Lucy looked at the gift in her hands. She was about to go to Ripley Group to take it to Tobias. To her surprise, he acted faster and contacted her first. Lucy replied to his text, "What do you need me to do?"Tobias responded almost immediately, "I have a meeting later. We're sticking to our plan, and you're going to raise hell at my office."Lucy's lips curled into a smile. "Gotcha. I'll be there soon."Tobias was in the conference room at Ripley Group. He took a seat at the head of the conference table with more than 20 shareholders around him. Joaquin and Cedric were there as well. "We've stalled the second round of funding for the piece of land downtown, Mr. Ripley. Are you going to sign the contract with Mr. Garcia?"Tobias responded, "Of course I am."Joaquin heard what he said and responded delightfully, "It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Ripley."Tobias chuckled. "Mr. Garcia, I made a decision after careful consideration. Out of the 3.3 billion dollars for the sec
Lucy was leaning against Tobias' chest in the CEO's office. Both of them smirked mischievously. He held her and buried his face in her neck, kissing her over and over again. Lucy's face turned completely red from Tobias' actions. She pushed him away gently and gave him a look, hinting at him not to overdo it. He raised his eyebrow and ignored her warning as he continued to take advantage of her.Lucy felt helpless, but she shouted at the door. "Are you going to sign the divorce papers, Tobias?"Tobias responded, "I'm not doing that." Then, he continued to caress Lucy sensually.Lucy almost moaned. She roared quickly, "You had an affair, and yet you don't want a divorce? Are you planning to have a mistress and a wife at the same time?"Tobias retorted, "Haven't I given you enough money to spend? I won't treat you badly, no matter how many mistresses I have. You should know to quit while you're ahead."Lucy glared at him. Well, good on Tobias. So, this was how he really thought. S
The moment Lucy walked into Cedric's office, Joaquin took a document and left immediately. Cedric saw the miserable look on Lucy's face, and his eyes shone. "What do you mean, Lucy? Are you saying Hannah seduced Tobe?""Exactly!" Lucy's eyes turned completely red. It looked like she'd cried earlier. "I saw with my own eyes how your girlfriend slept with my husband. Did you know about this, Cedric?"Cedric acted like he was wrecked by what she said. "How did this happen? It's not possible! I had no idea about it."Lucy pressed, "How are you going to handle it?""Um…" Cedric said, "If Hannah's a thorn in your side, I'll break up with her, Lucy."Lucy said, "Alright. I believe in you." Then, she patted Cedric on the shoulder. The moment she lowered her hand, a tiny listening device subtly fell into his pocket."Are you really going to divorce Tobe, Lucy?""Tobias has let me down in ways I can't describe, Cedric. I will go through with this divorce. Enough about this. I hope you'll
The Eberhards prepared a feast at their home in the evening. When Lucy walked in, Brett greeted her. "Lucy, why are you alone? Where is Tobias?"A glint flickered in Lucy's eyes. She said, "He's busy at work, so I came alone."Brett said, "Okay, then. The food is ready. Let's head to the dining hall."Lucy hummed in assent and said, "Brett, would it be troublesome if I stayed at Eberhard Residence for a few days?"Brett smiled. "Why would it be? This is your home. You can stay for as long as you want."Brett and Lucy walked into the dining room together. Rhett, Millie, and Kate were already there, and there was a subtle feeling in the air. "Aunt Lucy!" Kate happily ran over to her. She stretched both hands and gave Lucy a big hug. Lucy dotingly caressed her head.Millie walked toward them. "Be careful, Kate. You might hurt the baby in Aunt Lucy's belly." "Oh, I got too excited when I saw Aunt Lucy and forgot. I didn't do it on purpose, Aunt Lucy.""Don't worry. I'm not that
When Lucy heard the question, she looked at Rhett. Coincidentally, she noticed Millie walking toward them. There was a look of restrained concern in Rhett's eyes as he looked at Millie.Lucy caressed Kate's hair and said gently, "Kate, don't think like that. Your dad loves you very much.""Really? Then, why does Dad always make Mom cry?"Lucy said, "Perhaps there's a misunderstanding between them. There is a way to solve it."Kate said, "You're so smart, Aunt Lucy. Is there a way to stop them from fighting?"Lucy contemplated, and a sly glint appeared in her eyes. "I know what to do."Kate asked curiously, "What should we do?"Lucy whispered in Kate's ear. The latter's eyes widened drastically when she heard Lucy's suggestions. Her mouth hung open so wide that her mouth could fit a chicken egg."Lucy, Kate, what are you talking about?"Lucy and Kate looked like they were hiding something as they quickly created distance between themselves. Millie didn't notice how absurd their
Lucy couldn't help but smile slightly at how dominating and affectionate Tobias was. "You'd end up staying up all night if you can't hear the sound of my breathing."Tobias frowned, unamused. "Pfft, nonsense. Why would you not be breathing? I'll kiss you silly if you say something ridiculous again."Lucy blushed and said coyly, "I'm sorry, darling. I won't say anything silly anymore."That calmed Tobias down. Lucy might have said it casually, but an irking feeling rested in Tobias' heart."Aunt Lucy!" Kate knocked on the door."Come in."Kate entered the room and said, "Aunt Lucy, I did as you said and locked Mom and Dad in a room. They won't be able to get out tonight. Will I have a little brother to play with next year?"Tobias heard from the phone and reprimanded, "You're teaching the kid bad things, darling. You're so naughty!"Lucy said, "I didn't! Rhett and Millie had a misunderstanding, so I'm creating an opportunity for them to get along.""Hey!" Kate came onto the scr
Brett carried Maya into the car and rushed her to the hospital at breakneck speed. After two hours of emergency treatment, the light of the operating room turned off.Brett noticed the doctor walking out and went up to him, asking, "Doctor, is the baby okay?"Brett didn't feel much for Maya, but the baby was innocent, and he didn't wish anything bad to happen to it.The doctor said, "This is the second time the patient has shown early signs of miscarriage. But don't worry. We've managed to save the baby. From now on, she needs to rest in bed, and it's important to keep her in good spirits to avoid signs of miscarriage again."Brett nodded and said, "Thank you, doctor."The medical staff wheeled Maya out. Brett's frown grew deeper as he noticed the pale look on her face. At this moment, he pitied her.He must have gone crazy to ever feel pity for her.Maya was placed in a VIP ward. Brett told the two bodyguards, "Stay here and watch over her. Agree to any request she has that see
Cedric pulled Avery into his office and spoke to him for over an hour. When Avery exited the office, he had a heavy look on his face, as though he were troubled. However, when he turned around, he coincidentally bumped into Finn."Mr. Carter."Finn nodded. A glint flickered in his eyes when he noticed Avery leaving Cedric's office. However, he didn't pursue the matter and simply went to Tobias' office.A complicated mix of emotions swelled in Avery's eyes as he watched Finn get busy with work."Mr. Ripley." Finn said, "This is the information you wanted. Everything about Mr. Cedric is in there.""Okay." Tobias started reading the document. Finn wanted to say something but stopped himself."Is there anything else?"Finn said, "I saw Avery leaving Mr. Cedric's office earlier. They seemed to have chatted for a long time."Tobias' eyes flickered. He said, "Question him tactfully.""Okay." Finn nodded and left the office.…Lucy slept until 9:00 am and was lazing in bed. Just t