Ch. 11..20

Chapter 11

"She's stepping into her own grave in such a hurry." Xyla Quest chuckled before replying to the email.

"I'm very interested." She wrote.

Emily Quest responded almost instantly. "Really? Can you give me your contact number? Let's discuss this over a call."

Xyla smiled before sending Georgie Clementine's phone number to Emily.

After a second, Emily's call came in.

Seeing this, Xyla immediately picked up the phone and excused herself from the room. "Hello, how are you..." She said while leaning lazily against the wall.

Xyla intentionally changed her voice so that she sounded completely different.

"Hello, are you Josh Batton's manager, Georgie Clementine?"

"Yes, I'm very interested in what you mentioned. However, I think that thirty million dollars is not enough..." Xyla said while twirling her hair with her fingers. "What about thirty-five million dollars?"

"But most of our deals are at least forty million dollars these days," Xyla replied.

"Well... Well then, let's make it forty million dollars!" Emily answered without hesitation.

"Deal."

"Really? In that case, let's sign the contract at eight o'clock in the morning tomorrow. How does that sound? I'll send you the location for where we will meet to sign the contract." Emily sounded overjoyed. "Deal." Xyla smiled satisfactorily.

***

When Emily Quest heard the word 'deal', she nearly cried out in excitement.

Although the price was slightly higher than she anticipated, she decided to use her savings to top up the remaining amount.

If she could defeat Xyla Quest, so what if she had to spend an extra ten million dollars? Once Xyla was defeated, Emily could embarrass Xyla all over the internet and claim all of the Quest family's businesses. Emily excitedly leaped around her room before finally sitting down on her bed. With trembling hands, she opened the WeChat group, 'Circle of Famous Chicks'.

With herself included, there were a total of six people in the group. These were all her closest female friends.

In the group, all the girls come from families with well-established businesses. However, they each had different standards.

According to what Emily was aware of, all of them tried asking their fathers to hire Josh Batton to endorse their respective brands because they liked Josh Batton. However, Josh Batton did not even reply to their requests.

This time around, Emily was able to get Josh Batton to agree on her own. Naturally, she wanted to show off.

"@Everyone, do you know what just happened? Josh Batton has just agreed to endorse our family's new property development!

"Your husband, Josh Batton! Your favorite Josh Batton! @Everyone."

Within a second, the group went into an uproar. Everyone expressed how jealous they were while they cheered excitedly.

After that, they begged Emily to bring them along when she went for the advertisement shoots.

At that moment, Emily felt as if she were being treated like a queen. This very much satisfied her need for glorification.

After showing off in the group, Emily sent Xyla a message on WeChat. "Josh Batton has already agreed with my proposal. What about you? I bet they didn't even care to reply to you.

"Xyla Quest, just wait to be tortured by me. You have always been this foolish."

***

On the other hand, Xyla Quest ignored the WeChat message and continued to drink with the rest.

Once dinner was over, everyone proceeded to leave. Since Xyla had a little too much to drink, Georgie Clementine, who had abstained from drinking, helped her to their car.

Once they got into the car, Georgie turned on the engine and asked, "President Xyla, what exactly is going on with Emily Quest?"

Xyla told Georgie Clementine about the bet between her and her sister.

Georgie could not help but roll her eyes. "She really is in a rush to get herself killed."

"Based on how well I understand her, I think we are about to witness a good show, Georgie," Xyla said softly with a pleased smile on her face.

"Leave the rest to me..." Georgie said.

Within a second, the red Maserati took off like a rocket and soon merged with the road traffic.

***

Not long after Emily Quest sent those messages to her friends, word got out to more famous Atlantis chicks.

Closely after that, Weibo began sharing news about how the Quest family's second heir, Emily Quest, had successfully booked a deal with Josh Batton. Someone even shared the chat history between Emily Quest and her circle of famous chicks.

All night long, Weibo was filled with hashtags of '#EmilyQuest4000ContractWithJosh Stewart#'. Very soon, it made it to the top of the list of most searched topics.

When Emily woke up the next morning, she discovered that she had become part of the internet's most popular topic. When she saw jealous comments on the internet, she felt incredibly proud of herself. She knew that her friends must have spread the news.

However, what did it matter? Since she had already gotten the deal, the only thing left was to get the contract signed.

Right then, she suddenly received a private message on Weibo from an unknown number, '9999+'.

Emily Quest immediately opened the message.

"Have you gone mad from wanting to be famous?"

"How dare you try to get famous by using my favorite idol. You dog."

Emily felt confused by the private messages. She honestly had no idea what nonsense these internet users were talking about.

"Are these people crazy?" Emily murmured to herself as she closed her inbox.

As soon as she did so, she saw a post Josh Batton had forwarded about her signing a deal with him for forty million dollars. "Indeed, I signed a deal to endorse the Quest family's new property development. However, the person I signed it with was Xyla Quest. Moreover, the contract price was not forty million dollars."

Emily was instantly dumbfounded.

Although Josh Batton had only posted this on Weibo two minutes ago, it had already been forwarded and commented on with over seven-figure numbers.

"??? What was Emily Quest on about last night? Was she trying to get popular? Your big sister signed a contract with Josh Batton. What are you so excited about?"

"Is this woman delusional? Does she want to be cyberbullied again? If you nod, I will willingly send you on your way to heaven."

"I increasingly feel that this woman has mental issues. Although they are both from the Quest family, I feel that Emily Quest and Xyla Quest are completely different individuals. How dare Emily try to become popular using my husband's name?"

Emily felt as if she were being slapped when she read these hateful comments.

Subconsciously, Emily clenched her fists tightly in anger.

What exactly was going on?

Last night, Georgie Clementine had already made a promise with her. Why did they sign the contract with Xyla Quest in that case?

While Emily offered forty million dollars, Xyla only offered ten million dollars. Had they gone mad? Emily could not figure out what went wrong.

While Emily trembled in shock, she immediately called Georgie Clementine on her phone.

 

 

 

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

However, nobody picked up Emily Quest's call.

After several attempts, the phone had actually been turned off!

Emily felt as if she was going mad.

Why did Josh Batton choose ten million dollars over forty million dollars? Did he have something against money?

Or did he have feelings for Xyla Quest? When Emily thought of this, she instantly became jealous, and her face darkened.

However, Emily very quickly rejected that thought. Why would a man like him fall for Xyla Quest? There were plenty of other beautiful women in the entertainment industry.

"What the hell is going on?!" Emily mumbled to herself with her fists clenched.

Meanwhile, Josh Batton's fans were viciously attacking Emily on Weibo. It was driving her insane!

If she knew this was going to happen, she would not have shown off so proudly. When she recalled how she had insulted Xyla the night before, she felt extremely embarrassed. Ring. Ring. Ring.

The phone next to her bed started ringing. Emily instantly picked it up.

"Get your a*s down here right now!" Jeremy Quest shouted into the phone.

Emily shuddered when she heard his voice.

Afraid to even speak, Emily hung up and quickly changed into a set of white clothes. She knew she was in deep trouble.

Within a few days, Emily had embarrassed the family on Weibo for the second time. Knowing that her dad would not forgive her, she was not keen to head downstairs. However, she knew that she would not be able to avoid the encounter for a long time.

Therefore, Emily trembled as she headed downstairs.

When she arrived downstairs, Xyla Quest, May Conner, and Jeremy Quest were seated side by side on the living room couch.

Jeremy looked angry as he read through the news of how Emily had made a joke of herself on the internet.

Meanwhile, May seemed extremely worried and lost in thought.

On the other hand, Xyla appeared completely calm as she looked at her phone.

