Female Novel
Chapter 904 How Much I Hate You
They remained silent along the way.
Half an hour later, they arrived at East-West Road.
It was already late into the night at this point, and the place was somewhat secluded being near thesuburbs.
Hence, there were scarcely any pedestrians on the road, with only dim yellow street lamps providing afaint glow.
After helping Bailey out of the car, Artemis pointed at a nearby store.
“That's an automatic storage shop, and Sofie is inside. I guess she must have escaped from Zoey andcame here to retrieve the confidential documents, but ended up falling into Zoey's trap. In the end, shefailed to escape and even lost the documents. Although we're more than happy to see such a dog-eat-dog scenario, it's still quite sad when it really happens.”
Bailey sneered in response. “They've brought it upon themselves for always scheming against eachother. The winner takes it all in this world, so they can't blame anyone but themselves. They're the oneswho used familial ties as a tool for their own advantage and ended up suffering backlash from theirclosest relatives. They basically shot themselves in the foot.”
Artemis nodded, then turned to Ken, who was standing nearby, and instructed, “Go check out thesituation with two more men.”
Upon receiving the order, Ken signaled for two bodyguards in black to follow him, but Bailey quickly
stopped them.
Ken served as Artemis' personal bodyguard for numerous years. While their relationship might seemformal as employer and employee, in truth, they shared a brotherly bond.
They all knew that there was a good chance Sofie would resort to underhanded tactics. Who knewwhat dangers might be lurking in there?
If they sent Ken to investigate the situation, resulting in something bad happening to him, they wouldnever be able to forgive themselves.
“It's very dangerous, so let's go together. We can't let you face it alone.”
After speaking, she turned to look at Artemis.
Knowing what she was worried about, he nodded, saying, “My bad. Let's go together then.”
He, too, couldn't bear the thought of losing Ken, so he didn't dare to take such a risk.
Ken, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind. He inclined his head and said, “Mr. and Mrs. Luther, youshould stay behind since it's dangerous. Allow me to check things out first. You guys can come overonce I've confirmed it's safe.”
Bailey shot him a glare. “Do you think you have nine lives or something?”
With that, she and Artemis walked forward hand in hand.
Ken was about to say something else when Cameron, who was right behind him, patted his shoulder.“They cherish your life because they see you as family, you dummy. You should appreciate it. I detectthe scent of poison in the air. You might be in real danger if you recklessly barge in.”
Bailey abruptly halted in her tracks, turning to look at Cameron. “You can smell poison in the air? Asexpected from the heir of a poison-crafting family. Not everyone is capable of doing that.”
Cameron nodded, his eyebrows furrowed as he said, “This scent is somewhat familiar. I think it's thehandiwork of Kurt. Everyone stay extra alert, but it's not a big deal if you do get poisoned. Kurt'spoison-crafting skills are taught by the Yablon family, so I can neutralize any poison he concocts.”
After he finished speaking, he walked around Artemis and Bailey and led the way toward the storageroom.
Artemis felt extremely annoyed by how the other man was swaggering boldly ahead.
“Teach me poison-crafting tomorrow. It's really frustrating to be bested by such a despicable person.”
Bailey glanced at him and reminded him with a smile, “My poison-crafting skills are not as good as his.The reason I was able to suppress him a few years ago was entirely due to hypnosis.”
“Even if I were to teach you poison-crafting, you wouldn't be able to reach his level. There's a reasonwhy people specialize in certain fields, Mr. Luther. Do I really need to explain this to you?”
They ascended the stairs and found Sofie barely clinging to life in a corner at the end of the corridor.
The atmosphere grew tense when both parties met.
However, Bailey remained expressionless, her emotions not fluctuating in the slightest.
Someone like Sofie who was deserted by all and ultimately met her end at the hands of her owndaughter, didn't even deserve to be hated by her.
Bailey looked at the older woman, finding her both pitiful and pathetic.
She surmised that Sofie probably only saw Zoey as a fool and a pawn she could manipulate at willwhen she went to Hallsbay.
Alas, in the end, Sofie, who had been smart her entire life, was defeated by the very cannon fodder shehad always looked down upon.
She was nothing but pitiful and pathetic.
“Who would have thought that our first real meeting would be in such a setting? Fate really does playtricks on us.”
Sofie slowly opened her bloodshot eyes, directing her gaze at Bailey.
“Bailey, do you know how much I despise you?”
Bailey shrugged, wearing a half-smile. “Of course, I know. If it hadn't been for me, you would've alreadytaken control of Tarragon during the final battle. But you got unlucky and ran into me, so decades ofyour hard work are destined to end in vain. That's fate, and you have no choice but to accept it.”
With that, she changed the subject, and her tone turned icy cold. “Do you know how much I hate you?”
While catching her breath, Sofie chuckled lightly. “I know. I poisoned the man you love, after all. Suchpain is enough to scar you for life. I bet you can't wait to tear me apart, right?”
Bailey sneered, “Indeed. When I was powerless every time Artemis' poison acted up, I really wished Icould tear you apart. But there's one thing you got wrong. Artemis... isn't dead. But just for the fact thatyou tried to poison him, I'm going to make sure you're wiped off the face of the earth.”
Sofie widened her eyes in utter disbelief.
“W-What did you say? A-Artemis isn't dead? How could he not be dead? It doesn't make sense. TheYablon family's Soul Reaper is extremely lethal and has no antidote. It's not possible that he's stillalive.”
“Thank you for bestowing me with poison, Ms. Carr. But unfortunately, I'm just too lucky to die just yet.So, after a trip to hell, I was sent back by the Grim Reaper himself.” novelbin
As Artemis spoke, he reached out to remove the mask from his face.
When he revealed his true self, Sofie was completely dumbfounded.
Clearly, she couldn't accept such a reality.
Just a moment ago, she was contemplating that if she couldn't kill Bailey, she would make her life aliving hell.
Every second would be tormenting to her without the man she loved. It'd be more painful than deathitself.
To Sofie's surprise, Artemis wasn't dead.
All this time, she had been the jester, blissfully believing that Artemis was out of the picture, while intruth, the lovebirds were happily together.
In the end, she made a fool out of herself.
“Bailey, you deserve to die.”
Following that, she mustered her last bit of strength and launched the silver needle she had beengripping tightly in her hand.
Without thinking, Artemis pushed Bailey to the side, then moved to dodge the incoming silver needles.
Cameron warned, “Don't touch those needles with your hands! They're extremely poisonous.”
No sooner had his words fallen than another cold gleam flashed by.
This time, the silver needles were aimed at Bailey.
“D*mn it! That old witch even installed an ejector that's loaded with needles in the shadows!”