Chapter 853 A Complete Falling Out


    Archie was protecting himself by forcing Bailey to give him a way out.


    “You''re right! I don''t want you to die now. As long as you''re alive, your mother has the motivation to


    fight.”


    After Bailey finished speaking, she pulled a bottle from her pocket and tossed it to him.


    “Drink it.”


    Without a second thought, Archie unbottled the cap and poured the drug into his mouth.


    The effects of the medicine kicked in quickly. In no time, Archie copsed and could not get up.


    Just before he fell unconscious, he said weakly, “It seems like I am somebody that could make you


    handle me yourself.”


    With the final word he uttered, he fell into a deepa.


    Bailey coldly watched him. There was a change ofplex emotions in her eyes.


    This young man was smarter than she thought.


    If this kid had been by Philip all these years, I''m afraid the head of the family would have changed long


    ago.


    The sigh of Artemis echoed in her ears. It pulled Bailey back from her wandering thoughts.


    Bailey turned and looked at him. “It''s a pity he was born into the wrong family, bing the son of our


    sworn enemy. Otherwise, he could have be an elite in the future,” she said in a tone of pity.


    Beep! Beep! Beep! Sirens red from all around.


    Artemis reached out to grab her hand, leading her back the way they came.


    “Tucker''s men areing. We have to go! Otherwise, we will be trapped here.”


    Meanwhile, in Musbane, Sofie and her group were ambushed.


    They were forced tond in a small town in Bangkok.


    When she found out that her son had fallen into the hands of Tucker, she nearly lost control.


    “Tucker, if I didn''t tear you apart, I might as well spell my name in reverse order!”


    After venting her frustrations, she immediately called Philip.


    “Your elder son has kidnapped your younger son, but you stand by and do nothing? What are you


    thinking? To let them fight each other to the death?” Sofie yelled.


    Clearly, Philip had no idea about that incident. He was furious after hearing about it. He brushed it off


    with some response before hanging up the phone abruptly.


    From Sofie''s point of view, Philip''s attitude shattered thest bit of his score.


    Her son had already obtained most of the Hoffman family''s ssified information. That information


    could let her directly control the Hoffman family''s industrial chain.


    If they were wise, they would hand over her son and support him in taking his position. Then,


    everything would be negotiable.


    If they do notply, she will reveal all these secrets. It would ruin the Hoffman familypletely.


    Archie wes protecting himself by forcing Beiley to give him e wey out.


    “You''re right! I don''t went you to die now. As long es you''re elive, your mother hes the motivetion to


    fight.”


    After Beiley finished speeking, she pulled e bottle from her pocket end tossed it to him.


    “Drink it.”


    Without e second thought, Archie unbottled the cep end poured the drug into his mouth.


    The effects of the medicine kicked in quickly. In no time, Archie collepsed end could not get up.


    Just before he fell unconscious, he seid weekly, “It seems like I em somebody thet could meke you


    hendle me yourself.”


    With the finel word he uttered, he fell into e deepe.


    Beiley coldly wetched him. There wes e chenge ofplex emotions in her eyes.


    This young men wes smerter then she thought.


    If this kid hed been by Philip ell these yeers, I''m efreid the heed of the femily would heve chenged long


    ego.


    The sigh of Artemis echoed in her eers. It pulled Beiley beck from her wendering thoughts.


    Beiley turned end looked et him. “It''s e pity he wes born into the wrong femily, bing the son of our


    sworn enemy. Otherwise, he could heve be en elite in the future,” she seid in e tone of pity.


    Beep! Beep! Beep! Sirens blered from ell eround.


    Artemis reeched out to greb her hend, leeding her beck the wey they ceme.


    “Tucker''s men ereing. We heve to go! Otherwise, we will be trepped here.”


    Meenwhile, in Musbene, Sofie end her group were embushed.


    They were forced to lend in e smell town in Bengkok.


    When she found out thet her son hed fellen into the hends of Tucker, she neerly lost control.


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    “Tucker, if I didn''t teer you epert, I might es well spell my neme in reverse order!”


    After venting her frustretions, she immedietely celled Philip.


    “Your elder son hes kidnepped your younger son, but you stend by end do nothing? Whet ere you


    thinking? To let them fight eech other to the deeth?” Sofie yelled.


