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Chapter 341

Sebastian Brenand shook his head.

Then, Xyla Quest turned to look at Henry Armstrong.

Henry shook his head as well. He drew a tiny kumquat from the plate of fruits beside him, peeled off the skin and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Stop questioning it. You know that everything turns out well and that's all that matters... Things are handled perfectly by Stan, there isn't a single flaw." He reassured Xyla while chewing the kumquat in his mouth.

"Moreover, you don't have to worry if the Thomson family starts pursuing the matter further and leaving you in danger, things like that. Stan has arranged it all and everything will come to an end here." He added.

"From what you're saying, I think you do know more about the negotiation?" Henry's words piqued Xyla's curiosity.

Henry shrugged and leaned against the chair lazily. He spat the kumquat seeds onto his palm and threw them into the trash can. "I really wasn't there. I just heard it from Stan. As for the details, I'm afraid that we can't tell you because they involve some secrets."

Xyla did not ask further questions the moment she heard that.

Since the whole story was deliberately ambiguous, they must be hiding something from her, something that she should not know, she thought.

For instance, they were in the gang. They had been in the gang for a long time, and since they were able to stay in the gang and mix well with the other members, they must have some connections with the higher-ups.

She reckoned that the higher-ups must be able to subdue the Thomson family. This was the reason behind Stanley's secure arrangements and this was also why Henry was so sure that everything would end here, and the Thomsons would never look into anything else.

Perhaps it all involved some secrets of their gang. Therefore, she decided to stop asking.

"Beautful Xyla, what are you thinking about?" Sebastian was full of concern.

"Nothing." Xyla smiled.

Suddenly, a man in black entered the ward with a phone charger. He gave Sebastian and Henry a polite nod and scurried off to Xyla. He handed her the charger with both hands. "Miss Quest, this is what you asked for."

"Thanks." Xyla responded.

"Alright, I need to go somewhere right now. Sebastian, stay here with Xyla." Henry got up and gave Sebastian a pat on his shoulder.

"What? Are you going to humiliate yourself again?" Sebastian questioned.

"What are you babbling about? I'm looking for joy, for happiness okay."

"Being ignored makes you happy, eh? You're such a weirdo." Sebastian rolled his eyes.

Henry rolled his eyes at him too. He looked at Xyla in a serious manner and informed her, "I'm leaving for a while. I'll be back soon."

Henry strode out of the ward without waiting for Xyla to speak.

"Where's he going?" Xyla was a little curious.

"Don't mind about him. He's just out of his mind. Well some people.......they're thrill-seekers you know. They're bored of peaceful life." Sebastian continued, "Beauty Xyla, do you want some oranges?" Xyla shook her head.

After Henry left both of them, he headed to Georgie Clementine's ward confidently and knocked straight on the door.

Georgie was sitting on the bed and she was busy playing Heroes Assemble on her laptop.

She was completing her daily tasks.

She heard the knock on the door. "Come in," she responded while doing her tasks seriously.

 

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Henry Armstrong pushed open the door and entered the ward. He approached Georgie Clementine leisurely and sat down beside her.

He peeked at the game Georgie was playing and asked, "Is that Heroes Assemble?"

Georgie's gaze slowly shifted from the game to his face. "Why are you here again?" She remained still.

"I'm here to see you, can't I?" Henry teased cheerfully.

"I'm much better now and I don't need anyone to visit me. By the way, remember to accept my money on WeChat." Georgie replied coldly and continued to play her game.

"Legendary, what kind of stupid name is that?" Henry looked at her game ID with a disgusted face and sneered.

Georgie's game character was a Strategist, or in another word, a mage. She was currently doing her daily mission to defeat the monsters. When she arrived at the particular location, she would automatically start to fight the monsters.

Her game character dressed in a snow white, off shoulder robe, just like a stunningly beautiful fairy.

She looked like a fairy scattering flowers as she attacked within her area of effect. There was a gorgeous pink aura around her, making her tremendously fascinating.

Henry took another close look at the region she was in. He was surprised that both of them were actually in the same region.

However, he could not recognise the game ID 'Legendary' at all.

Henry peered at her account. Well, she was only around Level 60. It was unsurprisingly that he failed to notice her as he only hung out with those famous players everyday. He did not even bother to take a look at the low-level-players like her.

