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.

That's really Ms. Bailey! Fancy her

was involved in such a big scandal back in those days. No decent woman would

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

up in Susan's eyes when she heard those nasty comments. Her heart

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

Bailey saw Susan trying to come toward

to get involved in that matter as she wanted to protect them from all the harsh judgments. She would rather bear with the

strolled toward the crowd with a half-smile on her

wanted to step in to defend Bailey, but Yoel

son, so she's part of the Chivers family. How can we just stand by and watch as

who should speak up for her and clear the air. If

argue against her husband's logical analysis,

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

Clarence would try to clear Bailey's name in public and ruin her

had slept with Edmund seven years ago and bore him

to act fast and go for the final kill while Bailey still had a bad reputation. She

to her in private, so she

up with 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

was up to and had to suppress her urge to

part, as Bailey had never

true that she sold herself for half a million, slept with a stranger, and got impregnated. She didn't want Clarence to get Edmund involved in that matter, as that

Susan a warning glance, hoping

the

this girl

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

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