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Chapter 361
"I do want to go. I want to meet these new kids on the block you talked about and have a chat with them," Xyla Quest said with a chuckle.
"Well... Alright then. I'll pick you up when the time comes," Georgie Clementine said.
"Yeah..." Xyla said as she walked into the bathroom. After squeezing some toothpaste out, she began to brush her teeth as she listened to Georgie on the phone.
"I've read the news. The Thomson family has been given jail time. I was so happy when I read it," Georgie said before chuckling a little.
"Me too. These evil people deserved it," Xyla said. She couldn't help but smile.
"That's right. Later, I'll arrange for a few people to teach Fred Thomson a lesson in prison," Georgie added.
"Alright," Xyla said.
After brushing her teeth, Xyla took a quick shower and smeared some skincare products over her body.
She then walked into the closet to look for a set of pajamas.
When her gaze landed on a black, golden-velvety jewelry box in the jewelry cabinet, she immediately walked over and took it out.
This was a piece of jewelry she had bought for Sharon Lindt before. Because of what happened, she had not been able to give it to Sharon yet.
Now that her body had recovered, Xyla figured that she ought to deliver the jewelry over to Sharon.
Xyla decided that she would ask Sharon out tomorrow night.
Before this, Sharon had gifted Xyla so many clothes that she felt indebted to Sharon. If Xyla didn't return the favor, she'd feel bad.
The thing Xyla disliked the most was owing anyone a favor.
***
Meanwhile, after ending the call with Xyla, Georgie logged in to Heroes Assemble to complete her daily tasks.
While doing her quests, an eye-catching message popped up in the center of the screen. "First General Cloud Piercer has logged in to the game!" When Georgie saw the notification, she couldn't help but sigh to herself. This god-like figure in the game was treated very well in this game.
In the game, there were three classes, namely counselors, alchemists, and generals.
Players that came first in all three classes would receive First Counselor, First Alchemist, and First General, respectively.
Whenever players with such titles entered the game, the system would notify all players in every region. Moreover, their names would appear on the screen with a notification box that spanned the entire screen. It was unusually dominant.
Since Georgie liked the name 'Cloud Piercer' a lot, she looked at it for a while longer.
Although a regular player like her had never spoken to a god-like player like Cloud Piercer and never even played with him before, she had an unusually good impression of him.
There was no other reason other than the fact that she liked the name a lot. She thought it sounded nice.
Right then, Cloud Piercer suddenly appeared next to her and asked to form a team with her...
This person was wearing a bright red robe, and he was riding the most expensive Dragon Ride in the game. He seemed very dominant.
When Georgie saw the team request, she was stunned for a moment.
Why would a god-like figure like him want to form a team with her? What did he want?
Subconsciously, Georgie clicked on the button to accept.
Right then, the person sent her a friend request...
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Georgie Clementine was finding this increasingly difficult to believe.
What was going on? Was this god-like figure's account hacked?
Everybody knew that this god-like figure was the player who spent the most money on this game. He did not spend a lot of time online, and he bought most of his equipment and level progression with money.
This god-like player had excellent skills, never joined any clans, and randomly played with other people. In the past, he would only bring his wife along with him when he played.
However, Georgie heard from many people previously that Cloud Piercer had already broken up with his in-game-wife because she had not logged in for a long time. Cloud Piercer even divorced her after that. Subconsciously, Georgie accepted his friend request and his request to form a team with her.
After that, Georgie sent a message in the team chat.
"???" Extraordinary Geo asked.
Meanwhile, Henry Armstrong was sitting in front of a high-class, rosewood desk in a luxurious study while reading Georgie's message.
A satisfactory smile appeared on his face.
"Do you want to complete a quest together?" Cloud Piercer asked.
"... Why?" Extraordinary Geo asked.
"I have a quest that requires a team to complete it. I couldn't find anyone else." Cloud Piercer wrote in reply.
" Alright. What quest is it?" Extraordinary Geo asked.
"The maze dungeon that requires us to clear multiple stages." Cloud Piercer replied in the chat.
When Georgie saw this message, she suddenly felt even more confused. The maze dungeon was the most difficult daily quest in the game. It required two players to form a team, and if either one of them died the other would be declared dead as well.
