Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73

Samuel staggered, causing him to take a few swift steps forward. It wasn't until both his hands landed on the table that he stabilized himself and prevented himself from falling to the ground.

“No, it's not my time to retire yet. You can't force me to retire! First, it was Laurence. Now, it's me. Are you really trying to get rid of all your elders in the company, Artemis?” he questioned.

Artemis smiled with a raised eyebrow and helped stop his uncle's sliding body from falling. “I was just joking with you, Uncle Samuel. Why are you panicking? Relax. If you don't do anything wrong, no one will dare to force you out.”

“R-Really?”

With a smile, Artemis nodded. “Of course. However, I suggest you recognize who's the real person in charge of Luther Group and who you should listen to. Otherwise...”

“Yes, yes, of course.” Samuel stood with the help of his nephew before rubbing the sweat on his forehead away. “I must have been out of my mind earlier. Don't worry; I won't make the same mistake again.”

The young man walked around the office table and guided his uncle to sit on the nearby couch. Smiling, he said, “Please tell me what my mother told you, Uncle Samuel.”

Sitting on the couch with a straightened back, Samuel spoke carefully. “She asked me to judge Ms. Bailey's work as plagiarism because then the legal department will be able to transfer the case to the court. She also told me to find a way to contact the original designer, Snowflake, and invite her to visit Hallsbay personally. Then, we are to encourage her to sue Ms. Bailey on the grounds of copyright violation and hopefully sentence Ms. Bailey to a few years in prison.”

Artemis' eyes narrowed. That old bat! She really wants Bailey dead. If she finds out Bailey had given birth to a descendant of the Luther family, I wonder if her attitude toward Bailey would change.

“Fine, I understand. After your people bring Bailey to the company, don't take her to the legal department. I want her to meet me right away.”

Obviously, Samuel wasn't going to say no and quickly agreed, “Of course. I'll give them a call this instant to relay your order.”

“You can leave now.”

The middle-aged man leaped from the couch and power-walked out of the room, even forgetting to bid goodbye.

The pressure inside the room was too much for him to handle. He didn't want to stay there for another second longer.

“Wait.”

After he took two steps away, Artemis called out to him.

Without turning back, he asked in a trembling voice, “Do you have other orders, Mr. Artemis?”

Artemis raised his eyebrows. “You saw the two designs. Do you think it's a case of plagiarism?”

“N-No.” At that point, only an idiot would say yes, which Samuel was not. Anyone with a pair of eyes can see he has fallen for that woman and wants to protect her. Whoever wants to mess with that woman will have to deal with him, which won't end well for them.

“I want to hear your true opinion.” Artemis stood and arrived in front of his uncle.

He stared into the older man's eyes and spoke one word at a time. “Regarding this matter, I want to hear only truths from you. Of course, you can only speak the truth in front of me. When you're in front of anyone else, you still need to pretend to be stupid. Understand?”

“Of course, I understand,” Samuel swiftly replied. “If this goes to the court, they'll no doubt say that it's a case of plagiarism because Ms. Bailey completely replicated the design structure. While there are contemporary elements added to it, it's still seventy percent similar to the work of Snowflake. This is enough for the judge to determine it as plagiarism.”

A chilling look glinted in Artemis' eyes.

He didn't doubt what his uncle said because he was certain the older man was spooked enough from earlier to not be telling any lies again.