Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Artemis finally let Bailey go after a few seconds of stalemate.

The woman jumped up from the couch almost as soon as she was released.

His face darkened further when he saw how she was avoiding him like he was the plague.

She wasn't playing hard to get. Instead, she genuinely hated him and wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

There were knocks on the lounge's door, and Artemis asked in a low voice, “Do you want to hide in the restroom, or are you just going to stand here and let them see you?”

Do I even have an option?

Bailey turned around and walked toward the restroom.

Artemis watched her leaving figure while wearing a grim expression.

This d*mned woman didn't even hesitate to escape from me. Would she act this way in front of Edmund?

Dwayne's charming face came into view when the door was opened.

Artemis asked in an icy cold tone, “What is it?”

Dwayne grinned before standing on tiptoe and peeking into the room. “I heard that Ms. Rhonda brought you some soup. Where is she? Don't tell me you got excited and devoured her on a whim...”

“Shut up,” Artemis growled.

Dwayne's gaze slowly moved down and landed on the place between Artemis' legs. He arched a brow and smiled.

What a boring man. He was enjoying himself alone.

“Are you done? If you're done, get lost.”

Dwayne rubbed his nose and smiled sheepishly. “Do you need me to go to the entertainment company under Luther Group to find you a popular actress? Those women are all young and pretty, and they—”

“Get lost!” Artemis slammed the door shut.

Dwayne was dumbfounded by his reaction.

After getting snubbed, he couldn't help muttering, “I thought you rendered yourself impotent seven years ago since you were never interested in women. Turns out you've been doing it privately. If the others know about this, they'll be so shocked that their jaws will drop.”

“He's gone. Come out.”

Sounds of gushing water came from the restroom. After a while, Bailey stepped out of the restroom with her pretty face covered in water droplets.

She stood cautiously in the corner and said in a trembling voice, “Just stay there. We'll talk like this.”

Artemis frowned as he locked his dark gaze on her. “Do you think I'm in the right state to talk to you about work right now?”

Um... He has a point.

“Why don't I go out and wait? We'll talk after you're done.”

“Let's meet on the second floor of Pocket Guest Restaurant at seven in the evening.”

“Huh?”

“We'll talk during dinner.” Artemis squeezed the sentence through gritted teeth.

Can't this woman see that I'm about to lose control?

Bailey fled in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Rhonda cried throughout her journey back to the Jefferson residence. After venting her emotions to Beatrice, she finally calmed down.

“Mom, he still refuses to touch me when he's already in that state! What am I going to do?”

Beatrice's brows knitted into a tight knot. After moments of silence, she questioned, “Is he impotent? Was Bailey the one who destroyed his functionality seven years ago?”

Rhonda's face turned pale as her voice quivered. “T-That's not possible, right? I mean, it was a pretty long night... But, he can't be impotent, right?”