inside the car was cold and tense. Her phone kept vibrating in her handbag. She'd never received so many notifications in a day. Upon recalling the group chat they'd created earlier, she pulled out her phone without caring about Ian.When she checked her phone, she found that all her notifications were from the group chat. Someone had even tagged her.She opened the messaging app and saw that she'd received more than ten messages. She read them one by one and saw that Lucille had tagged her to ask if she'd arrived home. She replied, "I'm not home yet. West Yodran is quite far away from Whiteloop City. It'll probably be around 10:00 pm by the time I get home."Bailey replied, "Stay safe, Eunie. T
Back at Orchidstone Garden, Lucille was scrolling her phone on the couch. She looked up when a shadow was suddenly cast over her and saw Spencer in front of her, dressed in pajamas after his shower."I filled up the bathtub for you. Why don't you get up and have a soak?" he asked while looking down at her lovingly.Lucille almost felt like a princess living with Spencer, or perhaps she was already living like one. At home, Spencer cooked her meals and planned her outfits. He did everything so flawlessly and took care of her so well that she was starting to think her limbs were wasted on her.And yet, she found herself enjoying every second of it. She wondered if she had been incapacitated by the poison that was Spencer.Who would've thought that the cold and distant CEO, Spencer, would be such a great husband? She was happy that he was hers."I suspect that you're trying to make me fully dependent on you so you can lock me up." Lucille narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously.Spe
Wesley couldn't bring himself to say anything else, so he turned around and left.Inside the car, Eunice slowly raised her head. Her eyes were dull and lifeless. If she hadn't been breathing, she would've looked like a corpse. But to Eunice, staying alive was no different from being dead.She didn't cry because she knew it was useless. It would only incur Ian's wrath. He would simply say that she had no right to cry.In Ian's eyes, Eunice wasn't supposed to have emotions. She wasn't supposed to feel happiness, sadness, and pain. She wasn't allowed to interact with other people either. It was because she didn't deserve it. After all, she was living just to atone for her sins. That was why she'd only lived as an emotionless machine for the last five years.Even if her body was marred with wounds, she couldn't cry out in pain. Even if Ian tore her heart to pieces, she couldn't shed a single tear.Since the woman he'd loved had died because of her, she needed to atone for it for the
There was a prestigious sanitorium in Whiteloop City named Harmony Sanitorium. Most of the elderly who lived there were rich and only chose to stay there because they didn't want to stay with their children. The units there were built and arranged like a residential area, and each family stayed in one unit. The environment and workers there were also top-tier.William, Ivy, and Sabrina went there early in the morning, but the security guard stopped them at the gates."We're family members here to visit, so why won't you let us in?" Ivy asked the security guard rudely, "Do you know who we are? How dare you stop us?!"The security guard gave them the side-eye. They were well-dressed, but years of working at the sanitorium had already made him used to seeing all sorts of big shots. The three of them were nothing."Sorry, but rules are rules. No matter who you are, you can't enter without a reservation or a keycard."The security card didn't buy what they'd said at all. He only care
Lucille quickly answered the call."Hello, is this Ms. Johnson? I'm the security guard at Harmony Sanitorium, Devin Walker," Devin said politely. It was a complete 180-degree change from how he'd treated William, Ivy, and Sabrina.Lucille frowned upon hearing that the person on the phone was Harmony Sanitorium's security guard. She asked, "Yes. What's wrong?""You see, three people are trying to enter the sanitorium to take Madam Marie home, but I stopped them because they didn't have a reservation or a keycard. "They said they're your parents and your sister, so I called to confirm that," Devin explained.Lucille hadn't expected William to visit Marie with Ivy.Sabrina heard Devin agree with Lucille before hanging up the phone. She asked, "Have you confirmed it?" However, Devin said to her coldly, "Ms. Lucille said she's an only child, and her mother passed away more than a decade ago."Sabrina, Ivy, and William were stunned. Lucille was trying to embarrass them."Dad, mayb
Meanwhile, Lucille had just finished her meeting at Star&Ciel Group.When she returned to her office, Monica walked in and said, "Ms. Johnson, the receptionist called us ten minutes ago and said that your family is here to see you." Ever since Lucille had chased them out of the company last time, Monica had learned that it was better to inform Lucille first.Upon hearing her words, Lucille replied coldly, "I got it. Order the receptionist to tell them that I'm busy."Monica quickly caught on to Lucille's intentions and replied, "Yes, Ms. Johnson.""Mona, wait," Lucille suddenly stopped her."What's the matter, Ms. Johnson?"Lucille looked at her and said, "Tell them to stop coming to me with trivial matters, and to hurry up and give me what I want.""Understood."At the lobby downstairs, William, Ivy, and Sabrina were stopped at the entrance and barred from entering the building. They'd been waiting for more than ten minutes.They'd been stopped by security guards twice tha