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—”

lost!” Artemis slammed

was dumbfounded by his

interested in women. Turns out you've been doing it privately. If the others know

“He's gone. Come out.”

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

and said in a trembling

locked his dark gaze on her. “Do you think I'm in the right state to talk to you about work

He has

don't I go out and wait?

second floor of Pocket Guest Restaurant

“Huh?”

talk during dinner.” Artemis squeezed the sentence through

see that I'm about to lose

in a

the Jefferson residence. After venting her

touch me when he's already in that

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

possible, right? I

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

little brat must've drugged the soup because he wanted to frame me. I hate myself

to speak, the phone in Rhonda's handbag suddenly

have to take

it was

“Hey, Quin. What's up?”

office, and she didn't come out until just now. Her clothes were all messy

jumped up from the couch

did you say?

reiterated what

getting a definite answer, Rhonda slumped back

an hour ago happened to be the time when

would mean right after she left, a woman entered the CEO's office and stayed in there for half an hour before finally leaving

mind could've guessed what had happened during that

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