With her head down, Emily approached Jeremy but dared not look him in the eyes. "Dad, why... Why did you ask me to come down?" She asked nervously. Jeremy threw the phone at Emily. "What do you think? Why do I have a daughter like you? You're embarrassing me nearly every two to three days." Looking at Emily right now, Jeremy felt even more annoyed at the sight of her.

"They had already promised to sign the contract with me. All I did was share it on WeChat with my friends. How am I supposed to know that they would leak out the news? Also, how would I have known that Josh Batton and his company would go back on their words?"

"How were you supposed to know? Aren't you aware of how gossip spreads around? If you can't even handle such a small matter, how am I supposed to count on you in the future? With your talkative personality, the company's secret would be known to everyone!"

Jeremy's words made Emily and May shiver simultaneously.

Neither of them thought that such a small matter could have been linked to this.

"Husband, it's all minor stuff. Why are you bringing the company up?" May Conner asked nervously as she tried to calm Jeremy down.

"I am just gauging her behavior based on this incident. Moreover, she has offered an extra ten million dollars, just like that. Did she even wonder if the company is making any profit at all?" Jeremy raised his voice.

After finishing his sentence, Jeremy sighed deeply as he turned to look at Emily. "At first, I was going to appoint you as the sales manager at the company's new property development during your summer break. However, you can forget about that now.

"Also, I am going to say this clearly to you now. I will never entrust you with the company. Don't ever think about working for the company anymore. You won't be able to contribute anyway," Jeremy added. Emily and May immediately appeared to be in a state of disbelief and hopelessness.

Everything had happened just as Xyla expected. From the beginning until now, Xyla did not interrupt the conversation. All she did was silently play with her phone.

Looking at his older daughter's quiet and dainty mannerism, and then at his younger daughter, Jeremy was beginning to find his elder daughter to be a more pleasing sight. "Xyla..." Jeremy said.

"What is it, Dad?" Xyla asked gently.

"I am handing the sales manager position for the new property development, which Josh Batton is endorsing to you..." Jeremy added.

"Okay..." Xyla answered.

"Dad! You promised me that the position was reserved for me! How could you give it to Xyla because of such a small matter?

"You have even dragged the matter of who will be the company's heir into this," Emily added.

"That's right, darling. You can't do this to Emily. Nobody is perfect."

"Shut up! Nobody can change my mind!" Jeremy had a determined look in his eyes.

Emily and May were instantly frightened and did not dare to speak.

"Dad, if there's nothing else for me to do here, I'm heading out..." Xyla said.

"Xyla, you made a bet with your little sisters previously. Now that you've won, what would you like her to do?" Jeremy asked.

Emily's heart immediately skipped a beat. She knew that Xyla would certainly make her suffer.

After Xyla looked calmly at Emily, she smiled at Jeremy. "Forget about it..."

Whatever Xyla wanted to do to Emily, Emily had already done it to herself. Therefore, Xyla did not want to go too far.

"Dad, don't you want to find out how she managed to get Josh Batton to sign the contract at such a low price? She probably used some dirty ways..." Emily said.

May immediately gave Emily a look which implied that she should shut up. However, Emily did not seem to care.

"Your sister has already let you off the hook. Not only are you ungrateful, but you are also even accusing her of something untrue. Go upstairs and reflect on your mistakes!" Jeremy yelled angrily.

"Not everyone is as disgusting as you. All I did was tell Josh Batoon that I became acquainted with some influential friends in the fashion industry when I was overseas and could perhaps introduce those people to him in the future," Xyla answered.

"Oh, right, Dad, the contract price was eight million dollars instead of ten," Xyla added before turning around and leaving.

Although Emily Quest was keen to insult Xyla further, she did not have the courage to do so because of how upset Jeremy seemed. Instead, she rubbed her tears away in a sad way.

"Take a look at your big sister and at yourself," Jeremy said coldly before walking away.

After Jeremy Quest had left, Emily Quest sat down on the couch and punched her fish into the cushion. "Eight million dollars? Is Josh Stewart mad?"

May Conner immediately grabbed Emily Quest by her hand. "Don't be angry. I will say good things on your behalf to your Dad. I believe he said those things in the heat of the moment." "Xyla Quest is such a b*tch! Ever since she returned, I have not been able to live in peace. I won't let this b*tch get away with it!"

 

 

 

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

"Ughh! I'm so mad!" Emily Quest grabbed a pillow next to her and hurled it to the ground.

After Xyla Quest got changed upstairs, she put on some light make-up before getting into her car and driving to X Entertainment.

X Entertainment's office was located in the most developed area in the city center of Atlantis.

From the outside, the tall building appeared both fashionable and artistic.

Since the walls were made fully of glass, it was nearly transparent from the inside out.

With a total of sixteen floors, there were twelve floors above the ground and four floors under.

All of X Entertainment's artists and trainees had their practices and recordings done in this building.

After Xyla got out of her car, she quickly entered the tall building.

Dressed in a light blue professional outfit, coupled with a white T-shirt and white heels, she seemed both dainty and experienced.

Using her personal elevator, Xyla rode to the president's office directly.

As soon as she sat down, Georgie Clementine knocked on her door with a massive pile of documents.

Georgie placed the documents on her table. "Over the past two days, our company has interviewed two hundred trainee candidates. Among these candidates, I have selected fifty of them. Please have a look and get these signed if you are fine with them..."

"By the looks of how things are developing, I estimate that we will be able to increase our headcount by a few hundred people once the recruitment period is up next month..." Georgie reported. "Alright. I'll look at these later," Xyla said.

"President Xyla, I bet your little sister was tortured by Uncle today. Isn't that so?" Georgie asked curiously before pulling a chair out and sitting in front of Xyla.

"Yeah..." Xyla answered. "It's just as we predicted."

"You really do know Emily well. You said that she would show off that I had agreed to sign the contract with her. Indeed, she did."

"With a top-notch celebrity like Josh Batton, as long as one person found out about news like that, and told the world about it, it would inevitably become the most popular topic on the internet." Georgie was smiling from ear to ear as she found this incident incredibly hilarious.

Xyla chuckled. "You did a good job cooperating with me. Georgie, I've told you many times before that you can call me Xyla when there's only the two of us."

Xyla and Georgie were classmates back in Summerland University. Since they were able to get along with each other, they soon became the best of friends.

A year ago, when Xyla mentioned that she was going to establish X Entertainment, Georgie took the first step to return to the country and set up the company without hesitation.

Moreover, Georgie did everything according to Xyla's orders behind the scenes.

Once Xyla returned, Georgie handed a fully developed and ever-growing entertainment company over to her.

To Xyla, Georgie was her best friend and also her closest comrade.

"Names get changed around all the time. I've gotten used to calling you President Xyla..." Georgie said.

"Alright then."

"President Xyla, what kind of a person do you think your husband is?"

Xyla shook her head. She knew nothing about him.

There was probably no one else in the world who would accept a marriage certificate without even being at the registrar's office physically.

Nobody would even believe her if she told them everything about her husband.

Three years ago, on the night Xyla was close to dying, she was rescued by the Quest family's personal doctor, Adam Shaw.

On that fateful night, Adam was driving by and coincidentally discovered Xyla buried under the snow. He had immediately taken her to the hospital.

When she woke up, Adam told her that his professor in America's medical institution found her an expert who could heal her sickness.

Moreover, he told her that the man was a Chinese doctor who lived permanently in Kingsman in America. The locals referred to him as a god among doctors. However, he was no longer accepting patients. Therefore, she asked Adam for the doctor's address and rushed overnight to Kingstown in America.

However, the doctor refused to see her.

To convince him to treat her, Xyla had knelt in front of his villa for three days and three nights.