Georgie was irritated so she raised her eyes to glare at Henry coldly. "What does it have to do with you?"

"You're mad?" Henry held his forehead helplessly. "Fine, fine, you name is awesome, is it okay now?"

"I feel so much better right now. Go ahead and do your stuff if you have nothing else to tell me alright. I'm very busy." Georgie started to give him the order of dismissal.

"Have you eaten breakfast yet?" Henry asked.

"Do you like me?" Georgie looked at him and questioned him straightforwardly.

Henry was startled at her question. "Well, I do."

"I don't like you so stop wasting your time on me." She focused back on the game after finishing her words.

Georgie knew very well that he was an unreliable, disloyal womanizer and she did not have the time for him.

This was the first time Henry got rejected by a girl in his life.

All the girls out here stuck to him spontaneously wherever they saw him, the Master Henry. Was there a need for him to pick them up?

Occasionally, he would take the initiative to flirt with someone. Nonetheless, she would just crawl into his bed as he waved at her.

He had never met someone like Georgie.

He had always been the high and mighty Master Henry among these girls and he was so used to it. He felt refreshed to be treated like a normal person and to be rejected suddenly. "But I like you. What can I do?"

"I'm not as good as you think, so give up on me. Like someone else since you are so charming, there must be loads of girls chasing after you."

"I have no feelings for them. I only think that you're pretty."

"But I don't like you." Georgie remained cold-hearted.

"Do you know that hurts?"

"I know...but you won't cut off that idea if it doesn't hurt, will you?" In the middle of the conversation, Georgie completed a mission so she clicked on another mission. Her game character hopped onto the seat on a red flying carpet and headed to another destination to complete the mission.

"It can't be cut off."

"Whatever, I won't like you anyway." Georgie flicked a cold glance at him and insisted.

"Have your parents ever told you that you shouldn't be overconfident with your words when you were little? What if you fall in love with me and you can't live without me one day?" Henry continued to grin, there was not the slightest bit of displeasure on his face.

Georgie would never have thought that Henry's words were going to come true one day.

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Hereafter, whenever Georgie Clementine felt miserable, her heart would churn like restless waves the moment she thought of what Henry Armstrong had said. "Crazy." Georgie was full of disdain.

"I won't make fun of you anymore alright. Have you eaten yet?"

"Yeah."

"What did you have?"

"Can't you read my face? Can't you sense that I have zero interest in talking to you?" Georgie raised her eyes again and glared at Henry frigidly.

"But I want to pay attention to you."

"I want to play my game. Go away."

"Okay...I need to go out to settle something too, just take care of yourself, alright?" Henry got up and left the ward after saying that.

Georgie heaved a deep sigh of relief as soon as Henry left. She then concentrated on her game again.

Meanwhile, Henry Armstong had returned to Xyla Quest's ward.

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On the next day, Xyla Quest and Georgie Clementine were getting more stable so they were allowed to be discharged from the hospital.

Stanley Batton sent his underlings to settle the discharge procedures.

Xyla was worried about Georgie staying alone in her house and taking care of herself. Therefore, she tried every way she could think of to bring Georgie back to her villa.

Buzz...buzz...

Their phones vibrated at the same time as soon as the three of them put on their slippers.

They took out their phones at the same time and the same news was displayed on their screens.

"Robert Thomson and Fudge Thomson were involved in corruption and were arrested."

Xyla was elated to see the news.

Fred Thomson used to be so arrogant because Robert and Fudge were conniving and protecting him. They were all Fred Thomson's accomplices.

The Thomsons had ended up in jail one by one, one after another. If karma was real, the Thomson family must have done too much evil so they were being punished now. "Fred's support is going to collapse completely now... They deserve that, though. Corruption, condoning Fred's crimes, they're terrible indeed." Georgie snorted.

Stanley did not say anything. He put away his phone and helped Xyla to walk to the living room.

Georgie followed closely behind.

Three of them sank to the sofa, Xyla leaned on the back of the sofa and let out a heavy sigh comfortably.

Those who had been bullied by Fred must be so excited as though they had their revenge when they saw the news, she thought.

"They do deserve it. God will never spare such awful people." Xyla said coldly, "We might be afraid of horrifying people like them but God will not."

