Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Zayron closely compared his picture and Artemis'.

We do look alike, but too bad. My dad is a bald man over sixty. He's far from being a handsome and wealthy man. I'd smile even in my sleep if I had a dad like Mr. Luther.

Creak. The door opened, and Bailey came in with a plate of fruits.

The boy quickly closed his laptop. I still have a lot to do. I can't let her find out.

“Ha! Do you really think I don't know what you're doing? I bet you're checking girls out again. I can't believe you're so nasty at such a young age,” she teased.

“Why would I need to do that? I have a cute sister,” he replied, rolling his eyes.

Bailey put the plate on the table, asking, “Where is she now, by the way? She is still on tour, right? When is she coming back?”

“Why should she be back?” the boy asked, looking at his mother.

“Your granny's death anniversary is in two weeks. I've not brought you guys to see her before, so I just thought that you guys should visit her since we're back.”

“I see. I'll text her tomorrow. By the way, Mommy, are you not bringing us to the Larson family? I know it's weird to have a sixty-year-old dad, but I can at least get some money from him.”

“He's not your biological father. I hacked the blood bank's system three years ago and compared his DNA with yours, so you should just give up on the thought of extorting money from him.”

The kid pouted and muttered, “Well, my dad must still be somewhere out there. There's no way I don't have a father. I'll look for him once I'm done dealing with that Luther villain. Finding my father won't be a problem for me. I'm so smart, anyway.”

Two days had passed when Artemis went into Maxton's room with a somber face.

An exasperated smirk broke out on his face when he saw the weak and hungry boy lying in bed.

“Are you still alive? I'm bringing you to that woman if you are,” Artemis offered.

He had run a background check done on Bailey, and as he expected, she was the eldest daughter of the Jefferson family, Bailey Jefferson, also Rhonda's half-sister from another mother.

Eight years ago, she sold herself to a man over his fifties for five million. After that, news about her having a stillbirth was made public, and she went abroad since she could no longer stay in Hallsbay.

Artemis tried to ignore Maxton in the past two days, for he did not want his son to have anything to do with a woman like that, but that kid proved to be more obstinate than he had imagined.

If Artemis let him be, Maxton would starve himself to death.

Since the Luther family still needed an heir, and Artemis was not interested in any women, the father figured he should compromise and let Maxton have his way in the end.

When Maxton heard that Artemis had relented, he struggled to get up from his bed despite his dizziness.

“Let's go,” he whispered.

Artemis went closer to hold the frail boy, scolding, “I can't believe you're giving your mother the cold shoulder and asking for your aunt instead. You're so dumb.”

Downstairs, Rhonda was alarmed when she saw Artemis carrying Maxton toward the door across the living room. She darted over and blocked right in front of them.

“Where are you bringing Max, Artemis?” she questioned.

“I'm bringing him to Bailey,” he replied coldly without looking at her.

“No.” Rhonda reached out, wanting to snatch the boy away.

I can't believe what I heard. Did Artemis say he wanted to bring the boy to Bailey? What does he want? She's his sister-in-law!

“Move,” Artemis demanded curtly.