Chapter 25

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

muttering, “I thought you rendered yourself impotent seven years ago since you were never interested in women. Turns out you've

“He's gone. Come out.”

from the restroom. After a while, Bailey stepped out of the restroom with her pretty face covered in water

a trembling voice, “Just stay there. We'll talk like

her. “Do you think I'm in the right state to talk to you

has a

I go out and wait? We'll talk

the second floor of Pocket Guest Restaurant at seven in

“Huh?”

squeezed the sentence

woman see that I'm about to

fled in a

Rhonda cried throughout her journey back to the Jefferson residence. After venting her

he's already in that state! What am I

tight knot. After moments of silence, she questioned, “Is he impotent? Was Bailey the one who destroyed his

I mean, it was a pretty long night... But, he can't be impotent,

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

and suppressed the 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.

to speak, the phone in Rhonda's

to take

saw that it was her

“Hey, Quin. What's up?”

and she didn't come out until just now. Her clothes were all messy when she stumbled out. Judging by her

up from the

did you

then reiterated what she had just

a definite answer, Rhonda slumped

to be the time when Artemis was drugged and

right after she left, a woman entered the CEO's office and stayed in there for half an

right mind could've guessed what had happened during that

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