With that said, Xyla opened her Weibo and scrolled through the hot trends. She was eager to find out how the netizens were going to criticize them.

#The Thomsons All Arrested# was on the top on the trending list, the headline was followed by a 'Hot!'.

The netizens were constantly reviling the Thomson family, showing off their language skills in different ways.

"A family of scum, hurry up and sentence them to death!"

"Fred Thomson, his father, and his uncle were all trash. They looked decent but guess what? Just die, will you?"

"I suggest that the Thomson family should be shot right in their heads. I want to press them on the ground and punch them in their faces so badly. The Thomsons must die, their whole family will be cursed to death!"

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Xyla Quest was immensely satisfied as she read through these comments.

She felt that the air she breathed in had a trace of sweet smell flowing along with it.

She put down her phone and turned to face the man sitting beside her. "Stan, thanks for everything."

"Told you, it's nothing." Stanley Batton said, "I'm going to clean up the room for Georgie. You guys can go to your room and have a rest first." "Sure." She nodded obediently.

He helped her up carefully and the three of them went upstairs together.

As they reached the second floor, Stanley headed to clean up the guest room whereas Xyla led Georgie Clementine to her master bedroom. Georgie pulled Xyla to her fluffy lavender bed as soon as both of them entered the room.

Xyla covered their bodies with the blanket and held Georgie's hand. "Stan totally changed my impression of the people in the gang, you know. Based on my observation over the past two days, I don't think he looks like a gangster at all." She began.

"The most important thing is that he's meticulous and he's completely different from the other gangsters. No wonder he can stay around the higher-ups, he's really extraordinary." Georgie could not stop complimenting Stanley.

"Yeah, I agree. He's special, whether it's his image, his temperament or his behaviors, he's totally different from a gangster. Sometimes I think that someone like him should be a big boss or a big star." Talking about Stanley, Xyla could not stop praising him too, her eyes seemed to be gentler and the corner of her lips curled up unconsciously.

Georgie noticed her facial expression and straightened Xyla's body immediately. She held Xyla's face with her palms and questioned her seriously. "Are you in love with him?"

Xyla was bewildered at her question. She shook her head. "No."

However, Georgie frowned and seized her up and down thrice, she looked into her eyes and advised her solemnly. "You and him are from two different worlds. No matter how good he acts in front of us, we must remember that he's in the gang."

"He might be very noble on the surface but he's just like any ordinary gangster behind our back, with blood in his hands, and he's probably doing those dirty deals out there."

"President Xyla, please guard your heart and never fall in love with him, he's not meant for you. You should find a good man who is able to match your standard, live a superior life."

Georgie continued to advise her with all her heart.

The way Xyla smiled and her gaze when she mentioned Stanley made Georgie extremely worried. She felt insecure about Xyla.

She did admit that Stanley was very nice to Xyla and he looked decent too. However, she definitely did not approve both of them to be together.

He did not deserve a noble lady like Xyla.

"I know, stop nagging me. Why are you acting like my mother?" Xyla responded grudgingly.

"I care about you, okay?" Georgie said.

"Alright, I get it, the good ones and the toxic ones will never walk on the same path." Xyla stretched out her right arm and placed it around Georgie's shoulder.

Buzz buzz buzz...

Suddenly, her phone kept vibrating.

She picked up her phone swiftly and took a look at it.

She was being added into a WeChat group chat. She pressed the group to have a look and she found out that the members inside were all her classmates from Year 12.

All the names in it were familiar.

There were forty people in total including her.

Everyone was talking about the gathering they planned. Few of them mentioned Xyla's name and asked for her opinion about the changes to the date of the gathering. They decided to set it on the day of the Lantern Festival at eight o'clock in the evening.

Xyla instantly sent an 'okay' emoji to the group.

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Originally, Xyla Quest was afraid that she could not attend the gathering as she was injured and it was quite a pity. It turned out that her friends decided to change the date before she could even explain why she might be absent.

She was delighted.

By that time, she should have recovered from her injuries.

Her message in the group had attracted countless friends immediately. They were tagging her incessantly, greeting her and asking how she was doing recently.

Xyla replied patiently to all their messages.

She became the star of the group chat all of a sudden.

While she was texting on WeChat, Lana Harrison's call came in.

Xyla picked up her call happily.

