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.

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

rendered the man

up at the woman with a scowl. I don't want to slap

you is not the usual drug. The drug might trigger an even more intense reaction if you

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

lips. Was I overly affectionate just now? I must have gone overboard. Otherwise, a well-mannered man

are we

glanced at her before answering

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

will do, Mr. Luther. I don't want to disturb you in your

leaned 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?

but deep in her heart, she was thunderstruck. He must have

me, and yes, I have feelings for him. Since you guys are cousins, I think it's best we

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

eyes darted from side to side. She could only think of a

her eyes, stared blankly into the distance,

he thought the drug in her

be arriving at my mansion in another five minutes. Once we reach, you can soak 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

four to five minutes later, the toxins in her body started acting

of having a breakdown, the car drove into a private

opened the door and

dimly-lit, Artemis could still notice the blush on Bailey's face. He could also tell she

room on the

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