Chapter 25

Artemis finally let Bailey go after a few seconds of stalemate.

The woman jumped up from the couch almost as soon as she was released.

His face darkened further when he saw how she was avoiding him like he was the plague.

She wasn't playing hard to get. Instead, she genuinely hated him and wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

There were knocks on the lounge's door, and Artemis asked in a low voice, “Do you want to hide in the restroom, or are you just going to stand here and let them see you?”

Do I even have an option?

Bailey turned around and walked toward the restroom.

Artemis watched her leaving figure while wearing a grim expression.

This d*mned woman didn't even hesitate to escape from me. Would she act this way in front of Edmund?

Dwayne's charming face came into view when the door was opened.

Artemis asked in an icy cold tone, “What is it?”

Dwayne grinned before standing on tiptoe and peeking into the room. “I heard that Ms. Rhonda brought you some soup. Where is she? Don't tell me you got excited and devoured her on a whim...”

“Shut up,” Artemis growled.

Dwayne's gaze slowly moved down and landed on the place between Artemis' legs. He arched a brow and smiled.

What a boring man. He was enjoying himself alone.

“Are you done? If you're done, get lost.”

Dwayne rubbed his nose and smiled sheepishly. “Do you need me to go to the entertainment company under Luther Group to find you a popular actress? Those women are all young and pretty, and they—”

Artemis slammed the door

dumbfounded by

impotent seven years ago since you were never interested in women.

“He's gone. Come out.”

Bailey stepped out of the restroom with her

and said in a trembling voice, “Just stay there. We'll talk

his dark gaze on her. “Do you think

has a

don't I go out and

the second floor of Pocket

“Huh?”

during dinner.” Artemis squeezed the sentence

woman see that

in a

her journey back to the Jefferson residence. After venting her emotions to Beatrice,

when he's already in

brows knitted into a tight knot. After moments of silence, she questioned, “Is he impotent? Was Bailey the one who

quivered. “T-That's not possible, right? I mean, it was a pretty long night... But,

of thinking about these useless things. Are you really giving up on him if there's something wrong with him? Don't

the uneasiness in her heart. She said coldly, “That little brat must've drugged the soup because he wanted to frame me. I hate myself for being too kind a

was about to speak, the

to take

that it was her best

“Hey, Quin. What's up?”

she didn't come out until just now. Her clothes were all messy when she stumbled out. Judging by her

up from the

you say? Please

what she had

a definite answer, Rhonda slumped back onto the

ago happened to be the time when Artemis

woman entered the CEO's office and stayed in there for half an hour before

right mind could've guessed what

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