Female Novel
Chapter 818
Kurt looked at the woman kneeling at his feet, his eyes filled with disgust.
This fool really thinks she's so capable. Attempt to kill Bailey again? What makes her think she can stillget close to Bailey?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
After all, she just wasted a great opportunity. He did not think twice about setting up for her to enter thewinery, even at the cost of revealing his spies there, but all she was able to do was snap a few picturesand bring them back.
It was a pity that the special agents he had painstakingly placed to monitor Tucker were wasted justlike that.
Their identities were exposed in an effort to support Zoey, and Tucker eliminated them all at once.
If only Bailey had died, the loss of those elites would have been worth something. However, Baileydidn't die because of that foolish woman who did foolish things, and he ended up suffering a doubleloss. The next instant, a slapping sound could be heard.
Kurt raised his hand and forcefully slapped Zoey across the face. With a flick of his wrist, a poisonouspill appeared at the tip of his fingers.
He planned to poison her and then burn down the bar in a blazing fire.
Zoey's head was knocked to the side, and she caught a glimpse of the pill in his hand.
Realizing that he intended to kill her, she trembled violently. Ignoring the fear and disregarding the eerieaura emanating from him, she reached out once again and hugged his thigh.
“I'm still useful to you. You can't kill me. At the very least, you can use me to threaten my mother andmake her work for you.”
Kurt seemed to have heard a hilarious joke and burst into hearty laughter.
“Who do you think you are? Your mother is cold-hearted and ruthless. She can betray anyone,including you, her own daughter. Do you think that by capturing you, I can exploit her weakness? Theanswer is no. In her eyes, you mean nothing. If I were to kill you, she wouldn't even care.”
Hearing that, Zoey became anxious. He was right. Sofie didn't care even a little bit about her at all. Thesole reason Sofie returned to Hallsbay to help her was to use her to win over Artemis, because bycontrolling Artemis, Sofie could achieve her goal of controlling Tarragon.
However, the plan failed, and the reason Sofie rescued her and took her abroad was solely to use herto cause trouble for Artemis and Bailey.
Now that Artemis was dead and Bailey was incapacitated, she no longer had any value to her motherin terms of manipulation or exploitation. Abandoning her seemed to be an inevitable course of actionfor Sofie.
“I hate Bailey. I can help you kill her, so keeping me around is useful. Think of it as raising a loyal dog.What do you say?”
A hint of a mischievous grin flashed across Kurt's face.
“I'm studying a toxin and just happen to need a vector. Since you don't want to die, why not become myliving specimen for my poison-crafting?”
“No.”
Zoey's pupils constricted slightly, and she suddenly sprang up from the ground, preparing to dashtoward the door. Seeing that, Kurt let out a cold laugh, swiftly executed a leg sweep, and successfullyknocked her down.
Zoey's face was filled with fear as she pleaded, “Then you might as well kill me. I beg you. Please justkill me instead. I don't want to endure that endless torment. Rather than living a life worse than death,I'd prefer to die instantly.”
Kurt leaned in and whispered in her ear, “You have no choice.”
With that said, he reached out and struck her on the back of her neck, knocking her unconscious in aninstant.
She's right about one thing. She hates Bailey and can assist me in killing Bailey. If she were turned intoa poisonous person, not only could she kill Bailey, but she could also be used to kill Sofie, as well asPhilip and his son, and then I could reap the benefits.
The people sent out by Tucker searched all night, but in the end, they still couldn't find Zoey.
Inside the study of the winery, a crisp, crackling sound spread throughout the room. In a fit of rage,Tucker swept the coffee cup off the table.
“Useless, all of you are useless! You all can't even locate a weak woman? You've been searching allnight, and you still can't find her? What on earth are you all doing?”
His personal bodyguard nervously spoke up.
“We have control over the entire public network in Moranta. As soon as she uploads a photo to theinternet, we'll be able to detect it immediately. In this city, she has no acquaintances other than hermother. We have also deployed people near Ms. Carr's residence to keep watch. As soon as sheappears, we will be able to capture her immediately.”
Tucker picked up his phone and threw it at his personal bodyguard.
“Idiot! I can only be completely at ease once you've caught the woman, understand?” novelbin
“Yes! I'll intensify my investigation today and make sure to uncover where she's hiding.”
Tucker's anger intensified when he heard that. He grabbed the ashtray, wine bottle, and other itemsfrom the table and hurled them toward the bodyguard.
“Why are you making such a big commotion? Are you trying to let my father know that Bailey isn't deadyet?”
“No! That's not what I meant. Please calm down.”
Hearing that, Tucker angrily said, “Secure the public network and keep an eye on Sofie's residence. Assoon as Zoey shows up, kill her immediately.”
“Understood!”
Abruptly, Tucker sprang up from the couch.
He was now filled with pent-up anger, desperately needing a place to vent, and “Bailey” was the perfecttarget.
If the photos weren't posted online, it would be fine. But once they were released, his father woulddefinitely come over to kill Bailey.
Therefore, before the matter came to light, he decided to take the opportunity to mess with her. Insidethe infirmary of the base, Caridee was leaning against the head of the bed, answering a video call. Itwas a call from Felicity.
“Caridee, how has Bailey been lately?” Caridee pouted and felt speechless.
“Mom, you really are biased. I'm severely injured, but you don't even ask about me. The first thing youdo is worry about Bailey.”
She spoke with some difficulty, likely due to the injury on her tongue. Felicity sighed quietly. In just afew days, she had lost a significant amount of weight.
“Bailey has had a tough life, carrying so much burden on her shoulders. And now, Artemis is...”
As she spoke, Felicity began to shed tears again.
Caridee's expression gradually turned sorrowful, and she said with a heavy heart, “Bailey said that aftershe kills Sofie, she will bring Artemis' ashes back to Hallsbay. However, I haven't seen her for two days,and she hasn't come to visit me either. Maybe something has held her up. Next time she comes to theward, I'll have her call you. Don't be too sad. The deceased is not with us anymore. It was Artemis'fate.”
“I know. Initially, I wanted Simon to pick you up, but now the family is in such a mess, and your fathercan't handle it all. As a result, Simon needs to step up and take responsibility, so he couldn't make it.After some time, I'll go to Moranta with your father to bring you and Bailey back, along with Artemis'ashes.”
When Caridee realized that Felicity was about to cry again, she quickly piped up, “All right. It's settled,then. I'm tired, so I'll hang up now. Please take care of yourself.”
After saying that, she immediately ended the video call. At that moment, the door to the ward burstopen, and Lindsey rushed in from outside. Caridee squinted at her, a look of displeasure slowly formingon her face. Lindsey was Shaun's biological sister.