Lucy was bored from lying in bed the whole time. Every inch of her body ached. Faith saw that Lucy was in pain and suggested, "How about I help you to the wheelchair and take you out for a stroll?"Lucy nodded. "Alright. Thank you, Faith.""There's no need to thank me. We're besties. It's only right that I look after you. You don't exactly have the best of luck, either. "You just had a miscarriage and didn't even have the time to recover from it before you suffered bone fractures on all of your limbs. "You're beautiful and tough, but life hasn't been easy on you. Also, Anna is no match for you at all. You should've taught her a lesson!"Lucy sighed and asked, "Am I supposed to back every one of my love rivals into a corner? Besides, Tobias doesn't like her. So, why should I waste my effort on her? "I can't be bothered with her if she doesn't hurt the people around me.""I guess you're right."Faith helped her down the bed and onto the wheelchair. "I'll give you a massage."
Two policemen dragged Rosa and Martin over. Both of them had never seen such a spectacle before. They were so frightened that they came close to peeing their pants."Isn't that Mrs. Ripley's parents?"Tobias explained, "These people aren't my wife's biological parents at all." Then, he turned to them and said, "I can consider letting you two off easy if you tell the truth now."Martin was seized with such fear that his legs were shaking. Even Rosa was also very frightened. She said in a trembling voice, "Someone found us and asked us to shoot a video before uploading it online. They that that we would then have a daughter from a wealthy family and lead wealthy lives ourselves."The scene erupted in uproar.Tobias asked, "Is the person you mentioned a man or a woman? Do you have a name?""A man hired us. He had his face covered, so we didn't get a good look at how him. We don't know his name, either."A man?Did Anna have an accomplice?Tobias snorted coldly. "Both of these p
Emily received a text from Lucy just then. Lucy had given her 30 minutes to investigate the accident Howard had been in at Ripley Residence. Once she read the text, she almost jumped with joy. "Oh my god! Ms. Lucy is finally putting my skills to the test and letting me prove what I'm capable of to her!Not long after, Emily arrived at Ripley Residence. At the same time, Miles and his team of police officers reached the scene as well. It just so happened that both of them met each other at the entrance. Walter greeted Miles, "Hello, Mr. Chadwick. Mr. Ripley told me you'd be here to search for evidence."Miles nodded before laying his eyes on Emily. She looked very mature and unwelcoming. "Who might you be?""Hi, I'm Emily Simpson. My mentor asked me to search for evidence here."When Walter heard that, he turned to her and said, "Oh. Mrs. Ripley also told me about you. Please, do what you have to do, everyone."Miles asked curiously, "Mentor? Is Lucy your mentor?"Emily snor
Tobias frowned as he stared at the women who had abruptly barged into the scene. He didn't know who she was. Why would she say that he was her mentor's husband?The crowds faced each other with a surprised look. "Who is she?""Did she claim that Mr. Ripley is her mentor's husband? Does that mean her mentor is Mrs. Ripley?""I know who she is! She's the best cadet in the police academy. They call her the Ace Cadet. Word has it that she's extraordinarily good at cracking cases. Is it possible that she found evidence of Ms. Anna's crimes?"When Anna heard that Emily was an expert at cracking cases, she started panicking again. However, she still pretended to be calm.The moment Emily glanced at her, Anna's eyes shifted frantically.Emily saw it, and her lips curled into a grin. She walked toward Anna and grabbed the latter's wrist.Anna's face fell. "What are you doing? I don't know who you are. Let me go!""Listen up, she-devil. You said Mr. Ripley doesn't have evidence and cla
Anna had all but dropped a bombshell.Everyone broke out into heated discussions about the latest revelation."Mr. Ripley is the only son in the Ripley family. If Mrs. Ripley really can't have children…" "The Ripley family is extremely wealthy. Surely, they won't serve their fortune up to someone else! The way I see it, they'll most probably get divorced!""Doesn't Mr. Ripley have a younger sister?""You know nothing. Men typically inherit the family fortune. Even if the Ripley family is the open-minded type and passes it down to the daughter, she's still going to marry into another man's family. That means the fortune will be acquired by her future husband as well. "The Ripleys will still have let someone outside of the family take advantage of them!" "Tsk. What do you think, guys? What will Mr. Ripley decide?"It was a very practical question. The crowd's responses were also very divided.Tobias had an incy demeanor. Pure anger filled his eyes as he clenched his fists, l
Brett and Lucy had met before. Their last conversation hadn't gone well, so she felt disdained and annoyed when she saw him now.Brett sensed her feelings for him, and his face turned red. His eyes were brimmed with regret.He had been foolish enough to mistake the wicked impersonator for his real sister and had misplaced his trust in Anna. However, this was the first time Lucy and Rhett had formally met. As both of them exchanged glances, there was this indescribable sense of kinship between them."I have no idea if I'm your younger sister either.""Can I call you Lucy?" Rhett stared at her solemnly as he spoke in an affectionate tone.Lucy felt fond of him for some reason. She nodded. "Sure.""I watched the entire news broadcast when I was on my way here. Never had I thought Brett and I had trusted the wrong person. We almost made a grave mistake. Will you forgive us, Lucy?"Lucy remained quiet. She had never really blamed them, so talk of forgiving was completely unnecessar
"Once the DNA test result is out, we'll know for certain if Lucy is our younger sister. If she is, then you should treat her nicer, Brett. She's very understanding; I'm sure she'll forgive you."Brett heard what Rhett said and felt a little better. He nodded firmly. If Lucy turned out to be their younger sister, Brett would do his best to change the way she thought about him.Rhett suggested, "It's getting late. How about we say our goodbyes to Lucy before we leave?""Sure."Both of them arrived at the ward and found its door half-opened. They were about to go inside and bid Lucy farewell, but they saw Tobias holding a bowl of warm water. He was wiping Lucy's face and hands attentively.Tobias was supposed to be the CEO of the renowned Ripley Group. It was hard for them to believe that he had such an affectionate and tender side to him. Rhett and Brett were immediately moved by his actions."Is the water too hot, babe?"Lucy shook her head. "Perhaps we should hire a privat
It was dawn now. Anna was a fool and thought that Tobias was going to set her free. She had never dreamed that she was merely being taken to another torture chamber.She was taken to another cold and creepy cell.She sensed that something was wrong and started squirming frantically. "What is this place? Let me out!""Rosa has already given me the recipe for the decoction that makes people infertile. You used it on Lucy, so I'm going to make sure you suffer a much worse fate than she has!"Anna's face turned pale. "No. What are you doing? "He's going to kill me. Please save me!"However, her limbs were cuffed up. Two police officers pinned her down the moment she struggled."It's illegal to kill someone. Why would I do something that idiotic?" Tobias sneered. He waved, and one of the police officers gave him a big iron pot. It contained a freshly made decoction, which gave off a strong herbal smell.Tobias relayed an order coldly. "Feed her the decoction. Make sure she drinks