Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 333

Chapter 333

Bailey blinked, and a mysterious look crept into her eyes.

“Not telling you.”

Edmund laughed quietly at that. As he watched her cheeky expression, his gaze became as soft as the moonlight of the night.

“Can I really not know about it?”

Bailey chuckled softly. “I'm just messing with you. I'm going to be on the navy battleship.”

Edmund arched a brow. After a moment of confusion, he gradually realized what Bailey meant, and he laughed. “The son of the Fletcher family seems easy to convince. You're not in the army, but he's letting you on the battleship. That's risky of him to do so. Isn't he afraid that he would be in hot water if Artemis found out about this?”

“Who cares? I don't mind as long as I can get out of Hallsbay. It's true that Artemis is capable, but he wouldn't dare to intercept a battleship. He has no choice but to watch me leave this time.”

Meanwhile, Artemis was answering a call by the window in the Luther residence study.

“Mr. Luther, there's nothing unusual at the three exits for the sea, the land, and the air. Are you sure that Ms. Jefferson will use these methods to leave even when she knows that you're going to intercept her?”

Artemis, who was standing in the corner where no lights illuminated his face, uttered, “No.”

After a long silence, Ken recovered from his speechlessness and said, “If it's a no, why are you still asking us to guard the place? Isn't that pointless?”

Artemis quirked his brows. “If you don't guard the exits, she'll be able to leave without needing to sneak out.”

Ken inhaled sharply. Right.

“By the way, my subordinates informed me earlier that Ms. Jefferson has gone to the seaside mansion, but she didn't bring anyone out of there. After that, she went to the Chivers residence and has yet to come out until now.”

Artemis narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing across them.

Hmph! That woman's eager to leave, but I'll prove to her with my actions that I've already locked her up in my cage. She'll never get to leave! Wherever I am, she has to be there too. Fine. It can also be “wherever she goes, I'll follow.”

However, Artemis could not be too certain of his words, and he could not try to play cool in front of Bailey. Otherwise, he would end up getting punished.

“All right, I got it. Zayron will contact me and tell me which route they're taking to leave. Just stay where you are and wait for my orders.”

At the same time, Rhonda was about to head up the stairs when Maxton stopped her in her tracks.

“Max, you haven't fully recovered yet. Didn't Grandma ask you to rest earlier? Why are you here on the stairs?”

Maxton beckoned her to move closer to him.

Rhonda frowned, but after a while of hesitation, she hunched over to lean her ear closer to his mouth.

Maxton whispered, “Rhonda, I've been faking it previously. I was pretending to be mentally challenged to get enough information to blackmail you. My efforts paid off, and I've gotten what I want now.”

What?

Rhonda whipped her head to the side and stared at Maxton in shock.

He's been faking it? This b*stard's been faking it? Does that mean he understood me when I blurted out that I wasn't his real mother?

“M-Max, are you pulling Mommy's leg? You fell down the stairs and had a bloody hole in your head back then. Your nerves were damaged, and even Bailey said you've become mentally challenged. How could you have faked that?”

“The sun's almost up. Hurry up and get lost.”

Bailey smacked the back of his head and said, “Take care of your sister.”

Just as Bailey stepped out of the condominium, she noticed the number of people tailing her.

Artemis, you should know that your people can't keep me here, so why are you still doing this?

After a bout of parkour and bouldering, Bailey managed to shake off two-thirds of her stalkers. Then, once she used her hypnotic skill, she shook off all of them.

No one in this world could keep her trapped, not unless she allowed it herself.

She was no longer the same easy target she was seven years ago.

Bailey continued running toward the suburbs before finally meeting Raiden in a remote spot on the outskirts.

When Raiden saw the sweat beading her forehead, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and passed it to her. “Here.”

Bailey took it without dwelling much on it and wiped her face. While gasping for breath, she said, “We can go now.”

A glint of approval flashed in Raiden's eyes. “As expected of a marathon champion and a rock-climbing master. Artemis has sent almost five batches of agents to tail you, but you've shaken them all off. I'm curious why he isn't intervening yet.”

Bailey smiled, but that was a smile that did not reach her eyes. “He knows he can't stop me; no one will be able to keep me here if I've made up my mind to leave. Rather than making things awkward, it's better for him to give me his blessings and let me go instead.”

“Is that so?” Raiden shook his head in disagreement. “I don't think you'll be able to leave Hallsbay that easily today. I'm sure he has another ace up his sleeve.”