Ch. 1411..1420
Chapter 1411
The dragon ride was even brighter and more eye-catching than before. It looked almost like a real dragon.
Meanwhile, Georgie Clementine and Jenny Armstrong's phoenix rides also shone brightly. They looked identical to the phoenixes in legendary myths.
All three of their rides had the same golden starlight effect. When they moved side by side, it was extremely cool...
The players nearby started talking-
"Are three gods taking a stroll together?"
"Ahh... Their equipment is the kind that I will never obtain even if I work hard for the rest of my life!"
"Gods, look over here! Would you like to buy my top-tier divine equipment? You deserve the best!"
"The three of them seem to be playing the game together... What's going on?"
"What's going on? Isn't it normal for gods to stick around other gods?"
"Isn't Extraordinary Geo too lucky? Cloud Piercer is her husband, and White Dream is her friend. Ahh!"
Initially, not many people were chatting nearby.
However, due to the appearances of the three, everyone around them went wild.
The rate at which messages popped up was extremely high...
Each message lasted less than a second in the chat box before it was replaced by another message. However, even so, Georgie Clementine was still able to read some of the messages.
Georgie had become accustomed to the players' reactions.
Ever since she got married to Henry Armstrong, this would happen wherever she went with Henry.
The more time she spent with Henry, the stronger her game character became. As a result, scenes like this also grew rampant.
Georgie and Henry hadn't played this game together for a long time previously...
After meeting Henry in person, Georgie found out that her in-game husband was Henry. Hence, she had divorced Henry in the game.
She also stopped playing the game gradually.
Although Georgie didn't play the game, she still paid attention to the game's forum during that period.
Everyone went wild with their comments in the forum...
After a while, Georgie stopped playing the game altogether. Occasionally, when Georgie was bored or missed the game, she would log in to have a look.
She only officially returned to the game after officially getting into a relationship with Henry.
"Why do these people seem so surprised?" Jenny Armstrong looked at the chat window in the bottom left of the screen.
Georgie chuckled. "You'll be fine once you get used to it..."
"Hmm... Let's rest for a while in the city. We can shop around for a bit... I'm a little tired," Jenny said.
"Alright..." Georgie said.
After that, the three of them walked side by side and browsed through some of the stalls in the city.
While browsing, Henry was attracted by a particular stall...
The stall's name was 'You Definitely Can't Afford It...'.
Intrigued, Henry walked up to the stall and clicked on it.
There was a white magic wand in the stall...
The magic wand was beautiful. The lower section was a shiny, silver shaft, while the upper section was a silver crown.
There was a pretty, silver, starlight effect around the magic wand. It looked ethereal.
This magic wand belonged to the Counselor class...
It was only dropped at a fixed rate after defeating the newest world boss in the game, Devourer.
Meanwhile, the drop rate for this was less than one-thousandth percent.
Every Sunday, Devourer would appear in Neutral City at eight o'clock in the evening.
Chapter 1412
Chapter 1412
Players from each country could fight against the boss together...
After the boss was killed, it would drop items all over the floor. But, of course, all the good stuff it dropped belonged to whoever snatched it first...
Many people were keen to go after this boss.
For no other reason than the items this boss dropped, including Counselor's magic wand, Silver Fantasy, General's machete, Golden Supremacy, and Alchemist's whisk, Purple Dream.
These three classes' weapons only dropped one each at a time...
Once one of each kind was dropped, it would never appear again.
Hence, all these three classes' respective weapons were one-of-a-kind in the entire game.
Whoever possessed Devourer's weapons would receive an hour-long, invincible buff every day at seven o'clock in the morning, noon, and eight o'clock in the evening...
Once the player obtained the invincible buff, the player's character would enter an invincible state...
During that period, the player's character would be capable of killing various large and small bosses and wild beasts and gods in multiple locations with a single attack. Moreover, wild beasts, bosses, and players in the game were unable to deal any damage to the player.
Today, Henry Armstrong read in the game's forum that Devourer, the world boss, dropped the Counselor's magic wand, Silver Fantasy after it was killed. However, the person who picked it up offered an insanely high price that nobody in the server could afford...
