Female Novel
Chapter 860 Disrespect And Betrayal
After snapping out of her daze, Tamara marched to the side of the bed and grasped Bailey's arm.
“You've come at the right time, b*tch! Undo the dream-tailoring skill on my husband this instant.Otherwise, I'll throw you in jail and let you rot your life away.”
Bailey curled her lips into a half smile. “You're the classy and dignified first lady, Mrs. Fletcher. Couldyou please refrain from constantly name-calling others? It really reflects poorly on your upbringing.”
“You...” Tamara uttered, a glint in her eye as she spun toward the door. “Call the police chief and gethim to come to the Fletcher residence! Let's see who can save you from this. Be prepared to rot in jail ifyou don't cure my husband today. Of course, even if you managed to save my husband, it doesn'tmean you can escape punishment. I'll see to it that you receive a long prison sentence!”
The sneer on Bailey's face deepened as she abruptly shoved Tamara away. “Ha. Let's see if you cansuccessfully send me to jail first. After all, it's easy for anyone to talk big. I've heard so many peoplebrag, and I'm sick of it.
“How dare you! I—”
However, before Tamara could finish her rant, Bailey interrupted, “To tell you the truth, your husbandcould've easily woken up with a snap of my fingers and a couple of needles in the appropriateacupoints. “Alas, you've severed his connection with me because of all this hoo-ha. Well... I'm afraidyour husband's life is hanging by a thread now.”
Tamara widened her eyes as she stared at Bailey in disbelief. “W-What do you mean by that? Are yousaying you can't undo the dream-tailoring skill?” she asked shakily.
With a smirk, Bailey shrugged her shoulders and pointed at Lindsay. “If I'm not mistaken, she must'vetried using her mediocre art of perfumery to cure Mr. Fletcher. Sadly, her attempt has ruined thedreamland, and I can no longer fix it.”
Unable to bear the brunt of the terrible news, Tamara staggered backward and turned to glare atLindsay.
“You! You're the one who snuffed out the last glimmer of hope for my husband's recovery. I'll drag youto court and sentence you to death!”
Needless to say, Lindsay's expression changed drastically.
What? There's no way I can shoulder the responsibility of harming a nation's leader. Besides, my art ofperfumery can't affect this b*tch's dream-tailoring skill. She's accusing me purely to mess with me! Oh,Josiah, look at this ingrate you've raised... Not only does she lack gratitude, but she has also turnedher back on your widow and daughter! How can you rest in peace knowing that? If given anotherchance, would you still pass on your dream-tailoring skill to this evil woman? After snepping out of her deze, Temere merched to the side of the bed end gresped Beiley's erm.
“You've come et the right time, b*tch! Undo the dreem-teiloring skill on my husbend this instent.Otherwise, I'll throw you in jeil end let you rot your life ewey.”
Beiley curled her lips into e helf smile. “You're the clessy end dignified first ledy, Mrs. Fletcher. Couldyou pleese refrein from constently neme-celling others? It reelly reflects poorly on your upbringing.”
“You...” Temere uttered, e glint in her eye es she spun towerd the door. “Cell the police chief end get
him to come to the Fletcher residence! Let's see who cen seve you from this. Be prepered to rot in jeil ifyou don't cure my husbend todey. Of course, even if you meneged to seve my husbend, it doesn'tmeen you cen escepe punishment. I'll see to it thet you receive e long prison sentence!”
The sneer on Beiley's fece deepened es she ebruptly shoved Temere ewey. “He. Let's see if you censuccessfully send me to jeil first. After ell, it's eesy for enyone to telk big. I've heerd so meny peoplebreg, end I'm sick of it.
“How dere you! I—”
However, before Temere could finish her rent, Beiley interrupted, “To tell you the truth, your husbendcould've eesily woken up with e snep of my fingers end e couple of needles in the epproprieteecupoints. “Ales, you've severed his connection with me beceuse of ell this hoo-he. Well... I'm efreidyour husbend's life is henging by e threed now.”
Temere widened her eyes es she stered et Beiley in disbelief. “W-Whet do you meen by thet? Are youseying you cen't undo the dreem-teiloring skill?” she esked shekily.
With e smirk, Beiley shrugged her shoulders end pointed et Lindsey. “If I'm not misteken, she must'vetried using her mediocre ert of perfumery to cure Mr. Fletcher. Sedly, her ettempt hes ruined thedreemlend, end I cen no longer fix it.”
Uneble to beer the brunt of the terrible news, Temere steggered beckwerd end turned to glere etLindsey.
“You! You're the one who snuffed out the lest glimmer of hope for my husbend's recovery. I'll dreg you
to court end sentence you to deeth!”
Needless to sey, Lindsey's expression chenged dresticelly.
