Lucille sensed Spencer's anger and gently patted the back of his hand, signaling him to calm down. It wasn't worth getting upset over.As expected, Spencer visibly relaxed."I'm not being hostile. I'm just annoyed," Lucille uttered coolly, glancing at Harold.Harold watched their subtle interaction and felt an unexpected surge of irritation. Lucille seemed to have lost weight since the last time they'd seen each other.In fact, he'd always known that Lucille was beautiful."Lucy, even though I love your sister, I don't want you to be with random guys just to spite us," Harold said, his tone serious like he was lecturing her out of concern.Lucille looked at Harold as if he;d just told the most ridiculous joke, and she couldn't help but scoff at his self-centered attitude."Spite you?" she questioned, narrowing her eyes. "Do you think you're that important? Go home and take a look at yourself in the mirror."Harold was left speechless."Lucille, I—" Sabrina started, but an indi
Marie hurriedly waved her hand. "Don't call me that. I'm not fit to be your mother."Ivy's face turned pale with stiffness.Similarly, Sabrina, who'd been about to address Marie, found herself unable to speak.William's expression soured as he attempted to reason with Marie. "Mom, it's been so many years. Can't you accept Ivy and Sabrina by now?"Marie responded calmly, "My acceptance is irrelevant since you and your father have already done it.""Also, you don't need to visit me anymore. I'm doing just fine," Marie added decisively. "And stop bothering Lucy. I was the one who refused to see all of you."Throughout the conversation, Marie didn't spare so much as an extra glance toward Ivy, Harold, or Sabrina. She'd long seen their true colors.Only the foolish Horace and William would believe Ivy's and Sabrina's words."Let's go now. We shouldn't keep others waiting," Marie urged, turning to Lucille with a look of kindness and affection.But she remained utterly dismissive of
Sabrina's mind raced with questions as she wondered about Spencer's identity.Why had she never encountered or even heard of such a striking man in their social circles before?As the car drove away, William and the others dispersed as well. The entire trip seemed futile.On the way back, Harold recalled Marie's comment about acknowledging Spencer as her grandson-in-law. He thought, "So, that guy's name is Spence?"He'd never heard of Spencer.The only people in Whiteloop City he could think of who could afford that Maybach were the Laytons, who belonged to a prestigious family with a long-established legacy in the business world.Nevertheless, Harold soon dismissed the idea. Given the Laytons' illustrious reputation, they would never be interested in a nobody like Lucille.Moreover, the head of the Layton family was notoriously elusive, a business genius who was known for his ruthlessness and a notable disinterest in women.It just didn't add up.Harold couldn't recall any ot
"Did you already know that Grandma and your grandpa knew each other? Was setting us up also your plan?" Lucille asked, surprised that Spencer showed no astonishment.Spencer smiled and countered, "And what about you? Why aren't you surprised either?"How petty of him! She was the one who'd asked first.Lucille replied, "Last time we had dinner with Grandma, she mentioned over the phone that she and Grandpa had known each other a long time ago. To be precise, she was good friends with your grandma."Spencer wrapped his arm around her waist as they walked into the courtyard together. He said casually, "Well, I found out a little earlier than you did."Lucille furrowed her brows slightly and turned to look at him. "And when was that?"She had a feeling his response would be peculiar, and sure enough, his next words left her speechless."Probably when I was around six years old. My grandma was hospitalized once due to illness, and your grandma came to visit," Spencer explained."An
Lucille was dumbfounded by Lila's words of advice.The graceful and elegant Lila of all people had such a vivacious personality beneath it all, and now she was even teaching Lucille how to torture her son.A slight twitch tugged at the corners of Seth's mouth as he watched them. He was amused by their audacity."Mother dearest," Seth teased, arching an eyebrow, "aren't you afraid you'll lead Lucille astray and have Spence coming after you?"It was only upon hearing his voice that Lila looked up at him with puzzlement in her eyes. She asked, "What are you doing here?"Seth paused and then ran a hand through his hair helplessly. Had she only just noticed his presence? After all, he was quite the handsome fellow, wasn't he?"Wait, hold on. You haven't even met Lucy. How do you know she's your sister-in-law?"Seth had just returned from abroad the day before, hence Lila was confused as to how he could have possibly met Lucille before that.Seth casually replied, "We met yesterday i
After lunch, Spencer and Lucille took Marie back to the sanitorium. As they were leaving, Lucille received a call from Bailey.Bailey sobbed uncontrollably, which sent a jolt of worry through Lucille. She'd never heard Bailey cry before. Unable to understand her clearly, Lucille quickly asked for her location, and they hurried over.Lucille's hands were tightly clenched, and her worry turned into panic while her body was tense. Spencer tried to comfort her as he sped up. "Don't worry, everything will be okay."With Spencer by her side, she managed to relax a little. It took Spencer half an hour to reach Ivory Hotel.As soon as the car stopped, Lucille jumped out and dashed toward the hotel's entrance.Spencer noticed that she was wearing high heels and got worried that she might twist her ankle. So, he quickly got out and caught up with her in a few strides."You're still in heels. Don't run. Everything will be fine. Ivory Hotel has excellent security, okay?" Spencer said, his ey
Bailey stammered, "I…"Was Lucille really her best friend? She wasn't that thick-skinned."By the way, you said… you did it willingly. You must know the guy, right?" Lucille asked. "And didn't you go to some event with your mom last night where she set you up with someone?"Lucille stared at her in confusion. How had Cynthia's matchmaking attempt led to this?"I snuck out later and had some drinks at the bar on the first floor of Ivory Hotel," Bailey admitted sheepishly. "And he's someone you know.""What?" Lucille's eyes widened.What did she mean by that?Lucille's mind raced. She didn't know a lot of men, and the ones she did couldn't possibly be in Whiteloop City."Who is it?" Lucille narrowed her eyes, pressing for an answer.In the living room, Spencer was on the couch. He still had an air of authority and elegance. When Lucille walked out, he looked up and immediately noticed the fierce determination in her eyes.No, it was more than that. It was rage."What's going o
Lucille was somewhat curious about why Bailey had suddenly started defending Lucas. She truly couldn't figure out what Bailey was thinking.Lucas showed up on time half an hour later.Lucille's first impression of Lucas was that he was the epitome of a courteous and refined gentleman. She hadn't expected what lay underneath his handsome exterior to be an irresponsible man.The first thing Lucas said upon entering was directed at Bailey. "Do you feel unwell anywhere?"Bailey was dumbfounded and speechless.Lucille was also slightly taken aback. She hadn't expected that the seemingly refined Lucas would speak so directly. No wonder he was a doctor; he probably had much thicker skin than the layman Bailey. In this sense, they actually seemed quite well-matched.Moreover, from the moment he appeared, he was calm and didn't show any signs of panic.Seeing Bailey's dazed and adorable expression, Lucas guessed that she was fine. When he'd left in the morning, she'd still been sleepin