Chapter 77

Meanwhile, at Ripley Residence, Joey paced restlessly. When her phone rang, she answered it anxiously. "How did it go? Have you dealt with Lucy?"

"I was one step too late, Mrs. Ripley. She'd already been abducted when I got there!"

"Abducted?" Joey's eyes lit up. "So, someone else wants to take her out! This is even better than I expected. Tobias won't suspect I have anything to do with this!"

She had hired someone to get rid of Lucy, but it looked like someone else had beaten her to it. She ordered, "Find a way to contact the abductor. Pay him more money and tell him to kill her!"

Joey couldn't help being pleased with her intelligence.

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Brett and Rhett were at the hospital to care for Anna. When she woke up, she started crying. "Why did you save me? You should've just let me die…"

"What's so great about the Ripley dude, Anna? Don't be so hung up on him. There's plenty of fish in the sea!"

"No, I won't marry anyone but him! If you guys aren't willing to help me, just let me di