Chapter 285
Meanwhile, inside the living room of the Jefferson residence, Beatrice burst into hearty laughter as she
flipped through the document in front of her.
So that's what happened. Back then, Waverly and Sophia were at the same hospital when they gave
birth to their respective daughters at the same time. Those two girls grew up to be the Bailey and Zoey
we now know.
As Beatrice stared at how much Waverly and Bailey resembled each other in the photo, an audacious
thought emerged in her mind.
In order to allow her daughter to live the lavish life of the rich, Sophia had bribed the doctor with a huge
sum of money to switch babies with Waverly.
In the end, the true darling of Lostaria ended up an ostracized child unloved by the Jefferson family. As
for the girl with pitiable origins, she became the beloved daughter of the Shurmer family.
What an insidious scam this is. Sophia, I'm truly impressed by your methods. However, how did you
end up dying in a fire with your corpse burnt to a crisp? Can it be that you immolated yourself so that
the secret would die with you? No.
Beatrice's hunch told her that there was more to the matter than met the eye.
If she's so materialistic, there's no way she would kill herself. I'm certain there's a terrible secret hidden
behind it still. Nonetheless, there's no hurry. This discovery is a valuable one, for I now have dirt on
Zoey in my hands. As long as I leverage it properly, that fake will obey me, and I'll force her to remove
all obstacles for Ronni.
Meanwhile, inside the suite of a five-star hotel, the seated Raiden glared at the bodyguard in black who
was standing in the center of the living room. He ordered grimly, “Tell me, what has Scarlett tasked you
with this time?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Um...” The bodyguard hesitated.
As he was Scarlett's personal bodyguard, he would be severely punished by the Fletcher family for his
betrayal if he were to snitch on Scarlett to Raiden.
Raising his brows, Raiden exuded an intimidating aura and asked, “What's wrong? Do you not dare to
tell me?”
The bodyguard dropped to his knees with a loud thud. “I dare not betray Ms. Fletcher, so please go
ahead and punish me, Mr. Fletcher.”
Narrowing his eyes at the bodyguard, Raiden maintained his calm and replied indifferently, “If my guess
is correct, Scarlett has sent you to assassinate Veronique and her son. Am I right?”
Stunned by those words, the bodyguard gave Raiden a horrified look. “Mr. Fletcher, you...”
Raiden waved his hand and sighed. “Given that she wears her heart on her sleeve, how can I not tell
what's on her mind? You should stay your hand for the time being and give me some time to figure out
an ideal solution. After all, I want to avoid bloodshed if possible.”
“Yes, yes, Mr. Fletcher.”
Back at the Luther residence, Felicity and Rhonda were chatting on the couch when the sound of rapid
footsteps from the staircase caught their attention.
When Felicity saw her son scramble down the staircase, she couldn't help but ask with a frown,
“Simon, what happened?”
While dashing out, Simon replied, “Bailey just called and said that Zayron and Susan were poisoned.
Their condition is serious to the extent of being life-threatening. Hence, I'm rushing over to see them
now.”
No sooner had he spoken than he ran off and disappeared.
As for Felicity, she sprang to her feet at once.
Even though she disliked Bailey and had her differences with the children, she still couldn't sit idly by.
After all, they were still members of the Luther family.
Curling her fingers into fists, Rhonda celebrated triumphantly in her mind.
Is the poison in the b*stards finally working? Good! Now, Bailey will have to lower herself to beg
Cadence for the antidote. I can already imagine how he'll make her suffer. In fact, I hope he tortures her
and takes indecent pictures of her while he's at it.
“Mrs. Luther, let's go over to see them too. Weren't you thinking about seeing Max? This is a good
opportunity to do so.”
“Yes, all right.” Felicity swiftly circled around the coffee table and rushed out the door.
In response, Rhonda quickly ran after her.
After all, she was looking forward to seeing the agonized look on Bailey's face.
And more importantly, she needed to verify if everything was going according to plan.
Outside the emergency room at the medical base, Artemis and Ken were smoking as they leaned
against the wall with their heads lowered.
Felicity rushed up to them and asked, “How are the children?”
None of them answered.
Grabbing Artemis by the collar, Simon thundered, “Say something! I'm the children's father. At the very
least, don't I deserve to know their condition?”
The corner of Ken's lips twitched. Mr. Simon, since when are you the father? To not have realized that
you're raising your brother's children, you do deserve to be manipulated by the father and son.
Shoving Simon aside, Artemis flatly replied, “Wouldn't you have your answer once Bailey is out? I'm not
a doctor. What's the point in asking me such questions?”
Simon was speechless.
As for Felicity, she slumped into a chair and lamented, “What has the Luther family done to deserve
this? First, Max gets involved in a car accident, followed by Ronni suffering a miscarriage. And now,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmeven Simon's two children have their lives hanging in the balance. Is God trying to end the Luther
family line?”
“Stop saying nonsense.”
An admonishing voice rang out from the corridor, heralding the arrival of Gerald and the Chivers family.
He walked right up to Artemis and inquired in a deep voice, “How are the children? Weren't they doing
just fine when they attended The Grand Fashion Show? How did they fall into such dire circumstances
overnight?”
Nodding his head, Artemis replied, “It's difficult to tell now. Justin and Bailey are trying their best to save
the children inside. They only mentioned that the children are in critical condition but didn't elaborate.”
Gerald nodded in acknowledgment before turning to face Felicity and Simon. “Since we don't know
anything now, let's just wait patiently instead of letting our imagination run wild. I'm sure the children will
be fine.”
He had barely finished when the sound of the emergency room door opening was heard. Subsequently,
Justin emerged from within.
Simon was the first to rush up. “What's the situation? How are the children?”
With a grim expression, Justin explained, “The situation is critical. We can't identify the poison, which is
really aggressive and has attacked their internal organs. More importantly, because we don't know its
composition, we're unable to produce an antidote.”
Staggering back in shock, Simon murmured, “That bad? W-What will happen to them?”
Justin bowed his head and answered, “If we don't neutralize the poison, they won't live past this time
tomorrow. In other words, they only have twenty-four hours left.”
His words triggered a drastic change in everyone's expression.
Suddenly, an anxious shout rang out from the emergency room. “Oh no, Mr. Zayron has vomited blood
again, and Ms. Jefferson has fainted from shock!”
In that instant, a figure flashed in front of them—Edmund had dashed into the emergency room with
Simon following closely behind.
Unable to hide her overwhelming glee, Rhonda seized upon the chaos to send Cadence a message on
her phone: The poison is taking effect now. Both b*stards are puking blood.