Tobias and Lucy were thrust into the eye of the storm after the mess at the press conference in the afternoon. "What a shocker. Tobias Ripley isn't one of the Ripleys after all. The once nobleman turned into a bastard in the span of a night. What's your take on this?""Surprising revelation. We have proof that Lucy Everhart doesn't belong to the Eberhard family."All of a sudden, these two news made the headlines. Meanwhile, someone secretly gave them a shove by releasing an audio recording onto the internet. It instantly solidified the fact that Lucy wasn't one of the Eberhards. The audio recording contained Rhett's confession. "I loved Lucy so much, and I just couldn't shake the feeling that she was my long-lost younger sister. "So, I found someone to secretly forge the report. Then, I lied to Brett and told him that Lucy was the younger sister we've been searching for so long." Once the audio recording was released, a lot of netizens watched it. Back in the Ripley resi
The moment Tobias said what he said, Brett had a pretty good idea of what Tobias was going to ask. He looked at Rhett helplessly and sighed. "Get up, Rhett." Rhett nodded and rose to his feet with Millie's help. Brett said, "Let's talk in the living room, Tobias."All of them walked to the living room and sat on the couch. Tobias asked, "What are you going to do if Lucy turns out not to be your younger sister after all?"Brett mulled it over for a brief moment and said, "As far as I'm concerned, Lucy's as good as my younger sister. It doesn't matter if we are related by blood."Tobias heard Brett's response and nodded in satisfaction. He said, "It's very easy to handle this. You can either do the DNA test with Lucy once more, or you can make a public announcement that you'll adopt her as a stepsister. You have two options here."Brett frowned and said, "They say the third time's the charm, but all three of the DNA tests came back negative. I don't think there's a need to do it
Lucy felt heartache and held Tobias' hand, providing him some comfort. They had been married for more than a year and had an unspoken language between them. A single gesture or look was seemingly enough for them to know each other's thoughts.Tobias felt the comfort Lucy was sending his way and flashed her an affectionate smile. Both of them looked into each other's eyes, and things felt just right between them. Meanwhile, Rhett asked, "Who do you think could've leaked our conversation at the restaurant, Tobias?"Tobias came back to his senses and said coldly, "It doesn't matter who it was. It won't end well for her after I suss her out!" His voice was deep, and there was a sense of menace in it. His words were so cold and sharp that it made everyone have goosebumps.At the same time, Brett's phone rang. It was a call from an unknown number. Just as he was wondering if he should take up the call, Rhett reminded him, "Why aren't you taking the call, Brett?"Brett answered it and
"Joey Shelton ratted Tobias Ripley out."Joey wore the prisoner's uniform in the video clip and held her social security card. She looked at the camera and said, "Hi, everyone. I'm Joey Shelton, and I'm Zayne Ripley's ex-wife. I'm publicly revealing that Tobias Ripley isn't Zayne Ripley's son. "It's true that Tobias is Fiona Hawkins' son, but she didn't sleep with Zayne back then. Instead, she did the unspeakable thing with a 'young man' I arranged for her. She got pregnant from that, but she had always thought she was pregnant with Zayne's baby."Tobias might've been the eldest son in the Ripley family for 30 years. However, in truth, he was nothing more than a bastard of a random young man."The video clip quickly gained traction. The news about Tobias being a bastard was the concern of the public once again.Tobias was having dinner with Lucy when he got an emergency call from Finn. "It's a disaster, Mr. Ripley. Something bad's happened."Tobias asked, "What is it?""Joey ma
The next day, Tobias went to the kitchen and personally made a light breakfast for Lucy. Both of them had just finished it when Zayne entered the villa. "Tobias!" Zayne bellowed. "Our appointment with the hospital is at 9:00 am. We should head out now."Tobias gave Zayne a sidelong glance and said, "Mm-hmm." He turned around and looked at Lucy. His eyes were laced with coldness a minute ago, but it was brimming with affection now."I've sent some bodyguards to keep you safe, babe. You can go anywhere you want to, but you have to make sure you stay within sight of them."Lucy nodded and said, "Don't worry about it."Then, Tobias took a coat and made his way to the door. He ignored Zayne and walked past him before he headed outside. Zayne wore an inexplicable expression, but he went to the hospital with Tobias.Lucy watched their retreating figure and fell into deep thought. Then, her phone rang. She saw that it was Faith. So, she answered it immediately. "Is there anything you
Lucy sat in the living room after she finished talking to Sasha on the phone. At that moment, five tall and burly men walked through the door. They were dressed in formal suits and wore wireless earphones. It looked like no one would dare to cross them. Lucy was exasperated. She asked, "Who are you guys?""Hi, Mrs. Ripley. We're the bodyguards Mr. Ripley hired to keep you safe."Lucy responded, "Fine."Tobias truly knew who to pick for the job. These five men looked fierce and intimidating. No one would have dared get near her, let alone do something to her. Lucy instructed them, "I'm going shopping. You guys can just follow me at a four-inch distance. Don't stay too close, or you'll scare my friend.""Understood, Mrs. Ripley." Lucy walked out the door. The whole group left Ripley Residence and drove to the mall. What they didn't know was that Maya had been glaring at Lucy while hiding in the dark. She almost resembled a cold-blooded murderer with that look on her face. E
"Are you disappointed in me after what I did last time, Lucy? Are you mad at me?" Anna pretended to be vulnerable and frail when she spoke. "I couldn't control Mr. Ripley. I'm innocent, too. That incident even led to my breakup with Cedric." Then, Anna wept. She put it in a way that sounded like she was the victim of the entire ordeal. Lucy sneered and said coldly, "You deserved it!"Anna was stunned and stopped crying momentarily. Her eyes flickered, and she walked toward Lucy. "Let me explain, Lucy…"However, Anna had barely taken two steps toward Lucy when the latter's bodyguards sprung into action. They pushed her gently, and she was shoved far away. Then, she accidentally tripped and fell. Anna let out a yelp and looked at the fierce men in front of her. She knew she couldn't afford to cross them. So, she cried and asked, "Why did they push me away, Lucy? Are they your men?"Now that this incident took place, a lot of people were drawn over here. Lucy raised her eyebr
The man was about to make himself scarce. All of a sudden, Tobias yelled, and he acted diffidently and bolted. However, he couldn't run away from Tobias anymore. He had barely taken a few steps when the bodyguards subdued him. The man was the actual Dayton. He struggled and said, "What are you doing? I didn't do anything wrong. What right do you guys have to be seizing me?"Tobias said sarcastically, "Don't worry, Mr. Munoz. I'm just here to have a heart-to-heart with you."A heart-to-heart? Who the heck would talk heart-to-heart under such circumstances? Several dozens of bodyguards were deployed and scared the company staff to their cores. Only Tobias could do something so dramatic.Tobias said in a commanding tone, "Take us to the office. Lead the way."The bodyguards dragged Dayton away, and they headed toward the office. On their way there, Tobias gave the bodyguards a look, who understood what he meant. The bodyguard said, "It's over. You guys are free to go and do what