Chapter 340

Back at the medical base, Bailey was feeding Maxton some oatmeal in his ward.

It was then that the phone by the bed rang.

Before she could react, Maxton—one step ahead of her—had already scooped it up.

“Bay, it's Daddy Eddy.”

The hand Bailey was holding the spoon with trembled slightly.

Edmund... I don't know how to face him. Even though I promised him to leave Hallsbay to start a new life with him, I chose to return in the end. I'm sure he's aware of my feelings for Artemis given how smart he is.

It was for that reason she didn't know how to break it to him.

After a brief hesitation, she put down the bowl and took the phone from Maxton's hand.

She then walked to the balcony and answered in a raspy voice. “Edmund, I—”

Before she could finish, Edmund interrupted her. “I heard Max was bitten by a cobra. Has the venom been neutralized?”

Bailey sighed inwardly with her head hung low.

Edmund, oh Edmund, there are just some matters we can't resolve by avoiding them. If you don't dare face it, wouldn't I be holding you back for the rest of your life?

“Edmund, there's something I need to tell you.”

As tension filled the air, Edmund's slightly hoarse voice rang out after a momentary pause. “I know what you want to say. It's all right. What matters now is Maxton. Since you didn't succeed in leaving this time, we'll think of another way. You should go back to whatever you're doing as I've still got something to deal with. Bye.”

“Ed—”

give her the

ringing in her ears elicited a wry smile from

has just chosen to avoid the topic due to his fear of confronting it. My spurning of his feelings has truly scarred

were heard from behind before she felt a heavy

beside her ear. “If you can't

you should be thanking him instead. If he hadn't saved us back then, the children and I

he knew Bailey's words

then, Rhonda—after taking Maxton for herself—had ordered Bailey and the

their survival was a miracle in

debt of gratitude we owe

rolled her eyes in response. “You better hold

hands around her waist and pulled her into his

you be by my side for the rest of our

threw a different question back at him.

Artemis grunted as he nuzzled her

his response, he added, “That said, I still need to take into account your opinion. If you want

With a raised brow, she asked, “Are you afraid of

the word

mind

the head of the household, but you wear the pants in

she let out a chuckle, a grim expression descended upon Bailey's

her mood, Artemis probed, “Shall we go and

Bailey was briefly stunned.

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