Chapter 399
“Having some display of affection to look at is already good enough. What's there to whine about?”
Zayron scratched the back of his head and frowned slightly as he climbed up the countertop and
started serving himself some soup.
He acted as if his parents were not even there in the first place.
Bailey had the urge to smack him, but Artemis stopped her.
“I also think that you're biased. I only see you smacking him. Why do you not do that to the other two
as well?”
Bailey turned around and glared at him. “Anymore nonsense from you and I'll smack you too.”
Uh...
Artemis scratched his nose and mustered his courage to pull his wife aside before asking with an
arched brow, “I just heard you telling Victoria that there'll be a wedding in a few days. Bailey, you can't
treat your words as nonsense. When will you go with me to register our marriage?”
Before Bailey could reply, Zayron yelled as he walked by while carrying a bowl of soup, “Hurry up and
marry this crazy woman. Don't let her trouble me anymore.”
Bailey lifted her leg and was about to kick the boy when Artemis quickly stopped her.
“The kid is carrying soup. You might burn him by accident.”
The next moment, Bailey kicked him in the calf, and what she said next rendered him speechless.
“You wish to marry me? Wait another ten years, and we shall see.”
Zayron burst into laughter. “Why don't you marry her in another ten years, Artemis? By then, I'll be an
adult and have a girlfriend. We can have a double wedding then.”
“Buzz off.”
Zayron was at a loss for words.
...
That night, in a room on the third floor of Century Hotel, Zeke was leaning against the backseat of the
couch as his assistant spoke beside him. “Mr. Shurmer, the dinner will start in an hour. Please take a
rest first. I'll go and welcome the guests.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtZeke hummed in response.
Shurmer Group had hundreds of pharmaceutical companies across the globe, and behind this vast
corporate empire were burdensome trifles that currently fell solely on him.
Initially, he thought of training Zoey to share some of his burdens, but his younger sister had dived
headlong into a relationship.
How can she spare any thought of helping me carry the family burden?
Someone knocked on the door, and he responded softly, “Please come in.”
A waiter pushed the door open and walked in before moving the tray from the cart onto the table.
“Here's the red wine you ordered, Mr. Shurmer.”
“Mm.”
Meanwhile, Juliana was resting with her eyes closed while leaning against the seat in an ordinary-
looking MPV at the hotel's basement parking lot.
Just then, the phone in her hand rang.
She had just swiped to answer and was about to speak when the person on the end beat her to it. “It's
all arranged, Ms. Hoffman. Mr. Shurmer is in Room 302 on the third floor. When you come up, try to
avoid the cameras.”
Juliana immediately sat up straight and gripped her phone tightly as her body trembled slightly.
Has this moment finally arrived?
She felt a little nervous.
I thought I was not afraid of anything, but I didn't expect that there would be times when I felt insecure
and hesitant to take a step forward.
“Ms. Hoffman, Ms. Hoffman, are you listening?”
Juliana was brought back to reality by the voice on the other end of the phone.
“Huh? Oh, I'm here. Go ahead.”
“As the dinner is starting in an hour, I didn't mix in a heavy dosage of the drug, so you must hurry.”
“Okay. Got it. By the way, he won't recognize me, right?”
“Don't worry. Not only did I add an aphrodisiac in it, but I also added a hallucinogen. He'll be groggy for
a short time. Plus, it's dark inside, so I'm sure he won't recognize you.”
“All right. Got it.”
...
Back in the room, Zeke felt his head growing heavier, his body getting warmer after consuming half a
glass of red wine. His consciousness was gradually slipping away.
Tonight's wine seems a little strong. I feel restless for some reason.
His mood grew irritable as he recalled the conversation in the office, and he reached out to drain the
remaining half glass of red wine.
So be it if I'm getting wasted. In the worst case, I won't go to the dinner. I'm tired. I just want to get a
good rest.
In his daze, the restlessness and irritability within him became more and more intense, and a burning
sensation spread slowly from his lower abdomen.
He could not believe that he longed for a woman, a feeling he never had before.
Click!
With a twist on the doorknob, the door was pushed open a gap, and a slender figure entered the space.
Zeke was oblivious to it. Although he was usually calm and wise, he could not withstand the two drugs
raging in his body at that moment.
He was drugged and desperately desired a woman.
These were the only two thoughts he had before completely losing his mind.
Then, a delicate fragrance hit him like rain after a long drought and colliding planets, spiraling him out
of control.
He instinctively pinned the woman approaching him under him.
Before losing his rationality completely, he opened his eyes with difficulty in an attempt to glimpse the
other person's face. However, the light was too dim and he was losing his senses, so all he could make
out was the contour of her face.
She looks familiar. I think I know her.
The next moment, he completely lost his rationality and could only act on his instinct.
Half an hour later, Juliana used all of her strength to push the man who still wanted to continue away
before tumbling off the couch after much difficulty.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe fumbled in the dark for her clothes, quickly threw them on, and staggered out of the room.
At the same time, in the banquet hall on the fifth floor, Shirley looked at the watch on her wrist, noting
that the dinner was about to begin.
“Shirley, why are you standing here? Where's Zeke?”
The person who spoke was Richard, who came to Hallsbay to discuss the marriage with the Shurmer
family.
Shirley quickly turned around and replied with a smile, “Earlier, his assistant said that he was a little
tired and was resting in the room, so he must've fallen asleep.”
Just then, Steven walked over with Waverly, who remarked, “Go and check on him. The dinner is about
to start in ten minutes. Don't let the guests wait for him, especially your father. How can you leave the
elders waiting.”
Richard smiled and waved his hand. “It's fine. Zeke has a lot of burdens on him, and he doesn't have
siblings to help him. He has been busy all day, so it is understandable that he's resting.”
“You guys continue. I'll go to the room to take a look,” Shirley said.
“Go on.”
...
Juliana rushed out of the room and followed the stairs to the basement.
When rounding the corner, she brushed past Shirley, who was going downstairs.
Although the former was not paying attention in her hurry, the latter saw her clearly.
Juliana... Why did this little b*tch appear in Century Hotel looking disheveled?
Her gaze fell on the nearby room, and looking at the half-opened door of Room 302, she groaned
inwardly.
Could it be that this b*tch...
Disregarding Juliana, who left in a flustered state, she charged into the room.
After seeing the scene inside, she clenched her jaw tightly and nearly broke a tooth.
The air was thick with an amorous atmosphere. She was not a fool, so how could she not have
guessed what had happened earlier?
Juliana... Juliana... That d*mned b*tch! How dare she use such a despicable method to touch my man.
We're about to get engaged, and Zeke's agreement to attend tonight's dinner also meant that he has
given in and decided to marry me. But at a time like this, I can't believe that b*tch Juliana got to him
first.