Ch. 21..30

Chapter 21

"Yeah, I just got to know what she's really like." Tom Sullivan seemed equally annoyed when Emily Quest was brought up.

Recently, the Sullivan Food Group's stock price had been severely affected due to what happened between Tom Sullivan, Emily Quest, and Xyla Quest. Moreover, his father had treated him harshly ever since. Tom knew that if he was not obedient, he would lose everything he worked so hard for.

Apart from these factors, there was a more important reason. The truth was that he was beginning to find Xyla a much better option than Emily ever since she became beautiful again.

Xyla was better than Emily in almost every way. Therefore, Tom loved Xyla even more now.

"In that case, I will go to the Quest's family and call the wedding off tomorrow," Tony said.

"Okay," Tom said.

Julian Sullivan chuckled very politely. "Since Tom has agreed to call the wedding off, Dad, please forgive him."

Tom smiled gratefully at Julian before carefully shifting his gaze to Tony's face.

"Alright. I understand." Tony stood up and walked upstairs.

After Bailey Ronson showed Tom a gesture of victory, she smiled at Julian before walking upstairs as well.

"Tom, please push my wheelchair over," Julian said.

Tom hurriedly pushed the gold-plated wheelchair over before slowly helping Julian onto it.

"Ha. Look at me. I'm so useless. Even with so much going on in the Sullivan family, I can't help one bit," Julian said bitterly. "Big Brother, don't say that about yourself. It's not intentional. It's all because of that accident. That's why..."

"Let's not talk about it. I'm going upstairs."

After that, Julian pushed himself into the elevator.

As soon as the elevator closed, his facial expression immediately turned gloomy, and a cunning look appeared in his eyes.

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On the morning of the next day, Emily Quest was successfully bailed out by the lawyer May Conner had sent.

Accompanied by May, she quickly made her way home while keeping a low profile.

When the two arrived, Tony Sullivan, Tom Sullivan, Bailey Ronson, and Jeremy Quest were all seated on couches.

There was a heavy atmosphere hanging in the living room.

"At first, I wished for them to stay together. However, you know about what Emily Quest has been doing recently. It's really affecting our family a great deal.

"When that incident happened yesterday, the voices against the Sullivan family's consumer products grew louder yet again. Our barely recovering stock price began to fall again. "You run a company too. I'm sure you understand how things like this can severely affect a company."

Bailey Ronson spoke each word seriously. There was a helpless look on her face.

Meanwhile, Tom and Tony agreed silently.

When Emily heard what was being said and observed the scene unfold, she felt as if her head was about to explode. For an instant, she felt as if the world had gone dark. How could they cancel the engagement she fought so hard for?

In a state of disbelief, Emily charged into the meeting and looked at Tom. "Brother Sullivan, how could you call the wedding off? Didn't you promise you would love me forever?"

"I'm sorry, Emily. I don't think we are suitable for each other," Tom said.

Emily felt as if her heart had been stabbed and was bleeding out a river.

"As for compensation, you can ask for as much as you see fit... We will try to satisfy your requests," Bailey added.

Jeremy Quest had a sullen look in his eyes. He glared at Emily before looking at Bailey unhappily. "There isn't a need for that. Nothing forced would turn out good anyway. Since you have already made things clear, let's just get it over and done with... My only condition is that Tom should keep his distance from my two daughters from now on."

Jeremy was a proud man. Since the Sullivan family had already spoken, he naturally would not refuse them.

Emily seemed shocked. "Dad, how could you agree just like that?" She stomped her feet on the ground.

"That's right, darling, shouldn't you ask Emily how she feels about this?" May added.

"Both of you shut up and go upstairs!" Jeremy yelled unhappily. He was already feeling embarrassed enough. Now that they were behaving like this, he felt even more ashamed.

"I'm going out for some fresh air... You may carry on with your discussions." Tom got up and politely bowed to Jeremy and May. Without even looking at Emily, he walked out the door.

Now, he really was disgusted whenever he saw Emily. He could not understand how he ever liked a person with such low standards as her.

After walking around the courtyard, he arrived by the main entrance and leaned against the gate as he lit a cigarette. He could finally relax now that the wedding was successfully called off. Right then, Xyla appeared next to Tom in a black business-class Benz.

When Tom saw that Xyla was in the car, he immediately charged out in front of her and motioned to stop the car.

Xyla felt instantly annoyed by the sight of his face.