Henry clicked on it to look at the price...
Indeed, it was an insanely high price.
The person was also very evil. He had set the price at 300 million ingots.
One dollar was equivalent to a hundred ingots...
Meanwhile, 100 million ingots converted to real money was equivalent to three million dollars.
Nearby, players continued to chat-
"God, are you shopping around here? What's the matter? Do you want to purchase this weapon? How about one million? Will you buy it?"
"He can't use it even if he buys it. So what's the point of buying it?"
"He can give it to his wife as a gift..."
"She's only his wife in the game. Do people think he'll buy such an expensive gift for her?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... You people are naïve. Do you think you're writing a novel? Who would give something that costs three million?"
Although Henry saw the contents of their conversation, he couldn't be bothered to respond.
Instead, he silently topped up his account with some ingots...
After that, he immediately bought the item.
Right then, the stall owner, Ruby Wind, was utterly dumbfounded-
"Did you really buy it?" Ruby Wind asked.
Meanwhile, the other players also went wild-
"???"
"What? Did he really buy it? For an in-game wife? Is this man crazy?"
"D*mn. You really are... God, I'll kneel before you right now!"
"Cloud Piercer, do you want a second wife? I'm willing to be your second wife!"
"God, are you hiring a maid to wash your feet? I'm willing to do it too!"
"God, do you need a servant? I can be your servant!"
Initially, Georgie Clementine was still strolling around.
After purchasing the equipment materials she needed, she unintentionally glanced at the nearby chat content.
Suddenly, a confused look appeared on her face.
Everyone was typing too fast. She couldn't read what was being said.
Subtly, she could sense that Henry perhaps bought something costly.
Georgie immediately unplugged her earphones and looked at Henry. "What did you buy?"
Henry chuckled. He tapped on a button to make a trade request for Silver Fantasy... Georgie knew about Silver Fantasy.
It was the only supreme, invincible, and untouchable Counselor's weapon in the entire server.
"How much did you buy it for?" Georgie looked at Henry and asked.
Chapter 1413
Chapter 1413
"Ten thousand..." Henry Armstrong chuckled.
Only then did Georgie Clementine seem fine with it.
After the item appeared inside her backpack, Georgie instantly equipped it...
However, after equipping it, Georgie suddenly felt that something was fishy...
Ten thousand ingots seemed a little unrealistic.
"Did it really cost ten thousand ingots?" Georgie asked.
Right then, Georgie was shocked by the nearby chat room's content-
"A magic wand that costs 300 million ingots... I saw it... Ahh... It looks so good after being equipped!"
"Is this what money tastes like? Ahh! Expensive things are wonderful."
"D*mn it. He gave it away just like that. Such a rich guy... Isn't Extraordinary Geo the luckiest girl in the world?"
The phrase '300 million ingots' attracted Georgie's attention...
She was instantly dumbfounded.
What did it mean to be an idiot with a lot of money?
Wasn't her boyfriend that person?
Suddenly, Georgie's face turned cold. She snapped her head around and glared murderously at Henry. "Henry Armstrong, are you crazy? 300 million ingots... For this toy?"
Henry chuckled. "This is a one-of-a-kind item. It won't be dropped again... Of course, I had to buy it for you."
"300 million ingots... You could've bought a luxury car. What were you thinking?" Georgie felt it all incredulous!
"I just wanted you to be happy..." Henry said.
"You're only making me furious... Three million dollars... For a game... You're insane!" Georgie yelled.
Sometimes, Georgie truly couldn't understand the mentality of such overly wealthy people.
Was buying this thing with three million dollars really worth it?
However, Henry shrugged nonchalantly. "Even in a game, my wife must use the best things... So, since the best thing is available, why wouldn't I buy it?"
"Hurry up and make a refund..." Georgie said.
Henry shook his head. "Do you think the seller would accept a refund?"
Georgie was speechless.
"Stay calm..." Henry chuckled again.
Georgie rolled her eyes at Henry. "How am I supposed to stay calm? Will you teach me?"
Henry's smile widened. "Stay calm and take this weapon out there to fight monsters..."
