Chapter 524


    Given everything that had happened, the situation was no longer under their control.


    Dexter imed that Tarragon''s men did not attack Veikko and the others, but the Saviors would not


    believe him.


    They only trusted what they saw and believed they were attacked, so no amount of exnations would


    convince them otherwise.


    “Artemis, are we really destined to be separated from each other?”


    Artemis shot her a nce and pulled her into his embrace. “Don''t worry about a thing. I''m sure we''ll be


    able to find a solution to this problem. In the worst-case scenario, I''ll give up that identity of mine.”


    Bailey shed him a wry smile and shook her head. “I''m not some ignorant young girl, so those lies


    won''t work on me. You have ess to all of Tarragon''s top-secret data, so there''s no way they''d just let


    you walk out of that life. They''ll most likely put a bounty on your head the moment you talk about


    quitting.”


    Artemis pursed his lips when he heard that.


    Oh, that''s right... She''s the leader of the Saviors, so she knows all too well how these organizations


    operate. It''s true that they''re bound toe after me if I so much as bring up quitting. I had nothing to


    fear when I was single back then, but things are different now. I have a wife and kids, so I cannot afford


    to make any mistakes.


    “Well, I was just making a suggestion. We''re not at the point of no return just yet, though. We can stop


    the war if we find out who the mastermind is and catch that person.”


    Bailey narrowed her eyes and asked, “Do you have any suspects in mind?”


    “It''s most likely a high-ranking member within Tarragon. I still don''t know why he chose to start a war


    between Tarragon and the Saviors. Let''s just wait for an update from Dexter. He should be able to find


    some clues.”


    “Fair enough. You can go ahead and work on this while I do some research in theboratory.


    Veronique''s condition is worse than I thought. Her cancer cells are spreading rapidly, so I need to stop


    the spread before it leads to organ failure.”


    “I''ll go with you.”


    “No, you should focus on your own tasks. You''d only be able to wait outside theboratory anyway, so


    why waste your time?”


    Artemis couldn''t help but let out a wry chuckle after hearing that. “As much as I hate to admit it, I am


    indeed unable to help with your research. I''m so useless...”


    The look on Bailey''s face turned slightly gloomy. “I won''t talk to you anymore if you say such things


    again.”


    ...


    She had just stepped out of Luther Group''s office building when her phone started ringing in her


    pocket.


    Bailey arched an eyebrow when she whipped it out and saw rence''s name on the caller ID.


    rence? He hasn''t contacted me ever since he begged me to spare Rhonda. He must want


    something from me if he''s contacting me at a time like this. That old man was willing to betray his own


    daughter for the sake of profits, so there''s nothing he wouldn''t sacrifice. I''m my biological father''s


    illegitimate daughter, and I''m the reason he gotughed at by everyone. It''s only natural for him to take


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    revenge on me if he gets a chance to.


    “Do you need something?”


    “Bay, I know who your biological father is. I also know that Zoey is my daughter. Let''s meet up, okay?


    There''s something I need to talk to you about.”


    Meet up? This is definitely a trap! Given the current situation, rence would either have to watch me


    return to the Shurmer family and take away everything that Zoey owns or tie up the loose ends by


    helping Zoey eliminate me. Knowing rence, he''s most likely to go with the second option.


    With that in mind, she replied, “I''m not feeling well, so I won''t be able to make it. You can just tell me


    about it over the phone.”


    “I know about the old grudge between the Gezmond family and the Saunders family. If you won''te


    to see me, I will tell the girl from the Saunders family about that little grudge. I hear she married Lionel.


    Do you think they''ll be able to stay married if she finds out that Lionel''s father was the one who killed


    her mother?” rence said nonchntly after a brief pause.


    Bailey''s face clouded over the moment she heard that.


    What? Lionel''s father killed Victoria''s mother? H-How is that possible? Her mother''s vehicle had a


    brake malfunction and went off a cliff, which resulted in her death. The news of that incident caused a


    hugemotion in the upper ss. Victoria ended up being depressed for an entire month because of


    her mother''s death. The police dered it an ident after conducting an investigation, so how did it


    turn into a murder?


    “Don''t lie to me, rence! I''m not as dumb as you think!”


    “I''m not lying to you. Think about it, Bay. Mr. Saunders isn''t the kind of person who craves wealth and


    power. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have given Lionel all of his shares and properties when Lionel went to


    him to seek revenge. What he did to the Gezmond family was solely to avenge his wife.”


    Bailey tightened her grip on the phone.


    All right, to be fair, I have suspected Mr. Saunders of targeting the Gezmond family due to some kind of


    personal reason. I just didn''t think it would be to avenge his wife...


    “Why would Mr. Gezmond kill Mrs. Saunders? Also, how did you find out about this?”


    “You seem to be very interested in finding out more. Come meet me at the tearoom on the third floor of


    Century Grandeur. We''ll talk about you and Zoey as well while we''re at it.”