To avoid running into him, Xyla chose to stop the car. She then rolled down the window halfway and frowned. "What is it?"

Tom opened the door and pulled Xyla out of the car before hugging her tightly. "Xyla, my parents came with me to talk about calling the wedding off. Your father has agreed. From now on, I have nothing to do with Emily. Will you give me a second chance?"

Since her right ankle had not recovered, Xyla frowned in pain when her foot touched the ground.

"I was the one who initiated this. To call the wedding off as soon as possible, I even begged my Dad on my knees.

"I did all this so I could rightfully be with you. Xyla, please give me a chance."

Right then, Tom wished Xyla's body could melt into his.

This woman used to be his priceless treasure. She was so pretty that his heart itched.

Feeling disgusted by how he hugged her, Xyla forcefully pushed Tom away. "Get lost!" She endured the pain in her ankle when she took two steps back.

"Xyla, just give me a chance, won't you? I admit I was wrong for giving in to her physical charm. You are the one I love. Please come back. I promise I will only love you from now on."

Right then, Emily had walked out of the house and overheard Tom's romantic confession. She instantly felt a strong sense of jealousy.

Did that mean he came over in a rush to call off the wedding to be with Xyla?

To get everything she had today, Emily had put in so much time and effort. However, everything changed after Xyla became beautiful again.

Emily felt deeply enraged.

When Emily saw a black sedan heading toward the Quest family's main entrance and was getting closer and closer to Xyla, the thought of killing Xyla occurred to her.

Tom belonged to her, and no one could take him away. If Xyla was run over and killed today, Tom would definitely change his mind.

As she thought of this, Emily disregarded everything else and began running toward Xyla.

"Xyla Quest, you b*tch. I will send you down to hell today!"

Like a crazy person, Emily raised her hand and pretended to slap Xyla on her face.

Just as the car was about to reach Xyla, Emily took the opportunity to change her tactics just as Xyla motioned to grab Emily's hand to defend herself.

"Xyla Quest, go to hell!" Emily cried out with a fierce smile on her face.

As soon as she finished her sentence, Emily pushed Xyla out onto the road.

As it had happened too suddenly, Xyla was unable to react in time. She instantly fell over-

With her head landing on the ground first, Xyla saw everything had turned pitch black from the sensation of pain.

Soon after that, she could feel the pain spread around to her limbs and her waist.

Once she opened her eyes, she could see that the sedan was barely half a meter away from her.

At that moment, her heart began to pound.

In fact, Xyla Quest felt as if she could hear the god of death calling out to her. She knew she would soon be mashed into a pulp once the wheels ran her over. Meanwhile, Emily was laughing crazily like a victorious person.

In a second, Xyla would be crushed!

“Haha....... Haha... Xyla Quest, you b*tch. You're better off dead, so you can't make other people's life miserable!"

Chapter 22

"I hope you suffer just as much after you die. You should be tortured by the devil in hell!

"Hahaha..."

Emily Quest laughed like a mad person.

When Tom Sullivan saw what happened, he did not dare step forward. That was because he would probably end up dead with Xyla Quest if he did so. Regardless of how much he liked her, he would not die for her.

Emily's hateful expression caused him to become angry. "Shut up, you b*tch!"

At the most crucial moment, a bright red Maserati suddenly appeared at the speed of light and knocked against the sedan, which was fast approaching Xyla.

In the car, Stanley Batton's face looked as if he was Satan himself. There was a tinge of redness in his eyes, which seemed terrifying.

"Ahh...!!!" Emily screamed after seeing what happened right before her eyes.

Xyla Quest, equally surprised, had a look of fear and disbelief on her face.

This car belonged to her. Meanwhile, the driver seemed to be Stanley!

'Oh, god! Does he no longer want to live? Isn't he afraid of dying by ramming the car into the sedan like that?'

As the smoke began to rise along with the collision's sparks, the red Maserati pushed the sedan toward the road's side.

The sedan soon crashed against the Quest family's villa wall while the Maserati stopped right beside it soon after.

After the smoke had faded somewhat, it was clear that the Maserati's front was crushed. Meanwhile, the sedan was completely a lost cause.

There was a large hole in the snowy white wall, almost as if an earthquake had just left its mark.

In the Maserati, Stanley glanced at Xyla through the rearview mirror before getting out of the car in a swift motion. He then began walking toward Xyla with a cold expression on his face.

As he did so, the sun shone brightly on him. Even so, the coldness about him was still ever so eminent.