Apart from that, both players would each drop two levels and 100 Attack Power.
While this quest had high risks, it also had great rewards. For example, clearing each stage rewarded players with at least one set of God-tier equipment, an increase of four levels, and an increase of 200 Attack Power.
In this game, regular players like Georgie usually had around 800 Attack Power.
Most god-like players had over 1500 Attack Power. The most powerful player around, Cloud Piercer, had more than 3000 Attack Power, and he was the only player with this much Attack Power in the entire region.
Usually, top-tier god-like players would form a team with players of a similar tier. Nobody would be willing to bring regular players like Georgie with them to the maze dungeon.
Until today, nobody else had been able to clear this dungeon.
By right, to ensure completion of the quest, Cloud Piercer wouldn't possibly find a regular player like Georgie.
Besides, why wouldn't he be able to find anyone? If he simply sent out a mass note, many people would come running to him.
This god-like player's behavior today made Georgie feel very confused.
Although she felt a hint of strangeness in her heart, she still replied to him with an 'okay'.
This dungeon quest was something she had always wanted to do, but never succeeded. Previously, she went in with players from her clan, but they always died in the first stage.
Georgie wanted to know what it felt like to clear such a difficult dungeon.
It didn't matter to her if she acquired god-tier equipment or not. The most important thing was that she would get to experience the feeling. With a god-like player like him around, Georgie was certain that she wouldn't die.
"Well... Let's go. Accept the quest and tell me once you've done that." Cloud Piercer wrote.
Georgie immediately looked for the quest in her quest bar and clicked to accept it.
"Done." Extraordinary Geo replied.
"Let's go then..." Cloud Piercer wrote.
After that, an invitation appeared on Georgie's computer screen. "First General Cloud Piercer has invited you to sit on his ride. Do you accept or reject?"
Georgie immediately clicked on the button to accept.
In the next second, she sat on his golden Flying Dragon. His character automatically held her tightly around the waist.
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After that, Cloud Piercer brought Extraordinary Geo to the entrance of the maze dungeon.
At the dungeon's entrance, many players were selling God-tier equipment at their stalls. Right then, quite many players were shopping around the area.
When these players saw Cloud Piercer arriving with Extraordinary Geo on the same ride, they began chatting excitedly.
"Am I blind? A god-like Level-300 player with 3000+ Attack Power is playing with a Level-100 player?" Little Rain asked.
"Am I blind too? Is this his new in-game wife? No way, right? A god-like player like him wouldn't possibly mingle with such a low-level player." Little Fish wrote.
"Are they going into the maze dungeon? Is he crazy? Wouldn't a player like her only place a burden on him? Besides, isn't this quest too easy for him?" Blue Mushroom said.
"I'm Level-280. Last time, when I begged the god-like player to take me here, he ignored me completely. Now, he actually came with a Level-100 player. I find this unfair." Bluey wrote. "Previously, when God of Forgiveness invited him to enter this dungeon, he directly said he wasn't interested in dungeons like this. What's going on today...?" Cute Baby asked.
When Georgie Clementine looked at the shocked comments from people nearby, she felt equally confused.
Perhaps, this god-like player wanted to experience the dungeon for himself...
He had the Attack Power needed to clear the dungeon. Hence, he was carefree and didn't mind who his teammate was.
"Follow me close. I'll protect you." Cloud Piercer wrote.
He had sent this message to the nearby chat channel. In that instant, players around them became excited again.
"Ahhh... Follow me close! I'll protect you... So manly! Ahhh..." White Lotus said.
"Could this god-like player have fallen for the girl? I've pursued him for so long, but he wouldn't even look at me!" Little Star exclaimed.
"Likewise, I've been going after this god-like player for a very long time. How am I not better than her? My level is higher, and my Attack Power is higher than her, too." Gentle Girl wrote. When Georgie saw what these people wrote, she couldn't help but chuckle a little and sighed to herself. "These people really do have a strong imagination."
Right then, Cloud Piercer directly entered the dungeon.
Georgie's screen also displayed the image of the dungeon.
