Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Victoria pursed her lips, then uttered through clenched teeth, “Fashionista.”

Bailey was stunned.

Fashionista... If my memory serves me right, it's a media company owned by LG Corporation. In other words...

Instantly, the look in her eyes reflected her mixed emotions.

That's right. How could I have forgotten the grudge between the Gezmond family and the Saunders family?

“What did Fashionista say?”

Victoria bit her lip and answered in a voice choked with tears, “It was all a setup to make my brother fall into their trap. Fashionista's true owner is actually Lionel. If he insists on suing Victor, my brother will end up in prison. Bay, what should I do?”

Bailey held Victoria's trembling body tightly. Taking a deep breath, the former replied in a low voice, “I'll meet with Lionel and see if I can persuade him to show mercy.”

“It's no use. Lionel plotted this entire thing in the first place, and no one will be able to persuade him otherwise. His return this time is to take revenge on my family. Hence, I doubt he'll listen to anyone on this matter,” Victoria replied, shaking her head while smiling bitterly.

Bailey sighed inwardly.

How could I not know how dire the situation is? It's just that I don't want to stand idly by. Whatever it is, I've got to do what I can.

“What about the person who abetted your brother into manipulating Fashionista? Did the police catch him?”

“No. Since the whole thing is a setup, how could he have left my brother a way out?” Victoria hissed through clenched teeth.

“You have a point. Don't worry, Vicky. There's always a solution for everything. I'll send you back first. Both of us have to calm down. We can only come up with a plan when we're calm.”

“Okay.”

The following day, the City Hall's person in charge arrived at the Luther residence with a few staff in tow.

Artemis summoned the person in charge to the study, where they talked for half an hour.

No one knew what they talked about, but the person in charge wore a strange expression after coming out of the room.

Meanwhile, Rhonda was too caught up in her own happiness to notice anything. After filling in the form and signing her name as per the procedures, she asked the female staff who was sorting through the documents, “There should be a photo of the couple on the marriage certificate, right?”

The woman was a little taken aback. She subconsciously glanced toward the person in charge, who smiled and said, “Yes. However, it wouldn't be suitable to take a photo now since it's still the early stages of your pregnancy, and the baby's condition isn't stable. We'll digitally merge two photos of both of you. What do you think?”

Rhonda's expression darkened at once. In an icy voice, she replied, “How can you even suggest that? We have to take a photo now. If you don't have a camera with you, I'll have someone prepare one.”

“This...”

The person in charge from City Hall felt caught in a dilemma. Turning and seeing Artemis returning from using the bathroom, he hurriedly asked the latter, “Ms. Rhonda would like to have a photo taken of the both of you. Would you be okay with that?”

Straightening his shirt as he strode toward the pavilion, Artemis answered flatly, “Don't you know that she's in the early stages of pregnancy? The baby's condition isn't stable yet, and I don't want any photos. Are you capable of bearing responsibility if something should happen to the baby?”

“Artemis, taking a photo for the marriage certificate is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. How can we possibly use a photo of us created on a computer?” Rhonda asked in a wheedling tone.

He shot her a frosty glance, then responded calmly, “We'll take one another day after your pregnancy is stable. If you can't accept that, we'll wait and get the marriage certificate a few months later.”

“No!”

Rhonda instantly became anxious. I waited so long for him to agree to this, so how can I postpone it to a few months later? There's that b*tch, Bailey, and Zoey, the world-famous beauty from a wealthy family. Both of them covet the position of the Luther family's matriarch. If I let down my guard for even a second, they'll take advantage of me, and I'll live to regret it.

Dwayne proceeded to explain the situation to Artemis, who narrowed his eyes and mused slowly, “That means Victor got tricked.”

“Yeah, that's what happened. On top of that, the other party did so openly through Fashionista.”

Getting up from the couch, Artemis responded calmly, “I know you love Victoria, but the grudge between the Gezmonds and the Saunders runs too deep. It'd be better for you not to get involved. Where's Bailey? Is she in her office?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. I'll go over and take a look. You can get back to your work.”

Dwayne grinned as he watched Artemis walk out and said, “Congratulations on your marriage.”

Artemis halted his footsteps abruptly, then turned to gaze at Dwayne. “I'm going to expand the business to Alendor next month, and I'm transferring you there to be in charge of that division. Hand over your work and be prepared to stay there for ten years.”

“What the f*ck!” Dwayne stomped his foot angrily.

Artemis sneered, then strode out of his office.

Meanwhile, Bailey was busy going through a pile of documents in her office.

She subconsciously lifted her gaze at the sound of footsteps. When she saw Artemis, she raised her eyebrows and said, “Oh, it's you, Mr. Luther. Congratulations on your nuptials. Remember to treat me to dinner tonight.”

Placing one hand in his pants pocket, Artemis walked up to her desk with a graceful stride. Then, he leaned closer and murmured in his deep, magnetic voice, “I don't want to treat you to dinner. I want to have you.”

She stared at him wordlessly.