Ch. 1481..1490

Chapter 1481

Stanley Batton's tone was dominant and irrefutable.

After finishing his sentence, Stanley hung up the phone before Zack Cassidy could speak.

"How do you feel? Do you feel a little better?" Stanley asked as he carefully rubbed Xyla Quest's stomach.

"Urgh... A little better than before. But I still feel terrible..." Xyla said weakly. Her face was pale.

"What about your hypoglycemia? Is it better?" Stanley asked.

Xyla nodded gently...

Stanley's facial expression turned sullen, and his frown also deepened significantly. "Honey, I wish I could take your place and bear the pain for you instead." Xyla laughed bitterly for a moment. Then, a warm sensation filled her heart as usual. "Idiot... How could a man take a pregnant woman's place?"

Stanley let out a long sigh. After that, he lay down next to her and continued to rub her stomach carefully.

Although Xyla was suffering greatly, she still felt lucky because she had Stanley to worry about and take care of her.

When Xyla thought about how two new lives were slowly growing in her stomach, she felt even luckier.

Being pregnant was a painful yet joyful process.

While leaning into Stanley's embrace, Xyla could feel the heaviness in his heart.

"Don't feel that way... Doesn't every woman go through this? None of their husbands react like this either..." Xyla said, comforting him as she tried to resist the urge to vomit. "Just because other people aren't like this, does that mean I must be like them?" Stanley frowned deeply once again.

"Can't you be more relaxed about this like other people?" Xyla asked.

"How can I relax when I'm worried about someone?" Stanley replied.

Xyla suddenly couldn't find the words to respond to what Stanley said...

'Yeah. It's natural to be careful when you love someone deeply.' Xyla thought.

"Would you like to drink anything?" Stanley asked.

Xyla shook her head...

She really didn't feel thirsty.

Xyla envied those who would still want to eat whatever came to mind when they were pregnant...

Stanley nodded without saying anything...

"I really hope that this nausea from being pregnant will be over soon. Everyone experiences this period differently. Some people get better after the first three months, while others experience it until they give birth. I hope I'm the former..." Xyla said.

Xyla really didn't dare to think about how she'd be if she felt nauseous until she gave birth...

"I'm sure you will be..." Stanley said.

Ding-dong... Ding-dong...

Right then, the doorbell started ringing.

Stanley immediately opened the remote surveillance camera on his phone to take a look at who was visiting.

The person standing outside was none other than Sharon Lindt.

She had a very stern expression on her face.

Stanley immediately opened the door with the remote control.

After that, he continued to hold Xyla and carefully rubbed her stomach...

"Who is it?" Xyla asked.

"Mom..." Stanley said truthfully. His tone was as gentle as if he was coaxing a three-year-old child.

"Oh." Xyla knew that Sharon must have come because she was worried about her.

Sharon already came to visit three times during the day.

However, Xyla didn't expect her to still come this late in the evening.

After the door opened, Sharon quickly entered the living room. After that, she headed up to the second floor and arrived in front of the master bedroom. She knocked on the door... "Come in..." Stanley said.

When Sharon heard Stanley's voice, she quickly pushed the door and entered.

Meanwhile, Stanley slowly sat up on the bed and looked at her. "Why did you come this late?" he asked.

Chapter 1482

Chapter 1482

"You told me that Xyla was still vomiting. I couldn't stop worrying, and that's why I came over to check on her..." Sharon Lindt said. After that, she rushed over to Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton's side before sitting down. "It didn't help that I was at home. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep..." Sharon added.

Sharon then held Xyla's hand and looked at Xyla's exhausted face. "My darling. I'm sorry for what you're going through..."

Seeing Xyla like this made Sharon's heart ache.

They were both women. Although Sharon didn't suffer this badly when she was pregnant, she also understood how terrible vomiting during pregnancy felt.

Xyla chuckled and retched for a while. "This is what most women have to go through before becoming mothers... It's nothing."

