Whenever she thought of Shannon, Eugene's innocent little face would pop up in her mind.

The little boy died a horrible death and had once haunted her dreams.

I also can't forget the lady who suffered throughout her life...

“What's wrong?” Artemis' voice rang out, snapping her out of her reverie.

At once, the hostility in her gaze slowly faded away.

Micah narrowed his eyes at her and frowned. “May I know how you got to know my real identity?”

He was careful enough that no one except for a few trusted aides had seen his face in real life. Thus, the public had no idea who he was.

Bailey didn't bother hiding her malice, so he knew she wanted to kill him. It wasn't a joke or provocation.

She wants to kill me for real. She would've stabbed my chest with the dagger if I weren't her match earlier. However, I don't remember offending her.

Bailey let out a low chuckle. “Mr. Neyman, are you looking down on me? I'm Spook, the top international hacker. Would you believe me if I said I could steal all your top-secret files in Tarragon's internal system with just a laptop?”

“You're Spook?” Micah stared at her in surprise for some time before turning to look at Artemis.


He couldn't believe his ears.

“Are you seriously telling me that the woman you fell in love with was the top hacker, Spook, who stole three billion from you six months ago, causing you to chase after her all around the world like a fool?” he asked incredulously.

Well...

When everyone thought Artemis would fly into a rage, he chuckled lightly. Without any embarrassment, he said, “It's a good thing my wife is more capable than me. You're just being jealous of me.”

Sylvester coughed twice and stepped forward to make the introductions. “Bailey, we asked you to come today to hand Kayden to you and see you in person. We also wish to be introduced to you formally.”

He turned around and announced, “First in line is Artemis, your future husband. I don't have to introduce him. This is Micah, second in line. The third in line is Justin, and the fourth is Dwayne. I'm Sylvester, the fifth in line. The young man engrossed in his game is Jerry Perry, sixth in line. The seventh, Dexter, is currently on a mission in Alendor. He couldn't make it back in time. An hour ago, he called and asked me to say hello to you on his behalf.”

Bailey lowered her head but didn't say anything else.

She knew what Artemis was getting at. He was introducing her to his sworn brothers so she would be branded as his.

Alas, she had no choice but to disappoint him.

“Hello, Bailey,” the five men chorused politely.

Micah, Justin, Dwayne, Sylvester, and Jerry were showing her respect as she was Artemis' other half.

Bailey pursed her lips without responding.

Knowing her concern, Artemis sighed inwardly as he couldn't expose her now. “I shall thank you on behalf of her. She'll acknowledge you when you get closer to each other in the future. Micah, where is Kayden?”

Micah observed Bailey carefully. I need to find a chance to ask why she's this hostile to me.

“The old man asked to see Bailey on the cruise ship docked at the port. He wanted to strike a deal with her.”

Bailey arched a brow silently. A while later, she said calmly, “I'll make time to meet him. I still need his help to catch Cadence.”

As they had reached a conclusion, Artemis asked, “Are you hungry? I'll bring you to dinner now.”

“That won't do!” Sylvester was the first to protest. “It's hard for us to gather together. You can't bring Bailey to a candlelit dinner and abandon us. Both of you need to treat us to dinner tonight!”

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