Female Novel
Chapter 806
Artemis shrugged.
“I couldn't persuade her. If you can, go ahead and try. Whenever I raise my voice just a little, sheaccuses me of bullying her. I can't bear such a big accusation. I haven't even married her yet, so I darenot offend her. Once she starts crying, I'm at a loss,” commented Artemis.
Zeke could not help but laugh. Turning his head to look at Bailey, he tried to persuade, “Why don't wewait for Cameron to come back and discuss it? He's right. You can't outplay Kurt when it comes todealing with poison. After all, he has spent so many years learning from the Yablon family.”
Bailey's gaze swept across the faces of the two, and she said lightly, “Why do you think Cameron left atthis critical moment? Don't you have any idea? I guessed either Sofie or Mr. Philip deliberately createdconflicts within the Yablon family to lure Cameron back. Now that Cameron is gone, Kurt immediatelychallenges me. As I said earlier, if I don't accept the challenge, I'll be ending Julie's life because they'reholding her life hostage, forcing me to make a deal. If I don't go, she'll be useless to them.”
Zeke and Artemis exchanged glances, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Fine, Bailey's analysis is spot on.
Precisely because it was right, it made them feeling helpless. It seemed that attending the appointmentwas absolutely necessary.
“Fine. When we first came to Moranta, we had the idea of facing a deadly situation. If we back downnow, what is the point of coming here in the first place? Zeke, I'll accompany Bailey to the appointment.You don't need to come. If we find ourselves in danger, you can figure out a way to get us out,”
suggested Artemis.
Zeke frowned slightly.
After a moment of silence, he objected, “You've just barely returned from the jaws of death, and I'm notwilling to let you take this risk. We definitely need to save Juliana, but risking both of your lives to savehers doesn't seem worth it, so let's not rush. Let's think if there are any other ways.”
Just as Bailey was about to retort, Artemis reached out to stop her and took the initiative to say, “Okay,we agree with you, Zeke. The other party has agreed to meet in two days, so we can still use thisperiod to think of other solutions.”
Zeke stood up from the sofa and mentioned he had urgent matters to deal with before walking out ofthe study. Bailey tilted her head and looked at Artemis as her gaze was cold and piercing.
Artemis could not help but let out a bitter smile.
“If we truly can't think of any other way, we'll go to the appointment. Bailey, I truly cherish this hard-wonnew life. Even if there's only one in ten million possibilities, I'll firmly grasp it and never gamble with mylife. You can call me cowardly, but I'm afraid of death.”
Bailey suddenly laughed and reached out to pinch his handsome face.
She raised an eyebrow while saying, “It's good to be afraid of death. That way, you won't act recklesslyto protect us.” Speaking of that, she suddenly changed the topic.
Bailey seriously said, “Going to the appointment doesn't mean we have no way out because... Tuckerhas taken a liking to me.”
Artemis' expression stiffened. His eyes narrowed slightly as a dangerous glint emerged between hisbrows.
“You've attracted another man again? Bailey, you're really capable. You were out for less than an hourand brought back another love rival for me. Do you think I have nothing better to do?”
Bailey glared at him and grumbled, “That was years ago. I didn't know I'd run into you back then.Besides, it's not like I can control it. What's the point of blaming me? I feel disgusted when someonelike that is interested in me.”
Artemis snorted a few times and asked, “What does Tucker's interest in you have to do with Kurt notkilling you?” Bailey's lips curved into a smile as a hint of glimmer flashed across her eyes.
She remarked, “Kurt is being hunted down by the Yablon family and desperately needs someone tosave his life. The Hoffman family is capable of protecting him. That's why he devotes himself to servingMr. Philip and Sofie. Tucker wants me to satisfy his twisted desires, so he'll definitely make a deal withKurt, allowing him to do something in secret. That's why I guess I won't die.”
Artemis looked at her coldly, gritting his teeth, and said,
“What's next? Do you want to exchange yourself for the enhancer? You said that Tucker wants you tosatisfy his twisted desires. Do you know what is the consequence if you fall into his hands?”
Bailey reached out and patted his chest, helping him calm down. With a pleasing smile, she said,
“Don't be angry, don't get mad first. I know hypnosis. Even if I fall into Tucker's hands, I can still handleit. I bet Tucker'll tell Sofie and Mr. Philip that I'm already dead and secretly hide me away. Think aboutit. Once Sofie finds out about my death, she'll definitely launch an attack on the TarragonHeadquarters. When she makes a move, she'll surely mobilize all her forces. As soon as she acts, youcan capture them all at once and eliminate this threat forever.”
Artemis fell into silence. He had to admit that her method was the best and most practical. However,the thought of Bailey being in grave danger was something he could not accept.
Artemis had to hand Bailey over to the man who coveted her. It was undoubtedly pushing her into a pitof fire. Artemis could not possibly do such a foolish thing.
Noticing that he did not respond, Bailey continued, “Don't worry, you still have two days. Just give itsome more thought. If you don't want to use this method, we can only fight Kurt to the death. In theend, it might cost both of our lives.”
A hint of frustration flashed across Artemis's eyes, and he sighed lightly, “You really have me tightlywrapped around your finger. Let's discuss this with Zeke first. If he agrees, we'll do as you said. I admitthat your method is quite effective, but it's a gamble with your life. Zeke might not necessarily agree.”
Bailey grinned and said, “I'll talk to him. He'll agree.” Artemis was speechless. In the suburb, there wasa medical base owned by the Hoffman family.
Inside the laboratory, Astrid lay on the hospital bed. Her entire face was wrapped in thick bandages,exposing only a pair of hollow eyes. novelbin
Beside the bed, several doctors in white lab coats were studying the images scanned by the
equipment. At that moment, the door to the hospital room was pushed open. Tucker walked in fromoutside.
“How did it go. Was the surgery successful?” asked Tucker.
The attending doctor hurriedly answered, “Mr. Tucker, the surgery is very successful. The patient ishighly similar to the reference. If we don't bring the reference for comparison, it will be almostimpossible to tell the difference.”
Tucker smiled contentedly. After signaling the doctors to leave, he said lightly, “Don't blame me for this.You're the one who messes things up, so you have to take full responsibility. At first, I wanted to find arandom woman and have her undergo plastic surgery to resemble Caridee to deal with Shaun.However, a random woman didn't understand Caridee's personality, making it easy for her to beexposed. You're different. You've been roommates with Caridee for two years and know hertemperament and personality better than anyone else. The key is that your voices are very similar. Youcan create a convincing impersonation. You'd better cooperate and don't mess things up. Otherwise,dozens of people in your family will have to meet Grim Reaper.”