"I think I should still try to sell it..." Georgie said.
"Do you think anyone could afford to spend three million dollars to buy this? I bet nobody would buy it even if it cost a million dollars. If you sell it at a low price, we will make a loss... Are you dumb?" Henry said.
Georgie thought about it for a while. It seemed to make a little sense to her...
"Hence, you also know that nobody would buy it for a million dollars... If you knew that, why did you still buy it with three million dollars?" Georgie asked.
"I didn't think so much. I just wanted people to be envious of you in the game, too," Henry said truthfully.
Georgie was speechless.
Jenny Armstrong was stunned by Georgie's magic want when she saw it. Her eyes began to glow. "Ahh... Doesn't this look way too good? Georgie... Don't refund it, and don't sell it either. Keep it for yourself. This is such a cool weapon. You'd be an idiot not to want it."
"But... It's too expensive..." Georgie said.
Jenny shook her head. "It's only three million dollars. That's not expensive."
Georgie was speechless.
In the game, the nearby chat room, the national chat room, and the world chat room...
They were still being spammed with messages.
Everyone was still discussing how Cloud Piercer gave Extraordinary Geo a magic wand worth three million dollars...
In fact, many players who saw the messages instantly teleported over to Georgie and checked her equipment...
Right then, Georgie became the center of attention in the entire server.
Chapter 1414
Chapter 1414
Georgie Clementine now felt that other people looked at her as if she were a panda bear. Within five minutes, up to a thousand or ten thousand people had gathered around her... At one glance, the entire game screen turned dark. There were players all around Georgie.
This was like a large-scale guild war.
Meanwhile, those players that came after hearing about what happened all sent friend requests to Georgie.
Her friend list was already full.
She was tapping on the button to reject so often that her hand ached.
Finally, left with no choice, Georgie blocked friend requests in the game settings.
After doing so, her vision cleared up significantly.
When Jenny Armstrong saw the scene, she chuckled. "Georgie... These people are way over the top..."
Georgie pinched her forehead helplessly. "Why don't you say that your brother's behavior was over the top?"
"Uhm... To be honest, I think it's alright... Three million is not a big deal..." Jenny said.
"Exactly. Isn't it only three million? So it's not a big deal at all. As long as you're happy, I'm even willing to buy equipment worth 300 million dollars for you."
"The problem is, I'm not happy..." Georgie said.
Purchasing virtual equipment with this much money that couldn't even be worn, looked at, and used in real life felt very pointless to Georgie.
Although the equipment indeed looked cool and awesome, and Georgie also liked it a lot, she felt it wasn't worth the price.
Hence, Georgie couldn't bring herself to feel happy.
However, Henry shrugged nonchalantly. "When the invincible buff is activated for you tomorrow at the designated time... And you get to slaughter everything around you, you'll feel happy..." Georgie was speechless.
Indeed, the invincible buff was quite attractive.
When the time came, Georgie could slaughter everything she came across...
Everything was wonderful about this equipment, but it was simply too expensive!
Jenny rested her chin on one hand as she looked excitedly at Georgie. "Georgie, tomorrow... Bring me along when the invincible buff is activated... I want to see how it works." "Sure." Georgie nodded.
Henry looked at Georgie with a pitiful expression. "Honey, you'll have to carry me in the game from now on. With the invincible buff, you'll be the strongest player in the entire game... I can't beat you." Georgie chuckled. "Hehe... That'll depend on your performance..."
"I'll definitely perform at my best," Henry said.
While they spoke, Georgie's gaze once again shifted to the chat room in the lower-left corner. Various comments came into sight once again—
"I honestly suspect that Extraordinary Geo might be sleeping with this man in real life. Could that be the case?"
"That's highly likely... Otherwise, why would he do that?"
"I heard that White Dream's account owner has changed. I'm truly curious about the person playing White Dream's account right now..." "White Dream must belong to a tycoon. I'm just curious about why this person is suddenly playing with Extraordinary Geo and Cloud Piercer..." "Extraordinary Geo sure is good at this. She's able to hook up with two tycoons at the same time."
"I bet Extraordinary Geo must be a sl*t in real life, right? Being a sl*t gives her everything she wants. Hehehe."
