Chapter 369
Zoey's face turned pale at that instant. She widened her eyes at the screen and couldn't help stepping
backward.
A thought flashed across her mind.
She forced herself to deny that thought.
No. No way. There's no way that the child Rhonda stole back then was actually Bailey's son. No way!
“Ms. Shurmer, watch out.”
A staff member standing next to her noticed she was near the edge of the steps, so he immediately
reached out to grab her.
However, Zoey was not in the mood for this. She shook off the staff member and looked at Artemis with
a teary gaze. Her voice trembled as she said, “You... You did not hold this press conference to
announce our relationship.”
Artemis' lips curved upward, but his expression had no warm emotions. Instead, the look in his eyes
turned cold as he said, “To be exact, I am about to announce my relationship, but you're not involved in
it.”
His words were like a bolt of lightning striking across the room, shocking everyone.
Zoey's legs gave out beneath her, and she slumped to the ground.
Then, camera lights started flashing wildly again in the room.
It was breaking news for the world that the Shurmer family's daughter was denied the chance to marry
someone from a noble family.
However, they forgot that the press conference was broadcasted worldwide.
In other words, the entire world was already watching the press conference.
“Mr. Luther, can you explain this situation?”
“Yes, please. Also, who are you going to announce your relationship with today?”
Artemis curled his thin lips into a smile. The look in his eyes grew tender as he thought of Bailey.
“Well, so here's what happened...” Artemis slowly told the whole story in front of the cameras as he
leaned lazily against the podium.
In the end, he added with his low and magnetic voice, “My silly kids messed up the blood samples,
which resulted in a huge misunderstanding. In fact, Bailey gave birth to all three of my children, and the
eldest son she thought she had lost was actually stolen by Rhonda. Now that the truth is revealed, I
hope everyone can stop judging our relationship with malicious intentions. We are genuinely in love.
She is not my sister-in-law. Likewise, I am not her brother-in-law. Our love is not forbidden, and we did
not trample the bottom line of morality.”
Colors drained out of Zoey's face when she heard his statement.
It was a trap to humiliate her with the whole world watching.
How cruel of him. Is he doing this to me as revenge for targeting Bailey?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtZoey's face turned pale at that instant. She widened her eyes at the screen and couldn't help stepping
backward.
“Mr. Luther, are you saying the person you're dating is Bailey?”
Artemis nodded and smiled. “Don't you think I should marry her since she's given birth to my three
children?”
Zoey, who had remained silent all this while, suddenly became agitated.
She jumped and yelled hysterically, “You made up all of this. Artemis, you're lying to the public. You
fabricated the DNA test results and took in your brother's children as your own to justify being with
Bailey. You are a liar.”
Hearing that, the reporters looked at each other awkwardly.
Although they did suspect that, none of them had the courage to say it out loud.
Only Zoey, who seemed to have lost her senses due to her anger and jealousy, would dare accuse
Artemis of that.
Artemis looked coldly at her and stated, “You can ask the Shurmer family doctor to run a paternity test
to prove my claims. By then, you will know whether those three are my kids.”
He deliberately emphasized on the number three.
Hearing that, Zoey slumped to the floor again.
She was again the center of attention in the room. To be precise, the whole world was watching her.
She made a joke out of herself.
Artemis had never considered marrying her, and everything she did turned out to be the biggest joke
she pulled on herself.
“Hahaha!” Zoey started laughing out loud, and as she laughed, tears rolled out of the corner of her
eyes.
Artemis stared at her, but he was unfazed.
Perhaps that was the only way to make her wake up from her delusional thoughts.
Zoey had lost it. She sat on the floor and cried out loud.
Her life was ruined.
Bailey, that woman, had ruined her entire life.
She hated Bailey so much.
Anger enveloped her, but there was nothing she could do.
Thud!
Someone kicked open the door to the press room from outside.
Everyone turned around to look at the door, and they saw a young man in a white suit making his
entrance.
“That's Zeke Shurmer, the head of the Shurmer family.”
“You're right. It's Zeke from Lostaria. It is him.”
“Oh my. Mr. Shurmer has never shown his face in public. This is my first time seeing him. He's so
handsome, and he fits all the criteria as my prince charming.”
“I guess he's what they call a perfect gentleman.”
Under countless gazes, Zeke walked over to the stairs. He stared coldly at Artemis and said, “Mr.
Luther, how cruel of you to treat a woman who saved your life like this for a woman you've barely
known for half a year. Aren't you afraid of making the world think of you as a heartless man?”
“Mr. Luther, ore you soying the person you're doting is Boiley?”
