Chapter 355
Bailey arched an eyebrow when she saw the box of pills.
“Why? You don''t wish to have any more kids?”
Artemis ced the tray on the bedside table, took out a pill from the box, and offered it to her.
Bailey did not take the pill. She narrowed her eyes and looked at him curiously, waiting for his
exnation.
The woman was curious about the reason behind his actions. Doesn''t he want to have more children
with me?
“I''m content to have two sons and a daughter. Of course, I''ll be delighted if you wish to bear me more
children, but I really do not want you to suffer from the pain of childbirth anymore,” he confessed.
So that''s the reason!
Bailey smiled upon hearing that, touched.
She parted her lips, leaned over, and took the pill he held out for her.
Next, he held out a ss of warm water for her, and she gratefully took a couple of sips, swallowing the
contraceptive pill.
Indeed, she had no wish to experience the pain of childbirth anymore.
Years back, she had seriousplications while giving birth to her triplets, and that traumatizing
experience had haunted her ever since.
“This is just a temporary precautionary measure. When Justin is back, I''ll make arrangements with him
for a vasectomy procedure,” Artemis shared.
Stunned, Bailey stared at him in disbelief.
As the head of a prominent family, one would expect him to be concerned about having heirs to
continue the Luther family''s name. As such, it was shocking to know he was considering a vasectomy
procedure.
“You...” Bailey was at a loss of words.
“It''s okay. I already have two sons and a daughter to inherit the family business, so don''t feel pressured
about that issue. I want to marry you so we can be together, not for you to be a child-bearing machine,”
he said.
Bailey buried her face in his abdomen and hugged him tightly. “I struggled with the decision, but I''m so
d I overcame my hesitation and took this step forward with you. If I had let you go, it would''ve been
a huge loss for me,” she confessed, her voice hoarse.
Artemis bent over, kissed her on her forehead, and teasingly said, “You are such a shrewddy, so how
is it possible you will let go of such a catch?”
Bailey could not refute that.
Meanwhile, back at the Luther residence, Gerald and Felicity were having a discussion in the hall.
Felicity sullenly looked at her husband and gave in, saying, “Sure, I''ll agree to let Zoey marry into the
family. However, after their marriage, she and Artemis have to move out. I don''t want to see her on a
day-to-day basis.”
Gerald let out a sigh of relief. Having gotten his wife''s consent was half the battle won. The remaining
challenge would be to get his son to agree to the marriage.
“If you do not wish to see her, we can always move overseas,” he suggested to Felicity.
“Hmph!” Felicity snorted, stood up, and made her way to the stairs. As she was walking off, she said,
“Don''t count your eggs before they''re hatched and start celebrating just because I relented. Your son is
stubborn and has a mind of his own. I spent seven years trying to get him to marry Rhonda, and in the
end, I still failed. I doubt you can easily convince him to marry Zoey.”
In the guestroom at the Gezmond residence, Wendy was leaning against the headboard and sipping
on the mushroom soup that Sebastian was patiently spooning into her mouth.
“Mom, Zayron called mest night and told me Victoria has left Hallsbay,” Sebastian updated her.
“Huh?” Wendy was surprised to hear that. “Did your da... I mean, Lionel, send her away?” she asked.
He shook his head and replied, “No, she ran away. Da... Lionel is trying to track her down.”
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Wendy fell silent for a moment, then ruffled Sebastian''s hair and smilingly said, “I know you''re
influential and have good connections. Where possible, do lend Lionel a hand and help him find
Victoria.”
Sebastian gave her a wink and a big smile. “Looks like you''ve really let it go and you''re no longer
troubled by this anymore! Let''s make a public announcement soon to rify that we''re not Lionel''s wife
and son. I''m sure Victoria will forgive Lionel after knowing that,” he said.
Artemis bent over, kissed her on her foreheod, ond teosingly soid, “You ore such o shrewd lody, so how
is it possible you will let go of such o cotch?”
Boiley could not refute thot.
Meonwhile, bock ot the Luther residence, Gerold ond Felicity were hoving o discussion in the holl.
Felicity sullenly looked ot her husbond ond gove in, soying, “Sure, I''ll ogree to let Zoey morry into the
fomily. However, ofter their morrioge, she ond Artemis hove to move out. I don''t wont to see her on o
doy-to-doy bosis.”
Gerold let out o sigh of relief. Hoving gotten his wife''s consent wos holf the bottle won. The remoining
chollenge would be to get his son to ogree to the morrioge.
“If you do not wish to see her, we con olwoys move overseos,” he suggested to Felicity.
“Hmph!” Felicity snorted, stood up, ond mode her woy to the stoirs. As she wos wolking off, she soid,
“Don''t count your eggs before they''re hotched ond stort celebroting just becouse I relented. Your son is
stubborn ond hos o mind of his own. I spent seven yeors trying to get him to morry Rhondo, ond in the
end, I still foiled. I doubt you con eosily convince him to morry Zoey.”
In the guestroom ot the Gezmond residence, Wendy wos leoning ogoinst the heodboord ond sipping
on the mushroom soup thot Sebostion wos potiently spooning into her mouth.
“Mom, Zoyron colled me lost night ond told me Victorio hos left Hollsboy,” Sebostion updoted her.
“Huh?” Wendy wos surprised to heor thot. “Did your do... I meon, Lionel, send her owoy?” she osked.
He shook his heod ond replied, “No, she ron owoy. Do... Lionel is trying to trock her down.”
Wendy fell silent for o moment, then ruffled Sebostion''s hoir ond smilingly soid, “I know you''re
influentiol ond hove good connections. Where possible, do lend Lionel o hond ond help him find
Victorio.”
Sebostion gove her o wink ond o big smile. “Looks like you''ve reolly let it go ond you''re no longer
troubled by this onymore! Let''s moke o public onnouncement soon to clorify thot we''re not Lionel''s wife
ond son. I''m sure Victorio will forgive Lionel ofter knowing thot,” he soid.
“You''re such a good boy!” Wendy beamed with pride and patted him on his head lovingly.
Just then, Lionel walked in and saw the two of them chatting happily.
“What are you guys talking about?” he curiously asked.
Sebastian made a funny face, saying, “It''s a secret between Mom and me. I''m heading out with Zayron,
so I''ll not be back for lunch.”
With that, he dashed out of the room.
“Be careful! The injury on your head has not fully healed!” Lionel couldn''t help but nag at him.
“Okay!”
“That boy...” Lionel smiled dotingly as he watched Sebastian run away. He then sat down by the
bedside, picked up the bowl of soup, and continued to feed Wendy.
After taking a few mouthfuls of soup, Wendy hesitantly asked, “Any news of her yet?”
Lionel pursed his lips in hesitation and finally asked, “Wends, how did you meet Holden?”
Taken aback by his question, Wendy nervously clenched the bedsheet under her.
After a long bout of silence, she haltingly said, “Back then, he was chased after by his foes and was
badly injured. I found him hiding in the cabin of our family''s yacht. He took on a new identity and stayed
by my side as my bodyguard for a period of time.”
So that''s how it started...
Lionel nodded understandingly and continued to probe, “Has he ever shared with you his real identity
and background?”
“No. All I knew was that judging by hisbat skills and gentlemanly behavior, I was sure he wasn''t a
gangster. I was sure he had aplicated background.” Wendy had no doubts about that.
Suddenly, she grabbed Lionel''s hand and anxiously asked, “Nell, you managed to find him, didn''t you?
Who is he? Where is he now? H-He''s still alive, right?”