"Darling. Would you like to eat something? It doesn't matter what it is. As long as you name it, I'll bring it to you right away..." Sharon said.

Xyla shook her head...

She wasn't interested in any delicious food from any part of the world right now.

"This won't do... You already have hypoglycemia," Sharon said. Her eyes began to turn red with sadness.

"Sigh... If only I could bear this pain for you..." Sharon added.

After seeing Sharon's reaction, Xyla once again felt as if her entire body was immersed in a jar of honey.

With the Batton family's treatment, Xyla wouldn't mind dying for this family.

She felt that anything she did right now was worth it.

"Mom... Don't say that. Also, don't worry. I will probably be fine after a while," Xyla said.

"Who knows? What if you don't get better? God, tell me. Why must you let my darling daughter-in-law suffer like this? Why must it be her?" Sharon said as she wiped her tears away. Watching Xyla suffer in pain made Sharon feel as if she was watching her daughter suffer...

Even when her beloved Stanley Batton and Josh Batton were sick, she didn't feel this much pain...

Sharon thought that it was perhaps because she genuinely liked Xyla too much.

"Alright, don't be like this. Calm down a little..." Xyla said consolingly once again.

Sharon sniffed a little. "How can I be calm..."

After that, Sharon let out a long sigh and turned to look at Stanley with a serious expression. “You can see how much pain your wife is in when she's pregnant...

"Look at how much your wife has to bear to give birth to your child. You must remember this for the rest of your life, understood?

"If you ever want to have an argument with Xyla in the future, think about these... " Sharon said sternly.

Sharon's words once again made Xyla's heart feel warm on the inside.

Stanley carefully listened to what Sharon said before immediately nodding.

Even if Sharon didn't say these things, he would remember all that Xyla sacrificed for him.

"Tell me. Who is Xyla suffering like this for? Isn't it so that she could give birth to your children?

"Xyla has done so much for you. If you ever wrong Xyla, you'll really be struck by lightning," Sharon added.

Stanley looked seriously at Xyla before turning to look at Sharon. "I'll never wrong Xyla..."

"Yeah. Otherwise, I'm going to kill you," Sharon said fiercely with her beautiful face.

When Xyla heard this, she couldn't resist laughing...

This really was Stanley's biological mother.

"Alright, alright. I know..." Stanley nodded.

"Those who don't know us might even think that you're my mother-in-law instead of my mother," Stanley said helplessly.

"You can also think of me as your mother-in-law... That makes me Xyla's biological mother..." Sharon said.

Stanley was speechless.

"Go and make a slightly sour drink. Xyla might be able to drink it..." Sharon said.

Stanley nodded obediently before turning around and leaving.

Chapter 1483

Chapter 1483

After Stanley Batton left, Sharon Lindt once again held Xyla Quest's hand tightly. "Xyla, no matter how painful it gets, I'll be with you, alright? You're not alone," Sharon said. Xyla nodded repeatedly...

No matter how painful it was, Xyla felt unusually secure as long as the Batton family was around.

After approximately half an hour later, Stephen Harris came to give Xyla a nutritional drip.

Meanwhile, Xyla's retching also lessened significantly.

Sharon stayed in the house for a while before leaving...

After she left, the master bedroom became quiet and peaceful once more.

Stanley slowly walked back to the bed and sat next to Xyla. While looking at the back of her hand with a needle in it, Stanley felt his heart aching again.

Meanwhile, Stephen sat silently next to Stanley and Xyla. He was practically the third wheel.

After the nutritional drip was done, Xyla no longer felt nauseous.

Hence, she gradually fell asleep peacefully.

After seeing that Xyla had fallen asleep, Stanley walked to the study next door and started sorting through his work...

At around three o'clock in the morning, Stanley finally finished working and slowly switched off his computer. Then, he went to the bathroom in the other room to shower before returning to the master bedroom and getting into bed...

Xyla was sleeping soundly on the bed.

As soon as Stanley got into bed, Xyla reached over and wrapped her arms around him like an octopus.