"That's obvious. If she isn't a sl*t, do you think any tycoon would be dumb enough to spend so much money on her just like that?"
The mood in the chat room had changed drastically.
Georgie could sense how jealous these people were just by purely reading their conversation.
She felt extremely annoyed by some of the dirty words they used...
Chapter 1415
Chapter 1415
Right then, a world announcement suddenly appeared in the center of the game's screen-
"I'm the sl*t. Stop making things up. I was the one who kept begging my wife to accept me..." Cloud Piercer wrote.
"Indeed, we know each other in real life. However, it wasn't because we met in the game. I have feelings for her in real life, and I happened to know that she was playing this game. That was why I asked her to play with me in the game..." Cloud Piercer added.
"I'm Cloud Piercer's biological sister. I can prove that my brother is the sl*t," White Dream wrote.
As soon as Henry's two messages appeared, the world announcement went wild again—
"D*mn... Is Cloud Piercer the sl*t?" Little Rain asked.
"Extraordinary Geo is amazing... I feel envious, jealous, and full of hate," Intertwined Fate wrote.
"Alright. She's the woman who rescued the galaxy," Imperial Dragon wrote.
Meanwhile, in the bottom left corner, the nearby chat room, the national chatroom, and the server chat room's ambiance suddenly changed...
All the words that came into sight were related to envy, jealousy, and hatred.
There was no longer anybody who used terrible words with sarcastic and demeaning intentions.
Georgie Clementine smiled satisfactorily. After that, she put on her earphones before looking at Henry Armstrong and Jenny Armstrong. "Let's go... We'll fight another wave of bosses before heading home to sleep..."
***
On this side, Georgie was excitedly playing a game with Henry and Jenny.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xyla Quest was busy dealing with the piled-up work from Quest Group and X Entertainment in her study.
Various documents stacked up on her huge desk.
Folders of various colors laid over one another, making it a dizzying sight.
The clock on the wall was pointing at the number 'twelve'.
The pendulum beneath the clock swung back and forth, emitting a regular tick-tock sound.
Throughout the entire day, Xyla kept shifting her attention from X Entertainment to Quest Group and back. She was as busy as a spinning top.
To be honest, she was already exhausted...
However, Xyla still had to work after getting home in the evening due to the large amount of work.
After sorting out the final document, Xyla slowly placed a white folder on top of a pile of documents. After that, she forcefully stretched before turning around and walking over to the French window. With her hands on the safety railing, she looked down at the night scenery.
The massive courtyard beneath her was brightly lit. It felt almost as bright as daytime.
As it was early autumn, all four Osmanthus trees in the small garden were in full bloom...
Right then, one-half of the French window was left open.
A breeze blew against Xyla's face, and the fragrant Osmanthus scent filled her nostrils. She felt delighted.
Looking at the beautiful night scenery, Xyla instantly felt much better...
After taking her phone out of her pocket, Xyla saw reports about the semi-finalists from other divisions in the Season 10 World Championship.
This time, a total of twenty-four teams from thirteen divisions participated in the Season 10 World Championship.
The random draw for the semi-finalists' grouping and some of the minor group matches would be held on September 23, a month later.
Meanwhile, as LPL Region's Number One Seed, Team XS didn't have to participate in the semi-finals. Hence, Xyla didn't go through stuff related to the semi-finals.
Instead, she only looked at the schedule of the minor group matches...
The minor group matches started on October 12...
After some calculation, Team XS had less than two months to prepare.
There was still sufficient time to prepare.
However, even so, Xyla still felt worried...
This time around, many of the teams participating in the World Championship were very strong. This was especially the case in the LCK Region, where a powerful team called Team GRT came from this year...
Chapter 1416
Chapter 1416
Ever since the establishment of this year's tournament in spring, this team had been invincible. They managed to become LCK Region's champion in both the spring and summer tournaments. Their team's style of playing was very different from LCK Region's style.
LCK Region's style was more focused on farming, and players wouldn't get into fights so easily...
However, their team liked getting into fights. Their style was aggressive and bloody.
