Chapter 715 Ruin Your Face
She had always been decisive and would act quickly once she made up her mind.
Since she had determined to adopt Zain's treatment plan, she didn't hesitate any further.
Moreover, Veronique's condition had progressed to a highly critical stage and couldn't be delayed any longer. For
every day they waited, the probability of her being cured would decrease.
Beep!
As the call connected, an amused voice sounded from the receiver.
“I can't believe you took the initiative to contact me. So, tell me. Have you or someone close to you been poisoned
by Soul Reaper?”
Bailey was slightly taken aback. Why did he ask a question like that? Soul Reaper is the restricted poison in the
Yablon family and has always been sealed inside their family's ancestral hall. It hasn't appeared in the outside world
for decades, and no outsiders knew how to create this poison. It sounds like... “Don't tell me your family's Soul
Reaper was stolen and is now circulating in the outside world.”
A snicker came from the other end of the call. “How could an item my family has guarded for generations be so
easily stolen? Didn't you previously swear you wouldn't contact me unless you've been poisoned with Soul Reaper?
Now that you're calling me, I assumed you were poisoned.”
Bailey was rendered speechless. This jerk has a good memory. I can't believe he still remembers what I said even
though I've forgotten all about it.
“As long as the Yablon family doesn't lose Soul Reaper, I won't be poisoned by it. That's enough. Cut the nonsense,
and let’s get to the point. Come to Hallsbay. I need your help.”
A low chuckle sounded from the phone's speaker, followed by the voice of a man, which was laced with hints of
mockery.
"Only you can be so shameless, Bailey. You're requesting another person's help, yet you're still so arrogant. Putting
aside why you need my help, I will consider going to Hallsbay if you ruin your face first. The scar on the corner of
my eye shouldn't be there for nothing.”
Bailey didn't respond immediately.
Instead, she took a deep breath to suppress her boiling rage before uttering through gritted teeth, “Cameron, can
you be reasonable? If it weren't for your persistence to cling to me back then, why would I-”
At that point, she abruptly caught herself. Hold on. Why do my words sound so ambiguous?
"Yes, that's right. I was indeed persistent in clinging to you in the past. Unfortunately, you didn't bother to
reciprocate my feelings, causing all my heartfelt shows of affection to go to waste. I—”
She raised her voice and yelled, "Stop it. Talk like a normal person. A scheming and cunning person like you,
pretending to be a
romantic saint, is really nauseating. If I disfigure my face, will you come to Hallsbay?”
Cameron laughed quietly. “Don't do that. I look at a painting of you every day and am already used to seeing your
exquisite face. It'll be such a waste if your face is ruined. I'm just kidding, so don't take it seriously.”
"Perv*rt.” Only a pervert will stare at the portrait of their enemy every day.
She leaned against a rack in exasperation. “Quit yapping and give me a straight answer. Will you come to Hallsbay
or not?”
“Of course, I'm going. How can I refuse a beauty's invitation? Wait for me. I—”
Without waiting for him to finish, she hung up and slammed the phone on the table.
“What an ‘sshole! If it weren't because I needed his help, I wouldn't take the initiative to contact him even if
someone were to threaten me to do it with my life.”
Their conversation was on loudspeaker, so Zeke heard everything they said.
His intuition as a man told him Artemis might be facing another formidable rival in love.
"All right. Don't be mad. We'll just wait for his arrival since he has agreed to come to Hallsbay. If you don't want to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsee him, I'll negotiate with him.”
Bailey waved her hand. “Keep this news under wraps, and don't let Artemis find out. I'm afraid he will rush back
here if he knows about this. By the way, is there any news from Philip? He saved our father, so the Shurmer family
owes him a favor. Since he has achieved his goal, did he mention when he'll be leaving?”
Zeke frowned and replied solemnly, “Nope. He doesn't seem to be in a hurry to leave. Even when I told him
Juliana's miscarriage was an accident due to her own negligence, and I wouldn't blame the Hoffman family, he still
showed no inclination to leave Hallsbay. I wonder if he has other plans.”
“Send someone to monitor him around the clock.”
Zeke thought for a moment before suggesting, “Why don't we seize him directly and exchange him for Juliana?”
Bailey shook her head and sighed. “Raymond will never do that. Besides, Juliana won't agree to leave her family
either because Huntley is involved in this matter. She will never abandon him. Moreover, I also plan to use Philip to
lure out Sofie. That woman is too ambitious, so we must eliminate her as soon as possible.
Otherwise, I won't be able to rest assured. Hence, we can't detain Philip.”