Only when she was about to pass out did the man come out and took her into the villa.

After checking her pulse and getting her blood checked, the doctor agreed to treat her. However, in return, she must accept his request to get married to his grandson. Moreover, they were not allowed to get divorced within three years. Throughout that period, she was also not allowed to cheat on him.

To recover her beauty, Xyla agreed without even considering it.

After that, Xyla continued to stay with the doctor. While getting her treatment, she continued to study.

After a year, positive results began to show from her treatment. The doctor then asked for her personal identity card and returned it to her later that evening with a photo-less marriage certificate.

To avoid a divorce between them, he kept the marriage certificate away after showing it to her momentarily.

Xyla could only recall that her husband's name was Stanley Batton.

As for his line of work or his appearances, Xyla had not a single clue.

Later, the doctor expressed his intention to teach her everything he knew in the medical field.

Therefore, Xyla became his disciple in medical studies.

Throughout that period, she never had any interaction with her husband.

Although they were married on paper, Xyla lived just like any other single lady.

However, Xyla was quite pleased by the lack of attention from her husband. She could do whatever she wanted every day and silently wait for time to pass until they could get a divorce. "Do you think your husband is very ugly? Is that why he refuses to see you?

"Or could he be a person with a physical disability? Or is he in a coma?

"Perhaps he could be terminally ill. Did that man make you two get married to bring blessings into the family?" Georgie asked jokingly.

"I don't know. Anyway, I can get a divorce in a year. I'll do it when the time comes," Xyla said nonchalantly.

"Hmm. That's true. Oh, yeah, make sure you are free tonight," Georgie suddenly became serious. "Why is that?" Xyla asked curiously.

"I discovered a potential talent in Unconscious Bar. I'm planning to take you there to check him out.

"The man looks very handsome. He looks like a bad boy with a unique charisma. I've checked to make sure he isn't signed to any other company now," Georgie added. "Okay..."

***

Late in the night, a DJ was blasting upbeat music which vibrated deeply in everyone's hearts.

There was a scent of smoke and alcohol in the air. Meanwhile, men and women danced wildly along to the beat of the music.

After Xyla and Georgie entered the bar, they looked for seats in the VIP section and sat down somewhere closest to the stage.

Since they were in a hurry, neither of them had changed their clothes. Even so, they seemed to outshine everyone else in the bar. The bright lights in the bar illuminated their faces, making them stand out even more.

Meanwhile, a group of men and women were making a lot of noise at the table next to theirs.

Xyla subconsciously glanced over at them.

At that moment, Xyla could feel her heart stop beating.

It was because her gaze landed on the man whom she had a one-nightstand with. He was seated in the center of the wild crowd.

Right then, he was calmly drinking a light blue cocktail with a cold expression on his face.

An extremely beautiful lady accompanied every man at the table except for him.

Right then, he subconsciously looked her way and caused her to shiver.

 

 

 

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

The man seemed to be illuminated by a bright light. Wherever he was, the light would follow him.

While the bright light followed him, everyone else around him faded in the background.

Dressed in a leisurely black shirt and long black pants, he had on a pair of casual black shoes. Moreover, his collar was slightly rolled up with three buttons open in front of his chest. He looked both lazy and sexy.

Despite being surrounded by a group of beautiful women, he seemed to be completely disinterested.

Like a star in the sky, he was bright and attractive but unattainable by the ordinary person.

At first, Xyla thought that she would never see this man again. However, she bumped into him today yet again.

Were the people around him gangsters as well?

Was this a meeting among gangsters?

Did people who worked in that field dress so well these days?

Although Xyla thought of leaving, she felt that she did not do anything wrong to him. Why should she leave?

As the thought occurred to her, Xyla immediately turned her head around and waved her hand at a waiter to order her drink.

Right then, a hunk with short black hair appeared on stage.

Although he seemed like a bad boy with average facial features, he was still a pleasing sight to others.

Very soon, upbeat music began to play...

The hunk danced along to the music passionately. With his excellent dancing skills, he seemed to shine when he danced.

The thing Xyla liked the most about him were his eyes. They seemed confident and determined.

"What do you think?" Georgie Clementine asked.

"Get him to be one of our company's trainees," Xyla said with a slight smile.

"Okay..." Georgie snapped her fingers decisively.

At the same time, a few young men who sat with Stanley Batton noticed Xyla Quest...

With his legs crossed, Henry Armstrong hooked his hand around Stanley's neck and nodded in Xyla's direction. "Look at the girl in the light blue shirt. Isn't she pretty? She has both the looks and the body. What a beauty...

"Based on the numerous women I have encountered, she must have at least breasts of D-sized. Don't you think so?"

After a second, Stanley's facial expression turned gloomy. Without saying a word, he stood up and tossed his black coat over Henry's head.

Henry now saw nothing but pitch black.

"How dare you check out my wife? Do you want to die?" There was a dominant quality to his voice.

At that moment, nearly everyone at the table was petrified.

The news was a huge shock to everyone. It was as shocking as saying that the world would explode the next day.

Henry quickly pulled the coat away and gulped while he looked at Stanley. "Stanley... Are you serious? Is that chick your wife?"

"D*mn... Isn't she too pretty?" Henry's eyes were filled with jealousy.

When the others looked over at Xyla, they felt the same way.

Who was that woman? She was the ultimate fantasy of every man in the room, a complete goddess.

"Since that's our sister-in-law, let's ask her to come over and play with us. We should get acquainted." Gary Lakes let go of the internet-famous chick in his arms before adjusting his coat.

"Yeah, she's our pretty sister-in-law. You must introduce her to us today," Sebastian Brenand said while he played with the diamond-black lighter in his hands.

"Right. I'll ask our sister-in-law to join us right now." Henry very quickly stood up with excitement.

"Shut up and sit down, all of you," Stanley said firmly.

After the group of men looked at each other, they silently sat down.

These were all influential people in the country.

However, there was a ranking among the influential. The people with power came first while the people with money came second.

Meanwhile, all these men belonged to the first category.

They were people whose information could not even be found on Baidu.

The Batton family was the most powerful family amongst them all.

Hence, none of the people in this circle dared to disobey Stanley Batton.

Even if they grew up together, they did not dare to go against him.

"Why?" Henry looked confused. Wasn't this a little too strange?

"Don't bother her. More importantly, don't expose my identity," Stanley said coldly.

Everyone looked confused.

"What are you playing at?" Gary Lakes was feeling increasingly confused.

"She doesn't know that I'm her husband," Stanley answered.

Everyone was dumbfounded now.

"Don't ask further. Just do as I say." Stanley looked over at Xyla with a hint of darkness in his eyes.

Nobody could figure out what was on his mind.

Since he would not say it, nobody dared to ask...

"Our sister-in-law is like the prettiest white peony, both fairy-like and beautiful. None of my female celebrities from King Entertainment can't compare to her.

"If she made her debut, I'm sure she would be extremely popular. I think I should ask my sister-in-law if she is interested in joining my company. I promise I will make her a world-famous celebrity," Sebastian's eyes glimmered when he looked at Xyla.

In fact, he could even picture Xyla making a lot of money for his company, becoming a top brand in the world.

"You don't deserve it," Stanley said calmly.

"Heck. Why don't I deserve it? I own King Entertainment. It's the biggest entertainment company in the country."

"Why should the wife of Stanley Batton work for you?" Stanley Batton asked.

Sebastian was speechless at that moment. However, what Stanley said seemed to make sense.

Since music was being played very loudly in the bar, Xyla could not hear what they were saying at all. Besides, she did not really care.

Instead, Xyla silently observed the hunk performing on stage.