"Do you see that rock over there? Hide behind it." Cloud Piercer ordered.
"Don't you need my help?" Extraordinary Geo asked.
"No." Cloud Piercer wrote.
Obediently, Georgie Clementine walked over to the rock nearby and stood there.
Right then, a giant scorpion boss appeared with a large group of small scorpions to attack them.
Cloud Piercer cast an AOE skill. Blasts of flame and thunder appeared, and the group of small scorpions were instantly killed.
Right after that, he dodged the giant scorpion's attack by moving away, and he continued to cast skills. Within a few seconds, the giant scorpion was defeated.
If Georgie had remembered correctly, she and her teammate had died before they even managed to fight against the giant scorpion when they came here before. Indeed, this god-like player was very powerful.
After that, she followed Cloud Piercer through the stages as he fought against the monsters on his own in each stage. Georgie, on the other hand, would find a place to hide. With the continually increasing level of difficulty, Georgie's respect toward this god-like player's gameplay became even greater.
After half an hour, they made it to the final stage, Deadly Hell.
Legend had it that this was the most fearsome stage. Many god-like players all died here.
It was said that the boss in this stage was a large, golden dragon. A single hit from the boss's skill would result in death.
Somehow, Georgie felt that it was impossible for Cloud Piercer to clear this stage on his own.
"Do you need my help?" She instantly asked.
"Hide in the bush nearby." Cloud Piercer simply wrote.
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"... Are you sure you don't need help?" Extraordinary Geo asked.
"Hurry up..." Cloud Piercer said.
To avoid making any mistake and dragging him down, Georgie Clementine quickly hid in the bush nearby.
Right then, the final boss, a large golden dragon, appeared. After the dragon's loud, angry roar, countless beasts appeared from all directions in the maze, including wolves, insects, tigers, and leopards.
Cloud Piercer continuously casted AOE skills. Within two minutes, all small monsters died while he was completely unharmed.
After that, Cloud Piercer charged over to the large dragon boss. While dodging the boss's attacks with his movements, he attacked the boss.
The battle was getting very heated...
When Georgie observed the battle, she felt as if her heart would leap out of her chest.
After a total of ten minutes of the intense battle, the large dragon was thoroughly defeated.
A bunch of equipment and ingredients appeared on the ground, including the rarest form of weapon in the game, Shapeshift Weapon. It was a white feather fan that shined brightly. When Georgie saw Shapeshift Weapon, her eyes lit up.
This weapon was the most precious item in the game. There was only one such weapon in the entire region, and Cloud Piercer owned it.
It was able to shapeshift into any form of weapon according to its owner's needs. With it, one's Attack Power could increase by 500 points.
Most importantly, the weapon's owner would receive a permanent Koi Buff. When fighting against a boss, its owner would receive an additional 5% chance of getting good equipment drops.
In the center of the screen, a line of words appeared. "Congratulations, players Cloud Piercer and Extraordinary Geo, on completing the maze dungeon quest."
In that instant, the world chat was bombarded with messages.
"D*mn! Did I see that wrongly? Did Cloud Piercer clear the maze dungeon? He is indeed god-like!" I'm Not An Alternate Account said.
"Ahhh... Cloud Piercer took a low-level girl with him and was still able to clear the dungeon. That's ridiculous, right?" Orange said.
"He's the first in the region to clear the maze dungeon, and he even did it with a low-level girl. I admire him so much that I'm crying now." Flying Dragon Fruit wrote.
"Am I the only person envious of that girl? The god-like player took her with him instead of me. Cries." Galaxy wrote.
Georgie frowned a little as she murmured to herself. "Low-level girl... What the heck is this form of address?"
After that, Georgie's gaze returned to Shapeshift Weapon.
It looked so good, and she wanted it very badly.
Right then, Cloud Piercer spoke in the team chat. "What are you doing, just standing there? Pick up the equipment." "You can do it first..." Extraordinary Geo said.
She was just following him. Naturally, he should have the right to pick up whatever item he wanted first...
However, she really did want Shapeshift Weapon. She decided that, if he took it later, she would negotiate for it at a low price. Georgie rarely spent money on this game. She had always been a more reasonable player when it came to games. However, this weapon looked very good, and she wanted it quite badly. Hence, she was willing to spend a little money on it.
