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.

really Ms. Bailey! Fancy her

such a big scandal back in those days. No decent woman would sell her body for money

that! She even got pregnant! Thank goodness life is fair, and she suffered her retribution and lost

heard those nasty comments. Her heart ached for Bailey, knowing her mom had never

when those people picked on that emotional scar of

trying to come toward her, her expression

to protect them from all the harsh judgments. She would rather bear with

elegantly strolled toward the crowd with

step in to defend Bailey, but

she's part of the Chivers family. How can we just stand by and watch as she's being bullied? If she blames us for that and refuses to marry Edmund,

not appropriate for us to intervene now. Clarence is the one who should speak up for her and clear the air. If we were to step in now, those gossipers would think she has buttered up to us and is making use of us

could not argue against her husband's logical analysis, so she could

asked, “Can you spare a few minutes, Mrs. Jefferson? I would like to have a word

worried Clarence would try to clear Bailey's name in

impression that Bailey had slept with Edmund seven years ago and bore him a son, then it would ruin

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 she had no

was glad Bailey asked to talk to her in private, so she played

you! Earlier this afternoon, your father was just telling me he 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 water.” Beatrice went up to Bailey and

to suppress

Beatrice's part, as Bailey had never planned on getting Clarence to clear her

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

was going away with Beatrice, Bailey threw Susan a warning

left, all the attention

me this girl is

“Luther Group's Tempest Entertainment is grooming her as our

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