Spoiled by the President novel Chapter 573

As Fourth Cecil did not have an umbrella with him, he was drenched from head to toe due to the rain.

Lucy and her mother were surprised to see him like this.

Before they could make out what was happening, the man bolted into the house and began rummaging around for money.

The mother and daughter combo were scared out of their wits. Despite being unaware of what was going on, they were too afraid to ask as he seemed out of his mind.

Fourth Cecil turned the house upside down but still could not find any money. He sprinted over and grabbed her mother by the clothes, asking, “Where’s the money? Where did you hide the money?”

Lucy finally found out then that Fourth Cecil had a drug addiction.

This was one of the most horrifying things in the world.

Everyone knew that there was no talking sense to a drug addict.

Hence, Lucy was beyond terrified.

She was fifteen that year.

Fortunately, her mother was smart, and to prevent Fourth Cecil from hurting her, she sent her off to a boarding school in the city.

The school adopted a closed-off management style. From Monday to Friday, family was not allowed in unless there was a special circumstance.

She and her mother lived in terror during those years.

Her mother’s body had gradually taken a toil in those same years.

This situation persisted and took a turn for the better when she graduated from the film academy and went to the capital.

Everything in the past flashed in her mind like a movie scene.

Harking back to the painful past, Lucy was surprisingly calm.

It was as though the past that was hard to look back on was a breeze that had brushed past.

She might have felt it and lived it but it was all in the past. There was no turning back so there was nothing to be afraid of.

Lucy woke up late the next day.

Perhaps due to the night of dreams, she got up in low spirits.

As Carina was aware that Lucy got home late last night, she came over at a later time today and ordered a takeaway of nourishing soup since it was unlikely Lucy had breakfast.

After freshening up, Lucy drank the soup while scrolling on Weibo to look at the gossip.

She was scrolling on when her movements came to a halt.

Carina was sitting on the sofa, packing the necessities for their trip today. Realizing she was frozen, she asked out of curiosity, “Sister Lucy, what’s wrong?”

Lucy choked and coughed on the mouthful of soup she had yet to swallow.

She waved her arm. “Nothing.”

However, piqued with interest, Carina still drew close.

On her phone, there was gossip across the headline on Weibo.

“Girl-next-door, Lucy Katz’s late-night date with a trust fund baby. Could wedding bells be next?”

Carina widened her eyes in shock.

There were two blurry pictures, taken without permission, attached to the post. It was the scene where Lucy and Joel came out of the restaurant after dinner.

It might be fear of Joel’s power and influence or some other reason that the person intentionally blurred out the man’s figure. Lucy, on the contrary, was snapped rather clearly.

Hence, even if she wore a face mask and lowered her head with her hair let down, it was still visible that the woman in the picture was her.

“Sister Lucy, this...”

Lucy dejectedly kneaded between her brows.

“It’s fine. There’s a lot of this sort of gossip anyway. Weren’t Simon and I captured not long ago? Hehe...”