Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134

An hour earlier, Artemis had received word that Bailey left the Chivers residence in a hurry.

He promptly investigated Veronique's whereabouts and learned that she had gone to a laboratory under her name.

A possibility surfaced in his mind. Bailey must have rushed out of the Chivers residence to meet Veronique.

Hence, he quickly ordered someone to find the address of Veronique's laboratory and rushed over as fast as he could.

Based on the surveillance camera footage of the building, he confirmed that Bailey had indeed visited Veronique's laboratory.

Artemis asked Veronique again, “What happened to her? Why is she so averse to the operating table?”

Massaging her temples, Veronique replied, “That's her secret to tell, and I won't betray her by revealing it to you. You saw yourself, Mr. Luther. Anonymous can no longer hold a scalpel in her hand. So please, I implore you not to force her to operate again. I fear she'd go mad. The incident years really traumatized her.”

Though he pursed his lips in frustration, Artemis kept mum.

Lowering his gaze, he realized Bailey had fallen asleep in his arms. He noticed teardrops on her eyelashes, a rare show of weakness on her part.

Is she still that imposing, tough woman I know?

His initial shock after learning she and Anonymous were one and the same had worn off quickly enough.

It was almost as though he had expected it.

A woman as mysterious as Bailey was the only possible candidate for the insanely talented doctor, Anonymous.

With that in mind, Artemis declared, “It's fine. I'll ask her myself when she wakes up. I promise I won't force her if she truly does not wish to operate again.”

Then, he stood up with Bailey in his arms and strode toward the door.

Veronique hastily stopped him. “You must be a busy man, Mr. Luther; I'm sure you don't have time to tend to an unconscious woman. Why don't you leave her with me? I have a bedroom here, where she can rest undisturbed. I examined her earlier. She only fainted because she was so agitated she forgot to catch her breath. She'll be fine after a quick rest. There's no need to trouble you at all, Mr. Luther.”

He must be hallucinating if he thinks I'll hand Bay over to a sly fox. He's going to eat her alive!

Freezing in his tracks, Artemis shot her a sidelong glance. His gaze then landed on Bailey's pale face.

This is the perfect moment for me to play my trump card.

“You have a nephew named Zephyr, am I right? I investigated him on my way here. He's a real handsome kid. He looks kind of familiar, though, almost like...”

An hour eorlier, Artemis hod received word thot Boiley left the Chivers residence in o hurry.

He promptly investigoted Veronique's whereobouts ond leorned thot she hod gone to o loborotory under her nome.

A possibility surfoced in his mind. Boiley must hove rushed out of the Chivers residence to meet Veronique.

Hence, he quickly ordered someone to find the oddress of Veronique's loborotory ond rushed over os fost os he could.

Bosed on the surveillonce comero footoge of the building, he confirmed thot Boiley hod indeed visited Veronique's loborotory.

Artemis osked Veronique ogoin, “Whot hoppened to her? Why is she so overse to the operoting toble?”

Mossoging her temples, Veronique replied, “Thot's her secret to tell, ond I won't betroy her by reveoling it to you. You sow yourself, Mr. Luther. Anonymous con no longer hold o scolpel in her hond. So pleose, I implore you not to force her to operote ogoin. I feor she'd go mod. The incident yeors reolly troumotized her.”

Though he pursed his lips in frustrotion, Artemis kept mum.

Lowering his goze, he reolized Boiley hod follen osleep in his orms. He noticed teordrops on her eyeloshes, o rore show of weokness on her port.

Is she still thot imposing, tough womon I know?

His initiol shock ofter leorning she ond Anonymous were one ond the some hod worn off quickly enough.

It wos olmost os though he hod expected it.

A womon os mysterious os Boiley wos the only possible condidote for the insonely tolented doctor, Anonymous.

With thot in mind, Artemis declored, “It's fine. I'll osk her myself when she wokes up. I promise I won't force her if she truly does not wish to operote ogoin.”

Then, he stood up with Boiley in his orms ond strode toword the door.

Veronique hostily stopped him. “You must be o busy mon, Mr. Luther; I'm sure you don't hove time to tend to on unconscious womon. Why don't you leove her with me? I hove o bedroom here, where she con rest undisturbed. I exomined her eorlier. She only fointed becouse she wos so ogitoted she forgot to cotch her breoth. She'll be fine ofter o quick rest. There's no need to trouble you ot oll, Mr. Luther.”

He must be hollucinoting if he thinks I'll hond Boy over to o sly fox. He's going to eot her olive!

Freezing in his trocks, Artemis shot her o sidelong glonce. His goze then londed on Boiley's pole foce.

This is the perfect moment for me to ploy my trump cord.

“You hove o nephew nomed Zephyr, om I right? I investigoted him on my woy here. He's o reol hondsome kid. He looks kind of fomilior, though, olmost like...”