While they were speaking, a group of gangster-like young men began walking up to Xyla Quest.

Xyla suddenly felt as if everything had turned dark around her.

When the group of twenty men stood together, it was rather intimidating.

Meanwhile, Stanley and the others noticed what was going on. The men immediately narrowed their eyes.

"Piece of crap! How dare you touch my sister-in-law?" Henry said through gritted teeth.

"How dare they do this on our turf?" The smile on Gary Lakes' face had disappeared.

After that, Henry, Gary, and Sebastian all stood up.

Meanwhile, Stanley remained seated as he slid his fingers along the handle of his cold pistol.

Compared to the men, Xyla seemed much calmer. She merely scanned the group of men around her before standing up slowly. "What do you want?" Her face turned cold. "What do we want? To beat you up, of course. If you don't want to be embarrassed here, come outside with us," the leader of the group said fiercely.

Bang!

Before the man had even finished speaking, Xyla had picked up a beer bottle and brought it down on his head.

In that instant, the bottle broke into pieces and blood began to spill from the man's head.

 

 

 

 

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

At that moment, Xyla Quest no longer looked like the gentle fairy she seemed to be. There was a sudden coldness about how she looked.

"Who do you think you are?!" Xyla asked as she pointed the half-broken bottle at the man.

"You guys are dead! Boys, let's go!" The group of gangsters took out their knives and began walking forward.

After Xyla calmly turned around to exchange glances with Georgie Clementine, she began to fight back with the martial arts skills she had learned over the years when she was abroad. Closely after that, Georgie picked up a bottle of beer and joined her in the fight.

They managed to take down two of the gangsters within half a minute with their swift and clean movements.

Apart from Stanley Batton, everyone else at his table was shocked...

Henry rubbed his eyes before stammering, "Why are our sister-in-law and her friend so brave?"

Sebastian Brenand gulped. "They are ferocious, but I like it!"

Without saying a word, Stanley glanced coldly at a group of bodyguards dressed in black and waved his hand at them.

In the next instant, a dozen men dressed in black joined in the fight.

The scene immediately drew the attention of the people around them.

When the bar manager noticed what was going on, he quickly brought a group of security guards to break the fight.

However, when the manager was walking past Henry, Henry pulled him aside and looked over at the angered Stanley. "Can't you see who is behind this..."

The manager shivered as soon as he saw the look on Stanley's face. After that, he waved his hand at the security guards before hurriedly walking away.

Since the men dressed in black joined in on the fight, the gangsters were defeated within a few seconds as they lay on the ground in pain.

Xyla was panting when she looked at the men dressed in black. "Thank you."

The men bowed to her in unison without saying a word.

Right then, Henry walked casually over before stepping on one of the gangsters and looking at the group of men dressed in black. "Somebody said that you could make a hole in the frozen river and toss these men inside."

"Who?" Xyla asked.

"Guess..." Henry smiled before turning to look in Stanley's direction.

Xyla followed Henry's gaze, only to find Stanley playing with a gold lighter.

The lighter spun around in his fingers while it was still ignited.

Every time the lighter spun, it appeared as if the flame would touch his skin. It was an incredible sight.

Meanwhile, Stanley was also looking at Xyla. However, she could not see his face clearly due to the flickering light from the flame.

Did all these men dressed in black work for him?

If they did, it meant he was in a very powerful position.

Was he the boss of a gang? Or was he an important member of a gang?

"Why aren't you moving guys moving?" Henry ordered coldly.

"Wait a second..." Xyla recollected herself and stopped them.

She then took her phone out and began to record the faces of the gangsters on the floor. "Who asked you to come here? Was it Emily Quest?"

"Yes... It was her..." One of the gangsters said with a trembling voice.

Xyla snorted coldly before making a call to the police directly.

After explaining the entire situation to the cops, she turned to look at the men dressed in black around her. "Please keep an eye on them in the meantime."

After that, Xyla politely nodded at Henry before she walked toward Stanley.

When she passed by Sebastian, Sebastian extended his leg in front of her.

Not noticing it, Xyla tripped and fell forward. Her heart stopped beating for a second.

In the next moment, her face had already landed upon Stanley's lap.

Right then, Xyla felt deeply embarrassed. Her face had turned fully red.

Gary Lakes could not help but turn away and chuckle.

"Pfft..." Sebastian did the same thing.

"Do you have a death wish?" Stanley asked Sebastian coldly.

Sebastian immediately took a deep breath before he stopped smiling and raised both hands in a motion to surrender.

Closely after that, Xyla felt a sharp pain in her right ankle.

Due to the awkward position she was in, she could only force herself to stand up.

After that, she turned around and glared at Sebastian, who had tripped her over.

Sebastian did not dare say a word.

Meanwhile, Henry had made his way over. As he tried to suppress his laughter, he sat next to Stanley on the other side and crossed one leg over the other before lighting a cigarette. While enduring the pain, Xyla's face was still red when she turned to look at Stanley. "I came over to thank you personally."

"You're welcome. Were you hurt?" The man asked calmly.

"No. I owe you a favor for what you have done this time. Please continue enjoying yourselves then..." Xyla said before turning around.

However, as soon as she took a step forward, she felt an intense pain in her ankle.

"Hiss..."

Soon, her legs gave in, and she ended up sitting on Stanley's lap.

"What's the matter? Are you going to thank me with your body?" The man asked playfully.

Embarrassed, Xyla's face turned red yet again.

It was extremely awkward! Why did she have to sit on the man's lap of all places?

"I'm sorry... My ankle hurts. It was an accident..."

"Did you sprain it?" The man raised his brows as he interrupted her. He seemed calm, as usual.

Despite the close distance, Xyla still could not find any fault with his face. He had fair and smooth skin like a newborn baby.

While the temperature began to rise around her ears, the numbing sensation reminded of the passionate evening they shared. Her heart raced. Right then, Xyla did everything she could to stand up.

However, her ankle hurt so much that she fell back onto the man's lap as soon as she tried to stand up.

"Hey, pretty lady... Did you sprain your leg? Was it my fault? I'm sorry..." Sebastian seemed both shocked and guilty.

"Sebastian Brenand, you are dead," Stanley said coldly.

After finishing his sentence, Stanley picked Xyla up in his arms and began walking out swiftly...

 

 

 

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Sebastian Brenand took in a deep breath. "It was only meant as a joke. How could that have happened?"

Henry rolled his eyes at Sebastian. "Pray for your own well-being."

When Xyla Quest leaned her face against his solid and broad chest, she could feel his prominent heartbeat.

Xyla took in a deep breath. "About that... Actually, I can walk on my own with a little help..." She sounded a little embarrassed.

However, the man continued to walk outside without saying a word.

Since they were a good-looking pair, everyone turned their heads to look at them when they walked past.

After they made it outside, Xyla looked at the man's hardened face. "Don't you still have unrecovered wounds? Are you sure it's okay to hold me like this? Why don't you put me down?" From what she recalled, he was injured only a few days ago. In fact, he was in a pretty bad shape then.

Wouldn't his wounds be affected if he held her like this?

"Where is your car?" The man asked as if he had not heard what she said earlier.

Xyla quickly took her car keys out and unlocked her car.

Beep. Beep.

A red Maserati's headlights flashed somewhere not too far away.

With the same cool expression on his face, the man carried her into her car in a swift motion. He then got into the car from the other side and forcefully placed her right foot on his thigh. He turned on the lights in the car and began carefully examining her foot.

By then, her ankle was already swollen and red. The top of her foot was also a little swollen. When his warm and long finger touched her skin, Xyla could feel her heart beating wildly. "Are you really okay?" Xyla asked.

