Chapter 627 Amniotic Fluid Test
She never thought Victoria would be that determined and had prepared to get a divorce without hesitation.
Has she and Lionel reached the end of their relationship? That's a pity.
Victoria slowly raised her head to look at Bailey. After a moment of silence, she tentatively said, “Bay, love has been
troubling my mind for many years. I always thought that the Saunders family owed the Gezmond family—that I was
indebted to Lionel—so I've been living in guilt. Now that the truth is out, the weight is gone from my shoulders. I can
finally live for myself. I'm sure you don't want to see me become a useless person who has to rely on a man to
survive, right?”
Bailey froze.
She ambled over to the side of the bed and sat down before reaching out to tidy the stray strands of Victoria's hair.
With a smile, she said, “I understand what you mean. So you have no resentment left in you, right? You're getting a
divorce from Lionel because you don't want to depend on him to live, right?”
Victoria nodded and hoarsely said, “Yes, I don't want to depend on him to live, and I don't bear a grudge anymore.
An eye for an eye, and the whole world goes blind. My father has avenged my mother, and karma has gotten to Mr.
Gezmond. My mother will be able to rest in peace now. Lionel is innocent, and I can't be so selfish as to blame him
for everything that went wrong. He's in pain and guilt now. Even if we continue living with each other, he'll never be
able to reach the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Bailey reached out to hug her. “Vicky, you're magnanimous and wise. I'm sure you'll achieve great heights by
yourself. Since you've decided to leave love behind, it's time for you to work on your career.”
At that, Victoria quickly moved away from Bailey's arms and said, “Bay, I'd like to borrow some money from you.”
Bailey arched a brow. “You're planning to purchase Saunders Group's shares from Lionel to revamp Saunders
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGroup as the largest shareholder, aren't you?”
“I knew I couldn't hide anything from you. But this is a large sum. If you can't, I'll think of other ways.”
Bailey furrowed her brows.
Sure enough, she could not fork out tens of billions.
The charity work she had done over the years meant that she had used up most of her savings. However, she could
seek Zeke or Artemis' help for this.
“Vicky, I'm sure Lionel will hand over Saunders Group's shares if you tell him about this. You don't need to fret over
the funds.”
Victoria pressed her lips tightly together and squeezed out, “No. I don't want to owe him anything, so please, please
help me as much as you can. I'll pay you back with Saunders Group's next five years' profits.”
Bailey tapped her forehead and laughed. “Do I look like I'm worried that you won't pay me back? Don't upset me by
saying things like that.”
Victoria fell silent.
“I'll think of a way for you. Give me three days, and wait for my good news.”
“Okay.” It was then Victoria realized that something was amiss about Bailey. “Bay, your eyes are red. You cried,
didn't you? They're swollen.”
Bailey lowered her head a little and mumbled, “It's nothing. Sand flew into my eyes when I was strolling at the
garden earlier.”
Victoria narrowed her eyes and shook her head. “That's not right. Even your voice is hoarse. You've obviously cried.
What happened? I told you everything, so you should be honest with me too.”
Bailey sighed silently before telling her about the video.
Victoria stiffened once she heard it.
A long while later, she finally smiled and said, “I'd say someone deliberately filmed it to agitate you. If you take this
to heart, they win.”
A laugh escaped Bailey. “Even if it's deliberate, it's still the truth. It was Artemis in the video, and their game of
pretend has turned real.”
Victoria fell silent.
Right. It was indeed Artemis in the video. No matter what motive the other person has in filming this, we can't
dismiss the fact that Artemis slept with another woman.
“There's no point in overthinking things now. Listen to me, Bay. If you didn't see it in person, don't believe it. All of us
can tell how much Artemis loves you.”
Bailey took a deep breath before smiling. “I know. You don't need to say anything about this to me; I understand.
It's getting late, so hurry up and sleep. By the way, do you need me to hire a lawyer for the divorce?”
“No, it's fine. I have a friend who's a lawyer. He's already dealing with it.”
Ever since the news of Juliana being pregnant with Huntley's child spread, the entire Hoffman family had been in an
uproar.
If Juliana gave birth to a boy, the lineal descendants of the main family would have an heir.
The lineal descendants had few children, but if the future head of the household had a son, their lineage would
prosper again.
How could the collateral descendants who wished to become head of the household simply let that slide?
Furthermore, Juliana was a woman; she should not have been in line for the role.
Alas, the current head of the household was determined to make his daughter the heir and even declared that he
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwould eradicate those who stood in his way.
Their attempts to betray the family would be fruitless.
Therefore, no matter how resentful they were, they had to endure it in silence and wait for the perfect chance to
strike.
Many people were gathered in Juliana's living room.
The head of the household, Raymond, was sitting on the couch with a terrifying dark look on his face.
Meanwhile, Juliana was sitting beside him while Huntley stood behind her.
Several people were icily looking at the aggressive collateral descendants.
One of the young members of the family said to Raymond, “Mr. Raymond, we strongly suspect that the baby in
Juliana isn't Huntley's child. It has only been a month since she returned to the family, but she's already one month
pregnant. Isn't the timing a little too accurate?”
Right as he said that, a middle-aged woman chimed in, “That's right. I'm a woman and have given birth to a few
children. There's only one day a woman ovulate in a month, so how can she be so lucky as to get pregnant with
Huntley's child immediately after returning to the family?”
The young man continued, “Uncle Raymond, according to the family rules, if a woman of the clan marries an
outsider, she'll be kicked out of the family. Becoming the next head of the family would then be impossible. No one
can say for sure whose child my cousin is carrying. If it's Huntley's, then we'll keep our silence since Huntley is an
elite individual in the clan who our elder raised. However, if the baby isn't Huntley's—if the baby is an outsider's—
then we can't keep the baby, and she also has to leave the Hoffman family.”
Raymond knitted his brows and let his gaze land on a middle-aged man at the side. In a low voice, he said, “You're
the head of your family, but you're letting your wife and son speak instead?”
The middle-aged man was Philip Hoffman, Raymond's younger half-brother. In other words, he was the previous
head of the family's illegitimate child.
Philip lowered his head slightly. “Raymond, we do not know who the father of the baby in Juliana is. We need to do
an amniotic fluid test to determine Huntley's paternity relationship to the baby.”