Joey was in full panic mode when the doctor questioned her, but she maintained her composure and responded, "She's my best friend, doctor. I'm here to check on her.""This is outrageous. You're standing in the ward of the ICU. No outsiders are allowed in here. Get out!""Alright. Fine. I'm leaving now."Joey leaned on her crutch and left. She came to the door and gave the unconscious Fiona a sidelong glance. A hint of maliciousness flashed in her eyes as she murmured, "You got lucky."She had just taken a couple of steps when she saw someone at the corner. She looked carefully and was surprised to see that it was Lucy.Joey gasped. Her eyes were shifty. She wondered if Lucy saw what she was about to do earlier. "What are you doing here, Lucy?"Lucy's eyes were laced with coldness as she said, "How about we have a talk, Joey?"Joey chuckled awkwardly. "Sure thing."Both of them came to the rooftop. There were no other people there. That made it suitable to talk about anything. T
Joey dashed over, intending to drive the scalpel into Lucy's heart, but she underestimated her own injury. After all, she had been bitten by a dog last night. She'd even tremble when she walked. Naturally, it would be hard for her to kill someone. Joey had just darted over when Lucy took a step to the side and dodged her attack. Lucy knew she learned a big secret and had no intention of staying here with Joey any longer. So, she turned and ran. Joey screamed, "You're not going anywhere, Lucy!"Lucy stopped in her tracks. She turned around and sneered. "I'm going to expose your crimes and put you behind bars, Joey.""Hold it right there!"Joey limped over and pursued Lucy. The latter had no intention to entertain her and sprinted toward the staircase instead. Joey was chasing Lucy when she accidentally fell the stairs. It was so painful that she looked downright miserable. By the time she got to her feet and made her way to the elevator, Lucy had ridden it downstairs. "Da
Tobias was on the first floor of Ripley Group. He looked troubled. He checked his watch and looked at the distance from time to time, feeling restless. For some reason, his eyelids kept twitching. He couldn't shake off the sinking feeling in his gut.All of a sudden, an explosion sounded far away. Then, a mushroom cloud rose in the air and attracted a lot of onlookers. "What happened over there?""It looks like something exploded!"Tobias didn't know why, but his heart was pounding like crazy, and his eyelids kept twitching. The sinking feeling in his gut grew more intense. For some reason, he sprinted toward the explosion without a second thought.…The truck had crashed into Lucy's car, leading to a huge explosion. Fortunately, Lucy had run away quickly. She was merely propelled by the explosion's shock wave. Then, she rolled along on the ground and passed out with blood all over her body.A lot of people gathered around to look at the accident. Some of them pointed fin
Two hours later, Miles showed up in Lucy's ward. He held a stack of documents in his hands, which he gave to Tobias. "Lucy swung by the hospital today, Tobe. She paid a visit to Ms. Hawkins. An hour later, she went into the security camera's blind spots. However, she showed up in an elevator about another hour later. Not long after, I saw your mom in the same elevator as well."Tobias frowned. "My mom?""That's right."Tobias fell into deep thought. Both Lucy and Joey appeared in the elevator one after another. He didn't have proof to claim that they met each other directly. However, from what he knew about Joey's character, he had a strong feeling that she must have something to do with Lucy's car accident.If Joey actually did something wicked to Lucy… Tobias narrowed his eyes, wrestling with himself. On one hand, there was the woman he loved; on the other, his birth mother. He might not have loved Joey, but when all was said and done, they still shared a blood relationship
Tobias washed up and got changed. When he came out, he saw that Lucy was still unconscious. It made him feel so heartbroken that he lifted the blankets and lay down next to her. At that moment, he received a text from Cedric. "Joaquin was furious that we stood him up on signing the contract today. He wanted me to pass his message on to you. "He thought you weren't serious about the contract and decided to make investments in other projects. I think we might've botched this."I had to flatter him a lot to calm him down, Tobe. I arranged to meet him three days later to sign the contract. Don't stand him up again."Tobias could relate to Joaquin's ego and his reaction. After all, the latter was a renowned investor, and he had just stood him up. It was only natural that Joaquin was upset. He thought about how Finn had already gone to Amestria. So, he should probably hear from the latter pretty soon. He responded, "Okay. Sorry for the trouble, Cedric.""There's no need for formalit
What Tobias didn't know was that Lucy had woken up not long after he left the hospital. Upon gaining consciousness, she swept her eyes across the room she was in and realized that she was in a hospital.Lucy gradually recalled that she'd had a confrontation with Joey and found out a big secret. She had been about to tell Tobias about it, but she had gotten into a car accident. Her eyes were suddenly laced with coldness. She had no idea if it had truly just been an accident or if it had been orchestrated by someone.Lucy moved a little and felt that she could use her hands and feet, but she did feel a little pain. She checked herself and saw the signs of surgery. She sighed faintly.All of a sudden, there was some sound from outside the door. For an inexplicable reason, Lucy lay back down in bed and pretended to be asleep. "Lucy Everhart…"It was a voice Lucy had never heard before. There was nothing out of the ordinary with her. On the outside, she looked like she was asleep.
Maya was about to pull Quinton away, but he wouldn't have it.He bellowed, "Let me go, Maya. There's no need for you to be afraid of this scumbag. There are a lot of reporters here. He won't have the guts to do anything to you!"Maya appeared so fragile, and she was crying as well. In a matter of seconds, she won the sympathy of most of the people there. So, more and more people started to berate Tobias.Meanwhile, Tobias glanced at Maya coldly. No warmth could be seen in his eyes. Maya continued to pull Quinton away. "Let's leave, Dad…"Tobias roared, "None of you are leaving!" His voice was chilly. "The reporters are around. Let's seize the opportunity and lay everything on the table. You came to Ripley Residence and lied about having sex with me that day. Then, you went to the hospital for a test. Is that right?"Maya looked afraid; she hadn't expected Tobias to say all of that out loud. Tobias barked impatiently, "I asked you a question. Is that right?"Maya responded f
Lucy's eyes darkened as she watched the live broadcast. She turned off the phone and sighed gently. Emily had also seen the entire broadcast. She exclaimed in shock, "Gosh! I didn't see the twist coming at all, Ms. Lucy. I can't believe the Hudson family framed Mr. Ripley. He didn't do anything wrong, but he was berated terribly online. My heart breaks for him."Lucy looked out the window at the moon and sighed again. "Tobias and I are just trying to live our lives as any ordinary married couple does. But not everything in life goes according to our wishes. We're always haunted by such ridiculous scandals."Emily asked, "Judging by your tone, do you feel distressed about it?"Lucy nodded. "Yeah. We've been running into trouble every couple of days. It's as if the more loving we are, the more it bothers them."In the past year that Lucy and Tobias had been together, they had gone through too many hurdles. If today's incidents had happened to any other couple, they might've fallen