"Why are you so worried about me?" The man raised his brows slightly before quietly studying her face. It felt as if he was seeing right through her.

Xyla immediately pulled her leg away before breathing awkwardly. "You saved me. Of course, I should be worried about you."

"Don't worry," he said sparingly.

After that, he silently turned on the engine.

The red Maserati very soon merged with the traffic on the road.

After sending the video she had just recorded to Georgie Clementine's WeChat account, she locked her phone and put it away.

Since the two did not say anything, it was completely silent in the car...

When Xyla turned her head to the side, he could see the man's near-perfect face. The flickering light from the streetlights lit up his face now and then.

Even if he was not doing anything, he still had a very strong presence.

"Were the people who sat with you earlier all from the same gang?" Xyla was the first to break the silence.

"Yeah," the man replied briefly. It was difficult to see his facial expression in the dark.

"You brought so many people with you just to go clubbing. You must be a big boss or something. Are you a gang leader?"

"I'm just a subordinate."

"Does that mean you are the right-hand man?" She asked curiously.

"You can say that," he answered with a straight face.

"Well... What about those men at your table? Are they part of the brotherhood?"

"Why are you so curious about me?" The man turned to look at her coldly.

"I just think that it's rare to see someone with your looks in this field. That's why I asked."

"Oh."

"What's your name?" Xyla asked.

"Five Batton."

When Xyla heard the name, she could not help but think about the Fifth Master she saw when Mary Sullivan was kicked out of the mall the other day. However, she did not think that was possible because he was only a gang leader's right-hand man. Why would he have so much power?

***

Very soon, they arrived at the municipal hospital.

Stanley Batton went to get a wheelchair before taking Xyla Quest to queue up.

When the head of the municipal hospital saw Stanley, he wanted to approach Stanley to greet him.

Stanley immediately shook his head and hinted to the man not to do so.

The man then halted and pretended not to know Stanley as he continued to walk outside.

Stanley brought her to the reception directly. When they arrived, there were already many people in the line. Regardless of their gender and age, these people would turn their heads around and check Stanley out when they realized it was him.

"Your identity card..." Stanley said.

Xyla immediately searched for an electronic version of her identity card on her phone and handed it over to the man.

Right then, a young boy on his skateboard was moving directly at them at high speed.

Clearly, the skateboard was out of control.

"Get out of the way... Get out..." The young boy shouted.

Xyla subconsciously turned her head around.

Seeing how the skateboard was about to knock against her wheelchair, she immediately pressed down on the armrest and was prepared to get up...

However, Stanley reacted quickly by scooping her up from the wheelchair.

Xyla immediately wrapped her hands around the man's neck like how a koala hugged a tree.

In the next instant, the man used his other hand to grab the young boy by his hoodie so that the boy was no longer attached to the skateboard.

His agility was almost like that of a jaguar.

Closely after that, the skateboard bumped into a wall and stopped.

Still in shock, Xyla looked at Stanley while she subconsciously held his neck even more tightly. "Thank you..."

At such proximity, she could see his perfectly sculpted face very clearly by just lifting her head.

For a second there, she felt a little light-headed. The way he moved was far too cool.

Indeed, an attractive person would look good no matter what he did.

"You're welcome," Stanley said before his cold gaze landed upon the young boy. He immediately let go of the young boy and began to reprimand him. "Kiddo, don't play on the skateboard in the hospital next time."

Stanley's voice was like a musical note from a viola, deep yet pleasant to listen to. There was a magnetic quality to it.

The young boy immediately shivered. "I... I understand..."

"Woah... This man is the best boyfriend in the world."

"Did you see how he carried her with a single hand? That's so cool. If I were that lady, I would be dead by now."

"I feel jealous. I can't believe this man is somebody else's boyfriend."

The woman waiting in line could not help but express their fondness toward Stanley Batton.

'Boyfriend?' Xyla felt extremely awkward when she heard the word.

"You've misunderstood. He isn't my boyfriend," Xyla explained.

"Indeed, I am not your... boyfriend," Stanley said coldly.

After that, he looked fondly at Xyla with a playful smile on his face.

When Xyla noticed his gaze, she immediately returned to her senses and realized that she was still holding onto him tightly.

After taking a deep breath, she said softly, "About that... You can let go of me now."

Stanley quietly returned her to her wheelchair without saying anything before handing her identity card over to the receptionist.

***

After being checked at the orthopedic department, Xyla was informed that her ankle had only suffered from a minor sprain.

Once the doctor tended to her injury, Stanley Batton carried her back to the car.

On their way to the car, a lot of people looked at them enviously.

In the car, where it was dark and quiet, Xyla moved her right ankle slightly. It still stung a little.

"Thank you for what you did today," Xyla said softly as her eyes glimmered.

"Don't worry about it," Stanley answered as he turned on the engine. "Your address."

At first, Xyla did not want to tell him where she lived.

However, based on her current condition, there was no way she could drive home on her own.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she told him her address.

Without responding to her, he began to drive.

Meanwhile, Xyla took her phone out and decided to ask Georgie how things were going on her side. However, when she looked down, she noticed her shirt was covered in blood. Why was there so much blood? Could it be...

 

 

 

 

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Xyla Quest's heart clenched. Her first thought was that Stanley's wound had reopened.

She immediately turned on the lights in the car and looked at the man's body.

Upon closer inspection, she discovered that a large part of his black shirt was damp.

"Your wound has reopened." Xyla seemed nervous.

Although she could not see the wound, she could imagine how bad it must have hurt.

However, Stanley merely glanced down at his shirt calmly. "It's fine."

From the look on his face, it felt as if he was not even injured.

"Is this still fine?"

"It's a minor injury. I won't die from it." He remained nonchalant as he looked forward and continued to turn the steering wheel.

"If you don't tend to a minor injury, your wound may become infected, and you might die," Xyla added.

Since this only happened because of her, Xyla could not ignore it.

"Let's go back to the hospital," she said.

"I'll send you home first."

"I hate the hospital. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't like going there," Stanley added before continuing to look forward. He did not seem inclined to do as she told him to. Xyla immediately moved closer and unbuttoned his shirt.

In that instant, she was horrified. Two spots on his right chest and one spot near his abdomen, bandaged, were now stained with blood.

His blood was everywhere, including on his muscular chest and his sexy abs.

Xyla could not help but inhale sharply.

"I'm driving. Do you have a death wish?" The man teased.

"Go back to the hospital," Xyla insisted. She sounded somewhat unhappy.

"Be a good girl, step messing around..." The man instantly sounded much kinder.

After that, he buttoned his shirt up with a single hand before he continued driving. He could tend to minor wounds like these on his own.

For some reason, Xyla felt that Stanley sounded extremely gentle when he said those words.

When Xyla noticed a pharmacy by the road, she immediately came back to her senses. "Let's compromise. I'll buy something at the pharmacy to tend to your wounds."

The man raised his brows before his cold gaze landed upon her. However, he did not say a word and proceeded to stop the car by the road.

Xyla looked down and was about to unbuckle her safety belt to get out of the car.

However, just as she was about to reach for the button, a large, warm hand pressed against hers forcefully.

When she looked around, the man's face was barely inches away.

There was a deep look in his eyes that seemed capable of trapping her within.

When he moved closer, Xyla found it difficult even to breathe.

"Although I know that you care a lot about me, I hope you would first look after yourself. Do you think you can even walk with your injured leg?" His deep voice was delightful to listen to. As soon as the man finished his sentence, he got out of the car and did not even allow time for Xyla to speak.

Xyla's face turned red as she looked at him from behind. "Who cares about you a lot?"

Very soon, Stanley returned with a packet of medicinal products.