Whenever there was an unresolved conflict, they would initiate team fights.
Their team members were excellent in both one-to-one and team fights.
That kind of aggressive and bloody playstyle was practically identical to the LPL Region...
Xyla Quest wasn't afraid of traditional LCK teams.
After many years of hard work, LPL Region's teams, through their battle techniques, had long toppled LCK Region's traditional teams...
However, Team GRT was different from other regular teams. Hence, Xyla felt that they were still formidable opponents.
More importantly, all three opposing lanes from Team GRT this year were very strong. If they went wholly offensive, apart from Team XS's 70% likelihood of winning in the top lane, the other lanes all had a 50% likelihood of winning...
This also meant that if Alex didn't perform well in the top lane, Team XS only had a 50% chance of winning.
After reading the news, Xyla let out a long sigh. After that, she sent a message to Team XS's WeChat group to cheer everybody on...
Professional gamers usually slept very late.
They usually woke up around eleven to twelve o'clock.
After getting out of bed, they'd eat breakfast before starting their training.
Training sessions usually started at two o'clock in the afternoon and lasted until two o'clock in the morning.
Hence, it was now Team XS's training period. They could all see Xyla's message.
Soon, Team XS's members started expressing how confident they were to Xyla in the group chat.
At first, Xyla wanted to cheer the team members on. But in the end, the team members ended up cheering her on.
Seeing how confident everyone was, Xyla felt much more secure.
After ordering supper for everyone, Xyla turned around and left her study.
When Xyla returned to the bedroom, she saw that Stanley Batton was also not asleep yet.
Right then, Stanley was sitting at the head of the bed. A laptop of the newest, ultra-thin, model was placed on top of his legs.
All the lights in the room were switched off. There was only a single, dimly lit bedside lamp next to him.
The soft blue light from the laptop shone against his face, making his facial features appear unusually cold and rigid.
Stanley wore black silk loungewear that gave off a noble yet cold reflection under the light. His presence felt extraordinarily cold.
There was also a pair of gold-framed glasses perched on his nose-bridge with a thin chain around it.
With glasses on, Stanley gave off extra vibes of a sophisticated scum. He was more attractive than usual.
Xyla was still stunned by Stanley whenever she saw him.
She could never get tired of his face...
Having noticed Xyla walking through the door, Stanley slowly put down his laptop that had plenty of open emails in English on the screen. "Come here..." Stanley said before gently waving at Xyla.
His movement and gaze were completely gentle.
It felt as if he could touch the deepest part of Xyla's heart...
Xyla's heart pounded a little harder. She couldn't help but take one step after another toward him. Eventually, she melted into his arms... "Why aren't you asleep yet?" Xyla asked gently.
"I was going through some work emails... And waiting for you while I do so," Stanley said truthfully.
"Didn't I tell you not to wait for me..." Xyla said.
"But I wanted to..." Stanley said.
That immediately made Xyla feel warm in the deepest part of her heart...
"In that case, I'll clean my face up now. After that, we can head to bed..." Xyla said.
"Take your time..." Stanley was a man of few words, but his tone was extremely gentle.
Chapter 1417
Chapter 1417
"What do you want?" Xyla Quest had a confused look in her eyes.
"Hmm..." Stanley Batton murmured.
"Hmm, what?" After asking this, Xyla understood what Stanley's reply meant right away.
Suddenly, Xyla's face turned completely red...
"Guess..." Stanley said.
In the next second, Stanley's hand started to roam freely...
After that, the two were tangled up all night.
***
When Xyla opened her eyes the following day, Stanley was still sleeping next to her.
Sunlight seeped in through a tiny gap in the curtains. It landed upon Stanley's fair, smooth skin. There was a sense of ethereal beauty to it.
Even when Stanley was asleep, he was still deadly charming.
Waking up and opening her eyes to the sight of Stanley and sunlight co-existing was the happiest thing in life to Xyla.
Right after that, Xyla started feeling sore all over her body.
She subconsciously rolled her eyes at Stanley...
After kicking Stanley forcefully, Xyla got up with much effort. Then, she reached for the exterior white silk coat around her pajamas to cover her body up. Then, she prepared to get out of bed... Just as the tip of her toes touched her white slippers, she was forcefully pulled back onto the bed.
