It was midnight by the time Tobias went back to Ripley Residence. Lucy was particularly tired ever since she got pregnant. She waited for him on the bed for a while after she washed up. In her grogginess, she felt someone lying down next to her.Lucy opened her eyes and murmured, "You're back, darling. What time is it now?"Tobias rubbed her head affectionately and said warmly, "It's 11:00 pm now. Did I wake you and the twins up? I'm sorry. I'll come home earlier from here on out."Lucy moved to the side and held Tobias tightly. She shook her head and said, "It's fine. You're working really hard, darling."Tobias pulled Lucy into his arms. He touched her belly and said affectionately, "Babe.""Hmm?"Tobias said, "It doesn't matter what happens tomorrow, but you have to trust me. Okay?"Lucy raised her head and gave him a confused look. His eyes were profound. Although he looked intelligent all around, she could still sense his fatigue. She leaned on his chest and nodded. "Okay
Lucy saw that the entire internet was flooded with news about Tobias' illegitimate child. After that, she recalled how Tobias asked her to believe in him out of nowhere. Lucy knew what happened, then. It turned out he knew what was going to happen today. That was why he said what he said yesterday.Lucy looked at the "evidence" and found them distasteful. Her mood was ruined to a certain extent. It wasn't because she didn't believe in Tobias. Instead, it was because this fake news annoyed her. It was also very heartbreaking to know that Tobias was falsely accused when he didn't do anything wrong. Lucy was overwhelmed by a mix of emotions when her phone rang. It was Brett. She answered the call. "Brett?"Brett asked gingerly over the phone, "Do you know about what's going on on the internet now, Lucy?"Lucy nodded and responded, "Yeah. I saw it."Brett said, "Don't be too sad about it, Lucy. Men are prone to make mistakes sometimes. Just forgive him this time. He won't do it e
The Ripley Group urgently called for a press conference. Reporters from various news companies were gathered at the venue. They were all discussing Tobias having a mistress and an illegitimate child.The moment Tobias arrived at the scene, all the reporters took his pictures relentlessly."Please explain about the mistress and the illegitimate child, Mr. Ripley.""How do you look Mrs. Ripley in the eye when you have a mistress out there, Mr. Ripley?"Tobias sat at the center of the table and responded calmly, "The kid isn't mine.""You say that, but the result of the paternity report confirmed that you're the father of that child.""You're just trying to shirk responsibility, Mr. Ripley!"Tobias looked at all of them coldly. "I'm not going to repeat myself. I will release the relevant evidence after this!"Then, Tobias rose to his feet and left. He had barely turned around and taken a few steps when someone shouted, "Hold it right there!"It was one of the reporters. "Mrs. Rip
Anna stood atop a tall building. She could see the Ripley Group's lobby from here. She looked down on everything and thought of herself as a ruler who had everything under her thumb.Anna went out shopping yesterday and accidentally saw Tobias, Millie, Kate, and Rhett heading toward a hospital that was owned by the Ripley Group. She tailed them, but she couldn't follow them inside because they used the staff passage. So, Anna had no choice but to wait outside the entrance. After more than an hour, she saw Tobias' good friend, Peter, hurrying over to the hospital. That was when she harbored a guess.Tobias was probably onto something.Today, every news reported that Tobias had an illegitimate child. Then, she thought about how very calm Tobias was today. She put two and two together and guessed that he probably knew that someone was messing with him. That was why he did another DNA test secretly.Anna's phone rang. She answered the phone. "It's done, Ms. Lane. We swapped the repor
"What? I can't believe it. Kate is my daughter? Damn it, Millie. She's full of lies. All she does is deceive me!"Rhett wore an inexplicable expression. No one knew if he was shocked or amazed. He picked up his phone and coat before he hurried over to the press conference venue. On the other hand, the reporters went wild after they got juicy gossip one after another. "Rhett Eberhard? Is she talking about Rhett from that Eberhard family?" "Exactly. That's him. I think his fiancé is a famous noblelady from Azureville. Her name's Miranda Robertson. With that said, no one knew that he had a kid. Is he really that kid's father?""Miranda and Millie share the same family name. Are they related?"Millie's face gradually turned pale. She was afraid, but she mustered up her courage and said, "Rhett Eberhard is my daughter's dad, but I've never dated Mr. Eberhard. I got pregnant due to an accident. "I couldn't bear to abort my unborn baby, so I secretly gave birth to her and raised h
Lucy was supposed to go to the Eberhard Residence for lunch. However, she went over to console Millie and missed out on going there. So, she and Tobias went to Eberhard Residence for dinner in the evening. Brett took a sip of tea and said in a shocked tone, "I caught the livestream for today's press conference, Lucy. I didn't expect Kate to be Rhett's daughter at all!""I was very surprised, too. It didn't seem like Rhett was close to Millie. I also didn't think that…" Lucy's eyes swept across the room. "Anyway, where is Rhett?"Brett shrugged and asked, "How would I know?"He added, "Congratulations on your pregnancy, Lucy. I asked the chefs to prepare you a nutritious meal. I hope you like it."Lucy smiled sweetly. "I appreciate it, Brett."Brett chuckled and poured some tea. Then, he gestured for Tobias to drink it. "Enjoy your tea, Tobias."Tobias had kept quiet the whole time. He smiled and said, "Will do."Both Tobias and Brett were sipping tea leisurely, while Lucy smil
Tobias rushed over. He didn't notice that Maya was right next to Lucy and pushed her aside. Brett also heard the commotion and got over there. He saw Maya staring at Lightning coldly. As for the cat, it was very mad and bared its teeth at Maya."You're bleeding, babe!"Brett hurried over and shoved Maya out of the way. He asked, "What happened, Lucy?"Tobias held Lucy's hand. He was heartbroken. "Does it hurt?"Then, Tobias stared at the agitated cat, and his eyes were laced with coldness. "Did it scratch you?"Lucy said, "This is strange. Lightning was well-behaved when Sasha and I petted it. Why is it so agitated today? It's not out to hurt me, darling. This is just an accident."Hearing Sasha's name again made Brett's body go stiff. However, everyone focused their gaze on the blood on Lucy's hand and didn't notice his rigid expression. Tobias took the first aid kit over and said, "It's just an animal, babe. Don't anthropomorphize it. You're pregnant now. So, you can't touch
Millie blushed when Rhett said "sister-in-law". She was either shy or ashamed because she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at anyone.Rhett heard what Lucy asked him and responded, "Yeah. We just got our marriage certificate this afternoon. Also, we changed Kate's family name. Her name is Kate Eberhard from here on out."After the press conference, Rhett found Millie and questioned her about what happened back then. Once he learned the truth, he took her to the city hall and got their marriage certificate.Lucy nodded. Kate was Rhett's daughter. It was only natural that her family name was changed to Eberhard. What really surprised me was that Rhett and Millie got married in a single afternoon. Kate waved at Lucy and Tobias. "We meet each other again, Mr. and Mrs. Ripley. I'm not taking away your babies' Daddy, Mrs. Ripley. Are you still mad at me?"Lucy smiled helplessly. Her face turned red because of what Kate said. She patted the little girl's head and responded, "I'm