Yvette was getting impatient. Artemis had lost his memory, which made it the perfect opportunity for her to rise to the top.

She had to get rid of Bailey as soon as possible to annihilate any risks of future complications.

By then, Yvette had dedicated all of her power and assets—even her life—to that cause. She had no room for failure, and her plan had to succeed.

If she failed, she would lose everything that she had ever owned.

Moreover, it was such a golden opportunity. She could not fail.

If she truly failed that time around, more than twenty years of her life would go down the drain. Furthermore, her position as the princess of Tarragon would have served no purpose.

Everyone has been moved to Hallsbay? All right. Got it. Give me two days to plan. I'll inform you once there's a conclusion. Be careful and cautious whenever you're with Artemis, Don't let him sense anything amiss.

As she scanned the text on her phone screen, Yvette tightened her grip around her phone.

This time, she was determined to ensure that Bailey suffered a horrible death.

Meanwhile, Bailey had tampered with the paternity test report as Juliana had requested.

However, she could not think straight as she could not shake away the feeling of an incoming calamity.

The Hoffman family had thousands of years of inheritance with unparalleled influence over its kingdom. Many desired the position of the head of the Hoffman family.

Juliana had made an assertive return and had gotten pregnant quickly. Now that she had secured her position, it was no secret that many people would go after her behind her back.

It would have been better if the father of the child that Juliana was carrying was from their kingdom.

Unfortunately, she was pregnant with a foreigner's child. Her old-fashioned and conservative family would never accept that reality.


Thus, many people had their eyes on the child growing inside her womb. Once they had the confirmation that the child was a b*stard child, they would immediately displace her without hesitation, or worse, they might kick her out of the household.

Bailey was not worried if they used the Hoffman family's medical system to run the paternity test. She was confident that she could hack into the system and tamper with the result.

However, she was worried that they might resort to underhanded tactics and smuggle amniotic fluid samples out of the country to get them tested by somebody else.

The world had unlimited resources. As powerful and talented as she was, Bailey could not keep the truth under wraps forever.

In the study, Bailey presented the possible scenarios and her concerns to Zeke.

Upon hearing what the woman had said, Zeke remained silent for a moment before parting his lips to speak, saying, “Just go with the flow. If the truth got exposed, then just allow it to come to light. If she gets kicked out by her family, I'll step up and take her in. That would shut down all the insults and humiliation thrown at her.”

Bailey smiled lightly at Zeke's reply. “I'm relieved to hear you say that. What about Shirley? What do you plan to do with her?”

Zeke's gaze hardened as a dangerous glint flickered across his eyes. “I've gotten to the bottom of that. She did, in fact, stole my sperm. But, the sperm has been stored in the freezer for too long and are not viable anymore. Yet, her impregnation procedure was a success. Tell me, how do you think that happened?”

Bailey narrowed her eyes. After a moment of pondering, she guessed, “Your sperm has been switched out for someone else's?”

A sarcastic smirk appeared on Zeke's face.

If it only ends there!

“In order for Shirley to be related to the Shurmer family and to be the matriarch of the Shurmer family, Mrs. Gourd had gone to the unthinkable extreme and tricked her own daughter. She had found some random guy and taken his sperm and inseminated her own daughter with them.” A look of disgust flashed across Zeke's visage as he presented the information to Bailey.

Bailey's jaw fell to the ground. “You're telling me that Shirley has no clue of this outrageous incident?”

“You bet. Mrs. Gourd did not dare to tell her. That foolish woman still believed that the child in her womb is mine. She would never expect to be tricked by her own mother.”

Bailey stammered, dumbfounded by the news she was told. Some people could really do anything to get into wealthy families. Only then did Bailey realize how naïve she had been.

“Do you plan to expose her?”

Zeke looked at Bailey before answering, “Not yet for now. That woman knows that Juliana is pregnant with my child. If I expose her, she might harm Juliana out of desperation.

Bailey thought it over and nodded. “Fair. All right, then. As long as you have your boundaries in mind. Since Shirley isn't pregnant with your child, then you don't have to waste your time thinking of any plans to terminate the pregnancy. She can keep the baby if she wants to, but she'll also have to deal with the consequences herself.”

“Yeah.”

Meanwhile, at a mansion in the suburbs, Zoey threw the doors open, disrupting the peace. With a few huge strides, she entered the building and stood in front of Sofie anxiously. “I heard that Yvette had arrived in Hallsbay. Why aren't you doing anything to get rid of her? If she doesn't die, how am I supposed to take my place?”

A look of displeasure flashed across Sofie's face. She looked at Zoey with an icy gaze before enunciating, “Who else can stand against Bailey besides her? You? Do you have the power to go against Bailey?”

Zoey was taken aback.

Admittedly, she did not.

How could she compete with Yvette?

Yvette was the daughter of the previous head of Tarragon—the princess of Tarragon. Her father must have left her with immense power when he was still alive.

That was only one of Yvette's many strengths that Zoey could never compete with.
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