With such a beautiful woman in his arms, Stanley's heart immediately started racing.

If she weren't pregnant, he would have...

But it was a unique period now. Stanley had no choice but to resist his urges.

After taking a deep breath, Stanley held Xyla tightly. After that, he suppressed his desires and fell asleep next to Xyla.

***

At seven o'clock in the morning, Stanley was woken up by an alarm. After that, he quickly turned it off before going to the bathroom next door to clean himself up.

Once he was done, he quickly entered the kitchen to start preparing breakfast for Xyla.

Due to Xyla's severe retching, she needed to eat lightly flavored food.

Stanley made a very simple breakfast.

The dishes included a bowl of bird's nest with rock sugar, a bowl of porridge, and a glass of grapefruit milk.

Xyla happened to wake up naturally by the time Stanley was done making breakfast...

When she opened her eyes, she felt nauseous again.

After retching for a moment, Xyla entered the bathroom and quickly cleaned herself up.

Once she was done, she walked out of the room without any makeup on.

As soon as she walked out the door, she bumped into someone tall.

Right after that, she could smell cologne with a light peppermint scent.

This scent was refreshing yet cold.

It relieved nausea in her body significantly.

When Xyla looked up, she saw Stanley's perfect jawline and his handsome face...

"How did you feel when you woke up in the morning?" Stanley asked as he held Xyla's face.

Xyla shook her head. "Not much... I still felt nauseous... But it's much better than the day before..."

Stanley let out a long sigh. After that, he pulled her into his arms. "I made something light for breakfast... Let's go down and eat..." Beep, beep, beep-

Right then, Xyla's phone suddenly started ringing.

Chapter 1484

Chapter 1484

Xyla Quest allowed Stanley Batton to carry her while she looked at her phone...

It was a WeChat message from Sharon Lindt.

She sent some messages that expressed her concern.

"Good morning, darling..."

"Eat something proper for breakfast. Take a picture of what Stanley made for breakfast later."

"Let me see what that kid made for you."

Xyla felt extremely happy receiving these messages from Sharon early in the morning.

She hooked one hand around Stanley's neck as she replied to Sharon's text with the other. "Alright. Thank you for worrying about me, Mom."

"Urgh..." As soon as Xyla typed that, she felt nauseous again.

Xyla immediately put her phone in the pocket before covering her mouth with her hand.

Stanley frowned deeply as he looked at Xyla with a pained expression. "Honey... Why not... Let's get rid of the babies."

When Xyla heard this, she couldn't believe her ears....

She knew how much Stanley was hoping for these two babies to arrive.

She also knew how happy he was because she became pregnant.

Stanley often spoke about his plans for his two children's future.

Stanley was someone who looked forward to becoming a father. So for him to say something like this, it was definitely because his heart ached for her.

When Xyla thought of this, she felt warmth spread in her heart once again.

Xyla immediately shook her head. "No... I must keep them... I love them...

"You don't want the children because you don't want to see me in pain, right?" Xyla asked.

"Since it's so miserable, let's not have children. We can still be happy without children," Stanley said.

Although Stanley loved having children, he loved Xyla more...

No matter how he thought about it, he'd feel that Xyla would be much more comfortable if she received an abortion...

"But I want to have children... I will not permit you to say such things again. I love them..." Xyla righteously rejected Stanley. Although it was painful, Xyla never once thought of getting an abortion...

"Alright then..." Seeing how determined Xyla was, he didn't say anything further.

"Honey, thank you for worrying about me..." Xyla added.

"Silly girl. You gave me the best of your youth. Who else would I worry about?" Stanley said before gently kissing Xyla's forehead. His lips were cool.

However, when his lips touched her forehead, Xyla surprisingly felt an endless burning sensation...

Her face instantly turned red.

Even after being together for so long, she still couldn't resist this man's charm.

Every day felt as if they had only started dating.

"But even if you're worried about me, you shouldn't say stuff like this again... Thoughts like that are callous..." Xyla said.