“Fine. We'll do as you say.”
Meanwhile, inside the living room at a suburban mansion, Philip leaned against the couch, answering a phone call
from Tucker.
“Dad, Uncle Raymond is planning to announce Huntley and Juliana's marriage publicly. What do you think he's trying
to achieve here? Does he have some kind of tricks up his sleeve?”
Announcing the marriage? Philip furrowed his brows.
He wasn't worried about the alternative plan Raymond might've devised. Instead, Philip was concerned whether
Wendy would take the bait after the marriage was made known to the public.
He still wanted to take control of Wendy and use her to threaten Holden in the future.
“When is he planning to make the announcement?”
“In three days. Dad, you haven't answered my question yet. Is he coming up with a fallback by suddenly deciding to
have Juliana engaged to Huntley?”
Philip sneered and uttered casually, “What are you afraid of? With Sofie's assistance, we'll be able to take over
Tarragon. After we seize control of Tarragon's power, the position as the head of the Hoffman family will be ours,
right?”
“But-”
“No more 'buts.' Try to delay the announcement of the marriage for a few more days to give me time to set up my
plans.”
“Okay. I'll try, but you'll need to hurry too. I've made all the necessary preparations on my end. Once Wendy boards
the plane and leaves the country, my subordinate will immediately apprehend her.”
“Okay.”
After ending the call, Philip went to the guest room and forced Miranda to call her again, urging her to leave
Hallsbay and head to Moranta as soon as possible.
Wendy had recuperated for a few days and used the best medications, so her wounds were almost fully recovered.
After receiving Miranda's phone call, she grew increasingly restless. After hanging up the phone, she went to meet
with Bailey.
Inside the study, Bailey arched her brow and looked at Wendy, teasing, "You've recovered well after using the
medicines I invented. I guess I can explain myself to Holden now if he asks. He didn't regard me as his sister-in-law
for nothing.”
Wendy walked up to Bailey, sat opposite the latter, and asked through gritted teeth, “Bailey, did Julie suffer a
miscarriage? Has Huntley been crippled?”
The smile on Bailey's face gradually dissipated. She narrowed her eyes and questioned Wendy, “Where did you
hear that from?”
“Aunt Miranda told me. Bailey, arChapter 716 Violated
Looks like I can't rely on Bailey anymore. She would have gone to Moranta a long time ago if she wanted to save
Julie. With Bailey's capabilities, rescuing Julie from the Hoffman family would not be difficult. But she's just giving
excuses, saying we should wait for Edmund's condition to stabilize. His life is no longer in danger, and only his leg is
injured. Besides, it's nothing that will threaten his life. Why should Bailey stay by his side and watch over him? Julie,
on the other hand, is surrounded by enemies. She's in a dangerous situation, and I'm worried they'd be desperate
enough to execute Julie secretly.
“Can't you go now, Bailey? Julie was pregnant with an outsider's child. Even though she had a miscarriage, we
cannot deny that she broke the family rule. Besides, Huntley has been incapacitated, so she has no one to protect
her. She's in grave danger staying with the Hoffman family.”
Bailey narrowed her eyes slightly and said calmly, “We share the same thought, so don't you worry so much. I know
what to do. Please stay put in your ward and recuperate. Julie is my disciple, so there's no way I'll abandon her.
However, now is not the time.”
Wendy ultimately gave up. It seems like I can't depend on outsiders. I'll have to meet up with Aunt Miranda if I want
to save Julie.
Honestly, I didn't hold too much hope in Bailey when I come to find her. If she had plans to rescue Julie, she would
hove gone earlier. There's no need for her to drag the time. I only come to confirm that something hod indeed
happened to Julie, anyway. I must head to Moranta now that I've gotten a confirmation.
“Bailey, I thought Mr. Chivers had only hurt his leg? Luther Group's medical team is here. Can they not take good
care of his injury? Must you stay here and tend to him yourself?”
Bailey's face darkened in displeasure.
"Ms. Hoffman, are you implying that I purposely came up with an excuse to not save—”
Before she could finish speaking, her phone on the coffee table rang.
She picked it up and saw that it was a call from Zayron.
“Sorry, I'm going to take this call.”
With that, she took her phone and walked toward the window.
“What is it?”
“Bailey, Veikko is about to head to Epea soon. He probably wants to go through with his revenge. Do you want to
come to the Saviors' branch and send him off?”
Bailey's grip on her phone tightened.
Revenge!
She knew Veikko would do it sooner or later, but she couldn't stop the heavy feeling in her heart now that the day
had finally arrived.
