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 the

dumbfounded by

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. If the others know about this, they'll be so shocked that their jaws will

“He's gone. Come out.”

water came from the restroom. After a while, Bailey stepped

the corner and said in a trembling voice, “Just stay there.

he locked his dark gaze on her. “Do you think I'm in the right

has a

I go out and wait? We'll

Pocket Guest Restaurant at

“Huh?”

squeezed

this woman see that I'm

in a

journey back to the Jefferson residence.

refuses to touch me when he's already in that state! What

knitted into a tight knot. After moments of silence, she questioned, “Is he impotent? Was Bailey the one

face turned pale as her voice quivered. “T-That's not possible, right? I mean, it was a pretty long night... But, he

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. You're basically kissing wealth and glory goodbye if you do that. Just think about how glorious your life

the soup because he wanted to frame me. I hate myself for being too kind a few years ago. I should've strangled him to death, then

Beatrice was about to speak, the phone in Rhonda's handbag

to take a

out and saw that it was

“Hey, Quin. What's up?”

entered Mr. Luther's office, and she didn't come out until just now. Her clothes were all messy when

from the

you say? Please

what she had

answer, Rhonda slumped back onto the

time when Artemis

entered the CEO's office and stayed

right mind could've guessed what had happened during that half-an-hour

footage and find out who that b*tch is. Send it to my phone

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