When the door was opened, Xyla could not help but shiver as a gust of cold wind blew inward.

He placed the items directly on her lap before unbuttoning his shirt.

"I told you not to carry me, but you wouldn't listen. Is this what you wanted?" Xyla complained with a frown.

As she complained, she opened the bag.

Meanwhile, Stanley remained silent as he listened to her complaints.

He had gotten everything they needed from the pharmacy, including cotton buds for sterilizing, cotton swabs, bandage, tweezers, alcohol, and disinfectant.

Xyla began with alcohol to sterilize the tweezers. She then used a cotton bud soaked in alcohol to disinfect his wound carefully.

To avoid hurting him too much, she repeatedly blew at his wound.

The way she did it was very gentle.

Stanley felt a warm sensation in his heart.

"Does it hurt?" Xyla asked softly.

"I'm used to it."

"Looks like you get hurt very often." After rubbing alcohol on his wound, Xyla used a cotton swab to extract some disinfectant before rubbing it against his wound. "Yeah."

"Whatever work you do feels very unsafe."

"It's not too bad," he said.

"Do you have to fight with others a lot?" Xyla asked.

"Yeah."

"Does a right-hand man like you need to do that too?"

"Yeah."

After Xyla was done tending to his wound, she put everything away. "If you still don't feel well after returning home, seek medical help."

"Alright." The man began to button up his shirt before turning on the engine.

"Let me drive instead," Xyla said.

"There's no need."

Very soon, the bright red Maserati merged once again with traffic on the road as it sped forward.

"Have you ever thought of doing something else for a living?" Xyla asked again.

"Are you suggesting that I should join the entertainment industry again?"

"You can always do something else."

"I haven't thought about it before." With one hand on the steering wheel, Stanley used his other hand to turn off the lights above him.

"If you want to do something else, you can come to me. I can link you up with some work. You've helped me out today. That will be an opportunity for me to return a favor."

As Xyla spoke, she took a Post-It note from the drawer and jotted her phone number down before placing it in the man's pocket in front of his chest.

Stanley continued to look ahead without replying.

This was the first time someone had ever mentioned about recommending work to him. It was refreshing.

Unintentionally, Xyla looked over at the man's face. She really could not imagine him being related in any way to gangsters on the streets who did terrible things.

Clearly, he seemed like a noble person.

Веер. Веер. Веер.

Right then, Georgie Clementine's call came in and interrupted Xyla's thoughts. She quickly picked it up.

"President Xyla, I'm still at the police station. Those gangsters have spilled everything once we arrived. Now, the police officers are on the way to your house to arrest Emily Quest..." "Alright..." Xyla smiled.

"What about you? Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

***

Meanwhile, Emily Quest and May Conner were seated on the couch in the Quest family's living room. They had their face masks on and were chatting with each other. They were both in a good mood.

"Haha... Mother, do you think Xyla Quest has been beaten into a pulp by now?" Emily chuckled as she adjusted her face mask. "D*mn it. I'm not supposed to laugh when I have my face mask on. However, I just can't help it. I'm in such a good mood."

"I'm sure she must have been... After all, there are so many of them." May snorted. "I have been wanting to teach this d*rn thing a lesson. However, you've already arranged everything, isn't that so? Are you sure there won't be any traces left behind? You ought to know that your father already hates you a lot. If he finds out that you did something like this..."

"Don't worry. Everything has been arranged accordingly. I've already told those people to run off once they are done beating her up. Besides, I have already paid them enough to keep their mouths shut," Emily said.

"Are you sure?" May asked.

"Of course. A close friend of mine introduced these people to me. What could possibly go wrong? Besides, it's Xyla's bad luck. I happened to be walking out from the bar across and saw her entering Unconscious Bar...

"If she hadn't appeared in my line of sight tonight, her moment of misfortune would have been postponed by a few days..." Emily looked very pleased with herself.

"Speak softer. We don't want others to overhear this." May subconsciously looked at the staircase around the corner.

"Dad's still out on a business meeting. The servants would have been asleep by now. Who would hear us?" Emily seemed nonchalant.

Ding-dong. Ding-dong.

The sound of the doorbell ringing interrupted the conversation between mother and daughter.

Emily immediately stood up cheerfully. "It must be Dad. I'll get the door... I must be on my best behavior for now."

Without even checking the surveillance footage, Emily opened the door.

As soon as she did so, she was in shock....

 

 

 

 

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Instead of Jeremy Quest, two serious-looking police officers stood outside the door.

Before Emily Quest could react, ice-cold handcuffs were strapped around her wrist. "Emily Quest, you have been charged with hiring people to assault someone. You must come with us to Golden Bay police station."

Emily was in a state of shock. She had clearly made the necessary arrangements, and these people had promised her they would not spill the beans on her.

'D*mn it!'

"Police officer, I think there must be a misunderstanding." Emily tried to appear friendly while her eyes filled with fear as she subconsciously backed away. "Take her away!" The other police officer said coldly. The two police officers proceeded to arrest her and took her to the police car.

When May Conner saw this, she frantically stood in their way. "What are you two doing?"

"Mom, you must save me. Please don't let Dad find out about this. Otherwise, he will kill me," Emily cried out while she struggled to set herself free.

"Police officers... I can give you money. Can you please let go of my daughter first?"

However, both police officers ignored her and continued to shove Emily into the police car.

In that instant, May felt lost and paced around, completely unsure of what to do next.

In the police car, Emily continued to cry while she repeatedly pressed both thumbs against each other.

Her father was already very upset with her. If he found out about this, he would probably beat her until she died.

"What are you crying about? If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" The police officer, who was driving, asked annoyedly.

***

Meanwhile, a red Maserati sped through the city center's busy roads. It was like an eagle soaring through a plain field.

Feeling a little bored, Xyla Quest turned on the radio in the car.

"According to the latest news, the Dragon Group has already successfully acquired France's biggest airline, Southern Airlines, this afternoon. This means that the Dragon Group has now stepped into the aviation industry."

"Further details reveal that the Dragon Group's new CEO single-handedly made this acquisition in Atlantis."

At first, Xyla intended to change the channel. However, since it was news about the Dragon Group, she decided to pay closer attention.

Regardless of whether it was inside or out of the country, the Dragon Group had a top-notch presence and had subsidiaries in over a hundred countries in the world.

The industries the Dragon Group was involved in included electronics, Economics, travel, robotics, chemical products, shipbuilding, entertainment, hotels, property, advanced technology, high-end constructions, and various others.

However, the Dragon Group kept a very low profile. For many years, they had always earned a lot but never bragged about it. In fact, the people who managed the company rarely showed their faces. The only things people knew was that the current president was named Wilson Batton while Ron Batton, a person with a shocking background, was his father.

As for who his wife was and how many children they had, the world knew nothing about it. In fact, there were very few pictures of Wilson Batton.

Come to think of it, Xyla felt that fate was in play since she seemed to be surrounded by people with Batton as their surname. While her husband was named Stanley Batton, the popular celebrity her company recently signed on was named Josh Batton.

Now, this person next to her was named Five Batton, and her teacher also had Batton as his surname.

However, she never knew her teacher's full name. All she knew was that he was called Doctor Batton.

However, despite having the same surnames, their identities were far different from those within the Dragon Group.

After listening to the news, Xyla could not resist commenting, "No wonder they are the third largest international conglomerate. They are really rich."

"They're not too bad," Stanley Batton replied calmly.

"He's okay," Stanley Batton kept a straight face.

Xyla turned to look at him. "Is this considered just okay?"

"Yeah," he answered.

Xyla could not understand how his mind worked. "I wonder what kind of background this new CEO has."

"Are you interested?" He looked at her thoughtfully.

