Lucille said, "Let's get started, Jaden. I want them to have a taste of their own medicine—repay them twofold for what they did to Jonathan!"Someone stepped forward to put a stop to the situation. "Hold it."Lucille turned to look at the person. It was Evelyn, whom Lucille had met earlier at the presidential palace. She merely glanced at Evelyn before looking away. It was obvious she didn't care what the latter had to say.Everyone wondered who Lucille and her people were, seeing as they were bold enough to ignore Evelyn, the president's wife. Not only did they have the nerve to cause trouble at a charity auction organized by Evelyn, but they also looked like they didn't fear retribution.No one had ever ignored Evelyn so thoroughly. Aside from Alexander, everyone was polite and respectful to her."Go ahead, Jaden," Lucille said.Evelyn's expression shifted when she saw Lucille had no intention of listening to her. Meanwhile, Vivian was surprised Spencer would allow Lucille
Evelyn's expression became hideous when she realized Lucille and the others couldn't care less about her. She looked at Vivian—she'd noticed earlier that the latter knew Spencer. She herself found Spencer familiar but couldn't remember where she'd seen him.Jaden, Kent, and Bethany only stopped about 15 minutes later. The three men were curled up on the floor, clutching their heads, faces, and stomachs. Despite being a woman, Bethany hadn't held back when beating people up.Once she, Jaden, and Kent had beat the men up, they stepped back and waited for further instructions. Lucille looked at the men coldly as she sat in her wheelchair. Her gaze made the onlookers think that the men would already be six feet under if looks could kill."Now that you three have been dealt with…" she drawled. Then, she fixed her gaze on Bianca, who instinctively shrank back when she met Lucille's eyes. Lucille continued, "It's your turn!"Beatrice pushed Bianca forward, making her slump at Lucille'
Kent told everyone, "The evidence will be shown on the screen."Everyone turned to look at the screen. It showed surveillance footage featuring the woman and three men, who were the four currently on the floor.They entered one of the rooms in the lounge, only leaving it close to 20 minutes later. They were all smirking nastily. Their conversation was blasted through the speakers in the hall.The son of the Rollins family, Adrian Rollins, was the first to speak. "That idiot is a renowned pianist? Who the fuck is he kidding? Did you see how he didn't dare fight back when we beat him up? He's a fucking weakling!"The scion of the Lutz family, Kenan Lutz, said, "I know, right? He was so weak. What's the point of looking handsome when he can't even fight back?"The son of the Wests, Caden West, chimed in. "What exactly do you see in him, Bianca? He's an idiot who only has a pretty face and can play the piano. What else does he have? He's so dumb."It was clear from their conversation
Evelyn soon collected herself and put on a composed look. "I'll make sure to investigate this matter thoroughly and give you a satisfactory answer, everyone."Her words were evidently directed at Lucille, and it was clear she was telling Lucille to leave and wait for an answer. Unfortunately, Lucille believed in starting and completing something on the same day."As far as I know, you're Ms. Sterling's aunt, aren't you, First Lady?" She smiled at Evelyn, but it didn't reach her eyes. "Are you delaying this because you think I haven't produced enough evidence?"Lucille's insinuation was clear—she was mocking Evelyn for wanting to cover up for Bianca. The proof was right before them, yet she claimed to want to investigate the matter. It was apparent she wanted to use her status and influence to get Bianca off scot-free.The fact that Lucille addressed her as "First Lady" made it clear that she knew who Evelyn was. Yet, she'd shown no fear of the latter since she'd appeared there. She
Those who did pity Bianca couldn't do anything to help her, anyway.Someone recorded the scene and sent it to Alexander. The video wasn't focused on Bianca, though. Rather, it was focused on Lucille. With it was a text that read, "Look at her, Alexander. Doesn't she remind you of Jane when she was younger?"…Beatrice didn't know how many times she'd slapped Bianca. She only stopped when Lucille told her to. Bianca's face was already beyond swollen, and it hurt so much that it was numb.She sat on the floor, wanting to cup her cheeks and hide them. However, she didn't dare to actually touch them. She slumped there, looking cautious and tearful.Just then, Dumon came downstairs with Jonathan. Jonathan said, "Lucy, Mr. Layton."His face wasn't as red and swollen as before, but the handprints on his cheeks were still clear. When he saw the four people on the floor, he instinctively wanted to back away.However, Lucille grabbed his wrist and pulled him to her. "Don't be scared, ok
"Is Kenan telling the truth, Bianca?" Evelyn looked at Bianca, her expression grim. Bianca turned to her, feeling terrified. She shook her head, ignoring the pain in her face. "He's not, Aunt Evelyn! He's spouting nonsense and framing me to suck up to this woman!"She pointed at Kenan and Lucille in agitation. She was so scared that her voice was shaky.Adrian and Caden stepped forward and said, "Kenan is telling the truth. Only the three of us know about this."Connor crossed his arms, seemingly enjoying the show. He couldn't help butting in and saying sarcastically, "It looks like you guys are on pretty good terms, aren't you? She only told you three about such a big deal."No one dared say anything else after that.…Meanwhile, the ushers at the entrance to Serenity Hall were surprised to see Alexander's car pull up outside. No one had informed them he would be attending the charity gala.The cars behind Alexander's stopped. Then, several bodyguards got out and circled Alex
"Excuse me?" Vivian didn't catch Lucille's drift.Lucille was unfazed. She said, "Judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be too old."In other words, she was insinuating that it was bad enough that Vivian was blind. Was she senile, too? Lucille was right there—how could Vivian have missed her?Connor was the first to realize what she meant. He snickered.Vivian caught Lucille's insinuation. It made her temples throb. However, she had no choice but to suppress her anger and say, "I'm sorry for my rudeness, Mrs. Layton. I merely wanted to invite Spencer to attend my father's birthday celebration in three days."He and I graduated from the same college, and he's my father's friend. That's why I stopped you guys. I hope you don't mind."She deliberately humbled herself when speaking to Lucille. After all, she was the president's daughter. This would only make her seem poised and magnanimous.If Lucille knew what was good for her, she would take this opportunity to sweep the
In the end, Lucille had no idea why she agreed to talk to Alexander.Perhaps she knew he was Jane's acquaintance. At the same time, she wanted to ask him about his relationship with Jane.Alexander and Lucille didn't leave the hall. They just move to the side. Spencer wheeled her to the specific spot. Then, he stepped back and guarded her by the side.After that, the crowd saw Alexander drop to one knee before Lucille. His actions startled everyone.After all, he was Arcania's president, a man of noble status, yet he was on one knee before Lucille. No wonder everyone was shocked.It was the same for Silas. He called out, "Mr. President, you…"He was about to step forward when Alexander raised his hand to signal him to stop in his tracks.As Lucille sat in the wheelchair, her eyes flickered. She frowned, unable to fathom what Alexander was trying to do.Spencer narrowed his eyes and looked at Alexander. The former vaguely saw a glimpse of Lucille in Alexander's face. Spencer u
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