"I don't want to. Hurry up. After one minute, the items will automatically disappear." Cloud Piercer wrote.
Georgie was very surprised by what he said.
If that was the case, why did he bring her here to complete the quest? What did he really want?
Was it just for the excitement of clearing this dungeon?
Did he really not want the valuable Shapeshift Weapon? Was he going to let her have it all to herself?
This weapon was so valuable that one would be able to earn quite a lot of money if it was sold. A hundred thousand dollars was not even an exaggeration. Georgie couldn't care less about anything else. She immediately walked over and stored all the top-tier equipment and countless ingredients in her pouch. After storing those items, she felt a little guilty. "Hey, do you really not want anything? Not even Shapeshift Weapon?"
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"Let's go..." Cloud Piercer said.
"Why did you come here?" Extraordinary Geo asked.
Right then, Cloud Piercer walked directly over to the teleport portal.
In the next second, the screen showed that they were in front of the maze's entrance.
As soon as they came out, countless players surrounded them and activated the conversation mode. They began praising Cloud Piercers and asked him what items were dropped in the dungeon.
Cloud Piercer ignored them and sent Georgie Clementine a private message in the game. “Let's have a look at Shapeshift Weapon after you equip it."
Georgie obediently equipped the weapon. After that, she equipped the rest of the top-tier weapons she had acquired from the dungeon...
The top-tier weapon, coupled with various boosts from the top-tier equipment, her Attack Power suddenly reached 2,000 points.
Right then, a screen-wide message appeared in the game. "Congratulations, player Extraordinary Geo, for obtaining the title of First Counselor." When Georgie saw this sentence, she was both excited and in a state of disbelief.
How did she become First Counselor just like that?
At that moment, the people around her became even more excited.
"D*mn!!! Shapeshift Weapon!!! This must have just appeared, right? The god-like player has actually given it to this girl?" Jealous Lemon exclaimed.
"This girl's Attack Power f*cking reached 2,000 points... That's 200 points higher than the current First Counselor's Attack Power. She directly became the new First Counselor...!" Shy Girl exclaimed. Right then, a bunch of top-tier, god-like players repeatedly expressed their confusion in the world chat...
None of them could understand what had happened.
Georgie could feel deeply how countless people admired her and looked up to her right now.
She quickly sent Cloud Piercer a message. "Thank you..."
"You're welcome. I have something to do. I'll take my leave," Cloud Piercer said.
After that, the system showed that his character had logged off.
Georgie's eyes widened when she looked at her list of equipment. Up until now, she still found it very surreal.
Many people began sending her friend requests.
Georgie's hand was getting tired from clicking on the button to accept these requests.
She received nearly one friend request every second. In fact, some of these names belonged to god-like players she could only see on the game's leaderboard.
Within five minutes, she had reached the maximum number of friends on her friend list.
After these players added her, they began asking her about her relationship with Cloud Piercer. She replied to each of them, telling them there was nothing between the two. But none of them believed her, and she felt helpless about the situation.
However, this was just a game. Georgie didn't care about what these people said about her in the game. After failing to explain herself, she decided not to care anymore.
Some people also asked her if she was willing to sell Shapeshift Weapon. She declined all such offers.
Feeling a little tired, Georgie logged out of the game.
When she recalled what had happened in the game earlier, she still found it hard to believe...
Meanwhile, after turning his computer off, Henry Armstrong lazily crossed one leg over the other. He touched his perfect lower lip lightly and was in a very good mood.
***
The next morning, Xyla Quest put on some light makeup before heading over to the venue where Teenage Idol's rehearsal and shooting was taking place with Georgie. It was held in a high-class villa area in a beachside resort in Atlantis.
All participants of the show lived here and competed here.
During the first season's recording, instructors had already separated the contestants into groups according to the alphabets from 'A' to 'F'.
Georgie drove directly to the entrance of a five-floor, European-style villa's garden. This was where members of Group A lived.
This time, Jay Corben, Morty Wayne, and several trainees from X Entertainment were all part of this group.
