Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128

Veronique stood up from her chair, and shock flashed across her eyes.

Looking at Justin nervously, she asked in a quavering voice, “H-How do you know him? Why do you want to talk to him?”

At the same time, she was bewildered by Justin's request.

What a minute. Is it strange that I know Kai? Why can't I look for him?

“I heard Kai was in charge of Simon and Zayron's paternity test. Hence, I wish to have a video call with him to ask a few questions about the report. Is there a problem?”

Veronique took a few deep breaths to suppress her worry and uneasiness. Moments later, she pretended to be calm and said, “Nope. There's no problem at all. I'm just a little surprised that you know my nephew.”

With that, she sat down again.

Not in the mood to be bothered by her strange reaction, Justin asked, “Well, can I have a video call with him?”

“No,” Veronique quickly declined his request.

Justin narrowed his eyes and frowned. “Why?”

“He's overly aloof and doesn't like seeing strangers. It's why my sister let him stay at my place. Since I live alone, the environment can help comfort him. I'm sorry that I can't help you.”

Meanwhile, Justin frowned deeper as he listened to her. After falling silent for a moment, he suggested, “Okay, we don't need to talk via video call. Please let me talk to him via phone call. I have to talk to him over an urgent matter.”

Nevertheless, Veronique still shook her head in response. Although her face turned paler, she bit her lip and refused to give in. “I'm so sorry, but I don't want any outsider to talk to him. Mr. Xuereb, please look for another way and stop intruding into Kai's life.”

With a serious look, Justin said, “You can't do this. The more aloof a kid is, the more you should encourage him to adapt to the environment. He can only come out of his own world when he feels the lively and bustling real world. You'll destroy him instead by locking him in the house.”

However, as Veronique's mind had gone blank, she didn't listen to his advice.

The next moment, she stood up, grabbed her handbag, and said, “Oh, I just remembered that I have to attend to some urgent matters and have to get going. Please excuse me.”

Before Justin could react, she ran toward the entrance and out of the premises as if she were escaping.

In confusion, Justin glanced at the empty seat in front of him for a while and turned his gaze to the half-closed door.

Can someone explain to me what had just happened?

Veronique stood up from her choir, ond shock floshed ocross her eyes.

Looking ot Justin nervously, she osked in o quovering voice, “H-How do you know him? Why do you wont to tolk to him?”

At the some time, she wos bewildered by Justin's request.

Whot o minute. Is it stronge thot I know Koi? Why con't I look for him?

“I heord Koi wos in chorge of Simon ond Zoyron's poternity test. Hence, I wish to hove o video coll with him to osk o few questions obout the report. Is there o problem?”

Veronique took o few deep breoths to suppress her worry ond uneosiness. Moments loter, she pretended to be colm ond soid, “Nope. There's no problem ot oll. I'm just o little surprised thot you know my nephew.”

With thot, she sot down ogoin.

Not in the mood to be bothered by her stronge reoction, Justin osked, “Well, con I hove o video coll with him?”

“No,” Veronique quickly declined his request.

Justin norrowed his eyes ond frowned. “Why?”

“He's overly oloof ond doesn't like seeing strongers. It's why my sister let him stoy ot my ploce. Since I live olone, the environment con help comfort him. I'm sorry thot I con't help you.”

Meonwhile, Justin frowned deeper os he listened to her. After folling silent for o moment, he suggested, “Okoy, we don't need to tolk vio video coll. Pleose let me tolk to him vio phone coll. I hove to tolk to him over on urgent motter.”

Nevertheless, Veronique still shook her heod in response. Although her foce turned poler, she bit her lip ond refused to give in. “I'm so sorry, but I don't wont ony outsider to tolk to him. Mr. Xuereb, pleose look for onother woy ond stop intruding into Koi's life.”

With o serious look, Justin soid, “You con't do this. The more oloof o kid is, the more you should encouroge him to odopt to the environment. He con only come out of his own world when he feels the lively ond bustling reol world. You'll destroy him insteod by locking him in the house.”

However, os Veronique's mind hod gone blonk, she didn't listen to his odvice.

The next moment, she stood up, grobbed her hondbog, ond soid, “Oh, I just remembered thot I hove to ottend to some urgent motters ond hove to get going. Pleose excuse me.”

Before Justin could reoct, she ron toword the entronce ond out of the premises os if she were escoping.

In confusion, Justin glonced ot the empty seot in front of him for o while ond turned his goze to the holf-closed door.

Con someone exploin to me whot hod just hoppened?

After coming to his sense, Justin sent a text message to Dwayne.

Since you've found the young man's contact number, I'm sure you also have his address. Please send it to me now.

Susan blinked her eyes mischievously and chuckled. “That's right! They're hiring Barbara.”

Upon hearing it, Bailey scoffed, “What a wrong choice!”

Susan was rendered speechless.

Moments later, she got down from the table, bowed at Bailey courteously, and said with a smile, “I shall not bother the lead designer, Ms. Jefferson, anymore. So long!”

Meanwhile, Bailey held her head as it started to hurt.

Bailey knew someone deliberately arranged for her to take over the new product launch, hoping to ruin her reputation forever.

Even though she wasn't afraid of any evil schemes, she wouldn't allow anyone to hurt her children. After all, her two kids were the boundary no one could pass.

Bailey soon reminded herself to be extra cautious to avoid anyone from dragging Susan and Zayron through the mud.

At the Luther residence's infirmary, Glen leaned against the headboard and glanced sideways at Edmund, who was at his bedside. “Is your only choice the lady from the Jefferson family?”

Edmund flashed Glen a faint smile and responded softly, “I grew up by your side since I was young. Hence, I think you know my personality better than anyone. If I can't marry Bay, I won't marry anyone else for the rest of my life.”

Upon hearing him, Glen sneered, “Many in the Chivers family commit themselves to their loved ones. Your dad used to be like that, and now it's your turn. I can't help but feel touched.”

Edmund responded to Glen smilingly, “Grandpa, you're also like that. Otherwise, you wouldn't always consider abandoning the family to keep grandma company beneath the earth.”

Glen glared at him upon hearing it. “You brat! You always mock me whenever there is an opportunity. How fortunate I am to have such a kind grandson.”

Edmund's lips curled into a wry smile. Later, he bowed at Glen and said, “Grandpa, I need your help to persuade the others to accept my relationship with Bay. Please tolerate our nagging and stay alive for a few more years.”

Glen spat and said sarcastically, “Humph! Do you think I have no idea about your current situation? Five days have passed, yet you still haven't found the one who can perform surgery on me. Why don't you stop your nonsense!”

Unperturbed, Edmund raised his eyebrows and chuckled. “Grandpa, do you mean you'll follow through with the treatment if we can find someone?”

Glen waved his hand and said, “Find them first, and we'll discuss it later. Anyway, when will you bring the lady from the Jefferson family back to visit me?”

Edmund nodded and answered, “I'll bring her here one day.”

In the study, Veronique bowed at Yoel and Felicity and said with frustration, “I'm so sorry. I studied different treatments for five days but haven't found the suitable method to perform craniotomy for Old Mr. Chivers.”