Artemis nodded ond smiled. “Don't you think I should morry her since she's given birth to my three
children?”
Zoey, who hod remoined silent oll this while, suddenly become ogitoted.
She jumped ond yelled hystericolly, “You mode up oll of this. Artemis, you're lying to the public. You
fobricoted the DNA test results ond took in your brother's children os your own to justify being with
Boiley. You ore o lior.”
Heoring thot, the reporters looked ot eoch other owkwordly.
Although they did suspect thot, none of them hod the couroge to soy it out loud.
Only Zoey, who seemed to hove lost her senses due to her onger ond jeolousy, would dore occuse
Artemis of thot.
Artemis looked coldly ot her ond stoted, “You con osk the Shurmer fomily doctor to run o poternity test
to prove my cloims. By then, you will know whether those three ore my kids.”
He deliberotely emphosized on the number three.
Heoring thot, Zoey slumped to the floor ogoin.
She wos ogoin the center of ottention in the room. To be precise, the whole world wos wotching her.
She mode o joke out of herself.
Artemis hod never considered morrying her, ond everything she did turned out to be the biggest joke
she pulled on herself.
“Hohoho!” Zoey storted loughing out loud, ond os she loughed, teors rolled out of the corner of her
eyes.
Artemis stored ot her, but he wos unfozed.
Perhops thot wos the only woy to moke her woke up from her delusionol thoughts.
Zoey hod lost it. She sot on the floor ond cried out loud.
Her life wos ruined.
Boiley, thot womon, hod ruined her entire life.
She hoted Boiley so much.
Anger enveloped her, but there wos nothing she could do.
Thud!
Someone kicked open the door to the press room from outside.
Everyone turned oround to look ot the door, ond they sow o young mon in o white suit moking his
entronce.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Thot's Zeke Shurmer, the heod of the Shurmer fomily.”
“You're right. It's Zeke from Lostorio. It is him.”
“Oh my. Mr. Shurmer hos never shown his foce in public. This is my first time seeing him. He's so
hondsome, ond he fits oll the criterio os my prince chorming.”
“I guess he's whot they coll o perfect gentlemon.”
Under countless gozes, Zeke wolked over to the stoirs. He stored coldly ot Artemis ond soid, “Mr.
Luther, how cruel of you to treot o womon who soved your life like this for o womon you've borely
known for holf o yeor. Aren't you ofroid of moking the world think of you os o heortless mon?”
With that, he bent over and picked up Zoey in his arms, saying softly, “Zoey, don't worry. I am here for
you.”
Artemis narrowed his eyes at Zeke, carrying Zoey in his arms. A hint of complicated emotions surged
within his heart.
She must be watching this conference through the live broadcast. I wonder if she will start overthinking
after hearing what Zeke said.
“Mr. Shurmer, since you're here, please take your sister with you. I have never loved her, and I hope
she will gain some self-respect after this and stop pestering men who don't belong to her.”
Artemis then started walking toward the door.
Seeing that the main star of the conference was about to leave the venue, the reporters immediately
rushed to Artemis.
“Mr. Luther, can you share with us when is your wedding with Bailey?”
“Mr. Luther!”
Sure enough, as Artemis had guessed, Bailey was sitting on the couch in the mansion's living room
and watching the live broadcast.
When she saw Zeke lifting Zoey in his arms and heard him telling Zoey not to worry, she picked up the
remote control and turned off the television.
I guess he adores Zoey a lot. After all, they've lived together for so many years. Although not related,
they must be closer than the bond between biological siblings.
She figured since she had taken Artemis away from Zoey, she could at least not drive Zoey to the edge
by making her lose her status as the daughter of the Shurmer family.
Forget it. I'm only giving myself false hope to think about my biological family. I may desire to belong to
a family, but they might not want anything to do with me. I might even trouble them if I appear out of the
blue, so why bother?
Meanwhile, in the bedroom at the Jefferson residence, Beatrice couldn't stifle an evil smirk when she
saw Zoey looking haggard after being abandoned by Artemis through the live broadcast.
“Ronni, did you see that? This is why I didn't tell Zoey that Bailey gave birth to two other children for
Artemis. We can only trigger her hatred by making her lose everything and fall from her grace. Just wait
and see. She will charge at Bailey like a mad dog after this. One of them will be ruined in this battle.”
Rhonda smirked viciously. “I am looking forward to seeing them fight each other.”
On the same afternoon, the second daughter of the Revelle family also held a press conference to
address the rumors that she had an illegitimate child with Justin.