Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 878

Chapter 878 Played Tricks

Tucker suddenly gripped the wine glass in his hand tightly.

Even without the bodyguard's reminder, he could guess what the two were plotting.

He had put in so much effort to be the head of the family.

Even if he was going to take the entire Hoffman family down with him, he would never let the illegitimate child gain any benefits from this.

After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said, “Have someone keep an eye on that old geezer at home around the clock. Once you notice anything unusual, just get him under control. Don't worry about the fact that he's my dad.”

The personal bodyguard responded before he turned around to leave.

Tucker then said, “Call Kurt and tell him to meet me.”

“All right.”

After watching the bodyguard leave, Tucker stood up and headed toward the rooftop.

Standing on the railing that was several meters high, he could have a full view of all the Hoffman family's buildings.

It was the empire he had been dreaming of.

He had been planning for so many years, and now it was right under him.

No matter what, I'll never hand over the empire to someone else. If this will really be the end of it, let's perish together then. I'd rather die a spectacular death, dragging everyone down with me, than handing over the power aggrievedly. Might makes right. Besides, I might not necessarily lose. The old woman's son is still in my hands. I doubt if she would just leave her own son behind.

As long as he held the chips, it was still possible for him to win.

At the same time, in the study of Philip's house, he sat dejectedly on the sofa, rubbing his temples.

The butler next to him said, “Mr. Hoffman, you must handle this matter properly. Otherwise, the entire Hoffman family will be doomed.”

Philip slowly opened his eyes and gave the butler a cold stare. Frowning, he asked, “Are you suggesting we should bring Tucker down? Then we support that woman's son to take over? But Sofie is cunning. Handing over the authority to the family to Archie is no different from giving power to her. I can't accept this. That woman is now with her lover. If they get more greedy, I'm afraid that the Hoffman family might face a change in leadership.”

The butler pondered for a moment before he suggested, “We could pretend to agree to support her son's ascension to power just to calm her down for now. When she lets her guard down, we'll strike her with a fatal blow, then put her and her lover down together at once to get rid of all possible threats in the future. Right now, it must be very difficult to deal with her, as she has his guard up now. We simply don't have any chance to do anything to her.”

Philip's eyes lit up, and he slowly straightened his back. “This might be a solution. I'll first agree to support her son to be in power. When the time comes, she'll surely be too full of herself. Then, I'll seize the opportunity to get rid of her when she least expects it.”

The butler nodded. “Then you should start preparing. Mr. Tucker tends to be quite extreme. Especially after knowing that you have a son with Sofie, he has become more radical. If he finds out that Sofie is threatening you, he'll surely find a way to control you, and then take Sofie down together with him.”

Philip's gaze turned cold as he narrowed his eyes to look at the night view outside. Then he enunciated, “Then we should take action to keep Tucker under control. Don't let him do anything foolish. I'll never allow the Hoffman family to be ruined in our hands.”

“Yes.”

Inside the laboratory of the research base, Blaze looked at the report in her hand with her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

“This parasitic fragrance is indeed strong. It can even compete with the Yablon family's Soul Reaper. I'm sorry. I don't have a way to neutralize this toxin. I may not be able to help you much.”

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Bailey. Arching an eyebrow, she asked, “How did you manage to get rid of Soul Reaper from your man? Since they're all super potent toxins, we can probably use the same way to neutralize the toxin.”

Bailey shook her head and sighed. “I drained the blood from Artemis' body and cleared two-thirds of the toxins in his blood. Then, I told Cameron to prepare poison for him to consume, counteracting the toxin with the poison. With that, I got rid of the remaining toxin in his body. Luna's situation is different from his. She was born with toxins in her body. The toxins have already permeated her blood and bone marrow. That method simply won't work, so there's no need to try it. Don't let the child suffer for nothing. Moreover, Luna's life isn't in danger at the moment. We can take the time to neutralize the toxins in her body. There's no need to take unnecessary risks.”

After speaking, she turned toward Catherine. “What do you think?”

Catherine nodded slightly and said, “Luna can still bear with it for another year or so. If everything goes well, she could probably live for another three to five years. Since the method used on Mr. Luther won't work, let's not use it. Let's think of another way. Keep talking. I'm going to prepare the fragrance for Luna. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me anytime.”

“All right.”

After watching Catherine leave, Blaze nudged Bailey. “Hey, you promised me. You said you'd help me deal with Cameron. Is that deal still on the table?”

Bailey reached out her hand and patted her shoulder as she laughed. “Of course. Once I've sorted out that guy's lifelong happiness, he'll stop pestering me. It's better for everyone this way.”

Feeling slightly frustrated, Blaze pulled her short hair and asked, “I couldn't win over that man despite all my efforts. How did you manage to make him fall for you so easily? Is it because I'm not attractive enough? No, that can't be. Those big shots who are known internationally would always nod in approval when they heard my name.”

Bailey found that statement somewhat funny.

That's true. You tend to use toxins as you wish. Who the hell would have the nerve to mess with you? As the saying goes, no one will harm the people who are nice to them. They butter you up and flatter you. Of course, you'd feel bad to do anything to them.

Of course, Bailey did not have the courage to say all these.

After spending some time together, she realized that Blaze was easily triggered too.

She would start a fight at the drop of a hat.

Bailey would be no match for Blaze when it came to toxins.

It would be better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

“He might not be fond of me. It could be that he lost to me when we competed with each other on our poison-crafting skills previously. That's why he has gotten his eyes on me since then. If you can beat him with your poison-crafting skills, he might start to despise you deeply, and then slowly care more about you.”

Blaze's eyes lit up as if she had thought of something, but she looked dejected again in the next second.

“He is the heir of the Yablon family and has mastered half of the poison-crafting skills in Encyclopedia of Poison. Even if I were to practice for another ten years, I wouldn't be able to beat him.”

Bailey blinked, and a mischievous glint flitted across her eyes.

“Do you think I could outplay him? I had to resort to tricks. Otherwise, he wouldn't have paid so much attention to me and hated me this much.”

Blaze's eyes widened. “Did you pull a trick? What trick was it?”

Bailey chuckled. “Hypnosis. When I was dealing with him, I used hypnosis. If you want to learn, I can teach you. When you compete with him on poison-crafting skills next time, you'll surely make him lose miserably.”

Blaze mulled it over and agreed in excitement. “Teach me. Quick!”

Seeing how Blaze was so eager to learn the trick, Bailey could not help but laugh.