In the next second, she was tightly wrapped in a warm yet firm embrace...
Xyla could hear a strong, forceful heartbeat. There was also the sound of a man's steady breathing. It made her blush again...
Xyla immediately looked up at Stanley's perfect jawline. "What are you doing?"
Having just woken up, Xyla's voice was very tender. There was still a slightly drowsiness to it.
With a single sentence, Xyla managed to make Stanley's heart melt.
Stanley subconsciously hugged her tight. "Do you think you can get out of the bed so easily after kicking me? Hmm?"
His warm breath brushed against Xyla's earlobe, making her heart race. "What do you want then?"
"Looks like... I didn't work hard enough. That's why you still had energy left to kick me..." Stanley said.
When Xyla heard this, her face instantly turned red. "What are you thinking..."
"I'm thinking of punishing you..." Stanley said.
***
After that, the 'punishment' really did take place...
They messed around again.
By noon, Xyla finally found her relief. She dragged her exhausted body across the room to open the curtains. She then went into the bathroom to get cleaned up.
The instant the curtains were pulled apart, bright sunlight filled the entire room.
Stanley didn't follow Xyla into the bathroom. Instead, he sat calmly at the head of the bed and lit up a cigarette. He started smoking.
Stanley wasn't wearing any clothes. There was only a thin layer of white blanket covering his lower body.
There were pink scratch marks all over his muscular chest, abdomen, and biceps...
At one glance, he seemed both cold and desirable.
Not only was the combination of two different vibes in one person not unpleasant, but it even made him unusually sexy.
While Xyla cleaned herself up in the bathroom, she cursed at Stanley in her heart.
Once Stanley was done smoking, he casually wrapped a towel around him and entered the bathroom.
Right then, Xyla happened to be done with cleaning up.
When Xyla saw Stanley walking in, she didn't say anything. She rolled her eyes at him. After that, with resentment in her heart, she opened a container of Wintersweet Haute Couture Moisturizer and gently smeared it against her face...
Stanley silently moved closer to Xyla and quietly brushed his teeth next to her.
"Xyla..." Stanley said while brushing his teeth with an electric toothbrush. However, he then stopped himself
Chapter 1418
Chapter 1418
Xyla Quest gently patted her face as she looked at Stanley Batton's face through the spotless mirror. "What is it?" she asked. "Let's not go out today..." There was an affectionate look in his eyes.
Xyla immediately knew what Stanley had on his mind. She rolled her eyes at him. "Don't even think about it..." Xyla said.
When Xyla saw Stanley remaining silent, she rolled her eyes at him again. "Do you know what this is all about?" Xyla asked. Stanley smiled before looking at Xyla excitedly.
"This is how a man behaves when he has gotten addicted to have sex with a woman..." Xyla cut to the chase.
Stanley thought deeply for a few seconds. "Hmm, I think you're right."
"Are you not even going to deny it?" Xyla asked.
"There's no reason why I should deny it..." Stanley said.
Xyla was speechless.
"Ever since we met, I think I understand how those foolish kings in ancient times feel..." Stanley said.
"What do you mean?" Xyla looked at Stanley curiously.
"If queens in ancient times were as beautiful as you, I'd be willing to conquer kingdoms for them too... Perhaps... I might never wake up early again..." Stanley said.
His words seemed to have struck Xyla's heart with an electric jolt...
Xyla felt a numbing and warm sensation in a specific area within her chest.
"Oh, right... It's Dad's birthday tomorrow. Mom's planning a birthday party for him tomorrow at eight o'clock. So free up your time tomorrow evening..." Stanley changed the topic.
Xyla nodded decisively. After that, she slowly opened the container of Wintersweet Haute Couture Mask and carefully smeared it over her face. "Hmm... Okay."
Xyla's mother-in-law, Sharon Lindt, had told her about this on WeChat a few days ago.
Hence, Xyla was prepared long ago.
She ordered a new gown from overseas that would be arriving at dusk today...
Meanwhile, Xyla had also prepared a birthday gift long ago.
