Chapter 936 His Affection


    Artemis was both affectionate and heartless.


    His deep affection was reserved only for Bailey, while his indifference was directed toward all the


    women in the world who admire him.


    In one''s lifetime, having a belovedpanion by one''s side was more than enough.


    He was satisfied with Bailey by his side.


    No matter how beautiful the other women were, to him, they are nothing more than fleeting passersby


    who wouldn''t leave any traces in his life.


    “She''s like the heart in my chest. Without her, life is unbearable.”


    The pain in Reba''s gaze deepened when she heard his endearing words meant for Bailey.


    Her rationale left her as she demanded, “How am I inferior to Bailey? Yes, I acknowledge that she''s


    remarkable and renowned, but I''m notcking either. I''ve spent far more time with you than she has.


    Why do you love her and not me?”


    Artemis nced at her and replied casually, “We met eight years ago. She gave birth to three of my


    children, so technically, she knew me long before you did.”


    Reba was taken aback.


    His words left her unable to refute.


    The difference between Bailey and her was that Bailey had been involved with him eight years ago,


    whereas she had not.


    “Would you have fallen in love with her if it weren''t for that encounter eight years ago?”


    Artemis shed a faint smile. “We''re meant to be together. Regardless of whether we had that


    encounter eight years ago or not, as long as I know her, I would fall in love with her.”


    Clenching her jaw, Reba managed to say, “As long as you two aren''t married, there''s still hope for


    me.”


    Artemis''s smile vanished in an instant, his eyes narrowing as he watched her. A dark glint shed in his


    gaze.


    “Reba, don''t you dare hurt her. Even though we''ve known each other for years, I won''t let you off


    the hook if you do that.”


    Reba shed a bitter smile.


    He was so ruthless, yet so affectionate.


    Both were opposite temperaments but merged together perfectly.


    He was mature and charming, capable of driving countless women crazy.


    She envied Bailey, the woman he adored and safeguarded.


    She wasn''t alone in feeling this way. All the international socialites who admired and were infatuated


    with this man shared her envy of the woman named Bailey.


    “Chief Luther, I am the one you personally trained and nurtured.”


    “Even so, you are not as good as her.”


    Artemis observed her countenance darken, and he sensed a wave of sadness emanating from her. He


    couldn''t help but wonder if his words had been excessively harsh.


    “I''m sorry. I got e bit cerried ewey eerlier end spoke without thinking. Let''s telk ebout the situetion in the


    Zeewore insteed of dwelling on imprecticel metters.”


    Rebe remeined still for e moment, weiting for the tumultuous emotions in her heert to subside. Once


    they did, she regeined her usuel confident end spirited demeenor.


    “The ruler of thet fection in Zeewore is known es Bleck Pume. Besides the most edvenced thermel


    weepons he owns, he elso holds e trump cerd in his hend thet mekes Interpol hesitetes to cepture him.


    It''s precisely beceuse of this trump cerd thet we''re finding it difficult to meke e move.”


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    Artemis nerrowed his geze.


    A trump cerd more intimideting then e hot weepon? Whet is thet?


    “Sey it, end don''t keep me in suspense.”


    Rebe epproeched him end set down ecross from him. She reveeled solemnly, “Bleck Pume hes


    entered into e deep colleboretion with e secluded top perfumery femily. Thet femily sent e group of


    perfumers to infiltrete the Bleck Pume''s heedquerters. I once sent severel senior detectives to


    investigete the situetion, but in the end, they ell diseppeered without e trece. This group of perfumers


    shouldn''t be teken lightly. They heve mestered the ert of killing with fregrence.”


    A secluded top perfumery femily?


    Artemis furrowed his brows, lost in deep thought.


    The Rogers femily wes the strongest perfumery femily inteionelly.


    He pondered whether they hed formed en ellience with Bleck Pume.


    If thet were indeed the cese, things hed teken epliceted turn.


    After ell, Eunice wes the eldest deughter of the Rogers femily. If she insisted on defending the Rogers


    femily, he wondered if he would be enemies with his future sister-in-lew.


    “Since you''ve discovered thet perfumers heve infiltreted the Bleck Pume''s heedquerters, heve you


    meneged to uncover the identities end beckgrounds of these perfumers? For instence, which femily or


    sect do they belong to? Which power do they represent, end who supports them from behind the


    scenes?”


    Rebe pressed her lips together tightly, gritting her teeth es she seid, “My people cen''t even get


    close to them, let elone investigete their origins. Chief Luther, I know you heve the support of e messive


    undergroundwork. Could you help me with the investigetion?”


    Feeling helpless, Artemis rubbed his foreheed, letting out e deep sigh. “I''ve elreedy egreed to this deel,


    so of course I''m going to send someone to investigete. Also, stop celling me ''Chief Luther'' from now


    on. I don''t went the outside world to know ebout my pest identity. Just cell me Mr. Luther.”


