Chapter 375
rence didn''t know how to respond.
After remaining silent for a few moments, he began, “Although the Jefferson family had treated you
badly over the years, we were still the ones who raised you. I don''t need you to repay us for raising
you. I only hope you can promise me this one thing.”
Bailey chuckled.
Sure. I''ll give him my promise and repay his favor. After that is done, we won''t owe each other anything
and won''t cross paths again.
“I''m guessing you want to ask me to spare Rhonda''s life, right?”
rence froze, and when he regained his senses, he hurriedly replied, “Ronni is my only daughter. I
have to rely on her when I grow old. I beg you to let her off.”
“Okay,” Bailey replied without hesitation.
rence was surprised.
“Y-You agreed?”
“Of course. You''re begging me for a favor in exchange for you raising me. How can I not agree?”
rence fell silent.
Standing up again, Bailey grabbed her sling bag and looked down at rence. “I promise to spare
Rhonda''s life to repay the Jefferson family for raising me over the years. I hope you can teach your
daughter well and stop her from causing trouble again,” she dered, enunciating her every word.
Then she strode out of the coffee shop.
I only promised to let Rhonda off this time. Don''t me me for being merciless if she continues to stir
up trouble.
After leaving the coffee shop, Bailey went to a café to meet Raiden.
The topic of their discussion was simple. It was regarding the bone marrow.
Raiden had probably guessed the purpose of Bailey''s request to meet up, as before she could finish
speaking, he had already agreed to think of ways to get Scarlett to donate her bone marrow.
Seeing how easily he agreed, Bailey did not feel relieved. Instead, her chest felt heavier.
She remembered that previously, he did not agree to let Scarlett donate her bone marrow.
Yet, after a few days, he conceded. It is definitely not because he''s sympathetic. A ruthless person like
him wouldn''t care about a child''s life. The reason why he changed is because of me. In other words, I
have the ability to change his decisions. Is this a good thing, though?
“Raiden, I—”
Before she could finish, Raiden suddenly raised his hand to cut her off. “I know what you want to say.
We all know, and that''s enough. You don''t need to say it out loud and make it awkward.”
Bailey made no reply and could only smile bitterly.
This man is way too sharp and quick-witted. I think I might have invited a love rival who will be hard for
Artemis to deal with. But I have no choice. After weighing the pros and cons, I believe seeking Raiden
is my best choice. I can''t just watch Zephyr die.
Lionel met up with Micah at a high-end club in the city.
Although Wendy begged him incessantly to stop investigating, Lionel still wanted to find out what
happened back then.
In the VIP room, Micah raised his brows and looked at Lionel sitting opposite him.
“We''re not that close, Mr. Gezmond. So why did you want to see me?” Micah asked calmly.
Lionel did not beat around the bush. “I would like you to introduce me to Holden, the vice president of
Tarragon.”
Narrowing his eyes and frowning, Micah asked, “Why are you looking for him? Since he''s the vice
president of Tarragon, he shouldn''t have had any interactions with you, Mr. Gezmond.”
“I am seeking him due to some personal matters. Mr. Neyman, please help me arrange a meeting with
him. I''ll owe you a favor for this.” Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.
“What a generous offer. Not many people can get a favor from you. How tempting. However...”
Micah suddenly paused, stretched out his hand to grab the wine ss on the table, and sipped before
continuing, “However, Holden''s whereabouts are often unknown. Even I don''t know where he goes
sometimes and can only meet him at Tarragon''s headquarters. Usually, we don''t contact each other in
private.”
It was a direct refusal from Micah.
After all, Micah and Holden were the president and vice president of Tarragon, respectively. So how
could they not contact each other?
Lionel creased his brows. “Mr. Neyman, you''re exaggerating. I''m looking for him to... to ask him why he
abandoned his wife and child.”
Micah''s hand, which had been holding the wine ss, froze, and he nced at Lionel in surprise.
Upon hearing thetter say, “abandoned his wife and child,” he recalled Shannon.
Although they did not have a kid, he would only have one woman and one wife his entire life, and that
would be Shannon.
Still, in the end, he lost her.
Of course, what made him truly surprised was what Lionel said.
Holden abandoned his wife and child? When did he get married? Why do I not know about this?
“You must be joking, Mr. Gezmond. Everyone in Tarragon knows that Holden is unmarried. He seems
to be repulsed by women. A few years ago, many foreign big shots sent him women to suck up to him.
In the end, he killed them all. He even told them to stop sending him women and disgusting him. If not,
their n will only backfire.”
Lionel smiled. “Holden does have a woman, and she birthed him a son. Mr. Neyman, I''m sure you don''t
want me to use my influence tob through the whole of Tarragon, right?”
“You''re threatening me.” With a dark face, Micah looked at Lionel through narrowed eyes.
Lionel shook his head. “No, no, no. I don''t have the ability to threaten you. If you agree to help me, I
won''t do something as unnecessary as asking my men to investigate Holden''s whereabouts. If I don''t
investigate, Tarragon''s confidential information will remain confidential, and nothing will happen.”
The atmosphere in the room became increasingly tense.
Micah''s face also turned thunderous.
Despite his feelings, he didn''t dare to ignore the words of the man before him, as Lionel''s LG
Corporation controlled two-thirds of the world''s media.
If he really manages to dig up something and release it through LG Corporation, Tarragon will be
revealed to everyone. It will be a huge mess if that happens.
“No wonder everyone in the world tries to suck up to you, Mr. Gezmond. If they offend you, you will
probably dig up all their secrets.”
Lionel held up his wine ss and tipped it in Micah''s direction. “So you agree to my request, Mr.
Neyman?” he asked with a smile.
“Give me three days. I''ll contact Holden.”
“Okay. I''ll wait for your good news.”
In a five-star hotel suite in Colstrax, Danontand, the sound of retching reverberated through the room.
Victoria propped herself up on the bathroom sink and, after vomiting for a while, weakly lifted her head.
The mirror reflected her pale and haggard face.
She wasn''t a fool. How could she not know why her body was having such a huge reaction?
Am I really pregnant?
Stroking her t stomach, a wry smile crossed her face.
Looks like I can''t escape. It''s all destined to happen.
It was already nighttime. Shannon leaned against the window of her rented apartment, staring silently
at the familiar figure beside a streetmp downstairs.
It had been a few days since she moved to her current location, and that man had stood outside,
guarding her almost every day for the whole night.