Female Novel
Chapter 739
Philip laughed heartily.
“Great. What are we waiting for? Just say yes to his request! It's a good opportunity, and we shouldn'tlet it go to waste.”
“All right, then I'll go negotiate with him.”
“Go ahead.” Tucker turned around to leave but suddenly stopped as if struck by a thought.
“Father, should we send Juliana and Huntley to Intel Island? Keeping them in the family is like having aticking time bomb.”
“No way.” Without giving it a second thought, Philip immediately objected.
“Raymond is still the head of the family. He has discussed their marriage arrangement with the elders,intending for the couple to live an ordinary life within the family. We cannot secretly sabotage this, orelse we'll lose our credibility, and no one would support us in the future.” Tucker nodded.
“All right, I'll listen to you. I'll go contact Shaun now. I hope we can achieve great things this time. Aslong as we took over Tarragon, we won't need Uncle Raymond to step down as we can just force himto hand over his power.”
“That's right. Go ahead.”
Leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room of a private mansion in the eastern suburbof Radford, Veikko was holding his phone, taking a call.
“He went to Moranta? What for?”
“Mr. Carter went at the invitation of the Hoffman family's collateral relative, Tucker Hoffman. As for thepurpose, I haven't found out yet. Please give me some more time.”
“All right. Keep investigating and report back to me as soon as you have any news. By the way, whereis Ms. Caridee now?”
“Lofbury. Mr. Yablon's men have lured her there. Don't worry. She won't be able to find you.” Veikkoslightly lowered his head, a trace of gloom flickering in his eyes.
She still refuses to give up. I can't believe she even follows me all the way to a foreign country. Do Ireally have to lay bare my bloody past and dissect it all in front of her before she's willing to let go?
Having gone through what he had gone through, he was utterly repulsed and disgusted by romanceand intimacy between men and women. It was likely that he would never form a union with a woman forthe rest of his life.
Why is she pestering me? Does she want to live the rest of her life like a widow?
“Find out where Shaun's wife and child are.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Bailey arrived at Tarragon Headquarters at four o'clock in the early morning on the second day when
the sky was still dark.
Zeke stood by the window in the private jet, holding a telescope in his hand.
After scanning the surroundings, he furrowed his brows and said, “You sneaked over here withoutinforming Artemis. Can we even get in?”
Bailey lifted the blanket off her body and walked towards the window.
“I've contacted Shannon, and she'll help us out. She'll make sure our private jet can land smoothly, soyou don't need to worry.”
Zeke turned to look at her and asked with a frown, “Why didn't you tell Artemis? What are youplanning?” Bailey grinned.
“Can't I give him a surprise? We haven't seen each other for so many days, so he must miss me a lot.Heh. Just thinking about it makes me feel that he would be really happy and excited about my suddenappearance. When he's happy, I'll be happy too. All my joy is tied to him.”
Zeke shook his head helplessly, then reached out and flicked her forehead hard.
“Where's your spine?”
Beep!
Bailey's phone rang in her hand.
“It's a navigation sent by Shannon. Take it to the captain and have him descend according to thesegeographical coordinates.”
Zeke acknowledged and took the phone before heading towards the cockpit. Bailey gazed at themajestic buildings below, and couldn't help but marvel in her heart.
As expected of the world's top power, this headquarters was truly magnificent. It was no wonderTarragon held an unshakable position in the international arena.
People like Philip and Sofie who thought they could bring down Tarragon with just a few despicabletricks were simply daydreaming.
This organization, even without the backbones, Artemis, Holden, and Micah, could still survive indesperate situations. It was not something other people like them could easily shake. Ten minutes later,the private jet came to a halt on the tarmac.
Stepping out of the cabin, Bailey saw Shannon waving at her from a distance. She instantly quickenedher pace. After descending the steps, she embraced Shannon tightly. She could feel that the latterseemed to be much more relaxed after taking her revenge.
In the past, she found Shannon depressing. Every time she looked at the latter, she felt an urge to cry.Shannon's life was a tapestry of stories, each one woven with her tears and blood.
As one read on, they would find themselves immersed in the story, and before they knew it, tears wouldstart to flow down their cheeks uncontrollably.
But now that Shannon had gotten her revenge, Bailey seemed to no longer feel that oppressive and
sorrowful emotion within the former.
“Shannon, the future still holds promise, so don't give up easily.”
Shannon rested her head on her shoulder and said, her voice cracking, “Bailey, thank you. If it weren'tfor you, I wouldn't have made it this far. You gave me a new life. Don't worry. The hardest days arebehind me. From now on, I won't take my own life easily.”
Bailey laughed and patted her on the back, raising an eyebrow.
“My dear, I'm here to see my man. Can we catch up another day?” Shannon couldn't help but let out achuckle.
“All right, all right. I know you didn't tell Leader you were coming to the Tarragon Headquarters becauseyou wanted to surprise him. So, I won't keep you any longer. Let's go. I'll take you to the headquarters.”Bailey grinned.
“My dear knows me best. I can't live without a man now. By the way, how has Artemis been doinglately?”
Shannon didn't detect the probing tone in her words and laughed, saying, “He's doing great. Last night,he was drinking with Holden and Micah in the headquarters. I heard they just finished drinking not toolong ago. If you go there now, you might catch him in his drunken state.”
After hearing this, Bailey felt her heart gradually grow colder.
Why did he suddenly stay up all night drinking?
She didn't want to guess anymore. Once she went to the headquarters and met him, everything wouldbecome clear. They weaved through the complex of buildings, and it took them a full ten minutes toreach the headquarters. It seemed that Holden had received the news and was coming out of the mainhall.
“Mrs. Luther, what brings you here?”
Bailey stared blankly at the luxurious and exquisite palace-like building before her. After a moment ofsilence, she said slowly, “Since you've already called me 'Mrs. Luther,' it means you've acknowledgedmy identity. Take me to see him.” novelbin
A hint of hesitation flashed across Holden's eyes.
“Leader has had too much to drink and is quite intoxicated. It's not convenient for him to meet outsidersat the moment. Why don't you go with Shannon to her place? You can meet him first thing tomorrowmorning—”
Before he could finish speaking, Bailey directly walked past him and strode towards the main hall.
Zeke glanced at Holden and quickly followed her. Holden lowered his voice as he said to Shannon,“Why didn't you tell me Mrs. Luther is coming?” Shannon was a bit bewildered as she stared blankly athim.
“Holden, Bailey wanted to give Leader a surprise, so I didn't say anything. What's going on? Why doyou look so anxious?” Holden clenched his teeth in frustration.
“How can I not be anxious? Leader is sleeping with another woman.” Shannon widened her eyes,looking at him in disbelief.
“Holden, are you joking with me? B-But this joke isn't funny at all.”