Female Novel
Chapter 627
She never thought Victoria would be that determined and had prepared to get a divorce withouthesitation.
Has she and Lionel reached the end of their relationship? That's a pity.
Victoria slowly raised her head to look at Bailey. After a moment of silence, she tentatively said, “Bay,love has been troubling my mind for many years. I always thought that the Saunders family owed theGezmond family—that I was indebted to Lionel—so I've been living in guilt. Now that the truth is out,the weight is gone from my shoulders. I can finally live for myself. I'm sure you don't want to see mebecome a useless person who has to rely on a man to survive, right?”
Bailey froze.
She ambled over to the side of the bed and sat down before reaching out to tidy the stray strands ofVictoria's hair. With a smile, she said, “I understand what you mean. So you have no resentment left inyou, right? You're getting a divorce from Lionel because you don't want to depend on him to live, right?”
Victoria nodded and hoarsely said, “Yes, I don't want to depend on him to live, and I don't bear agrudge anymore. An eye for an eye, and the whole world goes blind. My father has avenged mymother, and karma has gotten to Mr. Gezmond. My mother will be able to rest in peace now. Lionel isinnocent, and I can't be so selfish as to blame him for everything that went wrong. He's in pain and guiltnow. Even if we continue living with each other, he'll never be able to reach the light at the end of thetunnel.”
Bailey reached out to hug her. “Vicky, you're magnanimous and wise. I'm sure you'll achieve greatheights by yourself. Since you've decided to leave love behind, it's time for you to work on your career.”
At that, Victoria quickly moved away from Bailey's arms and said, “Bay, I'd like to borrow some moneyfrom you.”
Bailey arched a brow. “You're planning to purchase Saunders Group's shares from Lionel to revampSaunders Group as the largest shareholder, aren't you?”
“I knew I couldn't hide anything from you. But this is a large sum. If you can't, I'll think of other ways.”
Bailey furrowed her brows.
Sure enough, she could not fork out tens of billions.
The charity work she had done over the years meant that she had used up most of her savings.However, she could seek Zeke or Artemis' help for this.
“Vicky, I'm sure Lionel will hand over Saunders Group's shares if you tell him about this. You don't needto fret over the funds.”
Victoria pressed her lips tightly together and squeezed out, “No. I don't want to owe him anything, soplease, please help me as much as you can. I'll pay you back with Saunders Group's next five years'profits.”
Bailey tapped her forehead and laughed. “Do I look like I'm worried that you won't pay me back? Don'tupset me by saying things like that.”
Victoria fell silent.
“I'll think of a way for you. Give me three days, and wait for my good news.”
“Okay.” It was then Victoria realized that something was amiss about Bailey. “Bay, your eyes are red.You cried, didn't you? They're swollen.”
Bailey lowered her head a little and mumbled, “It's nothing. Sand flew into my eyes when I was strollingat the garden earlier.”
Victoria narrowed her eyes and shook her head. “That's not right. Even your voice is hoarse. You'veobviously cried. What happened? I told you everything, so you should be honest with me too.”
Bailey sighed silently before telling her about the video.
Victoria stiffened once she heard it.
A long while later, she finally smiled and said, “I'd say someone deliberately filmed it to agitate you. Ifyou take this to heart, they win.”
A laugh escaped Bailey. “Even if it's deliberate, it's still the truth. It was Artemis in the video, and theirgame of pretend has turned real.”
Victoria fell silent.
Right. It was indeed Artemis in the video. No matter what motive the other person has in filming this,we can't dismiss the fact that Artemis slept with another woman.
“There's no point in overthinking things now. Listen to me, Bay. If you didn't see it in person, don'tbelieve it. All of us can tell how much Artemis loves you.”
Bailey took a deep breath before smiling. “I know. You don't need to say anything about this to me; Iunderstand. It's getting late, so hurry up and sleep. By the way, do you need me to hire a lawyer for thedivorce?”
“No, it's fine. I have a friend who's a lawyer. He's already dealing with it.”
Ever since the news of Juliana being pregnant with Huntley's child spread, the entire Hoffman familyhad been in an uproar.
If Juliana gave birth to a boy, the lineal descendants of the main family would have an heir.
The lineal descendants had few children, but if the future head of the household had a son, theirlineage would prosper again.
How could the collateral descendants who wished to become head of the household simply let thatslide? novelbin
Furthermore, Juliana was a woman; she should not have been in line for the role.
Alas, the current head of the household was determined to make his daughter the heir and evendeclared that he would eradicate those who stood in his way.
Their attempts to betray the family would be fruitless.
Therefore, no matter how resentful they were, they had to endure it in silence and wait for the perfectchance to strike.
Many people were gathered in Juliana's living room.
The head of the household, Raymond, was sitting on the couch with a terrifying dark look on his face.
Meanwhile, Juliana was sitting beside him while Huntley stood behind her.
Several people were icily looking at the aggressive collateral descendants.
One of the young members of the family said to Raymond, “Mr. Raymond, we strongly suspect that thebaby in Juliana isn't Huntley's child. It has only been a month since she returned to the family, but she'salready one month pregnant. Isn't the timing a little too accurate?”
Right as he said that, a middle-aged woman chimed in, “That's right. I'm a woman and have given birthto a few children. There's only one day a woman ovulate in a month, so how can she be so lucky as toget pregnant with Huntley's child immediately after returning to the family?”
The young man continued, “Uncle Raymond, according to the family rules, if a woman of the clanmarries an outsider, she'll be kicked out of the family. Becoming the next head of the family would thenbe impossible. No one can say for sure whose child my cousin is carrying. If it's Huntley's, then we'llkeep our silence since Huntley is an elite individual in the clan who our elder raised. However, if thebaby isn't Huntley's—if the baby is an outsider's—then we can't keep the baby, and she also has toleave the Hoffman family.”
Raymond knitted his brows and let his gaze land on a middle-aged man at the side. In a low voice, hesaid, “You're the head of your family, but you're letting your wife and son speak instead?”
The middle-aged man was Philip Hoffman, Raymond's younger half-brother. In other words, he was theprevious head of the family's illegitimate child.
Philip lowered his head slightly. “Raymond, we do not know who the father of the baby in Juliana is. Weneed to do an amniotic fluid test to determine Huntley's paternity relationship to the baby.”