Artemis finally let Bailey go after a few seconds of stalemate.

The woman jumped up from the couch almost as soon as she was released.

His face darkened further when he saw how she was avoiding him like he was the plague.

She wasn't playing hard to get. Instead, she genuinely hated him and wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

There were knocks on the lounge's door, and Artemis asked in a low voice, “Do you want to hide in the restroom, or are you just going to stand here and let them see you?”

Do I even have an option?

Bailey turned around and walked toward the restroom.

Artemis watched her leaving figure while wearing a grim expression.

This d*mned woman didn't even hesitate to escape from me. Would she act this way in front of Edmund?

Dwayne's charming face came into view when the door was opened.

Artemis asked in an icy cold tone, “What is it?”

Dwayne grinned before standing on tiptoe and peeking into the room. “I heard that Ms. Rhonda brought you some soup. Where is she? Don't tell me you got excited and devoured her on a whim...”

“Shut up,” Artemis growled.

Dwayne's gaze slowly moved down and landed on the place between Artemis' legs. He arched a brow and smiled.

What a boring man. He was enjoying himself alone.

“Are you done? If you're done, get lost.”

Dwayne rubbed his nose and smiled sheepishly. “Do you need me to go to the entertainment company under Luther Group to find you a popular actress? Those women are all young and pretty, and they—”

Artemis slammed

was dumbfounded by his

getting snubbed, he couldn't help muttering, “I thought you rendered yourself impotent seven years ago since you were never interested in women. Turns out you've been doing it privately.

“He's gone. Come out.”

the restroom. After a while, Bailey stepped out of the

cautiously in the corner and said in a

gaze on her. “Do you think I'm

He has a

I go out and

floor of Pocket Guest Restaurant at seven in the

“Huh?”

squeezed the sentence

this woman see that I'm about

fled in

Jefferson residence.

to touch me when he's already

After moments of silence, she questioned, “Is he impotent?

not possible, right? I mean, it

sighed. “You should think about how to clear up the misunderstanding right now instead of thinking about these useless things. Are you really giving up on him if there's something wrong with him? Don't be silly.

uneasiness in her heart. She said coldly, “That little brat must've drugged the soup because he wanted to frame me. I hate myself for being too kind a few years ago. I

was about to speak, the phone in

to take a

it was her best

“Hey, Quin. What's up?”

just now. Her

from the

you say?

what

answer, Rhonda

when Artemis was drugged and

left, a woman entered the CEO's office and stayed in there for half an hour before finally leaving in

right mind could've guessed what had happened during

engulfed Rhonda's sanity as she seethed, “Retrieve the surveillance footage and find out who

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