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
As Lucy spoke, Tobias carried her into the master bedroom. She was looking forward to his answer. He said, "It doesn't matter if our babies are boys or girls. I'll love them regardless. If I have to choose, however, I'd prefer them to be girls."Lucy raised her eyebrow. "You say that, but Grandpa and Grandma are hoping they're boys."Tobias responded, "In any case, I'll love them no matter the gender. If the twins are girls, then we'll work harder and get you pregnant again. If they ended up being boys, we'll still have to work hard and try again."Lucy said with a smile, "If the twins turn out to be a boy and a girl, I won't have to get pregnant again.""Nonsense." Tobias responded, "We can have so many more babies. It's best if we can have two babies every three years."Lucy rolled her eyes at him and said coquettishly, "Do you think I'm a birthing machine?"Tobias said with a smile, "That makes me the mad scientist, then."She laughed and said, "You do have the looks for it
Fiona gasped. "Did you see the document I gave you, Tobe? Joaquin could very well be Klaus, and Klaus is a cunning businessman. What if you let him invest in the project and he withdraws his funding halfway through?"Tobias said, "I've sent my men to Amestria to investigate it, Mom. Joaquin and Klaus aren't the same person."Fiona saw how confident Tobias looked and knew there was no changing his mind. So, she asked, "Why would you let Joaquin invest two-thirds of the project, Tobe? Hawkins Group could invest just as much, too!"Tobias responded, "You're aware of how we're related, Mom. A lot of people wanted a share of the project and have done everything they could to get their hands on it. If I allow my own family to take the majority of the project funding, I'm afraid I'll be inviting the public's wrath."Fiona thought about it and found that Tobias had made a good point. So, she took a step back and nodded. "Alright. Let's do it your way. As for the division of the profits, le
It had never occurred to Lucy that Anna would've escaped prison, let alone done plastic surgery on every part of her body and adopted a new identity.Agatha scanned Anna from head to toe. "Who is she?"Lucy said, "She's Cedric's girlfriend, Grandma. Her name's Hannah Lane." Then, she turned to Anna and asked, "What brings you here, Ms. Lane?"Anna responded, "I was shopping around here when I saw you from the floor below. At first, I thought I'd made a mistake. Then, I came over and realized that I was right after all."Agatha glanced at Anna. The latter might've done plastic surgery, but her eyes remained the same. In a matter of a second, fear flashed in Agatha's eyes. She thought she was seeing Anna.However, Agatha trusted Cedric. So, she suppressed her suspicion when she heard that Anna was Cedric's girlfriend. She thought she must've been overthinking it.Agatha asked, "When did Cedric get a girlfriend?"Lucy responded, "It's been a while now."Only then did Lucy notice t
Anna said, "Let's go over there. We can take a break and have some milkshakes, Lucy."Lucy wasn't keen on entertaining Anna. She asked Agatha, "Are you thirsty, Grandma? Do you want to take a break?"Agatha responded, "You're pregnant, Lucy. You must've been tired after we shopped for so long. Let's take a seat and rest a little. You should order a hot beverage, though. You can't have milkshakes."Lucy nodded. "Gotcha." Then, she wheeled Agatha and walked toward the smoothie and shake bar. She didn't notice the crazy look in Anna's eyes. The latter swiftly composed herself and followed them.Lucy said, "I ordered two glasses of hot milk for myself and Grandma, Ms. Lane. Go ahead and order anything you want for yourself."Anna responded, "Okay."Lucy took two glasses of hot milk and sat next to Agatha. "You must be thirsty as well, Grandma. Have some milk.""Okay." Agatha took the glass of hot milk from Lucy. She had just taken a sip when she suddenly coughed. Lucy gasped and pat
Lucy said in a fluent Faldorian, "I'm sorry for accidentally bumping into you."She wiped her tears before apologizing to Samson sincerely. Her head was lowered, and she didn't look at him because her eyes were completely red right now; she didn't want an outsider to see her crying. Lyson said angrily, "What rotten luck. Everyone's just bumping into each other the whole damned day. It happened in the morning, and now it's happening again in the afternoon! We just have the worst luck ever. Are you alright, sir?"Samson straightened up his suit and said in a warning tone, "I'll send you back to Montreval if you're going to keep making a fuss over nothing, Lyson!"Did they mean Montreval, Faldoria? She raised her head and looked at the man she'd bumped into. He might've been in his 50s, but he still looked like he was in good shape. He had a particularly profound look in his eyes. For a second there, Lucy actually thought he looked just like Tobias. She gasped subtly. Samson saw
Lucy's expression grew solemn. She thought back to everything she knew about Hannah. She'd never considered that Hannah was Anna. Lucy also found Hannah to possess similar eyes to Anna's. However, Anna had died in prison. More to the point, Hannah's face, figure, and voice were different from Anna's. Perhaps it was a coincidence that they had similar eyes.Lucy said, "I think we're overthinking it, Grandma. Anna is dead. How could she be alive and walking among us?""I guess so." Agatha looked exhausted. She'd barely sat in the car for a while before she fell asleep.Once they arrived at Ripley Residence, Lucy asked the bodyguard to carry Agatha back to the latter's bedroom. Lucy made sure Agatha was sleeping soundly before she turned around and went back to her room.Lucy made a call to the town Benedict had stayed in and asked the person on the phone to tell him to call her back when he had a chance. Then, she wrestled with herself about whether she should tell Tobias that Ag
Tobias took Anna to the hospital. After a series of check-ups, the doctor said that everything was fine with her and that he'd just prescribe her some medicines. All she had to do was take some rest. Anna was completely fine when Tobias took her to and back from the hospital. However, she started grumbling again just as he dropped her off at home. "My belly is starting to hurt again, Tobe. I feel awful… Can I lean on you?" Anna looked like she was in a lot of pain. It didn't seem like she was faking it. The next moment, she was about to lean on Tobias' shoulder, but he ducked out of the way. He looked out the window. The sky had turned dark. He was worried about Lucy. So, he said impatiently, "Where's Griselda? Ask her to look after you.""Griselda had some emergency at home, Tobe. She couldn't help me for the time being.""I'll hire another private nurse for you.""Tobe!" Anna cried and asked, "It looks like you're doing everything you can to avoid me. Do I look scary or some