Chapter 51
Bailey leaned back on a tree trunk and rested with her eyes closed. She was relying wholly on sheer
willpower to withstand the fric energy that was coursing through her consciousness.
Though it felt somewhat ufortable while they were inside the house, it was not unmanageable. But
in no way was it anything close to what she was experiencing there and then, so much so that even the
caress of the cold wind on her skin was ineffective at cooling her off.
Da*n it. Is the after-effect that strong?
Right now, she felt absolutely terrible and desperately needed some release. Oh, no. I am feeling
horny...
“Let''s cut the crap and find a way to get a ride out of here first.”
Zayron went close to his mother but dared not touch her.
With Bailey looking like the ravenous she-wolf she was at present, he was afraid that she would...
Ahem!
“I''ve already called a cab. The driver told me that he''d be here in twenty, so hang in there, Bailey.”
That yielded no answer from her.
Then, a rustle of footsteps that sounded quite harried was hearding from the bushes.
Sticking his head out, Maxton was overjoyed when he saw his father approach.
“My old man''s here, Idiot, so hurry up and let him send Bay to the hospital.”
Zayron shot him a look and replied between gritted teeth, “Should we hand her over to that creep, I
think our mommy would be devoured before she reaches the hospital.”
Maxton was stumped.
In his hurriedness, Artemis had worked up a profuse sweat on his forehead en route there.
When he approached, his suave face sank at the sight of the condition Bailey was in.
“How did it get so bad?”
This doesn''t look like she is under the influence of any ordinary drug. Considering her delicate
disposition, she''spletely lost her usual aloofness and ispletely out of control. I fear that her life
might be in danger if she should go without getting some reprieve soon. What a potent medicinal effect!
“Step aside.”
Reaching out, he parted the two boys who were nking her so that he could lower his upper body to
pick her up.
In response, Zayron immediately locked up his arm with his own and regarded him with defiant eyes.
Enunciating word for word, he said, “I can hand her over to your care, but would you be able to assure
that you would not touch her? You should know well the secret hidden within that paternity test, Mr.
Jefferson. She could very well be your brother...”
Coming to that point, he paused abruptly and pursed his lips, “Whatever the case, before we figure this
out, you are not to touch her. More importantly, you are not to sully her. If you aren''t able to guarantee
that, then you''re only taking her away today over my dead body.”
Looking sideways at that stubborn little face, those exquisite features did remind Artemis of Simon.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.
This kid''s looks do share certain resemnces to Simon. It''s no wonder that it only takes minor photo
editing work to make them look uncannily alike.
Being siblings with Simon, he and the former shared some simrities in looks. If the boy was Simon''s
offspring, then it should be not surprising if he also resembled his father''s older brother.
Uncle... Yet, another bothersome identity!
“I''m taking her to Justin''s infirmary. If you trust me enough, then hand her to me. If not... you have to
hand her to me anyway. This is because the average doctor won''t be able to fix what''s inside her
system. That is, unless, you find her a man.”
Pursing his lips, Zayron understood well his mother''s condition. Certainly, he did not, in his own
esteem, think that that viinous man was trying to cow him.
“All right. I''m handing her over. But if you touch her, I''d never let you hear the end of it.”
With that, he took a couple of steps in retreat with a grim expression upon his dainty face. “Take her
away. I''ve called a cab and will be leaving together with Maxton in a bit.”
Leaning in, Artemis swept up the woman who was leaning against the tree trunk. Then, he strode
toward the lot at which the car was parked.
“I want. I want it...”
The soft moans from the woman in his arms got Artemis'' emotions all topsy-turvy.
Maxton gulped and reached out to nudge at Zayron''s arm. “Hey, Idiot, are you really sure you want that
wily old fox to take our mommy away? They look like they''re in a precarious position to me. I fear that
something might go wrong.”
Zayron shot a vicious look back at him and seethed between his teeth. “If your dad beds my mommy,
I''d be the first to castrate you myself.”
Uh...
Maxton reflexively reached down and covered his own crouch, and all the while, his heart was
thumping away ferociously.
Don''t mess around, Artemis. Your family''s lineage may very welle to an inglorious end.
After Artemis ced Bailey inside the car, he ordered the driver to take the car over to the private
mansion by the sea.
Once the car started up, he held Bailey with one hand while he fished for the phone inside of his pocket
with the other. He pulled up Justin''s number and dialed it.
“You have half an hour. I don''t care whether you are researching a new drug or fooling around with
some random woman, I expect to see you when I arrive at my mansion.”
He then hung up without waiting for a reply.
It was an hour''s journey from where they were to Justin''s infirmary, but a mere twenty minutes to his
mansion.
Judging from the state this woman is in, I don''t think she would be able tost another hour. Taking her
to the mansion in the quickest time possible and plunging her into a bath of ice water would be the best
way to help her simmer down.
“Stop it.” His eyes steadily darkened while he reached over to restrain the hands that were wing at
him.
How could a woman who had lost all sensibility possibly be receptive to his words?
It was almost as though her right hand immediately closed in the second he seized her left.
Tangling back and forth, the sh between the fires of her lust and the coolness of his restraint was
pulsating.
Artemis endured it and regarded her with a taut face and gnashing teeth. “Woman, do not doubt my
intentions for I would have dly taken you right now if I could. So, you''d better behave yourself.
Otherwise, I''ll make you regret getting what you asked for.”
The woman in his arms who waspletely unhinged was not inclined to heed his warnings. Not only
were her fingers active, but her entire body was also contorting like a snake. Twisting and arcing, she
came across as extremely alluring.
“F*ck,” Artemis could not help but cuss.
That was really putting his patience and willpower to the test. Before that woman, the self-control that
he took such pride in had gone to the dogs.
“Goddammit. Quit squirming, or I''d kill you.”
The more he fumed, the more his male hormones raged. It became a sort of elerant when taken in
through the wayward woman''s nostrils.
The veins on Artemis''s forehead pulsed, and the nerves throughout his body tensed up, cing him in
peril of losing his grip at any given moment.
Let rationality be da*ned. Given the circumstances, the thing that he had always taken pride in seemed
more like a nuisance than anything else.
Had he not been repressing himself to the fullest extent possible, perhaps he might have already
pounced upon her.
A cautionary voice was, however, constantly within earshot with a helpful reminder whenever such a
notion roused in him.
I must noty a finger on her nor could I stain her. She is Simon''s woman—the mother to my nephew
and my future sister-inw. It''d be embarrassing as heck to meet with my brother in the future if I were
to make any inappropriate advances on her, or worse, make it impossible for us to maintain our familial
ties anymore. A sister-inw is strictly off-limits!
“Give it to me...”
That being said, there was only so much reason and self-restraint that could do against the relentless
temptation she was putting forth.
Just before his willpower was to break, he grabbed a bottle of water from the back of the car.
Uncapping it, he then raised it high to douse its contents upon her head.