"Hey Xyla, my husband told me that you were bullied and seriously injured by Fred Thomson, are you okay? How do you feel now? I'd love to visit you but I'm abroad right now, and I won't be able to return for some time." The anxiety in Lana's voice was unbearable.

Xyla felt warmed as she heard her voice. A sweet smile blossomed on her face. "I'm fine Aunt Lana, I'm already home. You don't have to worry about me or fly over to see me, I'm all good."

"That's great, that's great." Lana gradually relaxed and she sounded more relieved now, "Oh right, Xyla, I have bad news for you."

"What is it?" Xyla asked.

Lana let out a heavy sigh. "You better be prepared. Emily might be released."

Xyla was not really surprised with it. She had thought of this possibility ever since she found out that Emily Quest suffered from major depression.

Mental illness like this could draw one's life if it went bad.

In times like this, if the family members strongly insisted that they wanted to bring her home, the police would have considered execution outside the prison.

After all, it would be troublesome to them if anyone was found dead inside the detention center.

Especially a wealthy girl like Emily.

"Hmm...I expected that." Xyla smiled bitterly.

"Her condition is really serious. She tried to commit suicide in the hospital again yesterday, stabbing herself in the main artery of her leg."

"Your father is trying to apply for medical parole for her now, and I think my husband agrees to approve."

"Sigh, you know, if he refuses to let her go and anything happens to her in the detention center, he will get himself into trouble then." Lana sounded kind of helpless on the other end of the phone.

Xyla did not expect that Emily would commit suicide twice in such a short period of time. It was undoubtedly that the police did not dare to bring her back to the detention center anymore due to her high frequency of haunting suicides.

"It's okay Aunt Lana, just let uncle do what he pleases." Xyla said.

"Xyla, I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, I understand."

Xyla exchanged a few more greetings with Lana before she hung up the phone.

Georgie Clementine was sitting closely beside Xyla and she heard their conversation clearly. She glared at Xyla with a dark face and asked, "So what now? Emily is coming out?"

Xyla held her forehead wearily. "Yeah, no choice. According to her condition right now, it has to be this way."

"I feel like she's faking it." Georgie suspected.

"There's a professional device to detect depression now, she can't possibly fool that device. She's not that pro either, you think highly of her." Xyla told Georgie.

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Ring ring ring... Jeremy Quest's call came in.

Xyla Quest answered his call immediately. "Hi, Daddy."

"Xyla, I'm going to bring your sister out. My heart aches so badly when I look at her, I can't sleep all night long." "No matter what, she's still my daughter, can you understand Daddy, Xyla?" Jeremy's voice was a little hoarse.

Xyla could feel that he was in pain and anxiety even through the phone.

Her heart wrenched badly when she heard her father's voice. The tip of her nose, too, was sore.

"Yeah, I understand." she closed her eyes as she let out a heavy sigh.

Cough...Cough..."Xyla, it's great that you understand. Don't worry, your position in the Quest family will never change even if Emily is released. I'll give my company to you, everything I own will be yours." Jeremy coughed as he spoke on the phone.

"Emily has lost the ability to go against you now, she's abnormal. Xyla, no matter what grudges you bore against her, just let go of them, do that for me, can you?" He continued. He was coughing worse now. "Dad, are you sick?" Xyla's chest was tight.

She should have thought of this earlier. After all, Emily was his daughter, they shared the same blood, it must be so heartbreaking to see Emily end up this way.

"I've been running around because of your sister these two days. It's very tiring and I'm also in a really bad mood. My body is unwell so they sent me to the hospital." Jeremy explained and let out a heavy sigh. "What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Xyla was getting more and more anxious.

"I'm probably overworked." Jeremy Quest added, "I've already made a will and handed it over to my lawyer to be notarized. If I die one day, Quest Property Group will be passed to you, Emily and May will get five percent of the share, as well as half of the cars and properties under my name, and about two hundred million."

Xyla did not expect that what she had been waiting for all the time, was finally happening right now.

Her father had me a will all of a sudden, and appointed her as his heir.

She should be overjoyed but she did not feel happy at all at this moment. There was only agony and anxiety in her heart. She was extremely worried about her father. "Daddy, which ward are you in?" "In the same ward as your sister." He began to cough violently again as he finished his sentence. He was breathing rapidly now.