"I understand..." Stanley nodded obediently.

"Okay. Good boy..." Xyla said.

"If you don't feel well, don't go to the office..." Stanley said seriously.

"Okay. I told Dad about it. He will be going over to Quest Group..." Xyla said.

"Meanwhile, Georgie will take full responsibility for X Entertainment..." Xyla added.

"Okay." Stanley nodded satisfactorily.

***

Resisting the urge to vomit, Xyla finished an entire bowl of bird's nest.

After that, she couldn't eat anything else.

Chapter 1485

Chapter 1485

Although Stanley Batton felt bad watching Xyla Quest suffer, he couldn't do anything about it.

He could only worry about her.

After breakfast, Stanley called Sharon Lindt on the phone and asked her to accompany Xyla.

After Sharon arrived, Stanley headed to the office.

Once Sharon and Xyla had sent Stanley off, they held each other's hand and took a stroll in the small garden behind the house.

As it was early autumn, all sorts of plants and trees were planted in the small garden....

Right then, the flowers were still in bloom.

Other plants were also in a lush state.

In Atlantis, this was the most comfortable season of the year. It was neither cold nor hot, and there were comfortable autumn breezes.

The breeze that greeted one's face came with a flowery scent and a calming, cooling sensation.

Xyla was dressed very simply in only a white, pure-cotton halter dress and a beige, knitted sweater...

On the other hand, Sharon wore a light-pink knitted sweater with a white, flowery dress on the inside.

From afar, the two of them looked like sisters.

While walking, Xyla started retching again.

Sharon carefully held her hand and sat down with her on two swings in front of a bush of roses. After that, Sharon carefully rubbed Xyla's back. "Do you want some water? I'll get you some from the house..." Xyla shook her head. "Drinking water doesn't help..."

Sharon's frown deepened. "If you feel that you can't take it, you can choose to get an abortion... I feel terrible watching you like this..."

Xyla really didn't think that Sharon would actually say things like what Stanley said as her mother-in-law.

Suddenly, Xyla felt even more touched...

Who said that a mother-in-law could never be as good as one's biological mother?

Xyla's mother-in-law was even dearer to her than her biological mother...

"Why are you just like Stanley? Even if it's painful, I still want to have children..." Xyla said seriously.

"I just don't feel comfortable watching you suffer," Sharon said before sighing out loud.

"It might get better after a while. Please, stop thinking like this... I will never give up on having children..." Xyla added.

Ever since her babies appeared in her stomach, she had never thought about abandoning them.

No matter what happened in this lifetime, she would never get rid of them.

"Alright then... I won't say anything further," Sharon said.

As long as Xyla was happy...

Beep, beep, beep-

Right then, Stanley's call came in...

Xyla picked up the call with a smile on her face right away.

When the early autumn sunlight shone gently upon her face, it made her facial features appear unusually gentle. Her smooth, fair skin glowed the entire time.

"The person who has been supplying me blood said that he'd be free from tomorrow onward... I've already talked to Stephen. So we'll do the bone marrow transplant tomorrow evening..." Stanley said. Previously, Stanley took medicine given by Yaksha that could modify his genes. He then did a genetic test.

Indeed, his genes had been modified, and he could now undergo a bone marrow transplant...

However, the person who previously supplied blood to Stanley wasn't free to do this for him...

That was why it had been delayed until now.

When Xyla heard what Stanley said, she felt extremely excited.

Now, she could finally stop worrying...

Once the bone marrow transplant was complete, Stanley would become a normal person. He would no longer have anemia, and he would no longer need to receive blood transfusions regularly... When Sharon heard this, she felt equally happy. A beaming smile immediately appeared on her face.

Chapter 1486

Chapter 1486

After talking to Stanley Batton for a while on the phone, Xyla Quest reluctantly hung up.

Once the call ended, Sharon Lindt carefully held Xyla's hand. "This is wonderful, Xyla... Stan will finally be completely normal again...'

