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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
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The next day, Tobias saw that Lucy hadn't woken up. He wanted to make it easier for himself to look after Lucy. So, he moved his office to the hospital and started working there. Lucy was pretending to be unconscious, but she could hear him clacking away on the keyboard. She couldn't move a muscle, even if she wanted to. Just as she couldn't take it anymore, she heard someone knock on the door. "Come in."Kate entered the ward with a fruit basket. "Hi, Mr. Ripley. I heard that Mrs. Ripley is in the hospital. So, I brought her some fruits."Tobias saw that it was Kate and put his document aside immediately. "You didn't come alone. Did you, Kate?"Kate shook her head and pointed at the door. "I came here with Mom."That was when Millie walked in and bowed awkwardly. "Hi, Mr. Ripley. Kate kept insisting on visiting Mrs. Ripley. I'm sorry for disturbing you two."Tobias turned his gaze to the bed and sighed gently. "It's fine. She's still unconscious. Go ahead and see her."Milli
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Tobias saw that Kate was crying and felt a headache coming on. He exercised his patience and said, "Stop crying. I meant it when I said I can't do that."Lucy heard what he said and had an urge to get up to knock him on his head. He treated Kate so coldly that he was freaking her out.Kate continued bawling. "My friends are going to pick on me again." She wiped her tears. Now that Tobias rejected it, she had no choice but to leave. "Wait a minute." Tobias asked, "Do you often get picked on at school?"Kate nodded. "Yeah. They called me a bastard because I don't have a dad."Lucy was at a loss for words. How was it that children these days were this sharp-tongued? She was heartbroken when she heard what Kate said.At the same time, Tobias was also furious and heartbroken. However, he had no intention of impersonating someone else's dad. Tobias held Kate's shoulders and said, "You know I'm a public figure, Kate. Everyone knows Lucy is my wife. What would everyone think if I show
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Tobias cast a glance at Lucy, who was lying on the bed unconsciously. He said, "Change it to a video conference.""This meeting is about the second round of funding for the piece of land downtown, Mr. Ripley. The shareholders are fighting with each other over this today. "Half of them think that we should sign the contract with Joaquin immediately to avoid complications down the road. Some of them maintain the stand that they should make a decision after you issue an instruction."This was what happened in large companies—people divided themselves into factions. Tobias frowned and said, "Give me the list of both factions.""I have it here, Mr. Ripley."Tobias took the list and read it. There were more than 20 shareholders. 12 of them thought that the company should sign the contract with Joaquin. Meanwhile, there were only eight shareholders who thought they should make a decision after Tobias gave his instructions.Looking at it, Tobias frowned. Out of the 20 shareholders, 10
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Emily racked her brain and couldn't work out the logic behind Maya's actions. "I guess Maya's the only one who knows about it."Lucy asked, "Which police station is she in now?"Emily responded, "She's at Blackford Police Station. The officers are still interrogating her and looking into the case. What's your plan, Ms. Lucy?""Faith has been going to the police station recently. She was quite close to Miles. Maybe…" Lucy's eyes sparkled. "Make some arrangements, Emily. We need to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible. Remember, we need proof!""Alrighty!" Emily added, "This is Joey and Mr. Ripley's parental test result. Also, I have the information about everything Joey did while she was overseas. Lastly, I secured the statement from the midwife who delivered Joey's child."One more thing. This is the paternal test result for Ms. Hawkins and Mr. Ripley."Lucy flipped through the test result, right down to the last page. Tobias and Fiona were confirmed to have blood ties.
