Ch. 141..150
Chapter 141
Zack Cassidy could not understand how Fifth Master was able to finish an entire bowl of rice with these dishes.
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By the time Xyla Quest returned home, a thick layer of snow had already covered the courtyard floor.
Meanwhile, there were large red lanterns all around the courtyard and the word 'joy' printed in red.
After quickly getting the car parked, Xyla hurriedly put on a deep blue jacket and entered the house.
As soon as she walked in, she was greeted with warm air that replaced the chill in her body.
In the living room, Jeremy Quest and May Conner were seated next to each other. Both had sour looks on their faces.
An intricately designed ceramic teapot and teacups were broken and scattered all over the floor. It seemed an intense fight had occurred earlier.
Meanwhile, none of the servants were around. It was so quiet in the large space that the sound of a needle falling to the ground could probably be heard crystal clear.
The air seemed heavy and stuffy.
Everything had happened exactly as Xyla had imagined.
"Xyla, you are home..." Jeremy said. The coldness on his face slowly disappeared.
"Yeah," Xyla slowly walked forward.
The fingerprints on her face seemed unusually clear under the light. Right then, the bruise had become very apparent and made it seem much more serious than it was. When Jeremy saw how badly her daughter was hit, he became even angrier.
"Does your face still hurt?" Jeremy asked worriedly.
"It's not too bad," Xyla answered.
"Have a seat," Jeremy reached for Xyla's hand and pulled her close to him.
Xyla sat right beside Jeremy.
As soon as she sat down, she saw a divorce agreement on the coffee table.
The words stood out to her.
Without changing her facial expression, Xyla scanned May's face as if it was a passing gesture.
"If you think the terms are appropriate, hurry up and get it signed. I've already thought clearly through this. I want a divorce," Jeremy said as he glared at May.
Before this, he was still somewhat hesitant.
However, after finding out that May attacked Xyla, Jeremy stopped hesitating completely.
There was no way he could keep this woman around because she was still not ready to change her ways.
"No, please. Darling, I know I was wrong," May immediately stood up and sat next to Xyla and held her hand.
"Xyla, Aunty knows her mistakes. Please tell your father to change his mind," May pleaded.
"Xyla, help Aunty, please. Won't you do so? I promise I will treat you better from now on," May cried out hoarsely. Clearly, she had already begged Xyla's father many times to no avail.
The divorce was bound to happen.
"I can't decide whether the divorce happens or not. It all depends on Dad," Xyla said softly and calmly.
After that, Xyla gently pushed May's hand away.
'Begging for help?' Xyla thought.
Ever since Xyla was a kid, nothing May did make Xyla feel the need to help her out.
When May saw how Xyla responded, she became even more upset.
However, May resisted the urge to show her anger. Instead, she turned around and kneeled in front of Jeremy before pressing her palms together and rubbing them against each other repeatedly.
"Darling, I really had no idea about what Emily did... You must believe me! Why would I do anything to harm our family business? As for hitting Xyla, I only did it because I overreacted. I am willing to apologize to Xyla until she forgives me. If there is anything wrong with how I acted before, I promise to change my ways. Darling, don't do this to me, please? I'm very afraid," May said as tears rolled down her cheeks.
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"This matter is non-negotiable. If you are a smart person, you will get this divorce agreement signed immediately. I have given you enough, including five hundred million dollars in cash and two villas. If you refuse, I will take things to court. If that were to happen, you might not get as much as you would now," Jeremy Quest said coldly without hesitation.
Jeremy had signed a prenuptial agreement with May Conner when they got married in the past.
Everything under the Quest family's business belonged to Jeremy privately. Regardless of whether they remained married or not, May would have no claim over any of it.
If they brought this to court, May would not benefit at all.
Since they were once husband and wife and loved each other in the past and lived together, Jeremy hoped that they could separate in peace. Both parties would be significantly affected if legal measures were to be taken.
Although it was a difficult decision, Jeremy knew that it was necessary. It was better to suffer in the short term than to suffer in the long term.
