Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 297

Chapter 297

Shirley reached out and rubbed the girl's head. Then, she smiled and said, “Going out with an international child star is so tiring. First, I had to ensure your safety, and now I have to protect you from the reporters.”

The little girl pouted and scoffed, “It's all Susan's fault. What's wrong with holding the Oscars in Anglandur? She just had to use Luther Group's influence to move the Oscars to Hallsbay, huh? Hmph! So what if she has the head of Luther Group as her uncle? Uncivilized and a showoff. She's just a gold digger at best.”

Shirley looked at her niece in amusement and advised, “Arethea, don't belittle yourself. The daughter of the Gourd family is just as great as the daughter of the Luther family. Besides, you'll soon have the head of the Shurmer family as an uncle. Come on. Be confident. You're as great as any princess in the world.”

Arethea Gourd's heart fluttered with joy. “That's true. This year's Best Child Actor Award belongs to me. I will not allow Susan to have it.”

Shirley put her finger at her lips and gestured for her to be quiet. “There's a large group of reporters coming. If you don't want to expose your whereabouts, stop talking.”

The two passed through the hall, and two men in black approached them when they reached the stairs outside.

“Excuse me, are you Ms. Gourd?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Mr. Shurmer sent us to pick you up. He's at the open-air parking lot opposite this place. He thought that you needed to lie low, so he didn't come to greet you in person. Ms. Gourd, this way.”

“Okay.”

The two followed the bodyguards to the parking lot and saw Zeke leaning against the car window from a distance.

He was wearing a white suit, and he looked gentle in it.

Shirley was stuck in a daze staring at him.

Arethea was amused and giggled. “You're swooning again.”

Then, she quickly ran toward Zeke, shouting, “Uncle Zeke!”

Zeke furrowed his brows a little and instinctively leaned over to hug her. Then, he smiled and said, “Arethea, you've become even more beautiful, as expected from a famous international child star. But can we change the way you address me? From now on, call me Mr. Shurmer. It sounds cooler.”

“No,” Arethea refused. “You're my uncle since you'll be marrying my aunt. I won't change the way I call you.”

Shirley walked over from afar with a smile. “Arethea is right. She will address you as her uncle sooner or later. You should get used to it earlier.”

An inexplicable look flashed in Zeke's eyes. He nodded and said, “Great job for making it this far. Let's go back to the Shurmer residence.”

“Okay.”

After getting in the car, Arethea refused to come out of Zeke's arms.

“Uncle Zeke, I'm here to compete for the Best Child Actor Award at the Oscars.”

Zeke smiled and replied gently, “You're so amazing. You'll definitely win the award.”

Shirley heard and interjected, “Zeke, I'm counting on you for Arethea's award.”

As a clever man, Zeke understood what she meant.

She wanted him to pull some strings for Arethea.

“Leave it to me. I'll send the people at the Oscars my regards.”

Two days later, at the coffee shop on the second floor of Century Square.

Bailey smirked. “Perhaps that could also be me. I heard that Spook hacked the database of a research institute in Jadeborough, and the cyberspace administration department is investigating the true identity of Spook all over the world. Mr. Fletcher, I suggest that you stop wasting your efforts. You should know the importance of researching and developing the 5G network in the country. As long as you try to stop me from participating in the International Programming Competition, the Fletcher family will have to suffer this undisclosable loss.”

Raiden let out an angry snort.

This woman really knows how to annoy people, but no one can stand in her way.

“I promise not to let anything similar happen again in the future. She almost made a huge mistake by acting on her own. I apologize on her behalf.”

Then, he briefly explained his plan to her.

After listening to his plans, Bailey retracted her mocking smile slightly. “Since Ms. Fletcher wasn't sincere about donating her bone marrow, there's no need for my friend to wait. Okay. Then get the sperm from Justin's body. After this, as long as Scarlett doesn't provoke Veronique, I promise Veronique will not hinder her marriage with Justin.”

Raiden breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the documents on the table with his eyebrows lifted. “So, about these...”

Bailey raised her eyebrows and smiled. “As long as you don't reveal the identity of Spook, I will keep this secret for the Fletcher family. Of course, the evidence of hiring assassins must be kept with me for the time being. I will give it to you once everything is over.”

Meanwhile, Victoria was in the CEO's office of Saunders Group.

Since Lionel joined the company as the largest shareholder, Victoria had given him the office.

Looking at Lionel sitting at the desk, Victoria sighed softly.

She longed to be by his side, even if it meant dirtying her hands.

“I'll agree to your conditions, but please let my father off.”