As soon as their car stopped, a black seven-seater vehicle quickly stopped next to them...
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Right after that, Josh Batton and a large group of staff members got out of the car grandly.
Josh was wearing a black-and-white-striped, hoodless hoodie, coupled with a pair of light-blue, loose jeans. He had a pair of white AJ shoes on. Even without makeup, his face was still glowing. Although there were clearly a lot of people around him, he was the first person Xyla Quest could see.
This time, Josh was the dance instructor on Teenage Idol.
After that, a few photographers quickly ran out of the villa and began taking pictures of Josh from every possible angle.
"Whenever I see this face, I can't help but think about how handsome he is," Georgie said as she looked at Josh, who was standing outside.
"Isn't that true? Let's go," Xyla said and chuckled.
A group of people surrounded Josh. Hence, he did not notice Xyla. Swarmed by a group of people, he entered the villa.
Xyla and Georgie waited in the car. Only after they had all gone far away, the two got out of the car in a low-key manner.
The two of them walked all the way into the villa.
After getting inside, some of the staff members who recognized Georgie approached her to greet her.
In the villa's living room, cameras could be seen everywhere. There wasn't a single blind spot.
Georgie knew Xyla didn't like showing off. Hence, she didn't introduce Xyla to anyone. Instead, she held Xyla's hand and tugged her to the dance rehearsal room.
At this moment, contestants were practicing their dance routine while Josh intently gave instructions on one side. There were many photographers taking pictures of him from behind. Although he was the most popular celebrity in current times, one couldn't see him acting like a diva at all.
Every contestant in the rehearsal room was a handsome guy. They all had unique features.
However, none of them were as attractive as Josh.
Apart from Josh, Morty Wayne and Jay Corben stood out the most.
Right then, the two of them were standing next to each other. Their aura was the strongest among the contestants in the room. While one looked like an innocent puppy, the other looked like a fierce wolf. While one appeared gentle and obedient, the other seemed to be cold and wild...
Apart from their good looks and aura, their dancing skills were equally eye-catching. When they danced, they emanated stardom.
Very soon, Morty and Jay noticed Georgie's presence. They immediately nodded at her politely.
After that, the two of them looked over at Xyla.
After taking a brief look at her, Jay continued to dance.
Meanwhile, Morty couldn't help but blush...
He recognized her. Last time, when Georgie approached him in the restaurant to sign him on, she was having breakfast with Georgie. Morty knew she was Georgie's friend.
She seemed to be shining so brightly that he couldn't take his eyes off her right then.
Right after that, other contestants from X Entertainment also noticed Georgie, and they, too, nodded at her.
When Josh noticed a few contestants looking away, he looked in the direction they were all looking and spotted Georgie with Xyla. As soon as he spotted them, a look of pleasant surprise appeared briefly in his eyes.
He immediately stopped what he was doing and walked over to Xyla.
"Why are you two here?" Josh asked.
"We're just here to check on how everyone's doing with their practice. How are things? Is the current batch easy to deal with?" Georgie asked.
"Not bad," Josh said and chuckled.
After responding to Georgie, Josh looked at his watch. "What time are you leaving? It's an hour away from lunch. Would you like to have lunch together?" "No... Xyla still has other stuff to do," Georgie said.
Josh looked meaningfully at Xyla briefly and smiled gently. "Alright. Feel free to look around. I'll get back to work," he said.
"Go ahead," Xyla said.
After that, Josh turned around and kept himself busy with work.
Right then, countless female staff members rushed to the door and were staring at Josh like fools.
Xyla's attention returned to Jay and Morty. The longer she looked at them, the more pleased she felt.
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Xyla Quest immediately turned around to look at Georgie Clementine. "Georgie, ask them to come out for a chat..."
After that, Xyla turned around and returned to the living room. She then sat on a soft beige-colored couch.
Very soon, Georgie walked over to Xyla with Jay Corben and Morty Wayne by her side.
Georgie naturally sat down next to Xyla and pointed at the couch across from her while looking at the two men. "Sit down..."
The two of them directly sat down across Georgie and Xyla.
"Chief Clementine, why did you ask us to come here?" Jay got straight to the point.