Wearing a white shirt and a black tie, coupled with a well-fitting set of tuxedo coat and pants, he redefined handsomeness.

Amidst the mist, he appeared like a divine being that had descended from the heavens. He was so cold it was impossible to get close.

Right then, Xyla could not help but feel he looked even cooler than the leading male actors in action films.

When he drove her car into the sedan, he was risking his life to save her.

When Stanley got close to Xyla, he carefully helped her up before gently patting the dust on her body. "How are you? Did you get hurt anywhere?" He asked in his usual cold voice. When Emily saw this, she stomped her feet on the ground angrily.

She could not believe that Xyla had managed to survive that!

Although Emily hated that the man saved Xyla, she had to admit that he was truly a handsome man.

Upon a closer look, she discovered that the car he drove belonged to Xyla. Emily immediately felt suspicious.

"I don't know. I think I should be fine. I just got pushed." As soon as she finished speaking, Xyla began to calm down. She immediately shifted her gaze to the sedan before nudging Stanley. "Don't worry about me. Check on that person... There hasn't been any movement. Could the person be dead?"

"Holy sh*t! Who did it? How dare you do this to me?" Right then, the sedan's owner stumbled out of the car and began shouting.

Chapter 23

The person was a middle-aged man. Although there were no visible injuries on his body, a few scratches from broken glass were on his face. After that, he quickly walked up to Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton.

A strong alcoholic scent immediately wafted through the air...

As soon as Xyla picked up the scent, she knew why the car was behaving abnormally.

Clearly, the driver had a little too much to drink.

Stanley frowned a little before naturally retrieving a debit card from his pocket and placing it in the man's pocket. "The password is six ones."

"What is the meaning of this?" The middle-aged man seemed confused.

"There are five hundred thousand dollars in there. It's enough for you to buy the same model."

"You drove into my car like a mad man and injured me. Do you think five hundred thousand dollars is enough?" Clearly, the man was not going to give up this easily. "Sue me then," Stanley said coldly before taking his debit card away.

"You reek of alcohol, and you nearly killed someone while driving. I don't think anything good will happen to you if word gets out." Xyla seemed very unhappy.

Although Emily Quest did something evil, this driver was no better. If he had realized Xyla was in the way, the accident would not have happened.

When the middle-aged man heard what Xyla said, he immediately grabbed the debit card and returned to his car.

Right then, Xyla was no longer feeling the pain in her body as intensely. Limping, she took two steps back and looked at Stanley gratefully. "Thank you for saving me today."

If Stanley was not around, she would have been killed by the car now.

Very soon, Tom Sullivan noticed that the car driven by Stanley belonged to Xyla.

Tom immediately approached them angrily before interrupting their conversation. He stood in front of Xyla protectively. "Who are you? Why were you driving Xyla's car? If you don't wish to die, stay away from Xyla. She belongs to me."

Hearing this, Xyla immediately became extremely angry. "Tom Sullivan, why are you so shameless?"

However, Stanley did not say a word. Instead, he kicked Tom aside swiftly.

After that, he extended an arm toward Xyla before pulling her behind him. He then tucked his hands in his pockets. "If you don't wish to die, get lost right now."

Although Stanley did not speak loudly, his tone was cool and intimidating.

At that moment, Stanley appeared almost like a king while everyone before him was akin to peasants.

A young master like Tom had clearly never been treated this disrespectfully.

Tom's face instantly turned red from anger as he pointed a finger at Stanley Batton's face. "What are you? How dare you speak to me like that? Do you know who I am?" Stanley did not even glance at Tom. Instead, his gaze landed upon Xyla's face. "Do you want me to take you to the hospital?"

"I'm much better now. There's no need," Xyla said.

"What about that woman? What should we do to her?" Stanley glared at Emily coldly.

Chapter 24

Tom Sullivan became even angrier. He placed a hand over his stomach, which had been kicked earlier. "Are you ignoring me now?"

Stanley Batton acted as if he had not heard anything while he continued to look at Xyla Quest silently. It was as if Tom did not even deserve to be looked at. "I think somebody will take care of her," Xyla smiled warmly.

The people in the house should have heard the commotion outside, especially when the car had rammed into the outer wall.

Therefore, Xyla did not need to do anything to Emily Quest. All she needed to do was wait. After all, she was on the moral high ground.

Right then, Jeremy Quest, May Conner, Tony Sullivan, and Bailey Ronson walked out of the house.

