Chapter 3

Tobias was amused that Lucy was still putting on an act. He said, "Since you want to put on an act, fine! I'll play along!"

Tobias' eyes were filled with rage. He grabbed Lucy's arm and dragged her toward his car.

As she struggled, she said, "What are you doing? I don't want to get into your car! It looks so expensive. You probably conned a lot of women to be able to afford it. Let go of me, you bastard!"

That goddamned Lucy! Didn't she read the news? How could she not recognize him as the renowned CEO of Ripley Group?

For the first time in his life, Tobias' rage was invoked because of someone else. "Didn't you say I have an STD? I'd like to see how you can keep making things up when the results show that I'm clean.

"Women like you are so lazy. You don't want to work for a living, so you keep trying to approach me using these underhanded tricks!"

His tone was very arrogant. He sounded like a king who felt like his subjects were plotting against him.

Lucy didn't understand what he was saying at all. "What are you talking about? Of course we have to go to the hospital, but I don't want to ride in your car!"

"Damn it, woman! You're asking for it!"

Tobias picked her up and threw her into the car roughly. Then, he closed the door, got in the car, and drove off.

Unbeknownst to them, there was a reporter taking photos of them in a corner. He was shocked by what he had just seen.

"Damn. This is a major scoop! The lover of the CEO of Ripley Group has been revealed! They were just flirting out in the open like that! This is so crazy!"

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Tobias was driving the car while Lucy was trying her best to get out. But Tobias had already locked the windows, so she couldn't try to jump out.

When they arrived at the hospital, Lucy took a deep breath, but her face still started to pale.

Tobias said coldly, "Get out of the car."

A hint of anxiety flashed in Lucy's eyes. It was as if she could already smell the scent of disinfectant, which made her feel repulsed.

Tobias sneered when he saw that she wasn't moving. "What? Are you going to drop your act now?"

Lucy rolled her eyes at him. She just had an inherent fear of hospitals. She could feel her skin crawl when she thought about needles pricking into her skin.

Tobias gave her a look as if saying he had seen through her since the beginning. "Let's see what other tricks you have up your sleeve," he thought.

Lucy was at a loss for words. How could this man be so full of himself?

"Let's go, then. I have nothing to fear. You tried to infect me with an STD, and I'm going to sue you for it!"

Lucy took another deep breath and got out of the car.

They reached the examination room one after the other.

"Hold out your arm so I can take some blood for testing." As the nurse waited for Lucy to stretch out her arm, the latter's face only grew even more pale. She didn't want to do that at all.

Tobias saw that Lucy wasn't doing as she was told. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Hey, you're not afraid of pain, are you?"'

Lucy snapped stubbornly, "I'm not afraid of pain. You are!"

She stuck her hand out unwillingly. Just as the nurse was about to stick the needle into her arm, she screamed.

She grabbed Tobias' arm with her other hand and bit down on it.

He grunted in pain from the bite.

He should have been angry, but instead, he looked at her with an amused expression. "Hey, you're quite funny, aren't you?"

Lucy had a huge frown on her face. She screamed again when the needle penetrated her skin.

The childhood trauma she had resurfaced in her head. Her face became very pale, and her entire body trembled.

Tobias thought Lucy was quite intriguing. One second, she was like an angry little kitten; the next, she was weak and feeble. He couldn't help but feel bad for her.

He said, "The nurse is just taking a bit of blood. You're an adult, right? It's not that scary."