Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254

Spare? Dispose?

Raiden's eyes narrowed at his sister. “You wish to dispose of her? Who gave you the courage to contemplate murder, Scarlett?”

Scarlett retracted her neck in fright at his tone.

She grew up with fear in her bones of her elder brother, who had become a general at a young age.

Whenever he was furious, she would feel a tremendous pressure above her, filled with an oppressive, murderous aura.

“Dad is standing for election, Raiden. If he succeeds, we Fletchers will be elevated yet again. There cannot be any unsavory news about us during this critical period. If the world knew that the son-in-law handpicked by Dad led a dishonorable life and had an illegitimate child, how would they view Dad and the Fletcher family?”

Raiden lowered his head as if in thought.

She continued, “If Dad were to be elected, Raiden, you are going to rise easily. Who else in Jadeborough would be equal to us? No word of Justin's illegitimate child can be exposed during this juncture. Since our wedding has been moved up, the Fletcher family's reputation would suffer the most if the world found out.”

“What do you want to do?” Raiden asked quietly with a frown.

A murderous glint flashed across Scarlett's eyes. “Get rid of them,” she spat those four words through gritted teeth.

Raiden fell silent for a moment before shaking his head. “That is too extreme a measure, which will easily backfire on us at the slightest mishap and cause our family to fall into ruins. It's not worth the risk. Rest assured, however. I will not let that woman and her son spoil your wedding with Justin. Give me two days to think about it, and I'll provide you with the most pragmatic solution.”

Scarlett's purpose in getting her brother involved was to exile Veronique out of Hallsbay even if she could not destroy the latter. Seeing as her brother had agreed with her, she naturally wouldn't say anything more.

“All right. We'll do it your way.”

Waverly handed a stack of documents to Zoey, who was seated in a corner in the living room of the Shurmer family mansion. “Have a look at these documents. You'll know what you need to do once you're done.”

“What is this?” Zoey asked as she reached out to receive it. She gazed down, and a delighted smile appeared instantly on her lips. “Is this true, Mom? The man who obtained a marriage certificate with Rhonda is not Artemis but a street beggar instead?”

Waverly picked up a cup of coffee from the table and sipped on it. “Artemis loves Bailey, so why would he register for marriage with Rhonda? Thus, out of curiosity, I sent somebody to investigate Rhonda's lawfully wedded husband whose name was in the document, and found, interestingly, that this person is not the head of the Luther family as his personal information is completely different from Artemis'.”

Zoey clutched the documents in her hand and sneered. “Poor Ms. Rhonda to have been given away by Artemis to some beggar, yet still blissfully unaware of it. Now, she's announcing to the world that she is legitimately Mrs. Luther. To be fair, she really is Mrs. Luther, but not to the husband she expected but a street beggar instead. Hah!”

Waverly met her daughter's eyes and reminded her, “Don't get too cocky. It wasn't Artemis who registered for marriage with Rhonda, which proves that she is not your actual opponent. You have been sabotaging the wrong person. Bailey, the internationally famous woman, is the one standing in your way.”

Zoey grinned. “Thank you for your reminder, Mom. I know what to do.”

If her memory served her right, the new drug produced by Dyke Pharmaceutical, which belonged to the Shurmer family, was Bailey's creation.

If I can sabotage the drug to create side effects for the patients, Bailey will be going to prison for a long time.

Bailey was pushing Glen in his wheelchair around the artificial lake in the Chivers residence's garden.

“Speak your mind, Old Mr. Chivers. You don't have to be apprehensive around me.”