With that, Tobias prepared to leave.Faith got up and ran after him. "Please wait, Mr. Ripley. No matter who you're having a meeting with, Alicia will still be the one working with you. I'm sure that your time is very precious, so won't it be better if we draft a contract first?"Tobias paused in his footsteps. Turning around, he glanced coldly at her. "I won't repeat myself."With that, he turned around and walked away. Left alone, Faith began to panic."Why is he so unreasonable?"Faith wiped her tears as she called Lucy. "Lucy, how are things on your end?"Lucy replied, "I'm at the police station, and they're looking into it. What's the matter?""The CEO of Ripley Group thinks he's the king or something! He insisted on having a meeting with you in person.""Well, it's an order worth billions of dollars, after all. I can understand why he's erring on the side of caution. Ask them to schedule a meeting another time. When I've settled things here, I'll go to the meeting right a
Tobias held a fork and a knife in his hands as he elegantly cut a piece of the steak. He chewed slowly.After a lot of hard work, Finn finally entered the private room.Finn looked like he was really bothered by the women outside. He couldn't help but complain, saying, "Mr. Ripley, I've finally escaped. "Those women keep trying to stage an encounter with you, but they never try to come up with new ideas. I've gotten sick of their techniques."Scoffing, Tobias raised a glass of wine and took a sip from it. "These things have happened every day ever since I took over as the CEO of Ripley Group. I can't even be bothered to spare them a glance."Switch to another restaurant in secret. Don't let those people figure out my whereabouts.""Understood."Just then, Finn's phone rang. "Hello, yes… Understood. I'll make arrangements for Mr. Ripley to meet you right away."Tobias was eating. When he heard the conversation, he raised an eyebrow as he looked at Finn.After ending the call,
When Lucy heard the retreating footsteps outside, she returned to her senses first. She pushed her hands against Tobias' chest as she resisted.However, to Tobias, Lucy's efforts were no more than tickles. It only served to stimulate his hormones even more. As he pressed further, Lucy felt her mental fortitude gradually crumble.As she thought of the other night, Lucy wrapped her arms around Tobias' neck and began kissing him back without realizing it.Upon noticing her response, Tobias became even bolder."Wha—"Someone entered the restroom. When he heard the noises in the cubicle, he clicked his tongue. "Damn, they're doing it even in toilets! Can't they just get a room?"The man slammed the door on his way out.Tobias and Lucy, who had just been getting passionate, suddenly came to their senses.Screaming, Lucy shoved Tobias away as she fell onto the floor.Her clothes were torn open, revealing the skin underneath, which was covered in hickeys. Even her lips were swollen.
It was already 5:00 pm by the time Lucy woke up from her nap.Just then, her phone rang.As it turned out, it was a call from Howard, whom she had saved last time. He told Lucy that he and his wife, Agatha Shaw, were holding a family dinner and enthusiastically invited her to attend. Lucy felt that it would be rude to say no, so she agreed.Howard sent a driver to pick Lucy up. When Lucy reached her destination, she was surprised to see that Howard lived in a luxurious villa.After dinner, Lucy prepared to leave.However, the old couple insisted that she stay as their guest. Lucy tried to decline, but in the end, she succumbed to Agatha's stubborn and tear-filled request. Lucy's heart softened, and she agreed.Hence, she stayed at Ripley Residence for two weeks.In those two weeks, she played chess and chatted with Howard. She also tended to the garden and talked about daily life with Agatha. They got along very well.One day, Lucy and Agatha were preparing lunch in the kitch
What guest?Tobias, who was enjoying his meal, had a puzzled look on his face.When Howard and Agatha heard that Lucy had fainted, they were so anxious that they tried to rush upstairs. However, Tobias hastily set down the cutlery in his hands. "Grandpa, Grandma, calm down. I'll go upstairs and have a look.""Tobias, Lucy is our esteemed guest. Do not mistreat her in any way.""Don't just stand around and do nothing. Call 911!"The maid hastily called 911 while Tobias went to the guest room upstairs. He spotted someone who had fallen on the floor. He stepped forward, about to pick her up, when he noticed the drafts scattered on the floor.It was an emergency, so Tobias didn't examine the drafts before picking the woman up. It wasn't until he had brushed her messy hair away from her face that he realized that she was that gold digger!"Why is she here? How could she be the guest?"Just then, Howard and Agatha arrived at the scene as well. "Tobias, how is Lucy doing? Why di
"Lucy, are you listening?""Mr. and Mrs. Ripley Senior, I'm very confused right now. I…"As she held her head, Lucy had a frustrated look on her face. "How could I be pregnant?"Lucy's mood instantly declined. That was the truth—she was pregnant with Tobias' children. On top of that, Howard and Agatha desperately wanted great-grandchildren, so they kept coaxing her to give birth to the children. They also appealed to her by promising to treat her well, and so on.Lucy couldn't stand it any longer. "Mr. and Mrs. Ripley Senior, please leave me alone. I need some time to calm down.""Alright, take your time to think about it. You're pregnant with the Ripley family's children, after all. If you agree to marry Tobias and join our family, we promise we won't mistreat you."With that, Howard and Agatha left the ward. Lucy clutched her head in despair. She had a terrible headache, and she felt annoyed every time she thought about the fact that she was pregnant with Tobias' children.
Tobias had a throbbing headache. "Ann, I'm sorry!"He told Anna everything that had happened. On the other end of the line, Anna was in disbelief. "How could this be?"Her face turned pale. "Tobias, you won't marry her, right? I'm quitting my job as a celebrity. I love you, and I want to be with you. Don't marry her, please. We're the ones with true love, aren't we?"On the other end of the line, Anna felt extremely nervous. She would never tell Tobias why the mixup had happened that night!Feeling troubled, Tobias pinched between his eyebrows. He had a bitter feeling in his heart as he said, "Ann, I'm sorry. It's my fault.""Tobias, let's announce our relationship. Let's get engaged, okay?"Tobias had dated Anna for three years, but they had never made their relationship public. Anna had said that being in a relationship was taboo in the entertainment industry. But now, she was panicking.Howard, who was listening in on the conversation, snatched the phone from Tobias' hand.
"Latest Updates on Ripley Group CEO's Love Affairs!""The Financial Tycoon is Going to Be a Father! Congratulations!"Lucy rarely read the news, so when she tapped on the headlines and read the contents, she looked at Tobias in shock. "How could you be the CEO of Ripley Group? Also, why did the news of my pregnancy get exposed online as soon as I got the test?"Tobias sneered. "No matter how out of touch you may be, you could have realized who I am just by browsing the news. But you kept insisting that I'm a gigolo. You're so good at acting that it's a pity that you're not an actress."You know what's going on, but you're still feigning ignorance. Weren't you the one who planned all this?"Lucy lost her cool. She had originally thought things through and decided that she wouldn't mind that Tobias was a jerk. She had just wanted to give birth to the children and make sure that they were born into a decent family.However, Tobias had turned out to be the CEO of Ripley Group. In