Chapter 497 Rose’s Interrogation

“Who’s getting engaged?” Toby wasn’t at Fuller Group today—he had decided to stay home and rest in the penthouse that he was temporarily staying in. He was dressed in a black pajama set and was resting on the couch by the balcony when he received Zane’s call. He had been flipping through a finance magazine, but any calm and peace he felt disappeared once he heard Zane’s words, and he frowned.

Zane responded to Toby while staring at the huge television in front of him. “You, of course. You’re getting engaged to Lily.”

“Why aren’t I aware of my own engagement?” Toby’s sulked, and the air around him seemed to turn a few degrees colder. What’s up with this guy? He isn’t just starting rumors about my engagement; he’s even matching me with that disgusting woman from yesterday. My taste is way better than that!

 

When Zane heard what Toby said, he paused for a moment before he calmed himself down to speak. “Toby, are you saying that you’re not arranging a marriage with the McRae Family? The engagement is just a false rumor, right?”

McRaes, so how could I possibly be engaged?” Toby pursed his lips. “Who told

replied. “It’s all over the news. All of the websites are claiming that you and Lily are getting engaged. I called to ask you right after I saw an article. I can’t believe it’s all fake! Sh*t. The media site that started this sure has some guts! How dare they report fake news?” Zane continued rambling about media ethics, and a flash

with the McRae Family on the Internet, huh? How did false statements like these get onto the Internet? A steely look formed on Toby’s handsome face as he ended Zane’s call and left the couch to walk to his study. He turned his computer on to

of the articles that reported about his engagement with the daughter of the

his face into a frown, and he exuded a forbidding aura as he continued scrolling the news. He had never been someone who enjoyed publicity, so he was thoroughly annoyed by all of the comments he saw online. However, he knew

 

shut his eyes to suppress the frustration he felt, and he only opened his eyes when he felt slightly calmer. When he clicked on one of the posts, he immediately understood the reason for all the false rumors about his engagement with Lily. There was a picture online that seemed to be taken from an odd angle which made him look as if he were hugging Lily. The image of him giving Lily a ‘fond’ gaze had been snapped by some paparazzi, and the paparazzi immediately assumed that he was in a relationship with Lily.

eyes as he took his phone over to give Tom a call. However, before he could dial Tom’s number, he received

from the McRae Family, Toby. Is that true?” Rose asked in a stern voice. Before Toby could say anything, Jean’s worried voice sounded through the call. “It’s false news, isn’t it, Toby? You can’t get married to someone from the McRae Family. Their family is going

Rose’s voice sounded through the call. “Just ignore your mother, Toby. I want you to be honest to me. What’s going on

the other end of the call—she looked as stern and strict as she usually did. However, her tight grip on her walking cane loosened a little after she heard what Toby said. “So… You aren’t getting engaged

not.” Toby

with a smile. I knew it! My precious grandson would never fall for a girl like Lily. The McRaes might not be as sly and cheap as

the call from beside Rose, and she felt herself relaxing once she heard that Toby had no intentions of getting engaged to the girl from the McRae Family. “That’s great,” Jean uttered as she patted the spot in her chest where her heart had been pounding. “I’m glad that it’s a lie. What could the McRaes do for us if they were to become

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