"Nothing much. This pretty lady over here has something to say to you two," Georgie said and pointed at Xyla next to her.
Xyla looked gently at them. "You two have performed very well. Keep up the good work. You must get rid of your pride and anger and keep working hard. I have very high hopes in the both of you," she said.
The two of them nodded in unison.
"You are both from X Entertainment. I hope you can look after each other and the others from X Entertainment during this show. While you compete against each other, do help each other out as well... Also, make sure you look after your private affairs. Don't let any negative media affect you before you become popular. Otherwise, once you become popular, your dirty past will be your undoing," Xyla continued to nag at them.
Since she had placed a lot of hope in them, she wanted to make sure they took each step with care.
The two of them nodded once again. Soon, Morty's face unknowingly turned red again.
After that, Xyla stood up and looked at them. "We'll be leaving now. All the best."
Xyla smiled at them again after finishing her sentence. She then turned around and left.
Georgie followed her closely behind.
Outside, the sun was shining, and a gentle breeze was blowing.
"Wait a second..." Morty's voice could be heard after the women had walked not too far away.
The two of them turned around at the same time.
Morty instantly ran over to them. "What is your name?" he asked Xyla while he was still panting. "You can call my Xyla," Xyla said.
"I will do my best," Morty said with a look of determination.
"Alright..." Xyla patted him gently on his shoulder before turning around and leaving.
Georgie quickly caught up with her.
Morty wanted to say something more but stopped himself. His gaze never left the two of them.
Right then, Jay walked out. Instead of approaching Morty, he leaned lazily against the door frame. After that, he took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket. He opened the packaging and chucked the piece of gum into his mouth before chewing lazily...
His gaze never left Morty's body.
Meanwhile, Morty stood in the same spot. Only after Xyla had disappeared did he turn around and prepare to head indoors.
When Morty looked up, he met Jay's gaze.
Jay looked at Morty meaningfully before tossing him a piece of chewing gum.
Morty tried to catch it but failed.
The chewing gum hit him right on his forehead.
He frowned a little before he looked at Jay. "Why do you like throwing chewing gum at me so much? You know I can't catch it," he said.
"Idiot," Jay said with an evil smirk. There was a hint of playfulness in his eyes.
"What is it?" Morty looked upset.
"Let's go... Back to training, idiot..." Jay said.
"You're the idiot," Morty retorted.
Jay did not say anything more.
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While Georgie Clementine turned on the engine, Xyla Quest looked for Sharon Lindt on WeChat. She wanted to ask Sharon out to meet her at noon. Sharon agreed right away. She had even sent Xyla a sticker of a playful monkey twisting its buttock around.
Xyla smiled gleefully when she saw it.
'Aunty Lindt really is interesting.' Xyla thought to herself.
After deciding on where to meet, Xyla asked Georgie to send her over.
They decided to meet at a famous, high-class western restaurant in Atlantis.
When Xyla walked through the door, she could see Sharon sitting at a table by the window, playing with her phone with her head lowered.
Although there were many people in the restaurant, Xyla could spot Sharon right away.
Sharon had an incomparable aura of nobility.
Very soon, Sharon also noticed Xyla and immediately waved at her passionately.
Xyla waved back before quickly making her way over to the table and sat down across Sharon.
As soon as Xyla sat down, Sharon grabbed her hands tightly. "Xyla... How are you? Have you recovered a little?" She asked worriedly.
Last time, Xyla was injured by Fred Thomson and had to be hospitalized. That was why she wasn't able to meet Sharon at the agreed time.
Although Xyla did message Sharon on WeChat to explain the reason, she still felt bad about it now.
Now, Sharon was bringing the matter up. "I feel much better. Aunty Lindt. I'm very sorry for making you wait so long the last time," Xyla immediately said.
Sharon shook her head nonchalantly before walking over to Xyla and holding her hand tightly. "Silly child, why are you sorry? That only happened because something happened to you, right?" Sharon said as she caressed Xyla's head gently.
"Are you still in pain? You said that your husband was looking after you round the clock. Has he been doing a good job?" Sharon asked with a look of concern in her eyes.