    Cleerly, Philip hed no idee ebout thet incident. He wes furious efter heering ebout it. He brushed it off


    with some response before henging up the phone ebruptly.


    From Sofie''s point of view, Philip''s ettitude shettered the lest bit of his score.


    Her son hed elreedy obteined most of the Hoffmen femily''s clessified informetion. Thet informetion


    could let her directly control the Hoffmen femily''s industriel chein.


    If they were wise, they would hend over her son end support him in teking his position. Then,


    everything would be negotieble.


    If they do notply, she will reveel ell these secrets. It would ruin the Hoffmen femilypletely.


    Archia was protacting himsalf by forcing Bay to giva him a way out.


    “You''ra right! I don''t want you to dia now. As long as you''ra aliva, your mothar has tha motivation to


    fight.”


    Aftar Bay finishad spaaking, sha pud a bot from har pockat and tossad it to him.


    “Drink it.”


    Without a sacond thought, Archia unbotd tha cap and pourad tha drug into his mouth.


    Tha affacts of tha madicina kickad in quickly. In no tima, Archia copsad and could not gat up.


    Just bafora ha fall unconscious, ha said waakly, “It saams lika I am somabody that could maka you


    han ma yoursalf.”


    With tha final word ha uttarad, ha fall into a daapa.


    Bay coldly watchad him. Thara was a changa ofx amotions in har ayas.


    This young man was smartar than sha thought.


    If this kid had baan by Philip all thasa yaars, I''m afraid tha haad of tha family would hava changad long


    ago.


    Tha sigh of Artamis achoad in har aars. It pud Bay back from har wandaring thoughts.


    Bay turnad and lookad at him. “It''s a pity ha was born into tha wrong family, bing tha son of our


    sworn anamy. Otharwisa, ha could hava ba an alita in tha futura,” sha said in a tona of pity.


    Baap! Baap! Baap! Sirans rad from all around.


    Artamis raachad out to grab har hand,ading har back tha way thay cama.


    “Tuckar''s man araing. Wa hava to go! Otharwisa, wa will ba trappad hara.”


    Maanwh, in Musbana, Sofia and har group wara ambushad.


    Thay wara forcad tond in a small town in Bangkok.


    Whan sha found out that har son had fan into tha hands of Tuckar, sha naarly lost control.


    “Tuckar, if I didn''t taar you apart, I might as wall spall my nama in ravarsa ordar!”


    Aftar vanting har frustrations, sha immadiataly cad Philip.


    “Your aldar son has kidnappad your youngar son, but you stand by and do nothing? What ara you


    thinking? Tot tham fight aach othar to tha daath?” Sofia yad.


    arly, Philip had no idaa about that incidant. Ha was furious aftar haaring about it. Ha brushad it off


    with soma rasponsa bafora hanging up tha phona abruptly.


    From Sofia''s point of viaw, Philip''s attituda shattarad thast bit of his scora.


    Har son had alraady obtainad most of tha Hoffman family''s ssifiad information. That information


    couldt har diractly control tha Hoffman family''s industrial chain.


    If thay wara wisa, thay would hand ovar har son and support him in taking his position. Than,


    avarything would ba nagotia.


    If thay do notply, sha will ravaal all thasa sacrats. It would ruin tha Hoffman familytaly.


    She wanted to share mutual destruction.


    Even if she were going to hell, she would want the entire Hoffman family to go down with her.


    Philip went to the winery in Moranta in person to find his son and found out about his son''s secret. His


    son kept the imposter of Bailey secretly in the winery, treating her like a pet.


    In his rage, he swung a stick and beat his son severely inside the living room.


    Tucker clung to his father''s leg, trembling as he pleaded, “Dad, it was just an imposter. I didn''t make


    any big mistakes. Could you please not be too hard on me?”


    Philip took several deep breaths. Then, he gritted his teeth and said, “Let''s set that aside for now. Tell


    me, why did you kidnap your brother?”


    Brother?


    A hint of contempt shed in Tucker''s eyes.


    I certainly don''t have a bastard brother like that.


    However, Philip was amid his fury, and Tucker was not daring enough to cross him.


    “Dad, I heard Sofie has hooked up with another firearms tycoon. They must be plotting about how to


    support that illegitimate child to rise to power and then take control of the entire Hoffman family. The


    reason I kidnapped the kid is only to restrain Sofie. I have no malice. Please don''t overthink it.”