"Not interested. Just curious," Xyla answered.

"Didn't you say that he was great? Why are you not interested?"

"Does being great mean I have to be interested in him?" Xyla asked in return.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

Right then, Georgie Clementine's phone call came in yet again.

"President Xyla, the cops have already arrested Emily Quest. However, Uncle still does not know about this." Georgie sounded a little excited.

"In that case, take a few photos and make her the most popular topic on the internet," Xyla said coldly.

Then, she quickly hung up.

Stanley glanced at her without saying a word.

***

Stanley stopped the car in front of the main entrance of the Quest family's main villa.

Xyla slowly unbuckled her safety belt before asking, "How are you getting home?"

"I'll get a taxi," Stanley answered.

"Don't torture yourself since you've got wounds on your body. Drive my car home and return it to me tomorrow."

Then, Xyla got out of the car and limped her way through the main entrance.

When she finally disappeared, Stanley turned the car around and drove away.

As soon as Xyla walked through the door, May Conner approached her angrily and slapped her.

Since Xyla could not dodge in time, the slap landed on her face, leaving a bright red mark on her cheek.

Upset, Xyla covered her face and frowned. "Aunty, what are you doing?"

"What do you think? Emily Quest is your little sister. How could you get her arrested?

"I'm telling you. If your Dad finds out about this, I will..."

Before May could finish her sentence, the door was forcefully pushed open.

Jeremy Quest charged in angrily and slapped May across her face. "What did you just do?"

May was both shocked and frightened. She held her face as she looked at Jeremy in disbelief. "Darling... You... Why are you home?"

"I've been home for a long while. I heard everything you said to Xyla," Jeremy said coldly.

Hearing this, May immediately shivered.

"How dare you question Xyla like that? Was what Emily Quest did even right?" Jeremy searched for the most popular topic on the internet before tossing his phone at May.

 

 

 

 

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

May Conner grabbed the phone in time. She immediately saw that Emily Quest had made it as one of the most popular topics on the internet yet again. Currently, Emily was in the third spot, with the headlines reading '#Emily Quest hires goons to attack Xyla Quest but fails and ends up being arrested#'

After that, May Conner tapped into the link and noticed that the news was all shared by the same marketing account. It was all about Emily Quest being arrested by police officers late at night. Since the photos were taken from a direct angle, Emily's face and the handcuffs around her wrists were clearly visible.

May had already hired a lawyer and sent him to the police station. At first, she intended to bring Emily home before Jeremy Quest noticed. However, Weibo was much faster than her. May tossed the phone at Xyla. "What is going on?"

Xyla looked down at the contents of the phone. There were all sorts of gossip about Emily.

"Oh god, when will Emily Quest die? Why did the Sullivan family ever accept a daughter-in-law like her?"

"If I were Jeremy Quest, I would break her legs right away."

"I pity Xyla Quest for having such an inhuman sister. I hope Emily Quest gets a lifetime jail sentence. Thank you."

Although Xyla was secretly satisfied, she looked at May calmly. "What do you mean?"

"I'm sure you are the one who bought your way to make Emily one of the most popular topics on the internet. You intentionally did it so that your dad and everyone else would see it, and so that your dad and the Sullivan family would hate her. It would make taking over the Quest family's inheritance much easier, and also allow you to snatch Tom Sullivan away. Isn't that so?" May asked coldly without holding anything back.

"Shut up! B*tch! Do you think Xyla is as evil as you lot?" Jeremy yelled coldly before he turned to look gently at Xyla. "Xyla, are you alright?"

When he saw the bloodstain on Xyla's right arm, he nervously reached for her wrist. "What happened? Did those people hurt you?"

Xyla shook her head. "No, those people didn't get their way with me. Someone at the bar rescued me just in time."

When he noticed the red mark on Xyla's face, Jeremy's face darkened instantly. "Did Aunty hit you?"

The red mark looked new. They had definitely been left there very recently.

"No... I didn't hit her," May explained frantically.

"No? Did the red mark my daughter's face fall from the sky?" Jeremy asked coldly.

May was suddenly speechless.

"What right do you have to hit my daughter? Huh?" Jeremy was getting angrier by the second.

"..."

"Get upstairs and think about what you have done. Also, forget about the 7% shares of the Quest family's business I was going to give you before!" Jeremy said mercilessly. May's eyes turned red. "Darling, you can't do this to me..."

Jeremy walked upstairs without saying a word.

Feeling extremely upset, May stomped her feet on the ground.

Xyla glared at her coldly before limping her way up the stairs.

May immediately grabbed Xyla by her wrist. "Xyla Quest, are you satisfied now? Is this what you wanted?" She asked in a trembling voice.

"Yeah. I am satisfied." Although Xyla spoke very softly, there was a coldness in her voice.

May had never expected Xyla to answer in such a straightforward manner.

In the past, regardless of how unhappy Xyla was, she would never show it. Most of the time, to avoid making Jeremy angry, Xyla would keep an eye closed regardless of what May and Emily did. However, Xyla was a changed person now. She seemed to be exacting revenge on everything they had done.

In fact, she would not mind making Jeremy upset to get her way with them.

"If you don't want to lose any more than you already have, I suggest you be kind, Aunty." Xyla Quest patted May on her shoulder gently before limping her way up the stairs.

In the past, she would always hold back to avoid making things worse.

For the sake of peace in the family, and not wanting to make her father upset over minor things in the family, Xyla would not fight back. It was not because she was incapable of doing so, but because she simply chose not to be bothered.

However, May and Emily did not deserve her patience anymore.

Any person who was too kind would often get bullied.

"Xyla Quest, don't waste your time and effort. You will never get Tom Sullivan back. You're acting all high and mighty, but you actually want that man back, don't you? You want to prove to that man you are better than Emily Quest...

"Also, the Quest family will never belong to you alone," May added.

Xyla could no longer hold her laughter in. She stopped and turned around to look at May. "Do you think I need to snatch a man like Tom Sullivan away from Emily? As for who the Quest family's inheritance belongs to, it's up to Dad, not you."

What a joke...

May attempted to speak but could not find the words to retort.

If Xyla was not doing this for Tom Sullivan, that meant she wanted to have her revenge. Did she want to torture May and Emily?

From the looks of things, May was afraid that she and her daughter would really be deprived of their possession over the Quest family's wealth in the future.

May would not allow Xyla to have her way!

Everything in the Quest family rightfully belonged to her and her daughter!

It had nothing to do with Xyla Quest!

***

A bright red Maserati was parked in the courtyard in a luxurious, six-floor, European-inspired villa in the suburbs.

Groups of bodyguards approached the car respectfully as soon as they saw it.

After that, Zack Cassidy came out of the house in a tuxedo and jogged quickly to the car before hastily opening the door.

As soon as the door was opened, Stanley Batton's features became much more three-dimensional under the streetlight.

It also made the wet patches on his body more so apparent.

Seeing this, Zack's eyes widened. "Fifth Master... Did you get hurt again?"

"The wounds reopened. It's not a big deal," Stanley replied calmly before getting out of the car slowly.

"What happened? Did you go to the hospital?" Zack seemed very concerned.

"No, somebody took care of it for me."

Zack seemed confused...

'Somebody?'

Who could easily have access to Fifth Master's body?

"A woman?" Zack asked carefully.

Stanley did not reply to Zack. Instead, he began taking big strides toward the brightly lit living room.

Watching the man from behind, Zack silently pushed his gold-framed glasses further up his nose. 'It must be a woman.'

What kind of a woman could touch Fifth Master's body?