At first, when Xyla's grandfather-in-law told her that Stanley's illness could be cured, Xyla didn't believe him.

In fact, she still felt suspicious about the medicine.

However, she later observed that Stanley's genes really were modified.

Xyla couldn't help but sigh to herself as she thought about how there was always someone more powerful.

Nothing was impossible in this world.

Xyla thanked god for this.

She was grateful to god for finding Stanley someone to provide him blood for a long time when he was ill...

She was also grateful that the person's bone marrow was compatible with Stanley's.

"Yeah, Mom." Xyla nodded and smiled.

As long as Stanley's surgery was successful, Xyla would have nothing to worry about.

After saying that, Xyla broke into tears from feeling immense joy.

Sharon reacted the same way. "Xyla, I think that you have brought good luck upon Stan. Look, Stan has suffered from anemia for years, but it couldn't be helped because of his unique genes... "However, ever since you showed up, Stan's illness finally had a solution... Aren't you the good luck charm?

"Say, are you the creature of fortune from the legendary myths?" Sharon rubbed her tears away and said with a smile.

Due to her good looks, Sharon still appeared very charming even when she cried and laughed intermittently.

"I think it's because you, Dad, and Grandpa are all kind people. You've all done many kind things. That's why this happened..." Xyla said humbly.

Based on what she knew, the Batton family had been actively contributing to charity for many years.

Wherever help was needed in this country, the Batton family's donations would be involved.

"It's our shared fortune..." Sharon said with a chuckle.

While speaking, Xyla started retching again.

Sharon immediately became serious once more. She carefully rubbed Xyla's pack, trying to make her feel a little more comfortable.

Watching Xyla suffer filled Sharon's heart with gratitude...

She was genuinely thankful to Xyla for being willing to bear so much pain for the sake of giving birth to the next generation in the Batton family...

Sharon swore that she would shower Xyla with affection for the rest of her life.

She needed to get the entire Batton family to adore Xyla.

While thinking about this, Sharon picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to Stanley.

"You little b*stard. Your wife is suffering too much pain. If you're ever bad to her, I'll kill you..."

"Remember how much pain she has to go through to give birth to your children!"

***

Meanwhile, in a meeting room on the highest floor in Dragon Group, Stanley was chairing a meeting with a group of high-level executives with a serious expression on his face... Right then, Stanley's laptop was connected to the projector.

He was using his phone's one-tap-send feature to upload a picture from his phone.

His phone screen appeared on the laptop.

It also appeared on the large screen...

Right then, Sharon's WeChat message popped up.

The large screen clearly displayed her WeChat message's content.

Suddenly, the high-level executives who had serious expressions on their faces started looking at each other...

Everyone was shocked!

Was the contact saved as 'Mama' their president's mother?

Was their president's wife pregnant?

Chapter 1487

Chapter 1487

This was major news!

Also, was their president's status at home already this low?

After noticing the content on his phone, Stanley Batton immediately looked around at everyone emotionlessly. Although he realized that everyone had odd expressions on their faces, he remained calm.

Right then, "Mama" sent another Wehat message over-

"Your father just called me. He asked you to give Xyla massages for half an hour every day after you get home..."

At this moment, the look in every high-level executive's eyes became even weirder.

Stanley silently raised his brows. After that, he slowly cut off the connection between his phone and his laptop.

After that, he calmly replied to Sharon Lindt's text. "Okay. Understood..."

Meanwhile, everyone started looking wild-eyed at each other again...

Would Stanley have to give Xyla Quest a massage for half an hour every day after getting home?

This...

This seemed to make his status in the family even lower.

After closing the WeChat application, Stanley once again activated the one-touch-send function and connected his phone to his laptop to continue sending stuff.

***

The meeting lasted for an entire hour before coming to an end.

After it ended, Stanley left with Zack Cassidy.

As soon as the two of them made a turn at the corner, other people in the meeting room started looking at each other with bewildered looks on their faces. This time, there was also a crazy discussion.

"D*mn... Our president's status at home is unimaginably low..."