They had come out because the servants informed them that a car had rammed into the villa's outer wall.

When they saw what happened, they were greatly shocked.

Meanwhile, Emily trembled in fear when she saw them walking out.

"What happened? Did the two cars run into the wall? Doesn't that red car belong to Xyla? Did Xyla get into an accident and caused this to happen?"

When May Conner said Xyla's name, she exaggerated her tone of voice.

"Xyla, why are you so reckless when you drive? I bet you were drinking.

"You shouldn't drink and drive, especially not under broad daylight." May seemed happy that Xyla had gotten into an accident.

After that, May turned to look at Stanley's face. There was a cold aura around him, which made her subconsciously inhale sharply.

After glancing at the crushed sedan, she subconsciously felt that the car belonged to him.

In her mind, this man looked like a rich kid. Despite being quite well-dressed, he was only driving a car, which cost around five hundred thousand dollars.

"Mister, did our Xyla run into your car? I would like to apologize on her behalf," May added.

"Shut up!" Jeremy yelled coldly.

May immediately became silent and dared not speak another word.

"Xyla, what happened? Who is the man next to you..." Jeremy asked sternly before turning to look at Stanley.

Stanley nodded politely at Jeremy Quest.

"He is my friend. As for what happened, Dad, I think you should ask Emily Quest or take a look at the surveillance footage." Before Stanley could speak, Xyla answered straightforwardly. "What do you mean? Is this related to Emily too?" Jeremy seemed incredibly upset.

May seemed to be in a state of disbelief. "How could that be?"

Tom frowned. "Why is it not possible? When Emily saw the car approaching, she pushed Xyla onto the road with evil intent. She wanted Xyla to die. I saw it with my own eyes." Jeremy was shocked speechless.

Although Tom was accurate in his description, Xyla snorted at his behavior.

Tom truly was the worst a**hole. His feelings changed from one moment to the next. As soon as he stopped having feelings for someone, he would step on that person as if he were stepping on trash. That person used to be Xyla herself. Now, it was Emily.

However, Xyla did indeed feel satisfied that this was happening to Emily.

Meanwhile, Tony, Bailey, and the others all inhaled sharply. They were secretly glad that the wedding between Tom and Emily had been called off.

"Emily...! Is this true?" Jeremy stared at Emily with a murderous gaze.

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Emily Quest subconsciously shivered before getting down on her knees. "Dad, I'm sorry... I acted without thinking... I..."

"That's it! I don't want to hear your explanation any further!" Jeremy Quest had had enough.

Thanks to his daughter, Emily, Jeremy was thoroughly embarrassed in front of the Sullivan family. Now, Emily even had thoughts of killing her elder sister. "Xyla, how do you wish to punish this animal?" Jeremy asked.

"Dad, you decide. I'm fine with whatever you choose to do," Xyla answered.

Jeremy immediately turned around and shouted into the door. "Somebody, come here!"

Not having healed from her whip injuries, Emily trembled even more fervently when she heard Jeremy summoning someone from the house.

She immediately hugged Jeremy's thigh and pleaded for her life. "Dad, please forgive me. I promise I won't do this again."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to whip you this time," Jeremy said.

Hearing this, Emily immediately felt more relaxed.

However, before she could fully relax, Jeremy began to speak, "I will get someone to beat you with a cane. After that, you will be locked in the basement for a month. Also, I am going to take the 5% shares of the Quest family's business away from you!"

Initially, Jeremy's daughters each owned 5% of the Quest family business' shares. That was because he wanted to treat his daughters fairly.

However, ever since Emily started behaving like a brat, he found it increasingly difficult to be fair.

Today, Emily had thoroughly embarrassed Jeremy in front of the Sullivan family!

Hearing this, Emily was dumbfounded. He hugged Jeremy's leg and shook her head. "No... Dad, you can't do this to me. You can't. I'm your daughter." At first, Jeremy never had intentions to take the shares away from Emily. However, he was doing it now.

Emily could clearly sense how much Jeremy hated her now.

In the past, he would never treat her this harshly no matter how angry he became.

In fact, Emily sensed that she might lose everything. Not only would she lose Tom Sullivan, but she would also lose all her status in the Quest family. Xyla had returned to exact revenge on her! Xyla wanted to make Emily lose everything!

Now, Xyla had achieved her objective! She had done it!

Emily felt extremely unhappy about it.

