Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Dwayne got a shock.

Oh my! It's so scary when the tyrant gets angry.

“If the surveillance cameras in the mall have broken down, then how about other places? If you can't find anything within one mile, then expand the search radius to ten miles or even a hundred miles if necessary. I don't care how you do it, but you must locate this fellow. Even a vague picture of him will be good enough.”

Dwayne nodded with a bitter expression.

Artemis pointed at the opened door and spat out two words, “Get lost.”

Fine!

Just as he was leaving, Dwayne remembered something, so he turned around. “Tomorrow is Mr. Jefferson's birthday, and his invitation card is with me. Will you like to attend the banquet?”

“We'll see,” answered Artemis curtly.

He was about to pick up the pen when he thought of something.

Clarence's birthday banquet?

That woman must be there too.

Her status must be different now that Clarence knew she bore a son for the Chiverses. Clarence would surely find a way for her to return home and show her off as Ms. Bailey of the Jefferson family.

His birthday banquet would provide the most ideal opportunity for him to do that.

“Tell Mr. Jefferson that I will be attending his birthday banquet.”

Dwayne was at a loss for words.

Meanwhile at the café in Luther Group.

There were two stylish-dressed young women seated by the window. One of them was the chief designer of Luther Group, Jessica. The other woman was Caridee of the Luther family.

“Jessica, I don't want that woman to design my gown for me. She has such a bad reputation. If I wear her gown to my coming-of-age ceremony, everyone will laugh at me.”

Jessica narrowed her eyes slightly and looked as if she was in a dilemma. “Ms. Caridee, Mr. Luther seems to like her. If not, he won't have asked us to compete against each other. Although I'm confident of winning, I...”

At that juncture, she stopped abruptly and looked uncertain if she should continue.

Caridee pursed her lips. In truth, she was an intelligent girl. The moment Jessica mentioned her brother, she understood what she was trying to insinuate. “Are you worried that my brother will be biased toward her? Even if you have the better design, my brother will still pick her.”

Jessica pretended to look anxious and said tentatively, “There's something I'm not sure whether to tell you or not.”

“Go on. You have got nothing to worry about. I'll back you up.”

Jessica sighed before saying dejectedly, “The dresses that Ms. Jefferson designs are very sexy, but those types of gowns suit only mature women who dress that way to seduce men. Ms. Caridee, it will be inappropriate for you to wear a dress like that on your birthday. But, Mr. Luther admires her even though her designs don't suit you. He even insists on her joining the competition. I worry that-”

Caridee took a deep inhalation before saying through gritted teeth, “I know what you want to say. Ha! She thought she will win just because she has my brother's backing? This competition is for me to choose the designer for my gown. The final decision lies with me. Jessica, don't be scared. Go ahead and compete with her. With me around, you'll have nothing to be scared of.”

Jessica smiled in response.

Looks like Rhonda is a good ally to have.

With her instigation, this willful princess of the Luther family would have never sought me out. This way, I can get Caridee to deal with that b*tch, Bailey.

“May I know what kind of design you like, Ms. Caridee?”