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 having the

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

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

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

experienced when those people picked on that emotional scar of

Bailey saw Susan trying to

as she wanted to protect them from all the harsh judgments. She would

elegantly strolled toward the crowd with a half-smile

to step in to defend Bailey, but Yoel held her

at her husband and hissed under her breath, “What's the matter with you? Bay had already bore our family a son, so she's part of the Chivers family. How can we just stand

intervene now. Clarence is the one who should speak up for her and clear

husband's logical

face, and asked, “Can you spare a few minutes,

Clarence would try to clear Bailey's

Edmund seven years ago and bore him a son, then it would ruin her plans to totally destroy

kill while Bailey still had a bad reputation. She needed to do something to totally ruin Bailey's name so she had no chance to

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

been home for so many years, and I have so much to catch 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 of you often. After all, blood will always be thicker than water.” Beatrice

and had to

part, as Bailey had never

was true that she sold herself for half a million, slept with a stranger, and got impregnated.

away with Beatrice, Bailey threw Susan a warning glance, hoping she would get

all the attention fell

don't tell me this girl is Simon's—”

grooming her as our latest child star. She's not related to the

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