Right then, May Conner was equally panicked. She immediately walked up to Jeremy and held his hand. “Husband, the kid is still young. Please forgive her."

"Tom, let's go," Tony Sullivan looked disgustedly at May and Emily before turning around and walking away.

Tom Sullivan and Bailey Ronson ran after him.

Meanwhile, Jeremychose to ignore whatever May said. There was a cold expression on his face.

Very soon, two bodyguards dressed in tuxedos walked up to Jeremy respectfully and asked in unison, "Master, what can we do for you?"

"Take this evil creature to the basement and beat her with a cane fifty times. Keep her locked in there for a month and make sure nobody goes near her!" Jeremy had lost his rationality due to the anger he felt. "No, Dad... Dad, my old injuries have not recovered yet. If I'm beaten again, I will surely die," Emily pleaded loudly.

Right then, the Sullivan family's black Benz-S600 passed by.

Seeing this, Emily immediately got up from the ground and spread her arms while she stood in front of the car, blocking the way. "Brother Sullivan, save me... You can't just leave me to die here..." She shouted frantically at Tom, who was in the driver's seat.

Chapter 26

Tom Sullivan seemed annoyed as he murmured to himself, "What a b*tch!"

After that, Tom hurriedly steered the car in the opposite direction and tried to leave.

Emily Quest immediately moved in the same direction and extended her hands around the front of the car. "Tom Sullivan! I'm pregnant! You can't leave me here!"

She was shouting so loudly that her face seemed deformed. The veins on her neck and the back of her hands were apparent.

Meanwhile, the Sullivan family heard every word clearly.

Tom was dumbfounded. He immediately got out of the car and grabbed Emily by her wrist. "What did you say? Are you pregnant?" He asked coldly.

For the sake of pleasure, Tom had never worn condoms when they had sex. Therefore, it was not exactly impossible for her to become pregnant.

However, why did it have to happen right now?

Tony Sullivan and Bailey Ronson were both shocked as they looked at Emily in disbelief.

Although they did not like Emily, the child she was bearing belonged to the Sullivan family. They could not dislike the child!

Meanwhile, Xyla Quest and Jeremy Quest both appeared horrified.

On the other hand, May Conner was overjoyed. Indeed, every cloud has a silver lining!

Why did Emily not mention this earlier? If she had, May would not have agreed to the wedding being called off no matter what. However, it was not too late to say it now.

Stanley Batton was the only person who observed the entire scene from the perspective of an outsider.

Right then, Tom's grip around Emily's wrist tightened. "Is that true? Don't lie to me?" He glared at her face.

Tom had only just witnessed how evil Emily could be. Therefore, he did not want to believe what she said immediately even though it might be true.

As soon as he asked the question, Tony and Bailey began walking to him and Emily.

Tony looked at Emily, hopefully. "Is it true, Emily?"

His attitude had changed completely.

Similarly, Bailey did too.

"Of course, it's true. If you don't believe me, we can get it checked at the hospital right away..." Emily said confidently.

Although it was wrong to lie, this was necessary. If Emily did not lie, she would be killed by her Dad. Moreover, she could forget about ever getting back together with Tom.

Emily was adamant about not losing the man she fought so hard to steal away from Xyla.

Although Emily loved Tom as a person, she loved the attention which surrounded him and, in turn, herself!

Ever since she started dating Tom, her friends all appeared envious of her. Enjoying the attention and being admired by others, Emily wished she could always be better than everyone else! Although Xyla insisted that she no longer liked Tom, Emily did not believe her. What if Xyla was only treating Tom coldly so that he would become desperate?

As long as Emily lived, she would not let Xyla have her way. Emily hated the look of satisfaction on Xyla's face!

"Let's go to the municipal hospital. It's the closest one around," Bailey said eagerly.

Hearing this, the confidence in Emily's eyes widened. "Alright," Emily answered almost instantly.

Earlier, she already felt quite certain that they would choose the municipal hospital. Firstly, they were very well acquainted with the head of this hospital. Secondly, it was also the closest hospital to home. Therefore, the municipal hospital was the best option.

Emily was thinking that she might suggest going to the municipal hospital if they did not mention it. However, they already did it on their own.

As such, things would be much easier for Emily because she used to date the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department.

After that, Tom helped Emily into the passenger seat of his car.

Chapter 27

Closely after that, the three other members of the Sullivan family got into the car.

The black Benz-S600 sped away, leaving a trail of thick exhaust behind it.

