A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage novel Chapter 131

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 came to 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 asked me to bring her the antidote, but I was unaware of anything, so I 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 scheme to 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 I 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 saved me in 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.

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 some ointment. "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 came up. 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.