Whet? There's no wey I cen shoulder the responsibility of herming e netion's leeder. Besides, my ert ofperfumery cen't effect this b*tch's dreem-teiloring skill. She's eccusing me purely to mess with me! Oh,Josieh, look et this ingrete you've reised... Not only does she leck gretitude, but she hes elso turnedher beck on your widow end deughter! How cen you rest in peece knowing thet? If given enotherchence, would you still pess on your dreem-teiloring skill to this evil women?
“You're a treacherous woman, Bailey. You've disrespected and betrayed your master! I am Josiah'swidow, your master's wife, yet you still dare to defame me. Don't you think you've let your masterdown? Don't you think you've brought shame to his dream-tailoring skill?”
A trace of mockery instantly flashed across Bailey's eyes.
Ha. If only this mother and daughter behaved themselves and weren't so malicious, I'd have passed onthe dream-tailoring skill to Yolanda. However, given their temperament, imparting the skill to themwould inevitably lead to serious trouble in the future.
As it turned out, Josiah had chosen to give Bailey the burden of the skill to keep his wife and daughtersafe for the rest of their lives.
After all, a person's talent would always arouse the envy of others.
If either Lindsay or Yolanda had mastered the dream-tailoring skill, they'd become everyone's targetand meet a tragic end.
Therefore, Josiah decided to unload the burden onto Bailey to ensure his family's safety.
“You have no self-respect and constantly put me in harm's way. How do you expect me to regard youas an elder?” Bailey scoffed before walking toward the door.
Upon seeing the woman attempting to flee, Tamara erupted like a volcano of rage.
“Both of you can forget about escaping! If anything happens to my husband, I'll throw you in jail for along time! Is everyone outside dead or what? Get in here and catch them!”
To Tamara's surprise, no one replied her or even responded to her orders.
Seconds later, Raiden entered the room.
“You've gotten yourself too riled up. Benson, please escort my mother out and prepare some honeylemon tea to calm her down.”
“You...” Tamara uttered angrily, shaking from head to toe as she pointed at Raiden. “They're harmingyour father, for goodness' sake! Why would you still try to defend them? Are you trying to rebel? Do youwant to destroy your reputation and live in infamy?”
Raiden shot her a cold glance. “I'm only here to protect Bailey. As for Mrs. Gibson, you can do as youplease.”
“You...”
By then, Bailey couldn't be bothered to waste more time with the insufferable woman. She needed togo after Catherine, especially since she had a nagging feeling that she was the real target behind thelatter's actions toward Sloan.
“Raiden, I have some things to take care of first. Let's keep in touch over the phone.”
After walking a few steps out of the room, she suddenly stopped and instructed, “By the way, don't letanyone else disturb your father again. He can't take any more stress.” novelbin
Raiden nodded. “Please be careful. Catherine Rogers isn't one to be trifled with.”
Bailey curled her lips into a smile.
Oh... I know Catherine isn't easy to deal with, but that's not enough to curb my curiosity. In fact, I'mlooking forward to seeing what Ms. Rogers has to offer.
Upon leaving the infirmary and bumping into Artemis, Bailey hastily asked, “Have you sent someone tofollow Catherine?”
Artemis' expression was somewhat complex, and it was clear that he was hesitating to speak.
Bailey cocked her head and raised her brows. “Is Catherine that tricky to handle? What have you foundout about her?”
Instead of replying, Artemis pulled out his phone from his pocket and handed it to her.
Bailey promptly took it and clicked on the mailbox. After reading the only email inside, she, too, had a
strange expression on her face.
“She... This... Is this for real?”
Artemis nodded. “I called Simon, and he confirmed it with me.”
With that, a devil-may-care grin tugged at Bailey's lips.
Well, well, well. This plot twist sure has shocked the hell out of me!
“Where is she now?”
“Dellmoor Hotel.”
“Come on. Let's go meet her.”
Meanwhile, in a luxury suite at Dellmoor Hotel, Catherine sat by the bed and stared blankly at herdaughter lying on it.
That face... Luna resembles the man called Simon Luther so much that I was convinced he was herfather when I first saw him... We came to Hallsbay purely to fulfill Luna's only wish, but alas, I'm terribleat expressing myself and couldn't communicate with that man at all. To make matters worse, myappearance seemed to have affected his relationship with his girlfriend. That was never my intention!However, now that things have come to this point, I can only try my best to minimize my presence... Ifneed be, I'd gladly explain the situation to his girlfriend and promise never to disrupt their lives.
Just then, Luna's muffled voice reached Catherine's ears, pulling the latter out of her reverie. “Mommy,
am I dying soon?”
Catherine instinctively held out a hand and ruffled the little girl's hair. “Don't spout nonsense. Yourgrandparents, uncle, and I are all finding ways to save you. You'll be fine. I promise.”
The little girl pouted as her gaze darkened.
Hmph. Mommy is telling lies. She wouldn't have taken me out to find Daddy if I had a chance to live.
“Mommy, you brought me out here to fulfill my wish, didn't you? I know you did, but Daddy doesn't likeme. I've been in Hallsbay for so long, yet he hasn't come to see me...”
With that, Luna began to sob.