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.

guilt for what she did to Artemis. “Err, I'm sorry. I got a little agitated just now. Do you want to slap me back, so we can

rendered the

and looked up at the woman with a scowl. I don't want to slap you. I want to sleep with you.

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

baffling look on Artemis' face when he lowered his eyes to look at the water

have gone overboard. Otherwise, a well-mannered man like

are we

before

feet. But before she could stand up, she fell back on the seat as the buzzing sound in her head started ringing

to the hospital will do, Mr. Luther. I don't want to disturb

Can I know why? Are you worried that Edmund might misunderstand us? Or

He must have found out something about me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have mentioned Spook

I think it's best we maintain a distance from each other. Please stay away from me, Mr. Luther.

answered my first few questions but not the last one. So

to side. She could only

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

he thought the drug in her body was

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

minutes later, the toxins in her

of having a breakdown, the car drove into a private

parked right in front of the entrance, she opened the door and asked in a shivering voice, “W-Where is the

foyer was dimly-lit, Artemis could still notice the blush on Bailey's face. He

room on the

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