Zack quickly ran after Stanley. "It was a woman, wasn't it? Is she a professional? Fifth Master, you ought to know how valuable your blood is. If you lose too much blood, you might..." "Would my wife not be professional?" Stanley answered calmly before he looked straight ahead.

Zack looked confused.

'His wife?

'Does he mean Xyla Quest?

'Did they meet again tonight?'

In the past, before Stanley had encountered Xyla Quest, he would not even allow Zack to say the word 'wife'.

In fact, he would snort whenever her name was mentioned. Why had his attitude changed completely?

Was it true that nobody could escape from true beauty?

Feeling utterly confused by his fifth master, Zack hastily ran after Stanley.

When they arrived at the center of the living room, Stanley suddenly stopped. "Zack Cassidy..."

 

 

 

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Zack Cassidy nodded respectfully. "Fifth Master, what would you like me to do?"

"Make the third most popular topic on the internet stay in the number one spot for a week." Stanley Batton proceeded to walk upstairs after that.

Zack seemed utterly confused as he scratched his head. When did their fifth master start caring about the most popular topics on the internet? Didn't he always ignore such things?

Moreover, who was unfortunate enough to get on his nerves?

Zack immediately searched for the piece of news. When he saw that it belonged to Emily Quest, he immediately understood what was going on.

This woman must have done something to Xyla Quest yet again.

As a realization hit him, Zack ran after Stanley. "Oh, right. Fifth Master... Your mother has returned."

Before Zack could finish speaking, a noble-looking middle-aged woman with long curly hair walked down the stairs. She was dressed in a white silk cheongsam and a shawl made from the same color's fox fur. Stanley seemed surprised. "Mother... Why are you home?"

"Have you seen the latest news on the entertainment bulletin?" Sharon Lindt frowned unhappily.

"I never care about such things."

"Do you know that your wife is being bullied?" Sharon asked domineeringly.

"I do."

"Then, why didn't you get rid of those b*tches? Are you keeping them around for the new year celebrations? She is still your wife no matter what," Sharon added.

"Is that why you left Dad behind and came back from overseas? So that you can tell me that?" Stanley seemed somewhat confused.

"Do you think I came back because I missed you instead?" Sharon rolled her eyes at him.

Stanley sighed helplessly. "It's my own business. I know what to do."

"D*rn right you should. Despite having a beautiful wife, you don't even look at her. If I made the right guess, you probably haven't even met the girl in person yet, have you?" Sharon could not help but look down at Stanley.

"Do you know what I've been thinking about recently?" Sharon asked again.

"What is it?" Stanley raised his brows at her.

"I wonder if the issue lies with your sexual orientation. Are you in love with Zack Cassidy? Is that why you don't even care about your wife? It's highly suspicious that you two are never apart from each other." Stanley was at a loss for words. He could not help but smirk coldly.

Meanwhile, Zack's face had turned green.

Zack felt extremely confused.

"Before you received your marriage certificate, I showed you her picture. However, you tossed it into the trashcan without even looking at it. Later, you even threatened to file for divorce if I showed you stuff like that again.

"After that, I told you that your wife has become very beautiful after being cured by your grandfather... You still chose to ignore me and even blocked me on WeChat.

"More importantly, forget the fact that you won't reach out to your wife. You wouldn't even let me, or your dad, reach out to her.

"In summary, it might be true that you really don't like women. Is that true?" Sharon asked solemnly before she glanced at Zack.

"If I were gay, what would you do?" Stanley asked playfully.

"Of course, I would wish you all the best and hope that you let go of that girl. It's miserable to be a gay man's wife. Although our family needs her greatly, I would like you to let her go.

"If you aren't gay, I hope you can try to get closer to her. I really do like her. I would never get sick of that face of hers," Sharon added.

"I never expected you to be this open-minded," Stanley teased.

"Well, what kind of person are you?" Sharon still seemed unsettled.

"You've guessed it wrongly this time," Stanley answered.

"What do you mean?"

"I've already met her, but she doesn't know who I am."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"There's nothing to it... Just stay out of this. And don't say more than you should." Stanley continued upstairs as he spoke.

Hearing this, Sharon's eyes immediately lit up. She quickly ran after Stanley. "What do you mean, really?"

Only then did she notice that Stanley's shirt was soaked in the front. "What happened to your shirt? Is that blood?" She seemed horrified.

"You really are my biological mother. You have finally noticed." Stanley rolled his eyes at her.

"I was paying too much attention to my daughter-in-law and forgot about you. I'm sorry. What happened to you?" Sharon asked worriedly.

"I'm fine. My wound, from before, reopened. It's already been taken care of."

"Why are you so reckless?" Sharon asked in a reprimanding tone.

"It's fine. I'm heading back..."

"Wait a second. You have not answered my question. What's going on between you and Xyla?"

Stanley continued to walk away without saying anything.

Sharon looked confused. She turned around to face Zack. "You, explain to me."

"Ahem, I think he means they have met, but Miss Xyla does not know about Fifth Master's real identity."

"Does she not know about his real identity? How did he introduce himself to Xyla?"

"I'm not sure about the specifics. All I know is that Miss Xyla seems to think that our Fifth Master is part of a gang," Zack answered with a straight face.

"Pfft... How did Xyla end up thinking he's one of those people? However, he does look a little intimidating. He might be the kind of person who kills others and burns houses down."

While she spoke, Sharon nodded approvingly at her own statement. The look in her eyes had become certain.

'Is this really his biological mother?' Zack wondered.

"Therefore, does that mean he plans to approach Xyla with that identity? Why is he doing that? Does he find it meaningful?" Sharon asked.

"Perhaps, it's the first time in his life someone doesn't treat him like a prince. It might be something refreshing for him. I'm not too sure," Zack answered.

"Do you think he treats her well?"

"He does. In fact, he just asked me to make the post about Emily Quest, the most popular topic on the internet for a week."

"That's wonderful! It looks like it won't be long before they truly fall for each other. I will go to the temple to make an offering tomorrow." Sharon excitedly played with her hair before running upstairs. When she reached the top of the stairs, she stopped and turned around to look at Zack. "Zack Cassidy... I think one week is far too short. Make it an entire month and make sure nobody can take it down." Zack nodded mechanically. 'They really are cruel.'

"However, what's wrong with him? How did he suddenly get connected with Xyla?" Sharon asked yet again.

Zack shook his head to indicate that he was unsure.

***

Meanwhile, in the Sullivan family's villa, there was a tense atmosphere in the air.

"What is wrong with Emily Quest? Tom, is this the woman you have chosen? She's embarrassing the Sullivan family every single day!

"We fought hard to stop internet users from boycotting the Sullivan family's consumer goods. Our stock price was beginning to recover too. Now, she's causing us more trouble!"

Tony Sullivan, Tom's father, was sitting on the couch when he fiercely slammed his phone onto the coffee table after reading the news about Emily Quest being arrested. Tom Sullivan stood across from him with his head down.

Meanwhile, Tom Sullivan's mother, Bailey Ronson, sat with an equally unhappy expression next to Tony Sullivan.

Next to them, Tom Sullivan's eldest brother, Julian Sullivan, sat quietly on a single couch and observed everything with a wry smile.

However, the smile appeared very briefly and went unnoticed.

Very soon, he resumed his usual calm and mild expression.

"I think we should just forget about this woman. Before the engagement, everything was fine. However, ever since you two became engaged, all her bad qualities have surfaced.

"What would happen if you two get married? If she does these awful things every day, what would happen to our business image?" Tony Sullivan seemed absolutely enraged. Tom Sullivan shivered before he bowed respectfully. "I'm sorry, Dad. If it pleases you, we can call the wedding off immediately."

"Tom... Are you serious?" Bailey Ronson seemed excited.