Chapter 285


    Meanwhile, inside the living room of the Jefferson residence, Beatrice burst into heartyughter as she


    flipped through the document in front of her.


    So that''s what happened. Back then, Waverly and Sophia were at the same hospital when they gave


    birth to their respective daughters at the same time. Those two girls grew up to be the Bailey and Zoey


    we now know.


    As Beatrice stared at how much Waverly and Bailey resembled each other in the photo, an audacious


    thought emerged in her mind.


    In order to allow her daughter to live thevish life of the rich, Sophia had bribed the doctor with a huge


    sum of money to switch babies with Waverly.


    In the end, the true darling of Lostaria ended up an ostracized child unloved by the Jefferson family. As


    for the girl with pitiable origins, she became the beloved daughter of the Shurmer family.


    What an insidious scam this is. Sophia, I''m truly impressed by your methods. However, how did you


    end up dying in a fire with your corpse burnt to a crisp? Can it be that you immted yourself so that


    the secret would die with you? No.


    Beatrice''s hunch told her that there was more to the matter than met the eye.


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    If she''s so materialistic, there''s no way she would kill herself. I''m certain there''s a terrible secret hidden


    behind it still. Nheless, there''s no hurry. This discovery is a valuable one, for I now have dirt on


    Zoey in my hands. As long as I leverage it properly, that fake will obey me, and I''ll force her to remove


    all obstacles for Ronni.


    Meanwhile, inside the suite of a five-star hotel, the seated Raiden red at the bodyguard in ck who


    was standing in the center of the living room. He ordered grimly, “Tell me, what has Scarlett tasked you


    with this time?”


    “Um...” The bodyguard hesitated.


    As he was Scarlett''s personal bodyguard, he would be severely punished by the Fletcher family for his


    betrayal if he were to snitch on Scarlett to Raiden.


    Raising his brows, Raiden exuded an intimidating aura and asked, “What''s wrong? Do you not dare to


    tell me?”


    The bodyguard dropped to his knees with a loud thud. “I dare not betray Ms. Fletcher, so please go


    ahead and punish me, Mr. Fletcher.”


    Narrowing his eyes at the bodyguard, Raiden maintained his calm and replied indifferently, “If my guess


    is correct, Scarlett has sent you to assassinate Veronique and her son. Am I right?”


    Stunned by those words, the bodyguard gave Raiden a horrified look. “Mr. Fletcher, you...”


    Raiden waved his hand and sighed. “Given that she wears her heart on her sleeve, how can I not tell


    what''s on her mind? You should stay your hand for the time being and give me some time to figure out


    an ideal solution. After all, I want to avoid bloodshed if possible.”


    “Yes, yes, Mr. Fletcher.”


    Back at the Luther residence, Felicity and Rhonda were chatting on the couch when the sound of rapid


    footsteps from the staircase caught their attention.


    When Felicity saw her son scramble down the staircase, she couldn''t help but ask with a frown,


    “Simon, what happened?”


    While dashing out, Simon replied, “Bailey just called and said that Zayron and Susan were poisoned.


    Their condition is serious to the extent of being life-threatening. Hence, I''m rushing over to see them


    now.”


    No sooner had he spoken than he ran off and disappeared.


    As for Felicity, she sprang to her feet at once.


    Even though she disliked Bailey and had her differences with the children, she still couldn''t sit idly by.


    After all, they were still members of the Luther family.


    Curling her fingers into fists, Rhonda celebrated triumphantly in her mind.


    Is the poison in the b*stards finally working? Good! Now, Bailey will have to lower herself to beg


    Cadence for the antidote. I can already imagine how he''ll make her suffer. In fact, I hope he tortures her


    and takes indecent pictures of her while he''s at it.


    “Mrs. Luther, let''s go over to see them too. Weren''t you thinking about seeing Max? This is a good


    opportunity to do so.”


    “Yes, all right.” Felicity swiftly circled around the coffee table and rushed out the door.


    In response, Rhonda quickly ran after her.


    After all, she was looking forward to seeing the agonized look on Bailey''s face.


    And more importantly, she needed to verify if everything was going ording to n.


    Outside the emergency room at the medical base, Artemis and Ken were smoking as they leaned


    against the wall with their heads lowered.


    Felicity rushed up to them and asked, “How are the children?”


    None of them answered.


    Grabbing Artemis by the cor, Simon thundered, “Say something! I''m the children''s father. At the very


    least, don''t I deserve to know their condition?”


    The corner of Ken''s lips twitched. Mr. Simon, since when are you the father? To not have realized that


    you''re raising your brother''s children, you do deserve to be manipted by the father and son.


    Shoving Simon aside, Artemis tly replied, “Wouldn''t you have your answer once Bailey is out? I''m not


    a doctor. What''s the point in asking me such questions?”


    Simon was speechless.


    As for Felicity, she slumped into a chair andmented, “What has the Luther family done to deserve


    this? First, Max gets involved in a car ident, followed by Ronni suffering a miscarriage. And now,


    even Simon''s two children have their lives hanging in the bnce. Is God trying to end the Luther


    family line?”


    “Stop saying nonsense.”


    An admonishing voice rang out from the corridor, heralding the arrival of Gerald and the Chivers family.


    He walked right up to Artemis and inquired in a deep voice, “How are the children? Weren''t they doing


    just fine when they attended The Grand Fashion Show? How did they fall into such dire circumstances


    overnight?”


    Nodding his head, Artemis replied, “It''s difficult to tell now. Justin and Bailey are trying their best to save


    the children inside. They only mentioned that the children are in critical condition but didn''t borate.”


    Gerald nodded in acknowledgment before turning to face Felicity and Simon. “Since we don''t know


    anything now, let''s just wait patiently instead of letting our imagination run wild. I''m sure the children will


    be fine.”


    He had barely finished when the sound of the emergency room door opening was heard. Subsequently,


    Justin emerged from within.


    Simon was the first to rush up. “What''s the situation? How are the children?”


    With a grim expression, Justin exined, “The situation is critical. We can''t identify the poison, which is


    really aggressive and has attacked their internal organs. More importantly, because we don''t know its


    Staggering back in shock, Simon murmured, “That bad? W-What will happen to them?”


    Justin bowed his head and answered, “If we don''t neutralize the poison, they won''t live past this time


    tomorrow. In other words, they only have twenty-four hours left.”


    His words triggered a drastic change in everyone''s expression.


    Suddenly, an anxious shout rang out from the emergency room. “Oh no, Mr. Zayron has vomited blood


    again, and Ms. Jefferson has fainted from shock!”


    In that instant, a figure shed in front of them—Edmund had dashed into the emergency room with


    Simon following closely behind.


    Unable to hide her overwhelming glee, Rhonda seized upon the chaos to send Cadence a message on


    her phone: The poison is taking effect now. Both b*stards are puking blood.