Seeing this, May Conner let out a long sigh as she smiled satisfactorily.

On the other hand, Xyla Quest glanced at Stanley Batton without saying anything.

Since Xyla had already said that her father could do whatever he wanted, she had no choice but to wait patiently for him to make up his mind.

Jeremy Quest sighed with a tired frown on his face as he walked over to Xyla and patted her gently on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Xyla. Since she is pregnant, there's no way I could punish her. Why don't we forgive her this time?"

Xyla nodded. However, she felt that Emily was lying. If what she said was true, why did she not mention it when the Sullivan family first came to call the wedding off?

Despite her suspicions, Xyla kept her usual calm expression on her face.

"To make it up to you, I will transfer Emily's 5% shares to you right away," Jeremy said.

May's jaw nearly dropped. Her eyes widened in surprise. "Darling, isn't that unfair?"

"As a mother who has done wrong, how dare you question me about fairness?" Jeremy sneered without holding back.

Since Jeremy could not vent his anger at Emily, he could only do so elsewhere. Coincidentally, May was there. How could he resist snapping at her?

Before May could speak, Xyla immediately smiled at Jeremy. "Thank you, Dad," she said softly.

Instead of beating Emily up and locking her in the underground, this was a better way of dealing with her.

"Oh, right, Xyla. About the new property development project, you can take over from tomorrow on.

"I've decided to launch it next Tuesday at eight o'clock in the morning as that's a lucky time. You have exactly one week to prepare the marketing plan," Jeremy said. Xyla knew that Jeremy was only informing her about this one week before just so that he could test her capabilities.

Without even hesitating, Xyla answered confidently. "Alright, got it."

Although there was only a week for her to prepare, it was more than enough for Xyla.

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me," Jeremy added. "Okay, sure..."

May could not resist rolling her eyes at Xyla.

Initially, the marketing manager's role in the new property development project was supposed to go to her daughter, Emily. However, it now went to the little b*tch instead.

May hoped that the b*tch would fail miserably. Otherwise, Emily might end up not getting anything from the Summer family's inheritance.

As she thought of this, May clenched her fists tightly on her sides.

However, the thought suddenly occurred to her that Xyla did not have any experience in management. How could she possibly achieve anything by taking over a new property development project at such short notice?

"Alright, I'm going inside." Jeremy turned to look at Stanley.

After the two nodded politely at each other, Jeremy turned around and walked into the house.

However, May did not follow him immediately. Instead, she crossed her arms in front of her chest and approached Xyla arrogantly. "If you don't have what it takes, don't bite more than you can chew. "Although you graduated with an Economics and Management degree from a well-known university, you don't have any management experience.

"How could you possibly do well when you have to take over a brand-new property development project in such a short span of time?"

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"Just wait and see if I can do a good job," Xyla Quest said calmly.

Although Xyla did not speak loudly, she sounded firm and convincing.

The confident look in Xyla's eyes thoroughly annoyed May Conner.

"I hope you don't get overwhelmed by the stressful work. Sometimes, biting more than you can chew can end up being horrible for you," May sneered.

"Thank you for your concern, Aunty." Xyla smiled and looked away.

"I will wait for you to make a fool of yourself." May rolled her eyes at Xyla before turning around and walking away.

Right then, Xyla was in such a good mood that she could not be bothered by May. After turning around, Xyla turned to look at Stanley Batton, who was still standing there stiffly. "Thank you for saving me today.

Up until now, Xyla was still amazed by Stanley's brave act of ramming into the sedan with her car.

"You're welcome." He looked calmly at Xyla. "What property development is that?"

"Oh. It's the Imperial Prime in the city center." Xyla chuckled.

"How's your ankle?" He asked with the same blank expression.

"Not good..." She answered in pain.

Before Xyla could finish her sentence, Stanley extended his arm and picked her up.

Xyla immediately felt her heart clench.

In broad daylight, and with cars coming and going, Xyla was worried that other people might notice them.

"Put me down." Xyla struggled to set herself free.

She wondered if the sudden appearance of a bright piercing light came from the sun or his body.

"Does the car belong to you?" Stanley asked before pointing his well-defined chin at the black business-class Benz nearby.

"Yeah."

Hearing this, Stanley quickly carried her onto the passenger seat.

After that, he got into the car and placed her right leg on his thigh casually before examining it carefully.

The spot where she was injured before seemed much better than yesterday as it appeared less swollen.