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"If this belongs to Tobias, I'll just put it on the desk." Like Rhett, Lucy didn't think too much about it, either. She took the report and laid it on the desk. Then, she gazed at Rhett, looking as though she had something to say. Rhett saw through her at one glance. "Just say everything on your mind, Lucy. Why bother biting your tongue?"Lucy blushed when she realized he could read her like a book. "What has Brett been up to lately?"Rhett shrugged. "We set up a few chain hotels at Crestview City this year, but they weren't doing too well. So, he went over there to work on it."Lucy was slightly surprised. The Eberhard family owned hotels in all corners of Clusia. It stood to reason to think that there were a lot of people working for Eberhard Group. She couldn't believe that the CEO had to handle this stuff in person. Lucy wondered if it was because Brett's employees were too incompetent or because Brett was too diligent in his work. Perhaps she'd be able to find out the who
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Miles watched the two women through the surveillance camera. He was surprised. The police officers had taken turns interrogating Maya. They had used every interrogation technique imaginable, but she had merely clamped up and refused to say anything. But the moment Lucy showed up, Maya started to talk, as shown on the computer screen."Joey forced me to drug all of you that day. Then, she pushed me to sleep with Mr. Ripley."Miles couldn't stop praising Lucy. "Lucy is wonderful. She made Maya talk with just a few words."Faith patted her chest and said, "Why, of course. Lucy is the most capable person out there."Miles chuckled and said, "You asked for my help to let someone who isn't a law enforcer interrogate a criminal. I'm doing you a special service. How do you plan on repaying me?""Well…" Faith wanted to run away, but Miles guessed her thoughts. He reached out with both hands and trapped her on the table. It looked like he was holding her. Faith blushed immediately. "Ste
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Rhett said bitterly, "Will you spare me from jogging, Tobias? It's bad for our health if we run immediately after a meal."A smile crept up onto Tobias' face. However, it was more like a blood-chilling grin. "It'll make me think that you didn't actually eat too much if you're not going to jog. Instead, it looks like you're…"He didn't finish his sentence. He was about to say that Rhett was playing tricks. Rhett was feeling diffident to begin with. Now that he heard what Tobias said, he exclaimed immediately, "I'll jog. Alright?"Rhett asked in embarrassment, "How many laps am I jogging?"Tobias responded in a commanding tone, "50!"Rhett was rooted to the spot. Then, he asked, "What about you?"Tobias responded, "I didn't eat too much. I'll watch as you jog. Go, now. I won't let you off if you skip one lap."Rhett was speechless. Why should he listen to Tobias?He sensed Tobias' authoritative demeanor and followed the latter's orders in confusion. Rhett had no choice but to g
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Lucy heard what Tobias said and didn't dare to look at him. She lowered her gaze, allowing tufts of hair in front of her forehead to conceal her emotions. "Why would I feel jealous? I don't love you."Tobias heard the last part of her sentence and felt as if countless insects were gnawing on his heart, making him feel itchy and painful. Both of them fell quiet, and things were a little awkward between them."The doctor's here, Prince Toddy.""Let him in."The doctor entered the bedroom and brought with him medical equipment of his own. He did a series of checkups on Lucy and said, "It's the same diagnosis as before, Prince Toddy. Her internal organs remain untouched, but she was wounded severely on the outside. "We need to apply a specialized ointment on her skin. Otherwise, she will have scars."Tobias said, "What are you waiting for, then? Get us the specialized ointment.""I've given you all of them, Prince Toddy. Use it wisely for now. The only person who possessed these sp
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It seemed like Tobias was afraid that Lucy might reject him again. He added, "You haven't gone home for an entire night, Greta. Sully and Eli are extremely worried about you. I didn't want to alarm them, so I lied and said you're staying in the castle as a guest."If you insist on going back and letting them see you in this state, the twins would be worried and scared. Wouldn't you say?"Solomon and Elio were Lucy's weak spots. Initially, she was determined to leave. However, she hesitated when she heard what he said. Lucy lowered her head and looked at herself. Her limbs were injured, and her fingers were slightly bent. She was trembling ceaselessly as well. It looked as if her joints were distorted, giving off the impression that she was a disabled person. On top of that, Lucy's skin was cracked open from all the lashes. She looked absolutely terrifying. If she showed up in front of Solomon and Elio, looking like this, she would definitely traumatize them. With that said, Luc
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Staying in the castle for the long term? Elio, who was a curious and mischievous kid, thought about the lavishing and magnificent castle, and his eyes sparkled. He responded to Tobias without any hesitation, "I do!"Meanwhile, Solomon wasn't interested in the castle that much. He wanted to spend some time with Tobias. On the other hand, he wouldn't be able to see Noah anymore if he went to the castle. So, he stuttered and said, "I don't."Elio looked at Solomon in confusion. The latter seemed to see through the former's bewilderment, and he asked, "Do you honestly think we can do whatever we want in the castle, just like the way we lived at the farm? "Moreover, we won't be able to see Noah anymore once we move there."Noah might've been a stepfather, but he took a huge place in the twins' hearts. Tobias was disappointed when he heard what Solomon said. "Do you two care about Noah very much?"Solomon responded, "Of course!" He considered his stepfather to be a good father. Tobia
