Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 508

Chapter 508

In the operating room, Bailey had her eyes narrowed as she studied the tissue sample taken from Veronique's uterus lining.

“The cancer cells have indeed spread. The only thing we can do now is to hope that the remaining cancer cells in her body won't move to other organs.”

Justin chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, “We are old-timers with tons of clinical experience. I'm sure we all know we can't leave this matter to luck.”

“Yeah, so we still have to develop new drugs. Give me the sample. I'll take it to the laboratory in the Shurmer residence and find out if we can use the data about her genes and cancer to develop a drug that can prevent the cancer cells from spreading,” Bailey stated.

In response, Justin glanced at Bailey's stomach wordlessly, his intentions clear.

Bailey couldn't help but laugh in amusement. “I'm pregnant, not crippled. I'm not that fragile! Don't listen to Artemis. He's just excessively worried.”

“All right, I'll sort the sample and hand it to you.”

In a room at the Shurmer residence, Shirley sat on the couch, wiping her tears. Beside her sat Zoey, who was keeping her company.

When Zoey saw how sad Shirley was, an idea occurred to her.

“Shirley, there must be a reason why Zeke doesn't want to hold an engagement party for you. I think he has taken a fancy to Juliana and plans to work with Bailey to save Juliana from the Hoffman family.”

Shirley lifted her head abruptly and looked at Zoey with tearful eyes. “What did you say? He wants to join hands with Bailey and rescue that despicable Juliana?”

“I'm not sure, but Zeke has been so distracted lately. I went to the study to bring him coffee a few times, and he was always staring at the two pots of cactus on the table while spacing out. I asked his assistant about them and found out that it was Juliana who gave him those plants. He keeps them on his study table.”

Upon hearing that, Shirley pursed her lips tightly.

“She has already left Hallsbay. Why can I still feel her presence everywhere?” she said resentfully through gritted teeth.

Zoey sighed softly and remarked, “She's too lucky. Not only does she have the Hoffman family backing her up, but she also has an amazing mentor handling things for her. Bailey is Juliana's strongest support. Only by taking down Bailey will you be able to have control over Juliana.”

“Bailey...” Shirley balled her hands into fists. “It's that woman again. Why does she keep going against me? You're right. As long as Bailey is around, Juliana will have a backer. That way, I won't be able to do anything to Juliana. I have to get rid of Bailey first before I can have that despicable woman eating out of my hand.”

A cold, calculative look flashed across Zoey's eyes. She had to admit that although Sofie was evil, the latter was very clever to use someone else to do the job. Now, Zoey had learned to do the same.

“That is right. We cannot keep Bailey around. If she marries into the Luther family, she will be even more invincible with their support. By then, it will be almost impossible to defeat her.”

Suddenly, Shirley narrowed her eyes at Zoey. “Zoey, are you using me as a pawn? If Bailey is gone, you will get to reap all the benefits without doing anything.”

“What are you talking about, Shirley? Do you think I'd let you battle on your own? We have a common enemy. Of course we have to join hands and deal with her.”

“That's more like it. Tell me your plan. What do you want me to do?”

Zoey leaned into Shirley's ear and whispered, “First, let's spread the rumor that Raiden and Bailey are having an ambiguous relationship and that Bailey wants to abandon Artemis and marry into the Fletcher family, the most prestigious family in the political circle. Let's wait and see how the Fletcher family will react and whether they'll do something to Bailey.”

Shirley's eyes lit up at that. “I heard that Mrs. Fletcher is in Jadeborough, making preparations for Mr. Fletcher's wedding. She chose the heiresses of several prominent families to be her daughter-in-law candidates. If she finds out that Bailey has a thing for her favorite son, she will definitely deal with Bailey. It just so happens that Scarlett and Bailey also have a beef with each other.”

With a faint smile, Zoey responded, “It's decided, then. The Fletcher family is in power right now. There's no way Mrs. Fletcher and Scarlett can't handle Bailey.”