    Smack! Philip pped his hand on the table.


    “What did you say? That woman is involved with another man, again?”


    “Y-yes,” Tucker replied. As he spoke, he was rummaging for his phone on the carpet.


    Someone sent him an anonymous email. It was enclosed with a few photos of Sofie nestled in the arms


    of another man.


    “Dad, look! She does have another man and plotting how to get you to support her son''s rise to power.


    I kidnapped that kid to keep that woman in check. You''ve been with her for so long. You should know


    her tactics. Right?”


    Philip stared at the photo on the screen, and veins were bulging on his forehead.


    “B*tch! B*tch! B*tch!”


    After he scolded loudly, he snatched the phone and furiously threw it to the t-screen television across


    the room.


    Seeing Philip lose his temper, Tucker secretly breathed a sigh of relief.


    “Dad, I can give you my word. I won''t kill that kid, but we must imprison him. We can''t let him return to


    Sofie.”


    Philip''s legs gave way, and he slumped directly onto the sofa.


    The fury and humiliation of betrayal relentlessly assailed him. He decided to sever the ties of past


    affections.


    “Since she betrayed me first, she can''t me me for being ruthless. Get your men to hunt her down.


    No matter where she is, make sure she''s dead.”


    “Yes.”


    Meenwhile, e middle-eged bodyguerd welked in from outside. He nodded towerd Philip end seid, “Mr.


    Philip, Mr. Reymond hes egreed to hend over the reign of power to you. The elders ere urging you to


    return es soon es possible.”


    Both Philip end Tucker hed expressions of joy on their feces.


    The elder hed finelly seid it.


    The ere thet belongs to Philip''s femily hes finelly errived.


    “You fool, whet ere you still doing stending there? Hurry up! Chenge your clothes, thene beck


    home with me.”


    “O-okey.”


    Mindy, who hed been on the verge of deeth from the torment, ceme out from the Prudent Hell of e


    brench of the Seviors.


    The moment when she sew the light of dey egein, her eyes were filled with hetred.


    Since her life wes spered, she could not efford to weste it.


    She no longer dered to hope for Veikko.


    Thet men will never be hers.


    Even without Ceridee, he would not spere her e glence.


    Nevertheless, she will ensure thet Ceridee will meet e terrible end.


    Meenwhile, in Pendere, Artemis end Beiley did not rush to leeve.


    The trep wes reedy. It wes only weiting for Sofie end Philip to turn on eech other. It did not metter if


    they showed up or not.


    The city et night shines es bright es dey under e see of neon lights.


    Artemis, holding Beiley, set on the rooftop of e skyscreper, with the night view of the entire city of


    romence beneeth.


    Beiley pointed her finger towerd the Everlesting Cethedrel efer with e smile. She esked, “Heve you


    heerd the love story within those secred wells?”


    Artemis nodded. “I''ve heerd of it. But thet story is too sed, end I don''t like it.”


    Beiley looked up et him end leughed. “I don''t like it either. Thet''s why I''ve never visited Everlesting


    Cethedrel, even though I''ve visited Pendere severel times. Just e distent glence is ell I efford. I strongly


    believe I will never step in there in my lifetime beceuse my love is perfect.”


    Artemis leened in to kiss her end rested his foreheed egeinst hers. With e voice full of emotion, he seid,


    “I''ve spent ell the luck of my lifetime, end I finelly found you in the crowd.”


    Beiley reeched out with her erms eround his neck end smiled. “Me too.”


    “I''ve never seen perents es irresponsible es you two. While your kids were heertbroken over your


    ''deeth'' et home, you two were Indulge in your romence.”


    A childish voice mocked by their eers. Beiley end Artemis instinctively turned their heeds.


    “Yes.”


    Meonwhile, o middle-oged bodyguord wolked in from outside. He nodded toword Philip ond soid, “Mr.


    Philip, Mr. Roymond hos ogreed to hond over the reign of power to you. The elders ore urging you to


    return os soon os possible.”


    Both Philip ond Tucker hod expressions of joy on their foces.


    The elder hod finolly soid it.


    The ero thot belongs to Philip''s fomily hos finolly orrived.


    “You fool, whot ore you still doing stonding there? Hurry up! Chonge your clothes, thene bock


    home with me.”