As soon as his fingertip touched her skin, Xyla felt as if an electric current had entered her and was traveling all over her body.

Xyla immediately pulled her leg away. "I'm really fine. I didn't hurt my foot earlier."

"Okay," Stanley answered calmly. "From how the car crashed, it definitely can't be driven anymore. I'll pay you back dollar for dollar.”

"It's fine. You damaged the car from saving me. There's no need for you to pay me back." Xyla chuckled.

"Oh," the man said nonchalantly.

"Oh, yeah. Are you okay? Did you get hurt again?" Xyla asked.

"No."

"Well... Where are you heading to next? I'll drive you."

"It's okay. Head home and rest," Stanley said firmly.

"Let me drive you," Xyla insisted.

"Be a good girl. There's no need to," he said plainly.

Although those were very simple words, he made them sound extremely affectionate.

Despite being a calm person, it felt perfectly fitting when Stanley said those words.

Xyla could not help but take in a deep breath while her heart began to beat wildly.

Before she could say a word, the man got out of the car and began walking to the roadside in big strides.

Chapter 29

There were innate qualities of nobility and elegance about the tall man who walked away.

Xyla could not help but think that people would perceive him as a high-class man from an ultra-rich family if they did not know his identity. With such good-looking physical appearances and noble qualities, he would outshine most people in the upper-class.

After staring at him from behind for a few seconds longer, Xyla began driving home...

Once Stanley arrived by the roadside, he gave Zack Cassidy a call. "Zack Cassidy... Buy a car just like the one I drove home last night.

"Also, I think the property in Imperial Prime is decent."

"Imperial Prime? Doesn't that belong to the Quest family? It's a luxurious little neighborhood. I think it's pretty good. Would you like to purchase a unit?" Zack Cassidy asked.

"An entire building," Stanley said.

"Okay."

"Buy it one week later."

"Yes."

"I'm in front of the Quest family's house. Send someone to pick me up." Before Zack could respond, Stanley hung up.

Closely after that, he opened the WeChat group named 'Gentleman's Club' with four people in it.

As soon as he opened it, he could see that Henry and Sebastian shared pictures of beautiful women while discussing the women's physique and exchanged contact information.

Since these two usually behaved like this, and Stanley was always annoyed when he read these things, he had always kept this group on mute. If the others did not tag him in the chat, he would not see any of their messages.

Stanley sent a straightforward text. "Ten o'clock tonight at the Unconscious Bar's Sky Garden. I'll host."

Right after sending the text, Stanley looked at the annoying group name and could not help but frown in disgust.

Regardless of how many times he saw it, he felt that it was too old-fashioned.

Back when they created his group, Henry insisted on using this name. Whenever someone else changed the name, Henry would change it back. After the others realized how determined he was, they gave up trying to change it.

"Hey, hey, hey. Has the sun risen from the west? You actually invited us out!" Henry replied.

"D*mn! I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Got it," Sebastian replied.

"Got it," Gary Lakes wrote.

Stanley did not reply to them. Instead, he exited WeChat and opened the page for news related to economics.

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After the Sullivan family and Emily Quest arrived at the municipal hospital, they headed directly over to the obstetrics and gynecology department to register for Emily's blood-check. Once Emily's blood had been extracted, the group sat and waited outside.

At this crucial moment, Tom Sullivan was naturally repelled by the idea that Emily Quest might be pregnant. If it were true, that meant there was no way he could be separated from Emily.

Tom knew how badly his parents wanted grandchildren. When they heard that Emily was pregnant, he could see how excited they were.

While everyone in the Sullivan family seemed nervous, Emily sat patiently next to them and observed their foolish behavior.

After approximately half an hour, a nurse personally handed the medical report over to Tom Sullivan.

The results clearly indicated that Emily was pregnant.

Tom immediately plopped himself down in the chair while an unhappy expression appeared on his face.

However, his parents were both extremely excited. Tom's father took the medical report away from him and looked at Emily. "From today on, you only have to focus on looking after your body. We can forget about what happened in the past as long as you don't do anything terrible from now on..."

"That's right. We will speak to your dad right now and tell him to forget about calling the wedding off," Bailey Ronson added.

Emily smiled satisfactorily as she held Bailey's hand. "Thank you, Uncle and Aunty."

After that, Emily turned around to look at Tom. When she saw how unhappy he seemed, the smile on her face instantly disappeared. "Brother Sullivan, aren't you happy?"Chapter 29