In the past, there were times when May misbehaved. However, she usually did not cross the line. Therefore, Jeremy was still able to pretend as if he was not aware of those shortcomings.
However, the things May did nearly affected his company at its core. Hence, Jeremy could not tolerate it anymore.
May felt as if her mind was going to explode.
Her thoughts were in a state of complete disarray.
If she could not get past this stage, she would have to leave Jeremy with only five hundred million dollars and two villas.
Although five million dollars was a considerable amount to an average person, it was nothing significant for a rich housewife like May.
With only five billion dollars to her name, there was no way she could live happily. The lifestyle she needed to adjust to was incomparable to what she had now.
After being used to such a lavish lifestyle, how would May get used to living out there independently?
Besides, if she was to give up this easily, the Quest family's wealth would have nothing to do with her and Emily Quest. Without May around, Emily would no longer have an advantage in fighting for the Quest family's inheritance.
"No, darling. Please don't be this cruel. I have done wrong. I have really done wrong," May began begging sorrowfully. However, Jeremy did not say another word. Mercilessly, he turned around and began heading upstairs.
When Xyla saw this scene, she was sure that her father had made up his mind.
Although Xyla knew she had won this battle, she did not show emotions.
After glancing at May coldly, Xyla stood up and turned around to head upstairs.
May immediately glared at Xyla.
"Xyla Quest, don't be too pleased with yourself. It's not the end yet. There are still a lot of uncertainties," May said coldly.
However, Xyla did not respond to May. Instead, Xyla smiled coldly.
"I'm sure you must have been the person who made that video clip appear online, isn't that so? You really are evil. Never mind that you intentionally embarrassed me at the banquet by getting people to gather around, you have even leaked the footage all over the internet," May said through gritted teeth. She wished she could tear Xyla apart.
Meanwhile, Xyla found the things May said funny. How rotten did a person have to be to say those things?
Did May realize what she and Emily had done to Xyla? How did May still have the courage to call Xyla an evil person?
However, Xyla merely turned around calmly to look at May.
"Do you have proof?" Xyla asked.
"You..." May was suddenly speechless.
"Aunty, if you don't have proof, don't say those things. It's called a false accusation. Do you understand what that means?" Xyla asked.
"I will find proof," May said.
"Well, then, let's talk when you find it," Xyla said calmly.
Although Xyla did not raise her voice and spoke very softly, there was a hint of coldness in her eyes that made her seem very unapproachable. May felt that she was no longer the Xyla she knew.
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Without bickering with May any further, Xyla turned around and started walking upstairs.
"Xyla Quest, I won't let you off the hook! Just you wait! Emily and I won't be defeated by you this easily!" May murmured to herself in a murderous tone.
After returning to her room, Xyla poured herself a glass of red wine and began observing the snowy view outside from her balcony.
The layer of snow on the red plum tree seemed so thick that it might cause one of its branches to snap.
Against the fully white surrounding, the slight dash of red appeared unusually striking.
After taking a sip of the red wine, Xyla could not help but think about Emily.
This should have been the happiest moment in Emily's life because it was the night of her wedding. However, this was perhaps the beginning of Emily's nightmare.
Xyla had once experienced falling from the highest high to the lowest low. She knew all too well how painful it was.
When Xyla thought of this, the painful memories began replaying in her mind all over again.
The expression on Xyla's face turned increasingly cold.
She believed Tom Sullivan was in an equally disastrous situation.
***
Meanwhile, in the Sullivan family's house.
"Tom Sullivan! Are you even a human being? For the sake of profits, you went as far as using expired ingredients and bribing the quality assurance staff. How did I teach you in the past? Didn't I tell you that the most important part about producing consumer products is integrity? The matter of food safety is related to the well-being of all citizens of the nation! The most important thing about running a business is to maintain our integrity. What have you done? You ignored everything I said! Now, you got us into a huge trouble! Because of you, the Sullivan family's stock price has plummeted! Since the appearance of the negative media, we have lost billions of dollars! What have I, Tony Sullivan, done to deserve a useless b*stard like you?!" Tony Sullivan pointed angrily at the stock pattern of the Sullivan Food Group in the phone on the coffee table. While he glared coldly at Tom, who was now kneeling on the ground, he continued reprimanding him.