"Yeah, he's been very good," Xyla said and nodded immediately.
"That's good... If that fellow does anything wrong, come and tell me right away. I'll bust his head open," Sharon said firmly with an equally determined look in her eyes. "Alright... Okay..." Xyla chuckled immediately.
"Are you sure he's not done anything badly?" Sharon continued to ask. It seemed she was trying to dig deeper.
"Yeah. Really, not at all," Xyla said and nodded.
These days, Five Batton had been treating Xyla as best as he could. He had even personally fed her medicine.
When Xyla thought of how he had taken care of her, she felt a warm sensation in her heart. It felt like a gust of spring breeze had just blown at her.
"That's good... That's good," Sharon said.
After that, Sharon quickly picked up the menu and placed it in front of Xyla. "Xyla, have a look. What do you want to eat? We'll order whatever you want today... I'll pay for everything," Sharon said. Xyla knew that Sharon wasn't just saying those things out of politeness.
If Sharon said it, it meant she would really do it.
Although Xyla and Sharon hadn't met each other many times, Xyla knew Sharon was really nice to her.
Up until now, Xyla still had no idea why Sharon was so nice to her.
Wouldn't it be too extreme if Sharon liked Xyla only because of her looks?
"I'll pay for whatever we order today. I must repay you, Aunty. Don't reject me. If you reject me, I won't dare to have another meal with you in the future. If you keep paying the bill, how could I bring myself to come out and meet you?" Xyla said.
Although her tone was gentle, she looked determined.
Xyla meant what she said from the bottom of her heart.
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"Alright, alright... You can get the bill," Sharon Lindt immediately agreed.
She still hoped to meet the little fairy, Xyla Quest. She really did like this little fairy a lot.
If Sharon made Xyla feel embarrassed because of a single meal, it would be a huge loss on her part.
Xyla pushed the menu over to Sharon. "Aunty, why don't you have a look first..."
Sharon called for the waiter right away.
When the waiter came, Sharon ordered a set of Australian marbled steak, thick corn soup, and a glass of orange juice. After that, she handed the menu over to Xyla.
Xyla ordered a set of original beef fillet, black truffle pasta, and a glass of lime juice.
Once they had made their orders, Xyla quickly retrieved a black jewelry box from her handbag and placed it in Sharon's front. "Aunty, this is my gift to you... I hope you like it..."
Sharon excitedly opened the box. When she saw the luxurious set of jewelry, Sharon was surprised at first. After that, she hurriedly pushed the box back to Xyla. "I can't accept this. I'm sure this set of jewelry must have cost at least seven figures, right? It's too expensive... Give me something less expensive next time," she said.
Sharon knew Xyla was giving this to her to return her favor.
She couldn't help but praise Xyla in her mind for being an understanding child who didn't take advantage of others.
Indeed, Xyla was Sharon's favorite daughter-in-law, and she was unlike any other ordinary girl.
Although Sharon liked jewelry, she didn't want to accept Xyla's gift because she didn't need it.
If Xyla insisted on returning a gift every time Sharon bought her something, what if Xyla ended up going bankrupt?
Hence, Sharon couldn't allow this first incident to happen.
Sharon hoped that her love for Xyla could be expressed unconditionally. She wanted to shower Xyla with love without having Xyla give her anything in return.
"Aunty... This is just a kind gesture. I hope you will accept it," Xyla said.
"Are you trying to give me gifts in return? I don't need you to repay me with anything... Xyla, you can keep whatever I give you without any worries. I am very wealthy, and I have an endless supply of cash. Spending a little bit of money on you really isn't a big deal," Sharon said before decisively closing the box and putting it back into Xyla's handbag.
Xyla was very shocked by Sharon's attitude. She took the box out again. "Please accept my sincere gesture."
"I accept it from the bottom of my heart. But please take it back... I don't want you to repay me with anything regardless of what I give you," Sharon said.
Xyla felt a warm sensation in her heart after hearing what Sharon said.
Such unconditional love made Xyla feel as if there was a motherly bond between her and Sharon even though they had only met each other a few times. "Aunty, I don't like owing other people stuff," Xyla said with a pained expression.
