Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Despite how much that child resembled him, Artemis still refused to believe that he was related to him.

The only time I slept with a woman was eight years ago when Simon tricked me into doing it. Seven and a half months later, Rhonda came to me with a child, and the DNA report showed that that boy was indeed mine. But that is a standalone case. Given Rhonda's greed, she would've brought the other child with her if she had had two babies back then. There's no way she will let the other kid go.

Based on that conclusion, Artemis was confident that the news on Twitter was no more than a prank.

He scrutinized the photo, and a mocking grin curved on his lips after some time.

It might look like there's nothing wrong with this photo, but nothing escapes my eyes.

Artemis could tell that that picture was edited by merging his and the boy's photo with great precision until both images integrated seamlessly.

This kind of technology is only available to some of the top-notch international hackers. There's no way a regular person can do this.

Artemis was suddenly reminded of Spook.

I've hunted Spook down for half a year. Don't tell me this is revenge, but this is childish. Since this picture is merged, I bet I can split them up again. If I can do that, this lie will fall apart on its own. I'm not sure if this is the best way for revenge, Spook. You can't take me down with such an underhanded stunt.

Artemis picked up his phone from the table and called his assistant. “Contact all the major press companies in the country. Luther Group will hold a press conference tomorrow. I will explain the rumor about my 'illegitimate child' in person.”

“Mr. Luther, don't you think it'll be too controversial to address the public yourself?” the assistant asked.

“Just do as I said,” Artemis insisted.

I can't wait to see what the other side is playing at. Let's see if you can really push me to the eye of the storm.

Within the next half an hour, news about Artemis holding a press conference to explain the rumor became a trending discussion, replacing all the former hot topics.

Over in the study at Shelbert Condominium, the two children sprawled on the table, planning their next move.

“Hey, Dummy. Have you tried doing live streaming before?” Zayron called out.

Maxton frowned at the name.

Dummy? Why does it feel like it's a name suitable for Hado?

“Nope, Idiot. Why don't you teach me?” Maxton replied.

Zayron's face twitched at the rejoin. It turns out he's not as dumb as I thought. Why did the reporters say he's mentally challenged? Besides, he doesn't look like he's autistic to me. He's clever with his words and even swears sometimes.

When Maxton saw that his question was greeted with silence, he thought Zayron was angry. He did not want to be chased out of the house, so he continued, “I'll do anything you ask me to do if you teach me how to do live streaming.”

Zayron scoffed, “You're quite sensible, aren't you? This is my house, so if you want to stay here with my mommy, you'd better listen to everything I say.”

Maxton darted his gaze around before asking, “Then can you give your mommy to my daddy too?”

“What?” Zayron babbled in shock. “Did you just ask me to give my mommy to your daddy? No way. You're my aunt's son, so that makes your daddy my uncle.”

“She's not my mother,” Maxton replied.

Zayron's eyes turned wide as saucers.

“Wow. Okay. I might be naughty sometimes, but at least I still acknowledge my mother. Don't you think you're a little too much? I can't believe you're so cruel,” Zayron remarked.

Maxton glared at him with his cheeks flushed red in anger.

I knew he wouldn't believe me! Not even Daddy believes what I said. They always think I'm just being ridiculous.

“Whatever. Forget it then.”