Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 688

Chapter 688 You Do Not Love Me Anymore

In the study, Zeke was on a call with Sofie.

“Mr. Shurmer, we're all smart people here. Your intentions are clear, so I'm sure there's no need for me to say anything more. Besides, I think you might've guessed why I'm calling you today.”

Zeke stared blankly into space as he replied, “Of course. My father is already in your hands. What else can I say or do? Go ahead and name your terms.”

Sofie laughed boisterously upon hearing the man's response. “I like your straightforwardness, Mr. Shurmer. I wouldn't waste too much time or energy talking to you. Well, then I want you to let my daughter and me leave Hallsbay, and I'll promise to keep your father safe. Otherwise, I'll drag you to hell with us even if we have to die.”

Zeke sneered. “Of course. That is also well within my range of tolerance. After all, the leverage you have is something that I cannot ignore. Sure, let's make a deal according to your conditions, Ms. Carr. I'll let you leave, and you'll guarantee my father's safety. Let me know how you'll like to go about this. I'll do my best to cooperate with you.”

Sofie suddenly fell silent.

Zeke was not in a rush. He knew that she must have other requests, so he waited patiently.

After a minute of silence, Sofie's voice rang from the phone's speakers. “I want to save one more person. I wonder if you'll agree, Mr. Shurmer?”

Zeke furrowed his eyebrows. Through clenched teeth, he spat, “Who?”

“It's Leo's daughter, Yvette. As long as you can persuade Artemis to let go of her and send her abroad safely, I'll go through with this deal of ours.”

Zeke could not help but chuckle. “It's already considered a win for you to exchange my father's life for yours and your daughter's. You really know how to push your luck. Ms. Carr, deals can't be made like this.”

“Are you saying that you won't agree to it, Mr. Shurmer?”

Zeke asked in response, “If I don't agree, what do you plan on doing? Kill my father? If you kill him, you and your daughter wouldn't be able to escape either.”

Sofie started laughing, her tone laced with maliciousness. “We won't run then. Why should we run? We won't lose anything since the head of the Shurmer family would be buried along with us. Think it through, Mr. Shurmer. I'm not a merciful person. I won't kill off your father with a bullet through the head. Instead, I'll use as many torture methods on him and make sure that he bleeds to his death.”

Zeke pursed his lips into a thin line. His tone was icy when he said, “I might be able to agree if you have other requests. But you want to rescue Yvette? Forget it. Neither Artemis, Holden, nor Micah would agree to it. You're just making things difficult for me.”

“That's right. Because it's such a difficult request, that's why I want you to do it. I'll give you three days to think about it. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer by then, I'll start torturing your father.”

With that, Sofie ended the call.

Zeke narrowed his eyes as he stared at the black screen of his phone. He had on an incomprehensible expression.

He had put the call on loudspeaker, so Artemis, who sat opposite him, had also heard the conversation. The latter also narrowed his eyes after the call ended.

“What is that woman trying to do? She should know that the longer time goes on, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. After all, we might've already found out where she's hiding within three days. What does she want Yvette for? I've destroyed all the power Yvette has. She's nothing but a loser now. There's no need for Sofie to waste her opportunity to escape for a useless person like Yvette.”

Zeke shook his head and sighed. “Her actions are unusual. Just like you said, she has no use for Yvette. It would've been more logical for her to ask for the control of a certain area.”

Artemis was about to reply when the door was pushed open, and in came Bailey.

“I'm guessing that she has another purpose for Yvette,” she deduced.

Artemis looked her up and down before averting his gaze.