"I'm not just any other people..." Sharon said.
Xyla's mind went blank.
What did Sharon mean by that?
They had only met each other several times, and they barely had any contact with each other.
Why did Sharon make it sound as if they were from the same family?
"If you don't wish to make me upset, keep your gift. Never bring up the topic of repaying me with anything again..." Sharon said.
"Aunty, why are you so nice to me?" Xyla asked.
"Because I like you... You are pleasant to look at..." Sharon said.
"Hence you would like to spend money on me, is that it? Are you a shopaholic?" Xyla looked helpless.
"You can say that... I am rich, and I can afford to be a shopaholic. Oh right, Xyla... There's something I would like to tell you..." Sharon said. "Do speak your mind, Aunty," Xyla said.
Chapter 370
Chapter 370
"To be honest, it's not a big deal... It's just that I received an invitation to an antique auction. I don't have the time, and I was hoping you could go in my place... Help me acquire a jasper hairpin from Tang Dynasty. I wonder, could you do that for me, please?" Sharon Lindt asked with a smile.
"When is it?" Xyla Quest asked.
"A week later, eight o'clock in the evening," Sharon said before retrieving the invitation from her handbag and pushing it over to Xyla.
Xyla had heard about this antique auction before. She was told that all antique items auctioned there were extremely rare and valuable. In fact, all antique items would start with a bidding price of at least ten million dollars.
It wasn't an auction just anyone could attend because they had money.
Not only was wealth necessary, but a very prominent status was needed too.
"Okay," Xyla answered with little hesitation.
"Make any offer you'd like. Somebody will pay for it," Sharon said as she gently patted the back of Xyla's hand. She treated Xyla with extreme affection.
"Oh, right. There's another supreme sapphire necklace from France made in 1950. Get that one too while you're at it... The price doesn't matter. Whenever somebody raises the bid price, you'll only have to raise it further," Sharon added.
"Okay, I understand, Aunty Lindt," Xyla said and laughed.
"Also, if you see anything you like, you can buy it too. I'll pay for it," Sharon said generously.
"It's okay, Aunty... If there's anything I like, I will buy it with my money," Xyla said. How could she make Sharon pay for her stuff?
Sharon had already given her more than enough. Xyla wasn't shameless enough to ask for more.
"You silly girl," Sharon said before shaking her head helplessly. She gently rubbed Xyla's head with affection in her eyes. "Hey... Who's this..."
A familiar female voice spoke. Xyla frowned slightly as she turned around to look at the person.
Right then, Mary Sullivan was standing behind Xyla with a grim expression on her face. Her arms were crossed over her chest as she looked down at Xyla's face. It was an arrogant posture, almost as if Mary was on top of the world.
Xyla did a mental calculation and realized that Mary must have only left prison today.
"What do you want?" Xyla looked at Mary coldly.
"Must I want something when I speak to you?" Mary asked before casually sitting down next to Xyla. She was completely ignoring Sharon, who sat across from her.
Sharon glanced at Mary plainly without saying anything. Instead, she silently sipped at a glass of water.
"Is there anything to talk about between the two of us?" Xyla asked.
"You might think there isn't, but I think otherwise... For such a minor thing... You have sent me to prison. I was locked inside for so long. How could you be such an evil woman?" Mary said coldly before looking up at Sharon.
"Hey... You, woman. I suggest you stay far away from her. She is very evil," Mary added.
"Oh? Do tell. How evil is she?" Sharon looked up slowly at Mary's face with a half-hearted smile.
"She shamelessly sends people to prison. Don't you think that's evil?" Mary asked.
"If the person didn't do anything wrong, the prison wouldn't have taken her in, in the first place, would they? Darling, I suggest you get your brain checked," Sharon said before gently moving the base of her glass in a circular motion.
The plain water began swirling around in the glass. With sunlight shining upon the glass, colorful refraction of light made it seem as if there was a layer of silver powder on the surface of the water. "What did you say?" Mary's facial expression instantly darkened.
"Darling, if there's something wrong with your ear, I suggest you get it checked too," Sharon added. Although she had on a poker face, the words she said were unforgiving at the very least.