"I'll visit you later." Xyla said.

After the call ended, Xyla was burning inside, as if her heart had been torn apart by something fierce.

She was more concerned about her father than Emily now.

Her heart was filled with mixed feelings. She enjoyed having revenge on Emily, but looking at how Emily had deeply affected her father, she could not help but felt guilty about it.

All kinds of emotions mixed together, tearing her apart from the inside out. She felt immensely awful.

"Is Uncle sick?" Georgie Clementine was holding Xyla with concern.

"Yes...Georgie, I think we should put a stop to our revenge against Emily." Xyla closed her eyes in despair, there was a slight red tinge under her eyes.

The current Emily, she had nothing to lose even if she is released.

Her divorce with Tom Sullivan had become a fact. Even if they failed to do so now, Tom would never take her seriously anymore. It had to be done sooner or later.

Jeremy just told Xyla that all the properties of Quest belonged to her, Emily had lost her chance to compete for Quest Property Group. Their father would never make a promise that he could not keep, the will was made, and it would not be changed anymore.

Emily was suffering from severe depression right now, and she might never be able to live a normal life for the rest of her life.

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On top of that, Emily Quest's reputation had been completely ruined. Everyone in Country Z knew what kind of person she was, and she had put a blot on her image, a blot that would follow her for the rest of her life.

She was doomed to be criticized everywhere she went even if she regained her freedom.

"Suit yourself...I'll support whatever decision you have made." Georgie Clementine stroked her hair softly.

Knock knock knock... There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Xyla responded.

Soon, the door opened and Stanley Batton entered the room with some warm water and medicine.

He placed the tray on the shelf beside the bed and got a painkiller as well as an anti-inflammatory pill from the bottles. He shoved the pills into Xyla's mouth.

He then brought the cup of water to her lips.

Bitterness spreaded across her mouth. She quickly grabbed the cup from Stanley, drank a mouthful of water and swallowed the pills.

The bitterness was still spreading around as the pills traveled down her throat. She felt like her stomach was turning over.

Stanley took a peppermint candy out of his pocket slowly and put it into her mouth. "Have a candy."

These were all some insignificant small gestures but they warmed her heart intensely.

"Thanks." she smiled.

"Xyla, I'm a little worried now. What if Emily comes out and recovers afterwards? Will she target you again? Or even worse this time?" Fear flashed across Georgie's eyes.

"It's possible." Xyla was aware of Emily's temper. "But I'm not afraid. It's best for her to behave nicely, and I'll be fine with her. If she's going to go against me again, I won't let her off the hook."

"Why did she have to be diagnosed with major depression? She'd still be in the jail right now if she hadn't." Georgie was upset.

"If you want her to stay in the jail, I do have ways." Stanley looked at Xyla and said.

"Forget it...I don't want to. I can't push my father to death, he's already sick because of Emily." Xyla frowned bitterly.

"He's sick?" Stanley asked.

"Yeah, because of Emily. He hopes that Emily can be released. He can't bear to see Emily suffer and he said that Emily's condition is really bad. Forget it, just leave it this way." Xyla placed the cup on the shelf "I respect your decision," Stanley faintly said.

"I need to go to the hospital now. I need to see my father." Xyla forced herself to move to the edge of the bed and she was going to put on her shoes.

Stanley knelt down on one knee and put on the shoes for her nicely. "Okay, I'll drive you there."

Georgie Clementine grabbed Xyla's arm and gazed at Stanley. "Stan, she's talking nonsense right now, how can you just let her be? How can she be running around now?"

"She won't feel at ease if she doesn't go to the hospital." Stanley looked at Georgie calmly. "Nor will she be happy."

"Is this the right time to talk about being happy or sad?" Georgie lifted her eyebrows and she looked rather gloomy. "What if her wound reopens when she's running around out there." "Her happiness is important to me at all times." Stanley's gaze fell on Xyla's face slowly.

The moment their eyes met, Xyla could clearly feel that her body was warm and her heart caught aflame.

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He really knew her well and he was always looking out for her.

He was willing to fit into her plans even if her decision seemed to be capricious.

"There are a lot of people looking after Uncle, you might as well visit him tomorrow." Georgie Clementine was still unsure about it.