"Some of the family's acquaintances and relatives will be there... Coincidentally, you haven't met many of my relatives. So this will be a good opportunity for you to meet them..." Stanley said. "Your older siblings... Will they be back this time?" Xyla asked.
Xyla still felt curious about Stanley's older siblings...
During Dragon Group's seventieth anniversary celebration, Stanley mentioned that they would come.
However, Xyla didn't see them then.
"I don't know... They're all busy. I can only be sure that Catherine and Josh will be there..." Stanley said. "Oh," Xyla replied.
***
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed...
Xyla got off work early in the afternoon.
After leaving the office, she went for a full-body beautifying treatment.
After that, she went to a famous styling studio in Atlantis to get her makeup and hairstyle done.
To complement her dress, Xyla chose a more light and fresh style of makeup. Meanwhile, her hair was straightened and draped behind her.
By the time her hairstyle and makeup were complete, her custom-made gown had arrived.
Once Xyla received the message, she returned home right away to pick up the delivery. After that, she entered the closet and changed into the gown she bought... Chanel's leading designer specifically designed this gown for Xyla.
This was a champagne-colored, backless dress.
The gown was made of champagne-colored, star-embedded veils. It clung tightly to Xyla's upper body, but the hemline was long, and it had a very long train... The flowy material made Xyla appear unusually gentle and beautiful.
Chapter 1419
Chapter 1419
The gentle color tone made her fair skin appear unusually smooth.
The tight design of the upper portion and loose design of the lower part perfectly accentuated her curvatures and the leanness of her waist.
In the mirror, Xyla almost looked like a fairy.
From every angle, her makeup and outfit seemed perfect today.
After walking up to a huge jewelry cabinet, Xyla selected a silver, dangling pearl earring and put it on her right ear.
On the other side, she put on a simple pearl earring.
Right after that, Xyla selected a pair of silver high heels and a silver diamond-studded purse.
Xyla shoved her phone into her purse without putting on any other unnecessary accessories and walked out of the closet.
Right then, her phone started to ring.
When she took her phone out, she saw that Stanley sent her a message. He was informing her that he would head over to the Batton family's place directly.
He asked her to head over with the security car.
Xyla replied with an 'OK' emoji. After that, she went downstairs to pick up the gift she prepared and headed out.
The gift was wrapped in a white, square, palm-sized box. There was a silk, champagne-colored, butterfly-shaped knot tied onto the box. It seemed incomparably intricate. There wasn't any logo on the box. It was entirely white...
After walking out the door, Xyla didn't get into her car. Instead, she asked her bodyguard to head over to the garage. After the bodyguard drove over the black Rolls-Royce, Xyla got into the car... Soon, the Rolls-Royce departed grandly. Fifty black Porsche Cayenne security cars were tailing it.
There were four bodyguards in each of the cars...
Ever since the previous incident, Xyla would always be accompanied by security guards in this manner when she left the house.
When the car made it to the city center, there was suddenly traffic congestion.
The path that initially only took an hour ended up taking up to two hours...
The traffic situation only improved after they reached the suburbs.
However, by then, it was already half-past eight.
Xyla was already half an hour late.
When Xyla saw the time, she felt extremely panicked. "Hurry up..." She started ushering.
The bodyguard nodded respectfully and drove as fast as he could...
At nine o'clock, Xyla arrived at a castle-like villa in the suburbs.
Right then, the entire villa was lit up. It felt as bright as day.
There were various luxury cars on both sides of the courtyard, as well as luxury helicopters. It seemed like an exhibition for large helicopters and luxury cars...
Apart from luxury cars and helicopters, there were also many guests in the courtyard. Right then, these people were scattered all over the place as they chatted among themselves.
The lobby of the main building, where the party was held, was also brightly lit.
Soon, Xyla's Rolls-Royce came to a stable halt in front of the main building.
Xyla quickly got out of the car. She then lifted the hem of her gown slightly and ran into the living room.
When she entered the living room, she was shocked.
Right then, the party didn't seem to have started at all.
Many people were still standing around different places, both upstairs and downstairs, while they chatted.
