The water that gushed from Bailey's head instantly woke her up, bringing her to her senses.

Looking stunned, she wiped away the water on her face and turned her attention to the handsome man.

Upon gazing into his deep, dark eyes, a vortex of anger swirled inside her, and she exploded. “You jerk, b*stard, lecher, shameless idiot...”

Bailey raised her arms and slapped his cheek ferociously.

The sound was so loud that it echoed in the tiny space inside the car.

The woman hopped up from his thigh and knocked against the car ceiling before Artemis could grab her arm.

Bailey massaged her head to get rid of the buzzing sound while hugging her chest with her arms.

She shot daggers at the man and asked, “What are you trying to do to me?”

Artemis blanched at her words. It was as if he was about to explode. F*ck! No one has slapped me like how this da*n woman did!

The man clenched his teeth and said, “You're safe.”

He crossed his arms, leaned against the seat, and shut his eyes, pretending that she was invisible.

Bailey frowned. She was able to think in the right mind once she regained her composure.

After glancing at the water bottle and her wet gown, she finally understood what had happened. He must have rescued me, but I'd mistaken him for being a pervert.

pang of guilt for what she did to Artemis. “Err, I'm sorry. I got a little agitated just

rendered the man

I don't want to slap you. I

time to put your guard down yet. Listen carefully—what they had used on you is not the usual drug. The drug might trigger an even more

was a baffling look on Artemis' face when he lowered his eyes to look at

Otherwise, a well-mannered man like him

are we going

her before

she fell back on the seat as the buzzing

will do, Mr. Luther. I

forward, inched closer, and responded ambivalently, “You seem to be quite afraid of me. Can I know why? Are you worried that Edmund might misunderstand us? Or are

and ignored his last remark, but deep in her heart, she was thunderstruck. He must have

for him. Since you guys are cousins, I think it's best we maintain a distance from each other. Please stay away from me, Mr. Luther. Otherwise, I

and said nonchalantly, “You seem to dodge my question on purpose. You've only answered my first few questions but not the last one. So tell me, what's your relationship with Spook? Spook stole three billion from me. I'll have to settle this score with that

could only think

her eyes, stared blankly into the distance, curled her body, and started

the drug in her body was acting

yourself in the cold water. I'll call Justin, but he can only be here in another fifteen minutes. Not every doctor can purge the toxins out of your system because the drug is too powerful. I'm not a jerk and will not do anything to you. You just relax

the toxins in her

of having a breakdown, the car drove into

car parked right in front of the entrance, she opened the door and asked in a shivering voice,

still notice the blush on Bailey's face. He could also tell she

room on

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