Xyla Quest patted her shoulder lightly and looked at her gently. "Don't worry, I'll take care of myself."

Then, she turned to Stanley Batton. "Please help me get the pink makeup case on the dresser."

She had to put on make up nicely and dress up properly to make herself look radiant. Therefore, her father would not find out that she was hurt and worried about her.

Georgie knew that Xyla had made up her mind so she did not try to stop her anymore.

After Xyla was done with her make up, Stanley drove her to the Municipal Hospital.

Xyla immediately headed to the ward building as soon as she got out of the car.

However, she had only walked for a few steps before Stanley marched towards her and lifted her from the ground, without giving her a chance to react.

Xyla could feel her heart in her throat and her chest knotted up. She looked around the crowd that walked past them subconsciously and struggled. "What... What are you doing? Let go of me, many people are watching us!"

"You need to save your energy, or else, how are you going to act like a healthy person later?" Stanley said calmly.

With that, he strode into the building.

There were many people who passed by them. The two of them had successfully caught all the attention. Being princess carried by a charming man along the way, all the ladies must feel a twinge of envy for her.

Xyla could not hide her shyness anymore as the attention of surrounding people on them was growing.

She glimpsed a wheelchair near the door beside them. She pointed at it immediately and shifted her gaze to the man's delicate jawline. "Stan, there's a wheelchair over there, you can use that to push me." "What if your family sees us outside the ward? What are you going to say?" Stanley Batton asked softly as he looked at her.

"But...but it's still very hard for us to explain either if they see us like this. Who would be carried like this along the way normally? It's not like they're injured."

Stanley continued to march across the floor in his long legs and he did not turn his hair at all. "Your husband spoils you, he loves to hug you, what's wrong with that?"

At the instant, Xyla could feel pulses of electricity waves running across her skin.

Love words that came out unconsciously from one's mouth were the most attractive thing ever.

She hated to admit that she was soaked into his words once again. Blush seared across her cheeks. The reason he gave was so flawless that she failed to argue with him for a moment.

"To be honest, I could really walk on my own."

"Stay put and be quiet, hmm?"

"

Since he insisted to do so, Xyla decided not to struggle anymore for the fear of stretching her wound.

The elevator doors opened as the two of them reached the elevator. There were a bunch of people standing inside. As soon as the girls saw them, their eyes were overflowed with envy. Stanley Batton stepped into the elevator. He looked at Xyla and said, "Press the floor button..."

Immediately, she reached out to press the floor they were heading to.

At this time, a little girl stepped forward and stole a glance at Stanley before pressing the 'close' button.

The three girls standing behind them had gone mad, they were whispering among themselves while fancying Stanley's stiff back.

"Ahhhh... Oh my god, the guy is so handsome!"

"Not only is he handsome but he's very considerate of his girlfriend too. You don't even need a pair of legs being his girlfriend, I'm so jealous of her."

"Jealous of what? What if this girl is disabled?"

Their voices are low but Xyla and Stanley could hear them clearly.

They frowned at the same time.

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Xyla Quest turned to face the three of them and smiled. "Well, I'm not disabled."

"Why do you need someone to carry you if you're not disabled?" One of them asked.

"Because I love to do so." Stanley Batton answered.

His statement had ended the conversation between Xyla and the girl. Everyone in the elevator cringed at his words.

The girls were screaming in excitement internally.

Xyla's heart began to race involuntarily, too.

She knew that the words just flowed out of his mouth without actually meaning it but they did touch her heart.

"My godddd...It's his sweetness that breaks your legs, eh?"

"I think I'm dying right now. What kind of ideal boyfriend is this?"

"I want to become her so badly! I can't hold myself back."

All the girls in the elevator went crazy...

They were like two of the most perfect diamonds, shining and shimmering as nothing else but their sparkles could be seen. Soon, the elevator was the first to arrive at their floor.

Stanley Batton carried Xyla in his arms and headed straight to Emily's ward. Again, countless eyes fell on them along the aisle. "Well... You can put me down now." Xyla whispered, her cheeks were kissed pink. She looked like a red rose in full bloom. Stanley put her down carefully and knocked on the door a few times.

"Come in..." May Conner's voice was ringing from the ward.

Stanley pushed open the door, grabbed Xyla's hand and entered the ward.

There were two beds in the ward.

