Chapter 45

He stopped in his track and looked down at the little girl whose height barely reached his waist level. “What's your mommy's name?” he asked, frowning slightly

Susan gave him a cheeky smile and replied, “My mommy's name is Bailey, while my godmother's name is Victoria. Which one are you referring to?”

Those words left Artemis dumbfounded. He trembled involuntarily, then asked hesitantly, “Zayron and you are...”

“We're twins. He's older than me by a mere twenty minutes,” the little girl shared.

I see! This world is full of surprises! What has that lucky idiot Simon done to deserve a set of twins?

He calmed himself down and brought Susan to Felicity and his family.

“Who's this girl, Artemis?”

Artemis kept quiet, and merely looked at Susan.

A big smile appeared on Susan's face as she declared, “I'm Mr. Luther's partner!”

That left everyone speechless.

From a corner of the venue, Bailey heard that child-like reply. She instantly stopped in her track and turned toward the direction where Susan's voice came from.

Her face fell when she saw the pair.

When did this little troublemaker come back? Why wasn't I informed? And why is she with Artemis?

“Oh, isn't that the abandoned elder daughter of the Jefferson family? Why is she here?”

Suddenly, someone exclaimed loudly and created an uproar.

indeed! That's really Ms. Bailey! Fancy

scandal back in those days. No decent woman would

got pregnant! Thank goodness life is fair, and she suffered her

she heard those nasty comments. Her heart ached for Bailey, knowing her mom had

could imagine the pain Bailey experienced when those people picked on that emotional scar

saw Susan trying to come toward her,

want her kids to get involved in that matter as she wanted to protect them from all the harsh judgments. She would rather bear with the ridicule and accusations

heels, she elegantly strolled toward the crowd with a half-smile

to defend Bailey,

Chivers family. How can we just stand by and watch as

is the one who should speak up for

logical analysis, so she could only hold

her straight in the face, and asked, “Can you spare a few minutes, Mrs. Jefferson? I would like to have a word with you

worried Clarence would try to clear Bailey's

years ago and bore him a son,

to act fast and go for the final kill while Bailey still had a bad reputation. She needed to do something to totally ruin Bailey's name so

glad Bailey asked to talk to her in private,

misses you. How can a father stay angry with his daughter? Although he was furious and harsh to you back then, after he calmed down, he thought of you often. After all, blood will always be thicker than

up to and had to suppress her urge

unnecessary worry on Beatrice's part, as Bailey had never planned on getting Clarence to clear her name in the first

sold herself for half a million, slept with a stranger, and got impregnated. She didn't

Bailey threw Susan a warning glance,

Bailey and Beatrice left, all the attention fell on Artemis and

don't tell me this girl is Simon's—” Felicity

grooming her as our

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