Chapter 511


    A momentter, Shirley replied: Wait for the right time to use your mother to get rid of Bailey. Try to get


    rid of her once and for all so she doesn''t get a chance to make aeback ever again.


    The smile on Scarlett''s lips widened.


    She must get rid of Bailey Jefferson.


    Veronique had been diagnosed with uterine cancer, and she could only stay alive with Bailey''s help. In


    other words, if Bailey was out of the picture, Veronique was dead meat too.


    Scarlett: Okay. You''re doing this to get Zeke, and I''m doing this to get Justin. It''s a beneficial situation


    for both of us. Regardless of everything, Bailey has to die.


    In the living room, Raiden was sitting in the main seat, looking at Artemis with an arched brow and a


    half-smile. “Why have youe here instead of watching over your woman at home?”


    Artemis gave him an icy look and uttered, “The news outside has affected Bailey''s mood. When are


    you going to scram back to Dellmoor? Also, when are you going to get engaged with a woman so that


    people will stop thinking that you''re in a rtionship with Bailey?”


    Raiden slowly dropped the smile, and a dangerous glint shed past his eyes. “Artemis, don''t push


    your luck. I''m already kind by notpeting against you for Bailey. I hope you''ll stop provoking me.”


    “Is that so?” Artemis sneered. “It''s pointless even if you try to steal her away from me because you


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    don''t have a ce in her heart.”


    Raiden knitted his brows. “Artemis, you''d better stop taunting me. My love for Bailey is no lesser than


    yours. If you trigger my indignance, I''ll fight you to the death for her.”


    Artemis scoffed before expressionlessly uttering, “Bailey has nothing to do with you. If you keep staying


    in Hallsbay, the people will only keep assuming that something is going on between the two of you. Isn''t


    Mrs. Fletcher trying to find a woman for you? Get someone suitable and marry her as soon as you can.


    Stop making life difficult for me and Bailey.”


    Raiden barked out augh in his anger. “Artemis, would you still settle for anyone after meeting


    Bailey?”


    Artemis'' expression tensed up. It was a question he did not wish to answer, but he had to. “No.”


    “That''s right. You won''t, and I won''t either. I believe Edmund won''t too. So, stop telling me to marry


    another woman. I just can''t.”


    Artemis stared at him in silence.


    “All right. I''ll be heading back to Dellmoor tomorrow. Take good care of her. If I find out that you''ve been


    mean to her, I''ll definitely bring my soldiers to make a mess at the Luther family''s base in Hallsbay.”


    Artemis remained silent.


    At Juliana''s ce, Juliana was leaning against the chains of the swing, watching the handsome youth


    with a cocked head.


    “How long has it been since we''ve seen each other, Huntley Cloudax?”


    The youth inclined his head a little and humbly answered, “Ms. Juliana, it has been four years. You''ve


    been out training with your master, and you never came back during those years.”


    Julianaughed. “Don''t stop. Keep pushing me. Push harder. I like the feeling of free falling. It''s quite


    thrilling.”


    A small smile crept onto the youth''s face. He then rested his hands on her shoulders before pushing


    her. “Ms. Juliana, you didn''t change a bit. Pure. Untainted. Just like the clouds in the sky.”


    Juliana sneered. “You''re right. I''m still the same as ever. Nothing has changed with me, but on the


    other hand, you''ve taken over half of the Hoffman family while my father is ill. You''re a bold one,


    Huntley. Are you nning to revolt?”


    Calmly, the youth continued pushing Juliana, not at all fazed by her words.


    “I''m simply taking on some of the weight of your father''s responsibilities. He has grown old, and neither


    you nor your sister can bear the weight back then. Someone has to take on the responsibilities. Even


    though I now have power over half of the family, my role is temporary. Now that you''re back, Ms.


    Juliana, I will slowly relinquish my control and let you take over the entire family instead.”


    Juliana scoffed.


    She had underestimated Huntley, thinking that the boy would not pose any threat. However, in mere


    four years, he had discreetly taken control over half of the Hoffman family''s power.


    If she hade back anyter... the entire Hoffman family would have been ruled by the Cloudaxes.


    He looks so harmless and gentlemanly, but only a few know how sly and ruthless he is.


    “Huntley, neither of us are fools, so let''s stop beating around the bush. Do say, what do you want?”


    The youth held his forehead, seemingly exasperated, and sighed. “I thought you already knew what I


    wanted, Ms. Juliana. Turns out I was wrong.”


    With that, he abruptly pulled her off the swing and into his arms.


    “Every step I take in the Hoffman family is a challenging one, and it is all because I want you. Ms.


    Juliana, will you believe me if I tell you this?”


    “No,” came Juliana''s immediate answer.


    Then, she added, “But whether or not I believe you don''t matter anymore. I''ve signed the marriage


    agreement, and our marriage contract is now legally effective. Neither of us can ever escape one


    another, so let''s just keep this show up for the rest of our lives.”


    The youth''s fingertips slowly brushed across her soft red lips. “Maybe it''s not a show. Maybe we can


    truly respect and love each other instead.”


    Juliana''s heart lurched.


    As more time passed, she found it increasingly hard to know what was going on in the man''s mind. His


    mind was a maze, and she could never know what was hidden within it.


    Although Juliana hade across all kinds of people in the world during her travels with her master,


    she could never figure out what the youth was thinking about.


    Juliana was starting to regret signing the marriage contract.


    In the Gourd residence''s living room, Genevieve was excitedly holding her daughter''s hand as they sat


    on the couch. “Shirley, do you remember the thing we were talking about the other time? It''s done!”


    Shirley froze for a second before a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face. “What? Did you


    really get Zeke''s sperm from the sperm bank?”


    Genevieve was all smiles, but despite that, she averted her eyes for half a second.


    “That''s right. I pulled some strings and managed to get Zeke''s sperm from the Shurmer family''s


    storage. As long as we retrieve your eggs, we can make a test tube baby. There''s no way Zeke will still


    refuse to marry you with the baby. We''re putting aside that darn engagement ceremony and aiming


    straight for a wedding.”


    Shirley grabbed her mother''s arm and beamed. “Mom, you''re the best! Everything you do is for my


    sake. Let''s waste no time, then. The longer we drag this on, the likelier something might go wrong. If I


    get pregnant again, Zeke will be suspicious.”


    “Mhm. I''ve contacted the hospital, and they''ve signed the non-disclosure agreement. We''ll be retrieving


    your eggs in the afternoon for the test-tube baby.”


    The next day was a rainy, gloomy day.


    Despite that, Vincent''s funeral was held as scheduled.


    Bailey and Artemis reached the Saunders residence early in the morning.


    “Huh? Isn''t he going to be buried today? The guests are all here, but where are the Saunderses?”


    “That''s right. Where''s the son? Where are the rest? Why aren''t they around at all? Is this how they


    wee their guests? By leaving them alone in the rain?”


    Bailey turned to nce at Artemis before whispering, “I''ll take a look at what''s going on in the house.


    Please help calm the guests down.”


    “Okay.”


    Meanwhile, in the study, Victoria threw the cup on the coffee table onto the ground.


    “Don''t push your luck, Victor!”