Emily was sleeping on one of the beds. Her neck, her wrist, and her forehead were all wrapped in gauze, looking terrifying.

On the other bed, Jeremy Quest was leaning on the bedhead and drip-fed. His face was extremely pale and he was coughing incessantly, he looked terribly ill.

May Conner was sitting beside him, peeling an apple.

Her face went dark the moment she saw Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton. However, it was filled with enthusiasm and gentleness the next second. "Xyla, Stan, you guys are here." Xyla and Stanley gave her a polite nod.

Xyla's heart was torn into half by a pair of cruel hands without mercy when she saw her father's condition.

Xyla rushed to her father immediately, her hand in Stanley's, and asked, "Daddy, how are you feeling? What did the doctor say?"

Cough...Cough..."Daddy is fine. The doctor said that I'm overworked and my body is weak so I caught a cold." Jeremy Quest explained as he coughed.

He was short of breath when he coughed, causing his face to turn red.

"My girl...Thanks for your understanding." Jeremy held Xyla's hand and his eyes were filled with gratitude.

"I should always be considerate of you." Xyla's eyes reddened unconsciously. "Remember to take your medicines as well as injections, and avoid eating spicy food for now, eat something light. Is there anything you crave for? I'll make it for you."

"It's okay, your aunt will cook for me." Jeremy said.

"That's good..." Xyla nodded.

"Your sister will stay at home after this. She's not in a good state so if she ever confronts you when you come back home, I hope you don't mind about her." Jeremy Quest added.

"I won't." Xyla reassured.

"My lawyer just gave me a call to inform me that the will has been notarized." Jeremy smiled as he panted. "My girl, now that you're the heir of the company, daddy will have to teach you more in the future." He sounded so soft and gentle.

On the bed next to them, Emily Quest rolled over and turned her back to everyone.

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Soon, Emily Quest opened her eyes and glared at the reflection of Xyla Quest on the window panel cold-heartedly. She clenched her fist so tightly that her knuckles were turning white. May Conner's face was gloomy for a few seconds when she heard about the subject of their conversation. However, she returned to normal shortly without a trace.

"Congratulations on becoming the heir of the Quest family, Xyla." May forced a smile and looked at Xyla.

Xyla could not help but exclaimed internally when she looked at her face. It was such a pity that this woman did not pursue acting.

Despite how disgusted she felt about her, she still smiled at May, trying not to lose her courtesy and grace. "Thank you, Aunty."

In fact, she had to thank May and Emily for helping her to become the heir of the Quest family in a blink of an eye.

She knew very well that the reason her father had appointed her as the heir right now was to appease her, apart from being impressed by her own abilities. That was the most important factor.

If May Conner and Emily Quest did not try to look for trouble, Emily would not go to the detention center and suffer from depression, and the will would not have been settled so quickly. "Thank you, Aunty." Xyla continued smiling. Her smile got broader, her voice as soft as ever, even every single strand of hair on her head was tinged with tenderness, too.

"Xyla, you'll have to work harder from now on, because the burden on your shoulder is getting heavier." May added.

Although May was beaming on her outside, she was itching to swallow Xyla alive deep down in her heart.

She could not resign to Jeremy's decision no matter how she thought about it. What had she gotten out of her plans with Emily? Nothing at all. They even quit the battle for the property of Quest before it ended.

Why did Jeremy set the will down so quickly? It was all because he felt sorry for Xyla and he was guilty about getting Emilly out of the detention center. All the plans they had against Xyla failed to defeat her like a knife. On the contrary, they had become a stepping stone on her way to success.

What do you mean by 'shoot yourself in the foot'? Both of them were the best example.

However, May would not give up just like that, absolutely not!

"Don't worry, I will." Xyla replied.

***

A week later, Jeremy received an approval letter of Emily's medical parole in his ward.

He had fully recovered on that day.

Emily's condition had been stabilised too.

Therefore, both of them were discharged together and they returned to their home.

As soon as they reached their home, Emily hung her head and went upstairs with a gloomy face.

May followed after her hastily and ran upstairs.

Emily snorted coldly right after they entered the room. The melancholic look on her face had completely disappeared and was replaced by a smug smirk. May locked the door swiftly. She then pulled Emily to the bed and sat down together.

Emily laid down on the bed comfortably.