Emily, Bailey, Mary, and Julian observed silently nearby.
The living room felt so cold that each of them shivered.
"Dad, I'm sorry," Tom said in fright.
Tom thought he had kept everything hidden from sight. He never expected what he did to be exposed like this. Although it was not his intention to earn profits at all costs, he truly wanted to prove himself too badly.
Tom's father always liked to compare him to his older brother's past performance. Tony was always saying how Tom's older brother performed very well when he was the CEO and how he did a better job than Tom.
Tom never felt good listening to these things.
"Sorry? Do you think a simple sorry will solve everything that has happened? If we can't get through this catastrophe, we'll go bankrupt! We are receiving one bad news after another. Dragon Group had just informed us that they would like to withdraw their investments. Their decision to do so, coupled with the negative media we are facing now, has severely impacted our company. If what you did had not been exposed, we could still deal with Dragon Group's withdrawal of investments. However, I'm afraid it won't be that easy for us now," Tony said with an increasingly cold facial expression. He wished he could kill Tom right now.
Tony used to think of Tom as a capable person. In the end, he turned out to be a heartless and useless man.
"I thought it would all go well. As long as we kept things hidden, nobody would find out. Moreover, my factory isn't the only one that uses expired ingredients. Many other factories in the country are doing the same thing. Aren't they all fine? I've been doing it for a year, and nothing has happened to anyone. To be honest, the food has gone through a high-temperature sterilization process. Even if there were bacteria in the ingredients, they would have been killed in the process. Although we used expired ingredients, most of the products meet the required standard during the quality checks," Tom explained carefully. The more Tony listened to Tom's explanations, the angrier he became. Finally, Tony could no longer hold back as he picked up a teacup and smashed it against Tom's forehead.
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While Tom Sullivan felt the pain spreading across his face, blood began to trickle down his forehead.
"B*stard! You are still trying to defend yourself at this point! I don't care what other people are doing. The Sullivan family absolutely cannot do such things! How dare you compare the Sullivan family to those small companies? You are hopeless!" Tony was so angry that his mind had gone blank. All he wanted to do right now was to kill Tom.
When Bailey saw her son being hit like that, her heart went out to Tom.
Carefully, Bailey pulled Tony's hand away.
"Husband, things have already gotten this far. Being upset won't resolve anything. Shouldn't we focus on finding a solution instead?" She asked.
"Shut up! Tom Sullivan turned out this badly because you are too lenient on him! It's all your fault!" Tony pushed her hand away and roared.
Due to how Tony overpowered her, Bailey did not dare say anything else. She was shivering all over.
Meanwhile, Mary Sullivan and Emily Quest also gave up on trying to plead for Tom's sake.
Everyone seemed greatly depressed apart from Julian Sullivan who was sitting quietly in his wheelchair the entire time. His facial expression did not change from the start.
"When Julian managed the factory in the past, he had always been strict about these things. It was because of how strictly he managed the factory that those three initially unpopular brands were able to be marketed across the world. Now, you have single-handedly put all those years of hard work Julian contributed to waste! You are a piece of trash! If nothing had happened to Julian, things wouldn't have turned this bad!" Tony picked up another teacup and hurled it at Tom angrily.
This time, Tom was able to dodge it completely as it flew past his shoulder.
However, Tony was not giving up yet. He picked up another teacup and was prepared to throw it at Tom.
Julian hurriedly wheeled himself forward to block in front of Tom.
"Dad, stop blaming my little brother. Just as what Mom said, we should discuss together to come up with a solution for this catastrophe. As for my little brother, it won't be too late to punish him after we resolve our problems, right?" Julian asked.
As soon as Tony heard what Julian said, he stopped feeling anxious and sighed in his heart.
Tony felt very grateful for having a son like Julian.