Meanwhile, Sharon Lindt, Wilson Batton, Josh Batton, Stanley Batton, and Catherine Batton were sitting on couches in the corner as they chatted.
The moment Xyla walked in, everyone turned to look at her...
Right after that, a middle-aged lady wearing a royal-blue silk tube-top gown approached Xyla with a smile. "You must be Xyla, right? So you're finally here... If you came any later, we'd be bored to death..." "Your mother-in-law said that the party would only start once her daughter-in-law arrived..." The middle-aged lady added.
When Xyla heard this, her eyes filled with shock.
Chapter 1420
Chapter 1420
At one glance, the entire living room seemed to be occupied with influential people.
There were at least one to two hundred people...
Xyla Quest didn't think her mother-in-law would keep all these people waiting for her...
With a bit of calculation, Xyla figured that they'd probably waited up to an hour for her.
Xyla felt extremely ashamed right away.
An awkward smile appeared on her face.
Right then, the vice president's wife, Rebecca Robin, slowly walked up to Xyla and naturally circled her hand around Xyla's arm. "Xyla... Your mother-in-law really is good to you. We all told her not to wait, but she insisted..."
"Your grandfather and father-in-law are the same... Your status in this family is exceptional..." Rebecca added.
Rebecca's eyes were filled with adoration when she looked at Xyla. She didn't seem at all impatient.
Xyla felt even more embarrassed upon hearing this.
"I am truly sorry for keeping everyone waiting. But, to be honest, I left home very early. There was a traffic jam on the way here... It couldn't be helped..." Xyla said.
When Xyla was stuck in the traffic on the way there, she texted Stanley Batton on WeChat to inform him about it.
She told him how bad the traffic was and asked him to tell his parents not to wait for her...
Xyla didn't expect this would happen when she arrived.
Wilson Batton chuckled before walking over to Xyla. His eyes were also filled with adoration when he looked at her. "With such a wonderful woman becoming part of our family... We certainly must be good to her..." Wilson said.
"She's waged her entire youth on our family. So how could we let her lose?" Wilson added.
Xyla felt very touched by what he had casually said.
At that moment, Xyla felt something like a warm breeze blowing against her chest...
Her entire chest felt at ease and warm.
Wilson was dressed very smart today. He wore a black, high-class, custom-made Versace tuxedo with a white shirt and a black tie.
Although Wilson was quite aged, he still seemed charming because his facial features were intricate enough.
Soon, Stanley, Josh Batton, Catherine Batton, and Sharon Lindt surrounded her.
They were all dressed up very well too.
Stanley wore a navy-blue tuxedo with a navy-blue vest on the inside. He also had on a white shirt and a black tie. His hair was combed loosely behind his head, baring his shiny forehead and perfect brow bones.
His intricate facial features were fully visible, making him appear cold and noble...
Meanwhile, Josh, who stood next to Stanley, wore a white satin tuxedo with a white shirt on the inside. His hair was split in a neat three-to-seven ratio, and his bangs were slightly curled. He seemed handsome and gentle, as well as clean and warm.
On the other hand, Catherine wore a pink, fluffy, gauze, tube-top gown that was short in the front and long in the back. Her hair was dyed an ash-gray color and pulled back into a tall bun. There was a diamond crown worth up to ten million dollars on her head...
At one glance, Catherine seemed youthful and energetic. She also seemed playful and pretty...
Sharon stood next to Catherine, wearing a bright red, tight-fitting traditional dress. Her graceful appearance was fully apparent...
Her traditional dress was matched with a white fringed shawl, and her hair was pulled back elegantly into a bridal ponytail. Sharon also wore diamond jewelry that cost up to ten million dollars. There was a noble aura around her...
She looked like a noblewoman who had traveled through time from the past...
When the entire family stood together, they were extraordinarily pleasant to look at...
"That's right... Xyla... It's our duty to be good to Xyla..." Sharon smiled warmly. With that, she walked over to Xyla's other side and naturally wrapped her hand around Xyla's arm...
Stanley didn't say anything. Instead, he stood silently in front of Xyla and looked at her affectionately.
There were many people in the living room.