Chapter 833
Zeke reached out to pick up the wine ss on the table, tilting his head back to take a hearty gulp. A
cold, fierce glint shed across his eyes.
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People often described him as gentle, elegant, and courteous, but that did not mean he could tolerate
betrayal from those he trusted.
He would not let a traitor make it through the night.
“Go on. Who is it?”
The personal bodyguard clenched his jaw and hissed through gritted his teeth, “Edward Summer.”
Edward was the person in charge of the research base.
A crisp shattering sound echoed in the room as Zeke crushed the wine ss in his hand.
The scarlet blood mixed with the dark red wine, rolling and falling, dripping onto the white carpet,
blooming into startlingly vivid patterns.
“He didn''t spread the news about Julianaing to see me, did he?”
“Rest assured, Mr. Shurmer. I''ve intercepted his message. He has betrayed you and is now of no use.
Do you want me to get rid of him?”
Zeke casually lifted his arm and uttered coldly, “He''s still useful to me. Go and bring him here.”
“Right away.”
That very night, Philip received a message from the person in charge of the research base that Zeke
had already left Moranta.
He still wholeheartedly believed in the information from the mole named Edward.
With Bailey dead and Zeke''s departure, he did not believe that Juliana could single-handedly turn the
tide and seize the position of the family head.
In this internal struggle, I''ll surely achieve an overwhelming victory. When the timees, Raymond
will present me with the position of head of the family.
“Mr. Hoffman, bad news! We''ve received news from the farm. They... They said the young master has
gone missing!” A bodyguard d in ck rushed in from outside.
Philip sprang up from the couch and roared, “What on earth are you good for? You can''t even keep an
eye on a boy, so what''s the point of me keeping you around?”
“P-Peoplee and go from the farm every day. Nothing has ever gone wrong for so many years.
There has to be more to this sudden disappearance. I suggest you send a top-notch detective to
properly investigate the matter.”
Philip took a deep breath, and after suppressing the unease in his heart, uttered through gritted teeth,
“If Sofie finds out her son is missing, she''ll surely break the agreement. When that happens, everything
I''ve nned will be ruined. Send someone to find him immediately. I must see him, dead or alive. No, I
need him to appear before me unharmed. Got it?”
“Yes, understood. I''ll dispatch someone to search for him right away.”
After watching the bodyguard leave, Philip slumped back onto the couch.
The deal between him and Sofie hinged entirely on the boy. If anything untoward befell the boy, he
could forget about gaining the power of Tarragon in the future.
In other words, he schemed for so many years only to have someone else reap the harvest in the end.
How could he possibly ept that?
Meanwhile, inside the study of the Hoffman family''s main house, Raymond had also received news of
Zeke''s departure from Moranta.
He was discussing matters with Juliana, and when he heard the news, he could not help but exim,
“It seems he still has feelings for you. However, you two are from different worlds andck the destiny
to be together.”
Mixed emotions shed through Juliana''s eyes.
Is that man sopliant that he''ll leave when I ask him to?
She always felt that things were not as simple as they seemed and that he was not someone who
could be easily manipted.
Then again, it doesn''t matter whether he truly left or not. All that matters is to make the family elders
believe he has left. That way, those old fogies won''t focus their attention on me anymore, and I can
freely do what I want.
“Dad, he''s now a part of my past. Let''s not talk about him anymore. Starting today, I have nothing to do
with Zeke. From now on, only one person will be inextricably linked to me, and that is Huntley. He will
be my only husband in this lifetime, and he will also be my respected and esteemed partner.”
“As long as you can understand, that''s all that matters. Once we''ve dealt with your second uncle''s
faction, I will formally pass on the position of family head to you.”
Juliana remained silent.
A private jet gentlynded on a serene mountaintop at the boundary of Mount Arnmond.
A momentter, a man and a woman stepped out of the aircraft hand in hand.
The surrounding light was somewhat dim. Through the soft halo of the moonlight, one could vaguely
see that thewn below was filled with kneeling assassins dressed in ck.
Not only was the surrounding area so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, but a strong aura of death
permeated all around.
Several vultures perched on the treetops felt their lives threatened, and they pped their wings in
panic as they began to scatter haphazardly.
“Mr. Luther, you''ve finally arrived. If you had been two dayster, I truly wouldn''t have been able to hold
the situation together.”
Artemis kicked him away with a look of disdain on his face. “Scram.”
Bailey, on the other hand, snorted. “You''ve been with Mr. Luther for many years, so you should''ve
learned some of his tactics. Why do you underestimate yourself so much?”
Ken scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly. “What I''ve learned from Mr. Luther are all business
strategies. I''m truly not cut out for this.”
Bailey turned her head and scanned the surroundings before asking, “What''s the situation now? Have
Mr. Doyle and Sofie arrived?”
Ken wiped the yful smirk off his face and nodded. “Both parties have already arrived at the foot of
Mount Arnmond, Mrs. Luther. However, they didn''t take any further action and have very likely sat
down for negotiations. After all, their intense battles at the foot of the mountain led to heavy casualties,
making it a costly loss.”
Bailey nodded in response before shifting her gaze to Artemis, who was looking around with a
telescope. “What do you think?” she asked with a smile.
Artemis tossed the telescope to Ken, took off his windbreaker, and draped it over her shoulders before
pulling her into his embrace.
“Even though spring has arrived, the wind in the mountain pass is still quite chilly. If you can''t stand the
cold, head inside the ne.”
Bailey could not help but chuckle. “I''m not sickly, so there''s no need to fuss. I''m asking you a question.
What do you think?”
Artemis narrowed his eyes slightly, a calcting glint dancing in his gaze.
As soon as Bailey saw the cunning glint in his eyes, she knew someone was about to face misfortune.
“We can''t let them join forces. We must find a way to incite them to war. We should take out one side
first to make handling the matterter much easier.”
Bailey nodded in agreement. “I think so too, but now that they''ve met, I''m afraid it won''t be easy to stir
up trouble.”
Artemis threw her a sidelong nce. His gaze blending with the moonlight was soft enough to melt into
water.
“Then, I must trouble you to do me a small favor, my dear.”
Bailey wrapped her arms around his neck and went on tiptoes to whisper in his ear, “You want me to
create a hyper-realistic mask for you using my disguise skill, am I right?”
Artemis let out a heartyugh. “My wife truly understands me. That''s right. Prepare the hyper-realistic
mask. Let''s use the strategy of sowing discord, shall we?”
Bailey smiled happily as she replied, “We''re on the same page. It''s no wonder we''re so in love. In fact,
for Sofie, Wendy is her winning chip because she can use her to control Holden. If Mr. Doyle''s men
intend to kidnap Wendy, it means their motives are impure, so we need not instigate them with words.
Their alliance will crumble immediately.”