"I know that his family adores Xyla, but I didn't think it went this far. Xyla must be like the queen at home."

"It's tough to imagine our cold president humbly giving Xyla a massage at home."

"Whose life could be better than our president's wife in the entire city of Atlantis? Actually, make that the entire world."

"The entire Batton family truly adores her with all their heart. I'm really curious about the methods she used."

"Stop being curious. This is life... I feel ridiculously jealous..."

During the meeting, there were many things they couldn't say.

After the meeting ended, they all became chatty because they were about to go mad from keeping everything inside.

Each person had a more exaggerated expression than the other...

Right then, Xyla once again became the most envied person among the women in the meeting room.

Meanwhile, Xyla knew absolutely nothing about all of this.

She didn't know how many people silently admired her and were envious of her.

After returning to his office, Stanley slowly put on his gold-framed spectacles.

Once he had his spectacles on, the initial coldness about him was concealed a little. He appeared a little gentler and more studious.

The thin gold chain attached to his spectacles made him appear unusually fashionable. Picking up a document folder next to him, Stanley became engrossed in work once again. He had a lot of work today.

To rush home to spend time with his wife, he needed to spend one minute as if it were two. Ring, ring, ring-

After approximately an hour, the phone fixed to his table started ringing, disrupting the frantic and nervous energy in the room. Stanley seamlessly closed a signed document in his hand and picked up the phone. "What is it?"

"Mr. Batton... There's a lady by the name of Nancy Jules who wants to meet you... She said she's your ex-classmate..." Zack said.

Chapter 1488

Chapter 1488

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Chapter 1489

Chapter 1489

Also, wasn't this lady sounding arrogant when she spoke?

However, even if a beautiful lady was arrogant, she still looked pretty.

"Uhm... Alright... I... I'll tell him..." Her tone equally dumbfounded Zack Cassidy.

How could this woman's temper be like this?

Didn't she have too much of an ego?

Outrageous. It was truly outrageous...

After that, Zack hung up the phone and immediately called Stanley Batton. He told Stanley exactly what Nancy Jules said.

Of course, Zack left out the outrageous curse words that she used.

Based on how well Zack knew Stanley, if Stanley found out how arrogant she was, he wouldn't meet her.

Zack didn't want to miss out on the eighty billion deal so easily.

On the other end of the phone call, Stanley frowned slightly when he heard what Zack said.

After thinking deeply for a few seconds, he slowly put down the document folder in his hand. "Send her up," he said.

With that, Stanley hung up the phone and started going through another document.

Since Nancy had said those things, he had no reason not to meet her.

***

Knock, knock, knock-

Approximately an hour later, somebody knocked on the door.

Stanley glanced casually at the door. "Come in," he said.

Outside, Nancy pushed the door open and entered. There was a confident yet seductive smile on her face.

Stanley found the person before him awfully unfamiliar.

Was this Nancy?

Although she was considered good-looking in school, her facial features weren't distinct enough.

She could only be considered pretty, but not stunningly beautiful.....

Meanwhile, the person before Stanley right now was stunningly beautiful.

Her facial features completely outclassed Nancy from the past.

Stanley couldn't help but sigh. Getting cosmetic surgery these days sure was convenient.

"Nancy Jules?" Stanley frowned a little.

"Can't recognize me, can you? Have I gotten much prettier? Look at my face. Don't you regret turning me down in the past? Otherwise, you'd have acquired the most beautiful woman in the country..." Nancy nodded and said.

As she joked, she walked up to Stanley.

Stanley frowned slightly. 'This person is still as blindly confident as she was in the past'. He thought to himself.

Nancy would say the same thing whenever she proposed to him and was turned down from what he could recall. "Stanley Batton, you'll regret not saying yes to a beautiful woman like me..." However, she really wasn't as pretty as she thought back then.

"Get down to business..." Stanley raised his browns calmly before shifting his gaze back to a document.

Nancy smiled a little. After that, she pulled out a black leather chair with a similar design and pushed it next to Stanley before sitting down.