"Julian, how do you think we should solve this matter?" Tony asked.
"I don't think it's an impossible problem to resolve. To be honest, we can make ourselves appear completely innocent. We just need to discuss with the factory manager and persuade him to take full blame for what happened. Everything would be solved consequently. We'll get him to say that he only used expired ingredients for the sake of maximizing profits. In order to get the products past the quality assurance stage, he bribed the quality checker in charge of those products," Julian explained in detail as if everything was in his control.
"What you said makes sense. Go on..." Tony was showing a lot of interest.
"We can get the quality checkers in charge of those three brands to agree with what we said. They will blame everything on the factory manager. In return, each of them will get paid one million dollars. Anyway, there's no way they can escape from legal action. It doesn't matter if they were colluding with Tom or the factory manager. If we work together to blame everything on the factory manager, and with the amount of money they would get paid, I don't see why they would disagree."
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"From what I know, that factory manager is a greedy gambler. As long as we offer him enough money, it's likely that he would agree to be the scapegoat for Tom," Julian said in a serious tone.
"As for the issue of Dragon Group withdrawing their investments, I'll speak to their CEO personally to find out what was going on. I'll try my best to convince him to change his mind. If he insists on doing so, we'll think of other ways. Trust me, I'll sort this out," Julian added.
Tony Sullivan was overjoyed.
"That factory manager was previously your subordinate. I'll leave this to you then. Meanwhile, I'll personally communicate with the quality checkers in charge of those three brands," Tony said after nodding slowly.
Instead of appearing strict as he was before, Tony now looked approvingly at Julian.
After all, Julian was always Tony's primary choice to take over his position. Julian was indeed exceptional.
Years ago, Tony had asked Julian to leave the company because of his disabled legs. Tony wanted Tom to replace Julian because Tony did not want a disabled person to take over as the CEO of Sullivan Food Group.
However, Tony now realized that he had made the wrong move.
Although Julian was physically challenged, Tony realized that Tom was mentally challenged.
Meanwhile, Tom felt extremely jealous of the way Tony was looking at Julian.
"Okay, Dad," Julian said.
"Don't you think this whole thing is odd? It seems like somebody is intentionally stabbing us in the back. Dad, we must investigate and find out who bribed the employee who leaked the news," Emily Quest said.
"Naturally," Tony said in a huff.
After years of being in the business, Tony was fully aware that somebody was doing this intentionally to mess with the Sullivan family.
Tony believed that it was probably one of their biggest rivals.
"In my opinion, Xyla Quest is probably the person behind all this. Ever since she returned, Brother Sullivan and I have not stopped encountering problems. From the incident of Brother Sullivan and I being exposed to everything that happened up until today, I think Xyla is responsible for all of it." Emily clenched her fists subconsciously when she talked about Xyla.
"I don't think Xyla is capable of getting herself involved with the food factory issue. As for whoever exposed you for your wrongdoings, there is no clear proof that Xyla is behind it. We can't be too sure about the other stuff," Tony said.
When what happened between Tom and Emily was exposed, Tony had tried to investigate the person behind it.
However, his search had ended without any fruitful outcome.
The only thing Tony found out was that the people pushing buttons behind the scenes were the Sullivan family's rivals, and not Xyla.
Therefore, Tony believed that the culprit must have been one of those rivals who was involved behind the scenes.
Until now, Tony had still not been able to find out who the person capable of keeping Emily on the list of most popular topics on the internet was. However, he was certain it could not be Xyla because she did not have such capabilities.
As for the other incidents that occurred to Tom and Emily, Tony would still continue investigating to find out whether Xyla was behind them.
There was no way Tony could be certain about this because the Sullivan family did have a lot of rivals to begin with. It was natural that these rivals would target Tom and Emily first.
"But I trust my instincts, Dad," Emily added.
"Alright, now isn't the time for saying these things. The most important thing is to resolve the current crisis the Sullivan family is facing," Tony said. Thereafter, Tony turned to look at Julian.
