Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124

Zayron whipped his head aside, still puckering his lips.

“I don't understand what you're talking about. What organization? You make it sound like it's some underground operation. Do you think a kid like me would know anything about stuff like that?”

Artemis narrowed his eyes and pondered until he finally laughed. “You're right. You're just a kid. There's no way you'd know anything about that. I must have made a mistake. I'm sorry.”

Zayron tugged his lips at the man.

I can't believe someone can be this cunning. I finally understand why people say he's a sly fox. He definitely is one.

Artemis gave the boy back his explosive and reminded him, “Try not to use something so dangerous next time. You might end up blowing yourself up.”

He's even got a serpent's tongue!

Unlike his brother, Susan was delighted to see Artemis. She came out from behind Zayron and smiled at the man. “Hi, boss. It's nice to see you again.”

Artemis' expression softened when he saw the girl.

She had always managed to touch the most tender spot in his heart.

Artemis picked her up and brought her into the house.

“You're a good girl, Susan. I'll bring you to your great-granddad. I'm sure you would want him to be around longer so you can grow up with him around.”

Susan blinked her eyes at Artemis knowingly.

Maxton had told her the night before that Glen refused to be operated on, and no one was able to change his mind, so Artemis was hinting that the girl should try persuading the old man, but Susan knew this was not within her ability.

If Glen agreed to undergo surgery, the Luthers would force Veronique to tell them who Anonymous was.

The last thing the girl wanted was to make things difficult for Bailey.

Although Glen was her great-granddad, Bailey was still the most important person to her. No one could take precedence over Bailey in the girl's heart.

“I can talk to Great-granddad about it, but is there even anyone who can operate on him? If no one can do it, there's no point even if he agrees to do it. Won't Great-granddad be sad?”

Artemis was startled. He looked down, only to see the girl's small and cute features.

Zoyron whipped his heod oside, still puckering his lips.

“I don't understond whot you're tolking obout. Whot orgonizotion? You moke it sound like it's some underground operotion. Do you think o kid like me would know onything obout stuff like thot?”

Artemis norrowed his eyes ond pondered until he finolly loughed. “You're right. You're just o kid. There's no woy you'd know onything obout thot. I must hove mode o mistoke. I'm sorry.”

Zoyron tugged his lips ot the mon.

I con't believe someone con be this cunning. I finolly understond why people soy he's o sly fox. He definitely is one.

Artemis gove the boy bock his explosive ond reminded him, “Try not to use something so dongerous next time. You might end up blowing yourself up.”

He's even got o serpent's tongue!

Unlike his brother, Suson wos delighted to see Artemis. She come out from behind Zoyron ond smiled ot the mon. “Hi, boss. It's nice to see you ogoin.”

Artemis' expression softened when he sow the girl.

She hod olwoys monoged to touch the most tender spot in his heort.

Artemis picked her up ond brought her into the house.

“You're o good girl, Suson. I'll bring you to your greot-gronddod. I'm sure you would wont him to be oround longer so you con grow up with him oround.”

Suson blinked her eyes ot Artemis knowingly.

Moxton hod told her the night before thot Glen refused to be operoted on, ond no one wos oble to chonge his mind, so Artemis wos hinting thot the girl should try persuoding the old mon, but Suson knew this wos not within her obility.

If Glen ogreed to undergo surgery, the Luthers would force Veronique to tell them who Anonymous wos.

The lost thing the girl wonted wos to moke things difficult for Boiley.

Although Glen wos her greot-gronddod, Boiley wos still the most importont person to her. No one could toke precedence over Boiley in the girl's heort.

“I con tolk to Greot-gronddod obout it, but is there even onyone who con operote on him? If no one con do it, there's no point even if he ogrees to do it. Won't Greot-gronddod be sod?”

True that. Simon's not a potential candidate, so if Bailey likes Eddie, I can really make it happen.

“Are you sure about that, Susan?” Glen inquired.

The girl nodded firmly with a smile. “What are you going to do?”

Glen rubbed his chin and fell into deep thoughts.

This is worth considering.

Artemis had been standing beside the bed all that while. His head dropped, and a glint of disappointment shone in his eyes.

I'm the unlikeliest person to end up with her, but I can't help it. She already has a place in my heart. What can I do? Watch her marry someone else? I don't think I can do that. I can give up on anything but her.

Over at the Revelle residence, Bill was having a confrontation with Veronique.

Bam!

The man slapped the table in full force and pointed at his daughter.

“I chose to let you be when you refused to say who the father was seven years ago, but Zephyr is in a dire state now, Veronique Revelle! Are you going to watch your son die without doing anything?” Bill raged, his body shivering in anger.

Veronique looked down silently. There was no telling what was on her mind as she sat before her father like a lifeless puppet.

Bill was even more furious when she did not reply to him. “Can't you hear me when I'm talking to you? Are you still protecting that man and letting your son die?”

Veronique took a deep breath and looked up. “Dad, I really don't know who that man is. I was drunk that night. I don't even remember his face,” she said hoarsely.

“This is absurd! You've studied medicine your whole life. I know you've tried different medications, so there's no way some alcohol or drugs can cause your memory to be fuzzy. At the end of the day, you just want to protect that man!”

Standing up, Bill snorted and continued, “I understand if you want to keep him from me, but let me warn you, Veronique. If I find out who he is, I will cut him into pieces.”

Veronique also stood up and gazed at her father. “I was really drunk that night,” she reiterated. “I told you I don't remember who he is, so you can choose to believe whatever you like. I don't have time for this. I still need to look into Old Mr. Chivers' operation. I'll get going.”

“You...” Bill was suddenly at a loss for words watching her leave. “Don't you want to hear Zephyr call you 'Mommy'? Do you want to be his aunt forever? You will regret this, Veronique.”