Surprised by what Juliana had said, Bailey stared at her in confusion.
“Julie, do you have any idea who you're talking to?”
Juliana burst out laughing upon hearing that, but her laughter soon turned to sobs as she yelled, “Who do you think you are, huh? You act like you're concerned about my well-being, but you're secretly stabbing me in the back! You're unworthy of being my mentor!”
Bailey scrambled to her feet and said in an icy-cold voice, “Looks like you really are drunk. I'll help you get sobered up, and then we'll talk about this.”
“I told you, I'm not drunk! Were you the one who forced Zeke to have his fiancée come to Hallsbay?” Juliana screamed at the top of her lungs.
When Bailey didn't say anything in response, Juliana got even more agitated.
“Well? Say something! Were you the one who forced Zeke to have his fiancée come to Hallsbay?” she shrieked furiously.
Bailey looked to the side and replied with a sigh, “Yes, it was me who asked Mr. Shurmer to have his fiancée come to Hallsbay. I know you two could never be together, so I—”
Juliana cut her off, “That's enough from you! I thought Zoey was making it all up to drive a wedge between us, but her words turned out to be true all along. I can't believe you'd do such a thing! Why can't Zeke and I get together? Is it because I'm from the Hoffman family? You're just afraid of the potential trouble I'd get you into by marrying a foreigner!”
Bailey stared at her in confusion and disbelief.
What the heck has gotten into her today? I don't remember my disciple being so mean and unreasonable! Where did I go wrong?
“You're really drunk, Julie. You don't even know what you're saying anymore. Once again, I'll pretend it was the alcohol talking. Come on. Let's go home.”
Juliana shoved her off again. “Who are you to tell me what to do? If you're that afraid of getting dragged into my problems, then let's cut ties right here and now!”
Bailey's eyes went wide with shock when she heard that. “J-Julie, do you even realize what you're saying?”
“I said, we'll cut ties starting today! From now on, you no longer have to concern yourself with my problems!” Juliana practically spat those words out.
After that, she turned around and stumbled her way out of the private room.
Bailey wanted to go after her, but she had twisted her ankle when she fell earlier. An intense pain shot up from her ankle the moment she took a step forward, causing her to slump against the couch.
Suddenly, Artemis came running into the private room.
Upon noticing the look of anguish on her face, he quickly stepped forward to pick her up. “Come on. I'll get you to Justin's clinic. We need to get your injury treated.”
Bailey pushed him aside and said, “Don't worry about me. Julie is somewhere out there, completely drunk. I'm worried about her safety. Go bring her back!”
“Don't worry; Ken is already on it.”
Meanwhile, in Shelbert Condominium, Zephyr was watching Zayron type away on the computer.
After about half an hour, Zephyr lost his patience and asked, “Hey, Zayron! Are you sure this is going to work?”
Zayron shot him an annoyed glare. “Of course! What do you think I've been doing this whole time? First, I hacked into the Security Agency's system and copied your parents' fingerprints into the database. Then, I hacked into City Hall's official website, copied its official seal onto their files, and uploaded their files into City Hall's database. What do you think is going to happen next?”
“When Justin and Scarlett go to get their marriage registered, they'll realize that Justin is already married,” Zephyr replied after giving it some thought.
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