"Julian, once this matter is done with, you will return to the company and take over Tom's position as the Sullivan family business' CEO," Tony said.
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In Tony's opinion, the Sullivan family could not survive without Julian.
In the end, Tony was more confident in Julian than in Tom.
When Tom, Emily Quest, Bailey Ronson, and Mary Sullivan heard what Tony said, they were all shocked.
Emily and Tom, especially, had mixed feelings about it.
Everyone knew what it meant if Tony was asking Julian to return to the factory and take charge.
"But Dad, you know I don't have great mobility. Don't act out of spite. My little brother has never performed worse than me," Julian said with a slight frown.
"I'm not discussing this with you right now. I am also not acting out of spite," Tony said before he stomped his foot and stood up. He walked upstairs directly. "Emily, help Tom upstairs to get his wound dressed," Bailey said coldly to Emily.
Thereafter, Mary followed right behind Tony.
Carefully, Emily helped Tom to get up.
"Let's go, Brother Sullivan. We'll get back to our room first," she said.
"Tom, once all this is done and dusted, I'll persuade Dad for you. Don't worry," Julian said with a warm expression on his face. He seemed like the nicest person on earth. "Thank you, big brother," Tom said thankfully.
However, Tom knew that despite what his brother said, it would be difficult for him to return to his original position.
Tom was afraid that the position of heir was going to be far out of reach.
Even if his big brother did not have the intention to take over the family business, what about their father? Would their father forgive Tom just because Julian said a few words?
"Don't worry about it," Julian said gently before wheeling himself into the lift.
Once Julian had left, Emily immediately stomped her feet on the ground.
Thereafter, she picked up a few pieces of napkins from the coffee table to wipe the blood off Tom's face.
"Brother Sullivan, believe me. Ever since Xyla Quest returned, everything that you, I, and the Sullivan family has been facing is all planned by her. She's doing this to exact revenge on us. Everything the Sullivan family is going through, it's all her. Although Dad thinks she doesn't have what it thinks, I don't agree completely," Emily said tirelessly.
Although it all sounded hard to believe, Emily's instincts were telling her that it was all true.
Even if Emily did not have any proof, she trusted in her instincts.
Meanwhile, Tom did not challenge her statements. His mind was a mess right now.
Although Tom had no reason to believe Emily, he did not find what she said to be entirely baseless.
That was because he and Emily did go through a lot of terrible things ever since Xyla returned.
However, just as his father said, Xyla might not really have such capabilities. How did she get all that money?
Tom needed to slowly investigate everything.
Having noticed that Tom was taking what she said into consideration, Emily immediately smiled.
"Brother Sullivan, stop perceiving her as a kind person. She really doesn't deserve you. Now, you might lose your position as the heir because of everything that happened. If Xyla was the one who did it, it means she wants you dead. She's so evil. How could you continue liking her? I used to think Xyla still loved you despite her acts of revenge on us. However, I've figured it out at last. She doesn't love you anymore. The only feeling she has toward you is hatred and a will for vengeance," Emily said with a look of certainty for fear that Tom might not believe in her.
Deep inside, Emily knew that Xyla had no intention of fighting for Tom anymore. In fact, Xyla no longer cared about him.
Xyla's true motive was to send Emily and Tom to hell.
Xyla wanted the two of them to pay the price for what they did to her in the past. There would be no salvation for them.
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Xyla Quest was truly cruel!
Even if Emily Quest was never nice to her, they were still sisters. How could Xyla do such things?
Emily's words were like spikes being stabbed against Tom Sullivan's mind.
All of a sudden, his world had been turned upside down.
Is this all true? Tom wondered. He felt deeply annoyed and hateful.
"Alright. Stop talking. I need some silence," Tom said before making his way upstairs in a tired manner.
Although the wound on his forehead was still bleeding, he completely ignored it. He was deeply confused by his own emotions.
If what Emily said was true, wasn't Xyla too cruel? How could she do this to him when he still cared so much about her?
Emily quickly followed him and held his arm affectionately.