As soon as she sat down, she got straight to the point. "I want to purchase your company's high-end mobile phone chip...

"If the price is suitable, it'll add an extra eighty billion revenue for you each year. What do you think?" Nancy asked.

"Oh?" Stanley slowly looked up at Nancy. "What do you want with these things?"

"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Nancy Jules, the current wife of Country T's president... Oh, wait... No... I'm one of his wives... The youngest wife..." Nancy said. Country T's president...

He was known for his many romantic affairs and countless wives...

Stanley really didn't think Nancy would become the wife of someone like that.

That person could literally be her father.

"I know what you're thinking. You don't have to be this curious... To be honest, my reason for getting married to him is unusually simple..." Nancy explained.

Chapter 1490

Chapter 1490

"That's because my family nearly went bankrupt at one point. We ran out of money... I asked people for help, but nobody would help me. He was the only one who helped, but it was under this condition... "He married me for my body, while I did it for the money... Whatever it is, it was a fair trade..." Nancy Jules said earnestly. She wasn't hiding anything at all.

Stanley Batton listened without saying anything.

"The enterprise from Country Z that previously supplied high-end chips to our country's mobile phone company started asking for extortive prices.

"I feel like it won't work with them. That's why I thought of Dragon Group. What do you think? Do you want to cooperate with us? As long as the price works..." Nancy went straight to the point once again... Meanwhile, Stanley was also a straightforward person.

After briefly chatting with her, he offered his ideal price.

Nancy also decisively agreed to it very quickly.

After that, Zack printed a contract, and the two parties immediately signed the cooperation agreement.

The entire process lasted only for an hour.

There were two copies of the same contract.

After the two finished signing, each took one copy of it...

Nancy held the contract with one hand and looked at Stanley. "I hope we'll work well together," she said.

"Yeah..." Stanley said calmly.

"You're still as cold as you were...

"Even with such a huge business deal, you're still deadly cold..." Nancy complained.

Stanley smiled a little, but he still didn't say much.

"Don't misunderstand. I definitely didn't offer you such a huge business deal because I still loved you...

"It's because Dragon Group is the most trusted company in Country Z to me. It's also the best in this line of work..." Nancy added.

"Understood," Stanley said nonchalantly.

"I saw pictures and videos of your wife. She's very beautiful... You two look good together... I have to admit I'm not as pretty as her," Nancy said with a chuckle. "Thank you," Stanley said.

"Did you know? When I used to love you beyond reason, I always wondered what kind of woman you would like.

"Now, the mystery has finally been solved. Oh... It turns out that only perfect fairies like her could take your fancy, Stanley." Nancy was expressing the most honest thoughts from the bottom of her heart. "I know you're very busy... I shan't disturb you any further. Goodbye..." Nancy said before standing up in one smooth motion.

"I'll get Zack to send you off..." Stanley also stood up. After that, he slowly fastened the button on his left sleeve.

"There's no need. I drove here on my own..." Nancy said.

"Okay," Stanley said.

Stanley walked Nancy over to the door. After that, he returned to his seat and continued to work.

After entering the elevator, Nancy chuckled as she let out a long sigh. "Sigh... He's still so handsome. So many years have gone by. Why won't his good looks fade away?"

***

Sharon Lidnt stayed at home all this while to accompany Xyla Quest. She only left after Stanley got home.

Before Sharon left, she even prepared a delicious dinner for the two of them.

The meal was light yet plentiful. Moreover, the dishes were all Xyla's favorites.

As Xyla's retching reactions had gotten somewhat better, she forced herself to eat a lot.

After the meal, Xyla felt much better.

Although she still felt nauseous, she was no longer retching.

Moreover, the nausea was also bearable.

This sensation was akin to not having eaten anything for an entire day.

After the meal, Stanley cleaned up the dishes and utensils. Meanwhile, Xyla gently tapped on the table with one hand. "Shall we go out for a walk later?" she asked.