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
Tobias was driving, but he paused momentarily. "Did you just say Mom has woken up?"Joseph's joyful voice came through the phone. "Yeah. The doctor said she made a wonderful recovery. She can have soup and vegetables now. She has no idea I'm making this call. Can you come over here and pay her a visit?""We're coming now, Grandpa."Tobias turned the car around and drove toward the hospital. They arrived at the hospital and made their way to Fiona's ward. Tobias suddenly stopped in his tracks when he was in front of her ward. There were some inexplicable emotions in his eyes. Lucy saw it and held his hand. She encouraged him and said, "Don't be nervous, darling. Mom hopes to see you too."Ever since Tobias knew Fiona was his mother, he had visited her a couple of times when she was still unconscious. He felt guilty every time he looked at her when she was passed out.Now, Fiona had finally woken up. Tobias was very excited and happy, but he was very nervous at the same time.
Fiona said she was tired. So, Zayne put his proposal aside. The entire family stayed in the ward for a while before they left. Tegan continued to look after Fiona. The rest of them left the hospital one by one.Tobias took Lucy's hand and led her back to the car. She recalled how Fiona reacted earlier and asked, "Do you get the feeling that Mom is reluctant to marry Dad, darling?"Tobias responded as he drove, "I felt it, too. Aren't they in love with each other, though?"An idea popped into Lucy's head. "Is it possible that Mom and Dad lead different lives after they have been apart for decades? He's constantly surrounded by beautiful ladies, and she might've fallen in love with someone else."Tobias grew grim when he heard what she said. "It's possible."Lucy asked gingerly, "If that's really the case, then what's going to happen to you?"Tobias responded, "They're not kids. I have no right to intervene in their love life. Let them deal with it."Although Tobias sounded ration