Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Shotgun Marriage: She's the Apple of His Eye: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Two people were lying on the bed in a dark room. Lucy Everhart was so tired from what had happened last night that she could barely open her eyes. She turned over in bed with great effort and accidentally touched someone's abdominal muscles. The man's figure was better than she had expected. Her touch prompted the man to flip over and pin her beneath him."Ann, let's do it one more time.""Thomas, it still hurts…"Thomas?Ann?The two of them immediately moved away from each other. Lucy scrambled to turn on the bedside lamp. Then, she saw an unfamiliar face."Who are you?" she asked as she grabbed the blanket to cover herself up. Her mind was in a mess.The man, Tobias Ripley, was also surprised. "Who are you? This is my room! Why are you here?"The lights had been off the night before. He hadn't expected to bed the wrong person. Lucy replied, "This is Room 1129. My sister gave me the keycard herself. I came here to meet with my fiancé…"Tobias thought it was all part of

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 h

Lucy was clearly shocked. "Why are you everywhere? Are you this man's grandson?"Tobias looked at her icily and sneered. "You're the one who just shows up wherever I go. You're even scheming against my grandpa to get to me?"Lucy looked at him incredulously. "Is that how you show gratitude? I saved your grandfather. You didn't even thank me, and now you're accusing me of doing something I didn't do?"Tobias narrowed his eyes. "How could there be such a coincidence? Why did you help my grandpa and not someone else?"Lucy was perplexed. "So, you're saying I shouldn't have helped?"Tobias sneered. "Is it really fate that we've met so many times in a single day, or is it all part of your plan?"Lucy broke out into an angry laugh. "Grow a brain, you dumbass!"Tobias looked at her with scrutiny as he walked toward her. "Woman, my enemies don't live to tell the tale of their encounters with me."He exuded a chilling and commanding air, and his gaze was deep and mysterious. Lucy couldn

The following day, Lucy and Sienna went to look at some housing units for sale. They held hands as they walked to a sales office. A real estate agent, Kimmy Lind, asked, "Hi, are you here to look at some housing units? What type of units are you looking for?""I'll be living alone, so I don't need too much space. I prefer somewhere quiet. Please show me some recommendations.""Sure. Right this way."Kimmy led them to the second floor to look at some samples. One of her colleagues sneered. "She really doesn't know how to pick her clients. Those two are dressed so plainly. It's obvious they're just here to look. It's a waste of time to even talk to them."Then, that colleague noticed a couple walking into the sales office. Her eyes lit up when she noticed their expensive clothes. So, she immediately went to serve them. "Hi, are you here to look at housing units?"Lily held Thomas' arm and said sweetly, "Yeah. We're looking to buy a house to stay in after we get married.""Sir,

Lucy was stunned. She hadn't expected Tobias to say that. Tobias was amused by her stunned expression. Her act was very convincing. It was a pity she hadn't debuted as an actress.Lucy chuckled dryly. "Your grandfather would be so sad if he found out what you do for a living."Tobias said mockingly, "Well, I'm just trying to make a living. You seem to pity me. Why don't you become my sugar mommy? I'll be sure to serve you well."Tobias intentionally moved closer to Lucy when he said that. His face was right next to her ear, and his warm breath touched her ears suggestively. Lucy's face blushed instantly. Then, she glared at him and said, "I have a very strong urge to smash your shameless face in with my shoes."Tobias gave her a provocative look. She rolled her eyes and cursed under her breath, "Shameless!"She turned and left. Tobias sneered. Then, he followed the manager to the VIP room."Lucy, what were you talking about with that man? It seemed like you two have quite a