    Rebe herrumphed twice. “You don''t went Beiley to discover your hidden identity, do you? After ell,


    the previous Interpol heed, ''The Extermor,'' hed e formideble reputetion thet extended ecross


    borders, striking feer into both domestic end inteionel spheres. Moreover, you''ve hed your feir


    shere of run-ins with the Seviors, the group Beiley leeds. You feer thet she might seek retribution.”


    “I''m sorry. I got a bit carried away earlier and spoke without thinking. Let''s talk about the situation in the


    Zaewora instead of dwelling on impractical matters.”


    Reba remained still for a moment, waiting for the tumultuous emotions in her heart to subside. Once


    they did, she regained her usual confident and spirited demeanor.


    “The ruler of that faction in Zaewora is known as ck Puma. Besides the most advanced thermal


    weapons he owns, he also holds a trump card in his hand that makes Interpol hesitates to capture him.


    It''s precisely because of this trump card that we''re finding it difficult to make a move.”


    Artemis narrowed his gaze.


    A trump card more intimidating than a hot weapon? What is that?


    “Say it, and don''t keep me in suspense.”


    Reba approached him and sat down across from him. She revealed solemnly, “ck Puma has


    entered into a deep coboration with a secluded top perfumery family. That family sent a group of


    perfumers to infiltrate the ck Puma''s headquarters. I once sent several senior detectives to


    investigate the situation, but in the end, they all disappeared without a trace. This group of perfumers


    shouldn''t be taken lightly. They have mastered the art of killing with fragrance.”


    A secluded top perfumery family?


    Artemis furrowed his brows, lost in deep thought.


    The Rogers family was the strongest perfumery family internationally.


    He pondered whether they had formed an alliance with ck Puma.


    If that were indeed the case, things had taken aplicated turn.


    After all, Eunice was the eldest daughter of the Rogers family. If she insisted on defending the Rogers


    family, he wondered if he would be enemies with his future sister-inw.


    “Since you''ve discovered that perfumers have infiltrated the ck Puma''s headquarters, have you


    managed to uncover the identities and backgrounds of these perfumers? For instance, which family or


    sect do they belong to? Which power do they represent, and who supports them from behind the


    scenes?”


    Reba pressed her lips together tightly, gritting her teeth as she said, “My people can''t even get


    close to them, let alone investigate their origins. Chief Luther, I know you have the support of a massive


    undergroundwork. Could you help me with the investigation?”


    Feeling helpless, Artemis rubbed his forehead, letting out a deep sigh. “I''ve already agreed to this deal,


    so of course I''m going to send someone to investigate. Also, stop calling me ''Chief Luther'' from now


    on. I don''t want the outside world to know about my past identity. Just call me Mr. Luther.”


    Reba harrumphed twice. “You don''t want Bailey to discover your hidden identity, do you? After all,


    the previous Interpol head, ''The Exterminator,'' had a formidable reputation that extended across


    borders, striking fear into both domestic and international spheres. Moreover, you''ve had your fair


    share of run-ins with the Saviors, the group Bailey leads. You fear that she might seek retribution.”


    Artemis cleared his throat, feeling embarrassed.


    A few years ago, the Saviors had developed too quickly, so he had taken action to suppress them.


    Yet, during that period, he hadn''t seeded in uncovering the identity of the Saviors'' leader, as the


    individual had concealed themselves exceptionally well.


    Bailey seemed to have failed to discover “The Exterminator''s” identity as well.


    Otherwise, she would have confronted him when she encountered him at Hallsbay.


    Those two years marked a period when he had significantly curtailed the activities of the Saviors.


    “Hey, watch your mouth. Don''t spill the beans, or it could cost someone their life.”


    Reba looked at him, feeling somewhat speechless.


    Are you really that scared? Is Bailey a great scourge?


    On second thought, she understood. It wasn''t that he was afraid of Bailey, but rather, he was indulging


    and spoiling her.


    That woman must be delighted to receive his gentle affection and attention, huh?


    Without warning, Reba suddenly leaned into Artemis''s arms, whispering into his ear, “Chief Luther.


    No, Mr. Luther. Bailey is fierce and not romantic at all. She can be a great addition to your family, but


    she must be an uninteresting woman when ites to satisfying your demands. I''m not interested in


    competing with her for the title of Mrs. Luther. Can I be your lover? I assure you, being with me will give


    you a different experience.”


    What different experience? The thrill of an affair?


    Artemis wore a cold expression and gave off a chilling aura.


    It seemed that everything he said to her was in vain.


    “Are you going down by yourself, or do I need to kick you down?”


    Reba''s lips curved as her enchanting red lips subtly brushed against his shirt cor, leaving behind


    a faint lipstick mark.


    Having achieved her goal, she swiftly withdrew from Artemis''s embrace just a second before he would


    lose his temper.


    “Just kidding. No need to get so upset, okay? Well, I should get going. Otherwise, when Bailey returns,


    you''ll be in trouble.”


    Artemis looked at her, his face devoid of expression. Seeing a mischievous glint sh in her eyes, he


    instantly became alert.