Female Novel
Chapter 588
Bailey looked at Zeke and Edmund with exasperation.
Do they really need to take turns watching over me like hawks? Do they think I'm born to causetrouble?
“What's the use of you guys going out there? The one they want to see is me. Don't worry; I'm notstupid enough to agree to go with them. Things are different now from before. In the past, I might haveplayed along with them, but now...”
She looked back at the intensive care unit, gritting her teeth. “Artemis' mother is still in danger. Even ifshe survives, she might become a vegetable. I don't want to see her lying there for the rest of her life,so while she's still newly unconscious, I have to quickly find a way to wake her up. The longer we wait,the worse it will be for her.”
Zeke and Edmund exchanged a glance.
Edmund said, “Let her go. She's always been independent and knows what she's doing. She won't doanything stupid.”
Zeke released her arm and reminded her, “Just be polite toward them, and don't get angry.”
“Don't worry. Artemis is really something. Even when he's not around, he doesn't forget to arrange for ababysitter to look after me. You're so naggy.”
Zeke glared at her, but what could he do? He couldn't scold or punish her. All he could do was treat herlike a precious treasure and indulge her.
“You have no conscience. I haven't slept for days just to keep an eye on you, and I still end up withsuch criticism.”
As expected, the entire medical base outside was swarming with reporters.
Bailey stood on the steps, looking down at Howard Lewis and smiling faintly with a raised eyebrow.“You must be the commissioner Dellmoor sent to investigate the Willing Angels Foundation. So, haveyou reached an agreement with the West family about how to frame me?”
Beside Howard, Jacques snapped with a grim expression, “Bailey, what nonsense are you talkingabout? You committed the crimes yourself, so why would we need to frame you?”
“Is that so?” Bailey smirked. “Then tell me, what crimes have I committed? Let's see what my fate willbe. After all, your daughter didn't have a good ending either. You must be doing everything in yourpower to get back at me.”
Jacques' face darkened when he heard that. He dared not and could not respond.
If he misspoke, it would give outsiders the impression that he was taking the opportunity to retaliateagainst Bailey and seek revenge for his daughter.
He turned his head slowly and looked at the investigator, lowering his voice while saying, “Buddy, it's upto you now. I can't interfere.” novelbin
Howard nodded. “Since the higher-ups assigned me to investigate this matter and now the results are
out, it's natural that I should handle it.”
With that, he glanced at his assistant.
Understanding this, the assistant stepped forward and detailed Bailey's numerous crimes: illegalregistration, tax evasion, falsifying accounts, embezzlement, and so on. They were all listed one by onein a clear and organized manner.
After listening, Bailey turned to the officer from the Department of Justice and raised an eyebrow. “Doyou believe this?”
The officer shook his head. They were old acquaintances, and he knew Bailey's character well.However...
“They've submitted a lot of evidence, and there's a court summons. I'm powerless, Bailey. There aretens of billions missing from the accounts. Where did this money go? If you can tell me, maybe I canhelp you.”
Bailey smiled, but there was no warmth in her eyes. She said flatly, “Is it thirty-eight point one-three-fivebillion?”
The officer widened his eyes in disbelief. “Y-You remember it that clearly? So, you really—”
Bailey waved her hand and interrupted him, “Can you give me a day's time? I will give you asatisfactory answer and make every detail of the money public.”
“Hah!” Howard sneered. “It's such a huge amount of money. Even if you can find all the receipts and
details, it will probably take forever. Bailey, you better not try any tricks. The public is highly concernedabout this matter.”
Bailey took a microphone from a reporter's hand, pondered for a moment, and said slowly, “The totalaccount records show over eighty billion, with over thirty billion unaccounted for. This means that theWilling Angels Foundation has had a total of one hundred and twenty billion in funds flowing through itsaccounts. Are you guys not smart enough to ask yourselves, how can the foundation receive so muchin donations over the past few years? How many people donated, and how many didn't? And of thosewho donated, how much did they donate? Don't you have any ideas in your hearts about the truth?”
As soon as she did the math, everyone fell silent.
Indeed, how could the Willing Angels Foundation receive over a hundred billion in donations when ithad only been established for a few years?
Experts estimated that the foundation had received less than seventy billion in donations, so whocontributed the remaining amount?
Howard's face darkened before he said to the officer, “All the evidence is here, and the court summonshas been issued. What are you waiting for? Arrest her!”
“I dare anyone to touch my sister!” Zeke's voice suddenly rang out behind Bailey.
As soon as Zeke spoke, everyone was shocked.
The reporters forgot all about Bailey's crimes and turned their microphones toward Zeke.
“Mr. Shurmer, did you just say that Bailey is your sister? Is she your biological sister?”
“Mr. Shurmer, what is going on? If Bailey is your sister, what about Ms. Zoey Shurmer?”
“This matter has been widely circulated recently. Some have noticed that Bailey bears a strikingresemblance to Mrs. Shurmer. Are they really mother and daughter?”
“Mr. Shurmer, could you please answer us? Otherwise, words alone without evidence are notconvincing enough.”
Bailey turned around and shook her head at Zeke, indicating that he should not say anything.
It was not the right time to reveal her true identity.
Zeke walked over and stood by her side, taking her hand and giving her a reassuring smile.
His younger sister was the legitimate daughter of the Shurmer family, and this identity was not somedisgraceful secret to be hidden.
Today, he would announce to the world in front of countless reporters that Bailey was not only the wifechosen by Artemis and had numerous important identities but also the precious daughter of theShurmer family.
“Yes, Bailey is my sister. Mrs. Jefferson and my mother gave birth at the same hospital at the sametime back then. When they were handed the baby girls, they got mixed up. That's why we're in thissituation today. Bailey is the legitimate daughter of the Shurmer family, not an illegitimate child. I hopeeveryone can be more respectful toward her in the future, or I will have to get our legal team to protect
our rights.”
In order to save Zoey's reputation, Zeke did not reveal the truth about how Sophia deliberatelyswitched the babies so that her real daughter would become the heiress of a wealthy family.
“Oh my god, so Bailey is really the daughter of the Shurmer family?”
“Then what about Zoey? Is she the illegitimate child born to Sophia behind Clarence's back?”