Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12

She stormed forward and grabbed Bailey by the arm before forcefully yanking the latter out of Artemis' embrace.

Upon feeling the extra weight and warmth on his chest being lifted off all of a sudden, Artemis felt a sense of mild discomfort. Subconsciously, he drew his brows together.

The swift change in his expression was noticed by Rhonda.

Artemis really is starting to catch feelings for her. No. I can't let this continue. Otherwise, I'll really lose everything.

With her grip still firmly on Bailey's arm, Felicity pulled Bailey aside and glared at her. “So you're the eldest daughter of the Jefferson family? The one that got kicked out? Ugh, look at you. You look just like a vixen. Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror? What makes you think you're good enough to get close to my son and grandson?”

Feeling the dull ache on her arm, Bailey was getting increasingly impatient. A glint of annoyance flashed across her eyes. “You're absolutely right, Mrs. Luther. Every person in the Luther family is a precious, expensive purebred poodle. Thus, you should really take good care of your two dogs,” Bailey mocked. Every word she spoke was laced with sarcasm and disdain.

At her words, Artemis fell silent, in awe that she could tear someone down without a single swear word.

“You—” Enraged, Felicity flung Bailey's arm away from herself forcefully as she heaved violently. From the way she was huffing, it was evident that Felicity was livid.

“Stubborn, as expected. Well, let's see if you can still act so arrogantly in jail!”

Jail?

Bailey narrowed her eyes. The truth of the matter has yet to be revealed, but they're already accusing me of being the culprit. Did they plan to throw me into jail for eternity?

Bailey shifted her gaze to Artemis before raising an eyebrow. “Do you also think I was the one who poisoned them, Mr. Luther?”

In response, Artemis peered at her calmly. “The police will unmask the culprit behind the poisoning the moment they start investigating,” he stated casually.

Bailey's mouth snapped shut.

Hah! Guess I won't be able to clear my name anymore.

After all, the children had gotten poisoned in her condominium. It was no surprise that she would be the prime suspect.

Seeing that Bailey had gone silent with no intention of explaining herself, Artemis frowned subconsciously.

This woman sure is calm. She can remain composed even when something so huge is happening. Both she and Rhonda are daughters of the Jefferson family, so how are they so different? If Rhonda was a tenth of the woman Bailey is, perhaps Rhonda wouldn't struggle to subdue her own son.

Ding!

Just then, the doors of the emergency room opened. A young man in a white coat exited through the doors.

At the sight of the doctor, Felicity quickly rushed forward.

Meanwhile, Rhonda clenched her fists subconsciously, silently praying that the two kids did not make it. She wanted nothing more than the both of them dead.

“Mr. Xuereb, how's my grandson?”

Justin reached up to rub his forehead before answering in a tired tone, “That was some strong poison. If they were sent in here ten minutes later, both of the kids would have been gone. I have performed gastric lavage on both children and given them antidotes. Their condition is stable now.”

His words sent a wave of relief to everyone in the room, except Rhonda.

Felicity patted her chest to comfort herself as she sighed in relief. “It's just a false alarm. False alarm,” she mumbled. “One is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster. My good grandson will be safe and healthy in the future.”

With that, she strode into the emergency room.

Bailey was concerned for her son as well. After standing unmoving for three seconds, she quickly followed Felicity inside.

Tossing a glance at the doctor, Artemis spoke. “Justin, follow me to the study. I have something to ask you.”

“Okay.”