"Brother Sullivan, walk slowly. Wait for me. I'll come with you," Emily said.
Tom felt greatly annoyed.
Now that Emily was getting close to him, he felt even more annoyed.
Tom frowned coldly before heartlessly pulling his arm away. He then took quick strides upstairs and entered the bedroom meant for the newlyweds.
There were words of blessing plastered all over the room in large writing. Even the bedsheet, pillowcases, and the carpet had been changed into bright red ones. Everything seemed to convey a message of joy.
However, Tom did not feel anything at all, and neither did Emily.
Depressed, Tom sat in front of the dressing table and began to tend to his own wound in front of the mirror, which also had red characters of 'joy' stuck on it.
Too many bad things had happened today. Therefore, Tom was so annoyed that he could barely sit still.
Emily quickly walked up to him before picking up the alcohol-soaked cotton pad and helping Tom with the disinfection.
The unbearable pain left Tom feeling even more annoyed.
"Get lost! I'll do it myself! Get out of here!" Tom pushed Emily away angrily.
His behavior made Emily feel sad from the bottom of her heart.
"Brother Sullivan, it's the night of our wedding. Where do you want me to go?" She frowned a little.
"If you won't leave, I will," Tom picked up everything he needed to disinfect his wound before walking out of the door without hesitation.
Although Emily wanted to run after him, she knew nothing good would come out of it based on his mannerism.
Therefore, Emily let out a long sigh while she suppressed the painful feelings. She plopped down on the large red bed.
Although the room was huge, everything felt cold to the touch because Tom was not there.
Was this how the night of one's wedding should be?
Ever since Emily got together with Tom, she had fantasized about their wedding and the night of their wedding countless times.
However, what turned out was completely different from what she had fantasized.
Not only were the glittery scenes and gentle loving absent, there were also a lot of shaming, ridiculing, and negative news.
Emily once thought that everything would get better after she got married to Tom. However, she had not expected Tom to face the risk of losing his position as heir. On top of that, she had to spend the night of their wedding alone...
While Emily thought of the future, she suddenly lost all confidence.
If Tom ended up losing his position as the heir, the glory Emily had been vying for would disappear.
In that case, wouldn't Emily end up losing more than she gained after all the fights she had gone through with Xyla?
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"Xyla, you b*tch! I won't be defeated by you this easily. Just you wait!" Emily murmured coldly to herself. The bright crystal lights above her made her eyes glare with hatred.
At the moment, Emily could not help but think about how Xyla and her husband had stolen the limelight during her wedding today.
Emily's heart ached at the thought.
For as much as Emily suffered today, it was in equal proportion to which Xyla enjoyed herself. In fact, Xyla was probably the highlight of the wedding.
Up until now, Emily still did not understand why Xyla would choose to hide her husband if he was this handsome and was so good in the medical field.
If things were exactly as Xyla mentioned, was Xyla only afraid that their father would be upset at her for making the decision to get married on her own? Was that why she intended to slowly reveal the truth to their father?
Or was there something else Xyla was hiding?
Emily felt that something was amiss.
Was the handsome medical professional really Stanley Batton?
Could it be that this man was not Stanley Batton? Was he a substitute Xyla had found for the occasion?
Previously, Emily had not been able to find out a lot of information about Stanley Batton. In fact, she was not even able to get her hands on a picture of him. If Xyla merely asked someone to pretend to be Stanley, Emily naturally would not know the truth.
Although Emily felt that this was all ridiculous to think about, her instincts were telling her that it was not entirely impossible.
She still needed to investigate further to find out if this was the true Stanley Batton.
Knock, knock, knock-
Right then, someone knocked on the door.
Emily immediately set her thoughts aside and quickly opened the door.
Outside, one of the family's maids and two police officers stood in wait.
Since Emily had suffered a lot in prison, she would tremble at the sight of police officers, just as she did now.
What was going on?
Were the police here to take her back to prison?
"You must be Tom Sullivan's wife, Miss Quest. Your husband was involved in a case where he hired people to attack another person. We need to bring him in for further investigation. May I know where Tom Sullivan is?" one of the police officers asked.