Trouble had arisen, and his fight with his brother would only end in a blood bath.
Even though she wasn't worried about Veikko, it was still a battle of life and death. He would be taking a huge risk if
he wanted to win.
“All right, I'll head over right away. Hold him back for a little because I have something to tell him.”
"Okay, but please hurry up. Tell Uncle Zeke to come with you too. I don't want you out and about alone. My father
might kill me if something happened to you.”
Bailey didn't answer him and hung up immediately.
She turned to leave when she suddenly noticed Wendy on the couch through her peripherals. Bailey instantly
stopped in her tracks.
She stayed silent before saying, “I promise your sister will be okay. The Hoffman family will never dare to offend
me. Just give me half a month. I'll definitely go to Moranta and bring Julie back.”
She turned around and left the study the moment she finished.
Wendy stood up slowly.
Beep!
A text message notification sounded from her phone.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe looked down at her phone and saw a text message that read: I've booked the flight ticket, Ms. Wendy. The flight
is in on hour and o half. I've also found what you wanted me to look into. Something has happened to Ms. Juliano
and Huntley, and Mr. Raymond is about to punish them. Oh, one more thing, Ms. Wendy. Mr. Philip hod saved
Old Mr. Shurmer a few days ago. Because of this, the Shurmer family owes him a favor. Likely, Zeke and Bailey will
not reach out to help Ms. Juliano if Mr. Philip and the others plan to punish her.
Wendy's grip around her phone tightened.
No wonder Bailey wouldn't save Julie. It's because Uncle Philip saved her father. She owes Uncle Philip a favor, and
that's why she wouldn't interfere with the Hoffman family's internal affairs. Bailey, Julie's respect for you is all for
naught.
At the thought of this, she replied: All right. I got it. I'll head to the airport right away. Moke all the necessary
arrangements for me for now.
Fortunately, Sebastian and Zayron had gone to the Saviors' branch, so she didn't need to explain where she was
going.
After she boarded the plane, Wendy sent Bailey a text to tell her to help take care of her child for some time.
Her trip was going to be dangerous, so she didn't think it would be suitable to bring him along.
The main issue was the child's sensitive identity. His father was the Hoffman family's sworn enemy. Only trouble
awaited if they managed to capture him.
At the entrance of the medical base, Bailey was about to get into the car when she retracted her leg, having
thought of something suddenly.
“What's wrong?” Zeke asked.
The woman frowned. Perhaps I should tell the butler to not let Wendy leave the medical base.
“It's nothing. I have something to tell the butler. Get in the car first. I'll be back soon.”
Before Zeke could respond, a figure sprinted down the stairs and into the other car when Bailey wasn't looking.
“What are you doing, Caridee?”
Caridee peeked out the window and said to Bailey, “I've thought it through, Bailey. I want to go wherever Veikko
goes, no matter what kind of person he is, what kind of past he had, or what he would soon experience.”
Once she was done speaking, she ordered the driver to start driving, and the car drove away right under Bailey's
nose.
Bailey could not care less about her instruction for the butler and quickly got into the car. “Go after her
immediately.”
She couldn't just let Caridee be. Bailey didn't know what she would say to the Luther family if something were to
happen to Caridee.
“Looks like it's not easy to manage your sister-in-law. She's so stubborn.”
Bailey glared at her brother in response. “That's why you should be grateful that I'm calm, composed, and always
look at the bigger picture. Otherwise, your wife would be constantly worried if she
had a sister-in-law like Caridee.”
Zeke couldn't help but chuckle at her answer. “So what exactly happened to Veikko back then? Why would someone
as open as you want to stop Caridee from pursuing him?”
Bailey sighed and said, “His mother is a mistress, and he's an illegitimate child. His family is a bunch of ruthless
people. His mother ended up getting murdered, and he was thrown away by his brother and violated by a group of
men. He had a dark past. I was shocked to see the viciousness and cruel look in his eyes when I saved him.
Nonetheless, I'm lucky to have met him while he was on the verge of death, and I gave him the hope to continue
living. He treated me as his older sister throughout all these years, and I see him as my younger brother. We gave
each other warmth, and we'll never leave each other's side.”
Even though she sounded nonchalant as she spoke, Zeke could feel the sorrow and pain laced in her words.
en't you going to save Julie?”
Bailey lowered her head slightly and said, “I can't leave at the moment. However, I won't abandon her. After
Edmund's condition stabilizes, I'll go and rescue her.”
Wendy pursed her lips. I'm afraid it'll be too late by then.