Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 340

Chapter 340

Back at the medical base, Bailey was feeding Maxton some oatmeal in his ward.

It was then that the phone by the bed rang.

Before she could react, Maxton—one step ahead of her—had already scooped it up.

“Bay, it's Daddy Eddy.”

The hand Bailey was holding the spoon with trembled slightly.

Edmund... I don't know how to face him. Even though I promised him to leave Hallsbay to start a new life with him, I chose to return in the end. I'm sure he's aware of my feelings for Artemis given how smart he is.

It was for that reason she didn't know how to break it to him.

After a brief hesitation, she put down the bowl and took the phone from Maxton's hand.

She then walked to the balcony and answered in a raspy voice. “Edmund, I—”

Before she could finish, Edmund interrupted her. “I heard Max was bitten by a cobra. Has the venom been neutralized?”

Bailey sighed inwardly with her head hung low.

Edmund, oh Edmund, there are just some matters we can't resolve by avoiding them. If you don't dare face it, wouldn't I be holding you back for the rest of your life?

“Edmund, there's something I need to tell you.”

As tension filled the air, Edmund's slightly hoarse voice rang out after a momentary pause. “I know what you want to say. It's all right. What matters now is Maxton. Since you didn't succeed in leaving this time, we'll think of another way. You should go back to whatever you're doing as I've still got something to deal with. Bye.”

“Ed—”

Bailey opened her mouth, but Edmund didn't give her the opportunity to say anything further.

The call-end tone ringing in her ears elicited a wry smile from her.

Edmund has probably guessed what I wanted to say. He has just chosen to avoid the topic due to his fear of confronting it. My spurning of his feelings has truly scarred him. Such an exceptional man is now reduced to a wary presence in front of me.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard from behind before she felt a heavy weight on her shoulder.

Artemis' voice rang out from beside her ear. “If you can't bring yourself to talk to him, let me do it.”

“No,” Bailey stopped him without hesitation. “You'll only end up causing him more hurt. Artemis, you should be thanking him instead. If he hadn't saved us back then, the children and I would have died on the streets.”

Artemis' gaze darkened, for he knew Bailey's words were not an exaggeration at all.

Back then, Rhonda—after taking Maxton for herself—had ordered Bailey and the other children to be killed.

Therefore, their survival was a miracle in itself.

“All right. I'll remember the debt of gratitude we owe him. Going forward, I'll find him a wonderful wife.”

Bailey rolled her eyes in response. “You better hold back on that thought.”

Chuckling to himself, Artemis wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her into his embrace.