With the entire Tarragon's forces under Micah's control, he could discover Shannon's whereabouts through her.
“Veikko, what's up? Did something happen to Shannon?”
“No.” A clear word was heard from the phone. “The Saviors received a mission a while ago. They paid a considerable sum of money for us to assassinate two people.”
Bailey was surprised.
Usually, Veikko wouldn't inform me of such matters. He has the right to make his own decision within the Saviors unless the assassination is somehow related to me.
“Does the employer have something to do with me?”
“On the contrary, it's the targets of our assassination.”
Bailey was stunned for a moment.
The assassination targets?
“Who did they want you to kill?”
“Veronique and her son.”
Bailey narrowed her eyes. “Are you sure? Am I hearing you correctly?”
“I'm positive. The employer contacted me and wanted me to do the deed. The targets were indeed Ms. Veronique and Zephyr.”
“Ha.” Bailey smirked. “This is getting interesting. Vero and Zephyr are doctors hired by the Saviors. It's weird that they wanted us to assassinate them. So tell me, who's the employer?”
Veikko replied solemnly, “I've instructed someone to find out. The employer is the bodyguard of Ms. Scarlett Fletcher from the Fletcher family.”
Bailey squeezed the phone in her hand, and her eyes turned cold.
Why does Scarlett want the Saviors to assassinate Vero? Is it because Vero once had a crush on Justin? No, that's not enough to make Scarlett take such a huge risk. Then there is only one possibility. Scarlet has already found out about Zephyr's identity, and she wants to eliminate every possible factor that could hinder her marriage.
“Veikko, listen to me. Take a recording the next time you negotiate with him. Using the professional protocol as a cover to get their fingerprints would be best. I need it, very much.”
Veikko agreed without question.
Bailey deliberated for a moment and asked, “How is Shannon?”
“She's doing pretty well, living her mundane life. However, a local young man seemed interested in her, and they chatted a few times. She showed her broken arm to him, but he didn't seem surprised. He even comforted her repeatedly.”
Bailey narrowed her eyes and said calmly, “Find out who he is. If he has any ulterior motives, kill him. I don't want any potential danger around her.”
“Got it.”
After hanging up the phone, Bailey tossed her phone on the coffee table and continued to read the news on her laptop.
After spending tens of billions sponsoring the Oscars, the people at the Oscars unanimously decided to move this year's ceremony to Hallsbay. Obviously, he wants the people in charge of the Oscars to hold the ceremony in Hallsbay by using money. Who came up with this stupid idea? It must be Susan.
At that thought, she shut her laptop with a snap, stood up, and walked outside.
As soon as she reached the door, she bumped into Artemis, who was walking in.
Since she was heading toward him, he willingly opened his arms to embrace her. When she finally fell into his embrace, he wrapped his arms around her waist, turned around, and pushed her against the wall.
“Where are you going in such a bad mood?”
Bailey reached out to grab his collar. Then, she gritted her teeth and asked, “Did you sponsor the Oscars because Susan was making a fuss?”
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