"He... He's gone out... He's not home," Emily said.
Right then, the door to the study beside the room was opened.
Tom Sullivan walked out of the study.
When Emily saw Tom, she felt herself going mad. Why did he come out right now? He could have done it a moment before or after she said those words.
The two police officers glared at Emily coldly before walking directly over to Tom.
Before Tom could react, his hands were bound by cuffs.
"Mr. Tom Sullivan, we suspect that you have hired people to attack someone. We will need you to come with us to the police station for further investigation," one of the police officers declared. Tom immediately felt his heart clenching.
"What do you mean by hiring people to attack someone else? I didn't do it," Tom subconsciously denied.
However, the two police officers ignored him before looking at each other and forcing Tom to move forward.
Emily was in so much shock that she could not even speak.
Her eyes were wide with surprise.
Wasn't what she had to go through on her wedding night enough? Did she have to see her husband being sent to prison too?
What did Tom do? Who did he hire? Who was the person those people attacked?
At this point, if the Sullivan family found out about what happened, Tom would be done for.
However, it was probably impossible to hide such a thing from the rest of the family.
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Right then, the door to the last room at the end of the walkway was opened.
Julian Sullivan appeared in his wheelchair.
Dressed in white pajamas, his fair skin seemed almost jade-like. It was as if his elegance was a quality he was born with.
When Julian came out from his room, he witnessed Tom being taken away by the police officers. Julian immediately narrowed his eyes and stopped wheeling himself forward. Emily Quest saw Julian the moment she turned around.
Julian quickly showed a cheerful expression.
"Little sister, what happened to Tom?" He asked.
Emily immediately came up with a thought before she hurried over and explained everything to Julian.
"Big brother, can we keep this from your parents? If anything happens to Tom again, it would really be over for him," Emily said.
Although Emily had not interacted much with Julian, she always knew that Julian was a good brother to Tom. Ever since they were kids, Julian had looked after Tom very well. Therefore, she knew that Julian would agree to help her out.
"Okay." Julian smiled warmly before he nodded.
"Do not let anyone in the family find out about this. Who else knows that the police officers were in the house?" Julian asked the maid.
"Nobody else. I'm the only person still awake at this hour." The maid shook her head immediately.
"Alright. Remember what I said. Otherwise, you will be leaving this house for good," Julian said with a serious expression.
"Yes, master," the maid nodded respectfully before quickly walking away.
***
The following morning, Xyla Quest was woken up by a call from Georgie Clementine.
As the sun shone through the white snow-like curtains, it fell upon Xyla's fair skin which appeared to be glowing.
After stretching lazily, Xyla laid down on the bed while she faced the sunlight and placed the phone over her ear without holding it with her hand.
"President Xyla... I've received a piece of news. I don't know who gave the orders to Weibo, but the news about Emily Quest and Tom Sullivan are being kept on the list of most popular topics on the internet. Apparently, Weibo isn't allowed to remove them until the person says so," Georgie said.
When Xyla heard this, she immediately stopped feeling sleepy.
Xyla could not believe what she was hearing.
The person Georgie was referring to was probably the same person who kept Emily's bad news on the number one spot on the list of most popular topics on the internet. He was also the same person who exposed Emily pleading guilty through the video on the day of Emily's wedding.
Who was this person and how did he have so much power?
The person probably did not only hate Emily. It was likely that he was also targeting the Sullivan family.
What kind of rivalry existed between these two parties for the person to go this far?
"Hey, President Xyla, are you listening?" Georgie asked.
Xyla's thoughts were interrupted by Georgie's voice.
"Yeah, I'm listening. Who is this person you speak of?" Xyla immediately recollected herself.
"I don't know, but I think it's probably the same person who messed with Emily. I must say, he has been a great help to us. Indirectly, he has saved us from going through a lot of trouble. You know what? My friend told me that the Sullivan family gave Weibo a call early in the morning for them to take those posts down. They were willing to pay any amount of money. However, Weibo's person in charge directly refused them. The person said that he would be in great trouble if he removed those news articles," Georgie said in an increasingly excited tone.