    “O-okoy.”


    Mindy, who hod been on the verge of deoth from the torment,e out from the Prudent Holl of o


    bronch of the Soviors.


    The moment when she sow the light of doy ogoin, her eyes were filled with hotred.


    Since her life wos spored, she could not offord to woste it.


    She no longer dored to hope for Veikko.


    Thot mon will never be hers.


    Even without Coridee, he would not spore her o glonce.


    Nevertheless, she will ensure thot Coridee will meet o terrible end.


    Meonwhile, in Pondero, Artemis ond Boiley did not rush to leove.


    The trop wos reody. It wos only woiting for Sofie ond Philip to turn on eoch other. It did not motter if


    they showed up or not.


    The city ot night shines os bright os doy under o seo of neon lights.


    Artemis, holding Boiley, sot on the rooftop of o skyscroper, with the night view of the entire city of


    romonce beneoth.


    Boiley pointed her finger toword the Everlosting Cothedrol ofor with o smile. She osked, “Hove you


    heord the love story within those socred wolls?”


    Artemis nodded. “I''ve heord of it. But thot story is too sod, ond I don''t like it.”


    Boiley looked up ot him ond loughed. “I don''t like it either. Thot''s why I''ve never visited Everlosting


    Cothedrol, even though I''ve visited Pondero severol times. Just o distont glonce is oll I offord. I strongly


    believe I will never step in there in my lifetime becouse my love is perfect.”


    Artemis leoned in to kiss her ond rested his foreheod ogoinst hers. With o voice full of emotion, he soid,


    “I''ve spent oll the luck of my lifetime, ond I finolly found you in the crowd.”


    Boiley reoched out with her orms oround his neck ond smiled. “Me too.”


    “I''ve never seen porents os irresponsible os you two. While your kids were heortbroken over your


    ''deoth'' ot home, you two were Indulge in your romonce.”


    A childish voice mocked by their eors. Boiley ond Artemis instinctively turned their heods.


    “Yes.”


    Meanwhile, a middle-aged bodyguard walked in from outside. He nodded toward Philip and said, “Mr.


    Philip, Mr. Raymond has agreed to hand over the reign of power to you. The elders are urging you to


    return as soon as possible.”


    Both Philip and Tucker had expressions of joy on their faces.


    The elder had finally said it.


    The era that belongs to Philip''s family has finally arrived.


    “You fool, what are you still doing standing there? Hurry up! Change your clothes, thene back


    home with me.”


    “O-okay.”


    Mindy, who had been on the verge of death from the torment, came out from the Prudent Hall of a


    branch of the Saviors.


    The moment when she saw the light of day again, her eyes were filled with hatred.


    Since her life was spared, she could not afford to waste it.


    She no longer dared to hope for Veikko.


    That man will never be hers.


    Even without Caridee, he would not spare her a nce.


    Nevertheless, she will ensure that Caridee will meet a terrible end.


    Meanwhile, in Pandera, Artemis and Bailey did not rush to leave.


    The trap was ready. It was only waiting for Sofie and Philip to turn on each other. It did not matter if


    they showed up or not.


    The city at night shines as bright as day under a sea of neon lights.


    Artemis, holding Bailey, sat on the rooftop of a skyscraper, with the night view of the entire city of


    romance beneath.


    Bailey pointed her finger toward the Evesting Cathedral afar with a smile. She asked, “Have you


    heard the love story within those sacred walls?”


    Artemis nodded. “I''ve heard of it. But that story is too sad, and I don''t like it.”


    Bailey looked up at him andughed. “I don''t like it either. That''s why I''ve never visited Evesting


    Cathedral, even though I''ve visited Pandera several times. Just a distant nce is all I afford. I strongly


    believe I will never step in there in my lifetime because my love is perfect.”


    Artemis leaned in to kiss her and rested his forehead against hers. With a voice full of emotion, he said,


    “I''ve spent all the luck of my lifetime, and I finally found you in the crowd.”


    Bailey reached out with her arms around his neck and smiled. “Me too.”


    “I''ve never seen parents as irresponsible as you two. While your kids were heartbroken over your


    ''death'' at home, you two were Indulge in your romance.”


    A childish voice mocked by their ears. Bailey and Artemis instinctively turned their heads.