Chapter 713


    Chapter 713 Sacrifice Your Daughter


    Bailey red at him. “Speak any further, and I’ll cut your tongue.”


    I didn''t expect there’de a day when she''s taken down a peg. Zain grinned. “Do you think Cameron


    kept your painting because he loves you or hates you to the bone after you offended him?”


    After thinking about it, Bailey assumed, “I think it''s because he hates me. I was the one who inflicted


    the wound on the corner of his eye.”


    “D*mn.” Zain leaped. “He isn''t going to take his anger out on me for losing to you, is he? I''m your


    apprentice, after all.”


    “It''s possible. The Cameron I know is a vengeful and devious schemer. He''s cruel and disregards


    human life. You''re on your own.”


    Upon hearing that, he was rendered speechless.


    After Bailey stepped out of theboratory and passed by Wendy''s ward, she hesitated for a moment


    before entering the room.


    Wendy was lying on the bed watching television. When she saw Bailey walking in, surprise colored her


    face.


    After all, she was once enemies with Victoria and thus came into conflict with Bailey multiple times


    before.


    Even though she had stayed in the medical base for a while, Bailey never visited her. “Are you here to


    settle the score with me?”


    In response, Bailey paused and narrowed her eyes at Wendy.


    After a few seconds of staring, Bailey smirked.


    “Truth be told, I never saw you as a threat. I''m putting up with you for Juliana''s sake. Besides, Holden


    showed respect to me because of you. Hence, I thought I should be more magnanimous and forgive


    you.”


    Peering at Bailey''s punchable face, Wendy grinned. “You''re not as unlikeable as I thought, Bailey. In


    fact, I quite like you.”


    Lifting her eyebrow, Bailey approached the bed, pulled away the nket, and examined Wendy''s


    abdomen. I recall her injury is located here...


    Shocked, Wendy reflexively tried to stop Bailey. “What are you doing?”


    “Inspecting your injury. I''m a woman, too. Do you think I''ll do something to you?”


    Silently, Wendy retracted her hand. Then, shey down and asked, “Do you have any news about


    Julie''s whereabouts? What happened to her after she returned to the family? Did the elders make


    things difficult for her?”


    While examining Wendy''s wound, Bailey spoke. “Everyone should bear their own responsibilities. Your


    willfulness caused you to be exiled after you broke the family rules. As such, the heavy responsibilities


    you left behind have to be shouldered by Julie. Right now, she''s surrounded by enemies on all sides


    and walking on thin ice. How well do you think she''s faring?”


    An expression of guilt settled on Wendy''s countenance. “I heard Julie''s pregnant. It''s Zeke''s child,


    right?”


    Bailey smiled silently. She''s really not getting any of thetest information, huh? That news is pretty old


    by now. Still, I don’t n to spill too much to her. If she''s agitated and starts to act irrationally, no one


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    can do anything about her without Holden around.


    “Your wound''s fine. I''ll give you a bottle of ointment in a few days. Just apply it directly on your skin to


    remove the scar. Don''t overthink things and wait for Holden to return.” Upon ending her sentence, she


    turned and ambled to the exit.


    Gritting her teeth, Wendy asked again, “Is the baby in Julie Zeke''s?”


    Bailey halted her steps. Instead of turning back, she remained quiet for a few moments before


    answering, “She''s stubborn, and she never gives up halfway. Do you think she''ll fall for someone else


    in such a short amount of time?” I''ve answered her question indirectly. Hopefully, this will work.


    Then she exited the room.


    Wendy''s mind was thrown into chaos as she stared at the entrance nkly. Julie is suffering in my


    ce. I was supposed to bear those responsibilities, but I forsook everything fora man who didn''t even


    put me before anything else.


    Suddenly, the phone sitting on the table next to her bed rang, consequently pulling her back to reality.


    She grabbed the phone and nced at it. It was from her aunt.


    It''s been a long time since I''ve had contact with my family. After unlocking her phone, Wendy asked, “Is


    that you, Aunt Miranda?”


    “You need to return quickly to save Julie, Wends. She''s in a horrible situation right now!” Miranda


    pleaded.


    That stunned Wendy. What does Aunt Miranda mean by that?


    Moments of silenceter, she asked, “Hasn''t Julie returned to the Hoffman family? I heard she even


    has an engagement with Huntley. Additionally, my father ns to pass the position of the head of the


    family to—”


    "What are you saying, Wends? Didn''t you hear about Julie''s miscarriage and Huntley''s incapacitation?


    Not only that, the family has imprisoned them and is preparing to dispose of them.”


    Immediately, Wendy sat up straight and questioned, “What did you say, Aunt Miranda? Julie has a


    miscarriage, and Huntley has been incapacitated? Why is the family disposing of them?”


    “You see, it''s because...” Miranda proceeded to exin everything that had transpired recently. “You


    should return here soon, Wends. Julie can''t hold on any longer. If you don''t rescue her soon, she''ll die.”


    Wendy''s grip around her phone tightened. Julie''s suffering because of me! I must return. “Okay. I''ll


    head back in a few days, Aunt Miranda. I''ll contact you againter. Please find a way to protect Julie for


    now. I''ll ask Lionel and Zeke for help—”


    Before she could finish, Miranda interrupted her. “Don''t tell any outsiders about this. Return here quietly


    on your own. I''m worried


    that if you do bring Zeke, Lionel, and the others to Moranta, it may piss off the elders. A cornered beast


    will resort to desperate measures, after all.”


    With a troubled look, Wendy asked, "What can I do about the situation by myself, though? I can''t


    oppose the entire family alone.”


    “You don''t have to worry about that. Back then, before your mother passed, she left a protective


    measure to me. She told me to use it if you and Julie''s lives are in danger. Return here, and I''ll help you


    out.”


    “All right. Please buy more time for Julie, Aunt Miranda. I''ll return in a few days.”


    “Remember not to tell anyone about where you''re going, okay?”


    “Mhm.”


    Meanwhile, in a suburban mansion, Philip was sitting on the couch, smiling at the woman sitting


    opposite him.


    The woman was holding a phone and sitting limply on the couch. “I''ve done as you asked, Mr. Hoffman.


    Can you release my husband and my son now?”


    Smiling, Philip spoke. “No need to rush. We''ll talk more about your family after your niece sessfully


    sneaks out of that medical base and returns to Moranta.”


    As the woman closed her eyes, tears streamed down her cheeks.


    I''m sorry, my dear sister. I have my own family to protect. Now that the lives of my husband and child


    are threatened because of your daughter, I''ve no choice but to sacrifice your children to protect my


    family. Please forgive me. “I''ve helped you summon Wends back to Moranta. You need to promise me


    that you''ll release my husband and my son once she''s here.”