"That's amazing," Xyla answered after stretching heartily.
"Isn't that so? I am truly curious who this person is. From the looks of things, I think this person must be very influential. I wonder what the Sullivan family and Emily Quest did to make a powerful man like this upset," Georgie added.
"I am equally curious," Xyla said.
"Oh, right. There's one more thing..." Georgie said.
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"Tom Sullivan was taken away by the police last night. Currently, the investigations are underway. This matter has already made the headlines. Although the police have not confirmed the allegations, the internet users have already convicted Tom of being guilty. He's being verbally bombarded," Georgie said while she chuckled lightly.
"We didn't even need to do anything. The matter was exposed very easily. I wonder what the Sullivan family is doing. Shouldn't they be keeping things on the low?" Georgie added.
Xyla felt equally shocked by what she heard.
Logically, based on the Sullivan family's power, it should be easy for them to hide these things from the media.
During such trying times, there was no reason for the Sullivan family to allow such news to spread so quickly unless somebody else was behind it.
Could it be the same person?
What kind of rivalry existed between them?
Regardless of how it happened, it was good news to Xyla. As long as the outcome was favorable, Xyla had no reason to waste her effort to think about it.
"I guess somebody wants Tom Sullivan dead more than we do," Xyla said and laughed.
"Isn't that so? I bet it's the same person. Although I don't know who he is, I think he is way too cool," Georgie said and could not help but laugh along. "Yeah," Xyla said as the smile on her face widened.
"How are things going in your family, President Xyla? Is there anything that turned out contrary to our expectations?" Georgie asked.
"Not at all," Xyla said calmly.
"Great. Since that's the case, why don't we celebrate tonight? Let's have a drink at Victoria Bar?" Georgie asked.
"I'd like to spend some time with my father at home. Let's do it another day. Also, I'll have to trouble you with looking after X Entertainment for now," Xyla said. Although Xyla was in a good mood, her father was not. She still wanted to spend more time with him during this period.
***
After chatting with Georgie about work for a while, Xyla hung up and logged onto Weibo.
As soon as she turned it on, she saw the news about Tom Sullivan appearing in the second spot on the list of most popular topics on the internet. Emily Quest's news article was still on the number one spot. The word 'explosive' was still attached to the end of the topic.
With her interest piqued, Xyla clicked on the link. The first thing that came into sight was a headline released by the official account of a large media application company. It was about how Tom had hired people to beat Xyla's husband up.
There were various comments which Xyla found pleasant to read.
"Tom Sullivan is hopeless! Is he suspected to be involved in hiring people to attack someone else? I think we can confidently remove the word 'suspected'."
"??? Is this a joke? I don't want to see Tom Sullivan's name on the internet ever again."
"I hope this d*ck falls ill with various diseases and dies. I can't stand it anymore!"
After reading the comments, Xyla stretched lazily to make herself comfortable. Thereafter, she cleaned herself up and got changed into a white silky pajama before walking out from her room. "Where's my father?" Xyla asked softly when she saw a maid cleaning the walkway.
"The old master is in his study," the maid said.
"Has he eaten?" Xyla asked.
"No, the old master says he doesn't feel hungry," the maid answered.
Xyla let out a long sigh before nodding and making her way down to the kitchen quickly.
Her father was a huge fan of beef sandwiches. Hence, she decided to make two of them for him.
After putting two slices of bread into the toaster, Xyla took two pieces of steak out of the fridge. She then cooked them on a pan until they were medium well before adding salt on top.
In that instant, Xyla recalled the scene of her cooking at Five Batton's place the night before.
She suddenly realized that the salt she used the night before did not quite feel the same to her touch.
At the time, Xyla saw chicken stock and two other kinds of white powder in the seasoning box.
After tasting one of the white powders and realizing it was sugar, she subconsciously believed the other kind of white powder was salt.
Was it really salt that she had used?