A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage (reese and hudson)

As Anthony had started speaking, he didn't intend to keep anything from Reese anymore. "That night, it is not

only you who drank that thing, but many others fell victim to it as well, including Ella. At that time, she..."

Reese was already aware of this incident and remained silent, listening quietly.

Anthony continued, "Unfortunately, she was unlucky. Feeling unwell, she went to rest in our guest room.

However, Gerald cto pick Elena up and mistakenly ended up with her."

This revelation surprised Reese. She had no idea about this.

Anthony seemed somewhat helpless as he continued, "I only found out the next day. My mother had already

noticed that Ella was acting strange. She wanted us to be together, so she allowed Ella to stay in our guest room.

She askedto bring her the antidote, but | was unaware of anything, so | asked Gerald to help deliver it. Ella

mistook Gerald for me."

Reese knew that Ella had feelings for Anthony, but she never expected that Ella would mistake Gerald for him.

It was truly a case of having high aims but ended up in total failure.

Reese, who doesn't have the habit of prying into others’ privacy, couldn't help but ask, "What does this have to

do with Alexa?"

"Ella is pregnant. As you know, it only takes seven days to confirm pregnancy. Moreover, many people already

knew about it. To protect Ella's reputation, the Rhodes Family wants Gerald to marry her. However, Gerald has

someone else in mind." Anthony answered truthfully.

Anthony looked at Reese.

Suddenly, Reese remembered Ricardo's words from before, stating that Alexa is getting married and that she

should help her get into Strakovski Jewelry as her wedding gift.

Reese, somewhat dazed, asked, "You mean Gerald wants to marry Alexa?"

Reese never expected that after Ricardo's schto get her and Gerald together failed, Alexa would now want

to marry him.

Anthony nodded helplessly, "That's right. Ella's incident happened in our family, so even if we cannot form a

marriage alliance with the Rhodes Family, we still need to give them an explanation. That's why | investigated

Gerald and found out that he was already involved with Alexa. Initially, Alexa might have been using him."

Anthony looked at Reese and continued, "I discovered this only in the last two days. During the incident when

you savedin the alley, it was Gerald's people trying to get back at me. Gerald had a relationship with Alexa,

and he agreed to help her punish me. However, something must have changed, as Gerald unexpectedly fell for

Alexa and is now determined to marry her."

Reese was surprised by the revelation that Alexa had sought revenge through Gerald.

Her face showed anger, "She's truly wicked. You were just speaking the truth as a doctor. How could she..."

Anthony smiled, seemingly unfazed by the matter.

Then, he changed the subject, "Gerald does want to marry Alexa, but he messed things up when he took

advantage of Ella that night. Logically speaking, the Rhodes Family's influence should be stronger than the

Roberts Family's. Marrying Ella would have more benefits than marrying Alexa. However, | heard that the Roberts

Family seems to have formed sconnections with Lukas. | heard that Strakovski sued Alexa, but she still

managed to get into Strakovski."

Reese's heart skipped a beat. So that's how it is.

She had wondered why Ricardo had been urging her and trying to help Alexa get into Strakovski. The key was

probably in this matter.

Anthony didn't notice Reese's unusual behavior and continued, "If Alexa can still get into Strakovski under such

circumstances, it means her connections are indeed quite strong. Therefore, although the Rhodes Family

demands an explanation from Gerald, the Hughes Family is still hesitant."

"They are treating Gerald's marriage as if they were picking and choosing items to buy, seeking to maximize

their benefits. | find it quite puzzling. How did the Roberts Family manage to connect with Strakovski? As far as |

know, aside from you, no one else from the Roberts Family works at Strakovski Jewelry."

Reese felt somewhat embarrassed.

Anthony didn't know about her relationship with Lukas, but the Roberts Family knew. They must have made

spromises to the Hughes Family to have the courage to refuse the Rhodes Family.

Reese could even imagine that when Ricardo said he would give her the letter after Alexa entered Strakovski, he

was simply deceiving her.

She suspected that after Gerald and Alexa got married, Ricardo still wanted to use her to connect the Roberts

Family with Strakovski Jewelry.

She bit her lip, forgetting about her injured foot, and subconsciously tried to stand up. "Dr. Rivers, actually..."

She had just spoken a few words when the pain caused her to grimace and sit back down on the hospital bed.

Anthony quickly bent down, carefully inspecting her ankle, and expertly applied sointment. "I'll apply some

ointment for you; it won't hurt as much."

As he applied the ointment, he asked with a concerned expression, "Are you okay? How did you injure your

ankle?"

Outside the door, Lukas had just arrived at the entrance and saw Anthony carefully applying ointment to Reese's

ankle.

Earlier, he and Cole had encountered Ava downstairs. Ava told Cole about their injuries, so Lukas asked for

Reese's whereabouts and cup. However, he didn't expect to witness this scene.

But Anthony was a doctor, so this sight should have been completely normal.

However, Lukas felt an uncomfortable pang in his chest. He was about to enter the room when he heard Reese

speak. "My injury actually has something to do with what you just mentioned." She said.

Lukas hesitated and held back from going inside. He was certain that if he entered now, Reese wouldn't speak

the truth.

He silently stood at the door, listening intently.