Huntley fell silent again as he stared at Juliana quietly. People always say that pregnant women get pregnancy brain. Well, it appears there's some truth to it. She's usually so clever and full of ideas, but now that she's expecting, she doesn't seem as quick-witted as before.
She narrowed her eyes slightly in concentration. After a long pause, she slapped her forehead and exclaimed, “I know! I can go to Master for help! After all, she's the best hacker in the world. She can access the Amalgamated Nations' information system freely, so the Hoffman family's medical system won't be an issue for her.”
He broke into a smile. “Hurry up and contact her, then. Ask her to do you a favor.”
Juliana reached for her phone. However, something suddenly seemed to occur to her, and she froze. “I can't. If she finds out the baby I'm carrying isn't yours, she'll give me the third degree, and the fact that I slept with her brother will be exposed!”
Huntley's gaze darkened when he heard her say the words “slept with her brother,” and he did not say anything for a while. Then, he ventured, “Do you think she doesn't know? Don't be so naive. Don't you know who Bailey is? How could you ever pull the wool over her eyes with your little tricks? I advise you to contact her as soon as possible so she can get prepared. Otherwise, if your uncle suddenly shows up here with a doctor and catches you off guard, they'll have a field day.”
Pursing her lips, Juliana hesitated briefly before gritting her teeth and dialing Bailey's number.
Over in the study at Hallsbay's medical base, Bailey was finally calmer after spending the whole night digesting her thoughts.
Zeke could not help breathing a sigh of relief. I was really worried it'd completely crush her.
“Have you thought it through?” he asked.
She gave a hollow laugh. “Would it make a difference if I haven't? Life still has to go on as usual. If it's true that he did it with another woman, that means our relationship has come to an end. I will never allow the man I love to betray me.”
He made no response. I guessed as much. As someone with such strong moral integrity, there's no way she'd take Artemis back after how he has treated her.
“The situation hasn't progressed to that stage yet, so let's not jump to conclusions. Who knows? Perhaps nothing happened between them. After all, the other party sent you such a video with the intention of shocking and upsetting you. If Artemis did sleep with her, she would've filmed the entire thing instead of cutting it off after the two collapsed onto the bed.”
Bailey merely smiled while shaking her head. She had already thought the matter through, and the truth would have to wait until she met with Artemis and spoke to him personally.
Beep! Beep!
Suddenly, the phone on the table started ringing.
She raised her brows subconsciously after checking the screen and seeing that it was an encrypted call. “It's from Juliana.”
Zeke looked grim upon hearing that. Although we speculate that she had sex with me after drugging me that night and that the baby in her belly is mine, we have nothing to confirm our suspicions. But now...
“Answer it and put the call on speakerphone. I want to hear what she has to say.”
Chuckling softly, she followed his instructions, swiping to answer the call and turning on the speakerphone. As soon as the call connected, she could not resist saying teasingly, “You're going to give me another disciple soon, yet I haven't even met the baby's father. When are you bringing Huntley over and introducing him to me?”
“Thank you, Master.” With that, Juliana hurriedly ended the call.
Bailey raised an eyebrow and smiled at Zeke. “I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to pursue her. She has been brainwashed and is determined to be the most powerful woman in Adrune and head of the Hoffman family, wielding power over many of the oldest families across that continent. Yes, she's incredible indeed.”
Zeke said nothing.
Then, he got up from the couch and strode toward the door. “Hurry up and settle everything here. I'll go with you to pay the Hoffman family a visit. I can't interfere in her plans to become the queen, but I won't allow my child to remain in that family.”
She watched him leave wordlessly.
Meanwhile, Lionel was perusing some documents in the office on the topmost floor of LG Corporation's branch when his assistant came in with a lawyer.
“Mr. Gezmond, this is Mr. Joel Williams, a lawyer your wife asked to meet with you.”
Lionel looked up and narrowed his eyes at the man. “What can I do for you?”
Joel replied, “Mr. Gezmond, Ms. Saunders sent me here to deliver the divorce agreement.”
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