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Tobias used the military authority to his advantage and swiftly subdued Killian and all the leaders of his faction. All of them were incarcerated by the royal guards, and the signals were jammed. Not even God himself could help Killian and his ilk now. All they could do was sit on their thumbs in their respective homes. Moreover, Tobias revoked Killian's dukedom and stripped the latter of his military authority over Killian's negligence in Marie's education. After all, she drugged a prince. Now, Killian was nothing but a loser.Killian flew into a rage. "Damn it. King Samson had to show me some respect, but Toddy just disrespected me. How dare he lock me up at my home and make me a laughingstock in front of the entire world?""Marie has been imprisoned in the dungeon for a long time now, Kilian. What if she can't take it?""I'll never let her die!" Killian bellowed. "Did they think I command only the factions in the castle? They have grossly underestimated me."Killian couldn't
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Tobias accompanied Lucy and looked after her carefully. News of Marie's arrest quickly made its way to Samson. Once he knew what happened, he was enraged at her actions. Before he had time to comfort Tobias, Marie's father, Killian Lemoine, rushed into the castle in a fit of rage. "King Samson. Prince Toddy actually ordered his men to arrest Marie for the sake of a civilian. Do you have no respect for me as a duke?" Killian ordered angrily, "Release Marie at once. Otherwise, I'll make you regret it."Samson slammed the table. "Are you trying to launch a mutiny, Killian?"Killian responded, "All I want is for my daughter to be safe and sound. If someone so much as touches her hair, I won't mind going up against the throne to the bitter end!""Why, you!" Samson was agitated. "You are feeling heartbroken for what happened to your daughter, but Lucy was also her parent's sweetheart. Why haven't you thought about how poorly you've educated Marie while she did those heinous acts?""I
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Lucy cried out, "Get away from me!"The royal guards acted like starving wolves. They pounced at Lucy and tore her clothes to pieces, making her look even more miserable. At the critical moment, a figure flashed past them. A thudding sound could be heard as one of the royal guards was sent flying into the air. Every time Tobias swung his fist, he sent another royal guard flying. He bellowed coldly, "How dare you lay your grubby paws on what belongs to me? Death has come for all of you!""Prince Toddy." The royal guards immediately felt that something was wrong and fell to their knees, their faces drained of color. "Take all of them away!"Lucy was downright miserable. There were filthy liquids and blood all over her body. On top of that, her hands and feet were covered in bloodied welts. Her hair was disheveled, and her face was pale. It felt as if she was one touch away from passing away.Tobias' heart seemingly stopped beating. He was so heartbroken that the veins on his fo
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Someone stole Duchess Lemoine's necklace.Tobias felt that this was something fishy, but he couldn't be bothered by it now. His head throbbed as he thought about how he had forced himself on Lucy. He said, "Dante, do you think Greta will hate me?"Dante stuttered, "Ms. Everhart was f-furious when she left and asked you n-not to look for her. Otherwise…"He stopped himself from finishing his sentence.Tobias asked, "Otherwise?"Trembling, Dante said, "Otherwise, s-she would beat you up each time she saw you."Tobias massaged his throbbing temple. "Prepare all the shoes, clothes, and accessories any woman would like. They need to be the best in the world. I'll apologize to her when dawn breaks.""Okay."Tobias stood by the bedside, heavy-hearted.Outside the window, the guards were scouring high and low. When Tobias saw what was happening, his eyes twitched for some unknown reason, as if he had an ominous feeling that something terrible had happened.After finishing breakfast a
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At 3:00 am, Lucy felt like her bones were about to shatter.That damned man! How long had he been starving himself? He had come onto her seven times, devouring her completely.Tobias was sound asleep. Lucy lost herself for a second as she stared at his handsome face. At that moment, her heart beat wildly. When she regained her senses, she was so furious that she cursed him out internally.She wanted to help out of kindness but ended up giving herself to him. Lucy didn't want anything to do with him anymore and only wanted to remember this as an unfortunate event.Lucy got up, but her legs were so weak that she collapsed on the floor with a thump. She was even more furious.She turned to look at Tobias, who was fast asleep. She conveniently took her clothes from the bed and left while supporting herself on the wall.The corridor was still empty, but Lucy noticed the guards surrounding the entrance when she arrived on the first floor. Dante was also there. He was dozing off from wa
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"Hmm… L-let go."Lucy tried to resist, but Tobias' kiss was like an ever-burning flame. She felt uncontrollably weak in her knees. It was hard for her to breathe, as if her mind was foggy from the lack of oxygen. She even kissed him back fiercely.Her kiss, in return, was like a fuse being lit, igniting the burning passion in Tobias. He aggressively ripped open her clothes, but the intricate design of her gown made it difficult to tear off. Lucy regained her senses and forcefully pushed him away.Tobias was caught off guard. With a loud knock, he collapsed on the floor. He moaned in pain as the back of his head hit the floor hard.His face flushed with an unnatural shade of red. He curled his body up in agony, and his voice sounded gruff. He had the last ounce of rationality in him. "Help me…"Lucy was blushing as well. In shock, she exclaimed, "What's the matter with you?"She walked closer to him and realized something was wrong with Tobias, assuming he had eaten something upse
