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Chapter 381

Xyla Quest wanted to win the silver censer and give it to a person.

"This item is known as the Silver Censer with Openwork Design of Grapes and Flying Birds from the Tang Dynasty... The entire body of the censer is made of pure silver, complying with the most popular openwork spherical design of that era."

"I wonder if any of you know the history of the silver censer? Please raise your hand if you know it. The one who answers correctly will get a delicate gift from us today!"

As soon as she finished her sentence, a few hands rose into the air.

Rebecca Robin followed suit and raised her hand too, so did Xyla.

Mary Sullivan could not help but rolled her eyes as she noticed Xyla raised her hand in the middle of the air.

She was certain that Xyla did not know anything about the silver censer. As for the questions she had just asked her about Tang Bohu, she must have randomly read it from somewhere.

How could someone who was not interested in antiques at all be so knowledgeable about them? Xyla was just following suit as she saw Rebecca raised her hand, trying to boast herself.

This is because she knew that the auctioneer would let Rebecca answer the question as long as Rebecca was there and was raising her hand.

Mary was disgusted upon thinking of Xyla's behavior.

Soon, the auctioneer dropped her gaze on Rebecca's face. She stretched out her hand politely and pointed at where Rebecca was seated. "Miss, please tell us your answer."

Rebecca held the tabletop microphone placed in front of her without hesitation and said, "I'm raising my hand for someone else. There's a sweet lady next to me who would love to answer but she's too shy." Then, Rebecca turned to look at Mary.

The others, too, landed their eyes on her immediately.

The abrupt statement by Rebecca had left Mary dumbfounded and lost. Her brain started buzzing like mad.

She had never expected Rebecca would come up with such a...

This was a clear attempt to embarrass her in front of everyone. It would be extremely humiliating to her in case she failed to answer.

At the critical moment, a clever idea popped up in her mind. She decided to put Xyla into trouble. "Xyla... Why don't you tell them the answer? Well, I'm an introvert. I'm too nervous to speak in front of so many people... I notice that you raised your hand too, why don't you share the answer with us?"

At this point, she could not care less.

Xyla had raised her hand too. Hence, she decided to throw the question at Xyla. Even if Xyla could not answer the question and embarrass herself, the vice president's wife had nothing to do with her. After all, she cued Xyla because Xyla herself had raised her hand.

By that time, if Xyla really failed to come up with an answer, Rebecca would only think that it was Xyla who set a trap for herself by pretending to be smart and cool. Rebecca would not blame it on Mary then. Mary's heart was much calmer after comforting herself in that way.

She then slowly shifted her gaze to Xyla, waiting in peace and silence for Xyla to make a fool of herself.

Thinking that Xyla would embarrass herself in front of the crowd later on and being ridiculed by thousands of people, Mary was immensely delighted and pleased. Everyone was now looking at Xyla.

The attention of the crowd had shifted from Mary Sullivan to Xyla Quest instantly.

How could Xyla not realize that Mary was trying to humiliate her by throwing the question to her like this? Xyla could simply guess and see through all her little tricks.

She flicked a glance at Mary coldly. Then, she grabbed the tabletop microphone in front of Rebecca and placed it before her. She glared at Mary and began, "Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was in love with Yang Yuhuan back then. Yang Yuhuan loved to dance so he had this silver censer created especially for her. He hoped that Yang Yuhuan would dance in fragrance, and wore the censer on her at all times."

"As he was over-indulged with Yang Yuhuan, he started to neglect his political affairs, which led to the subsequent incident at Mawei. Under the advice of Gao Lishi, he was forced to kill Yang Yuhan at Mawei by poisoning her wine with gold sheds, in order to save himself."

"However deep in his heart, he could never forget or let go of her. Therefore, the silver censer was not taken down from her body. He let the censer stay with her, hoping that he could follow the fragrance and search for her after his own death."

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Chapter 382

Xyla Quest's speech won a round of applause from the crowd.

Everyone was looking at her with admiration and approval in their eyes.

Especially Rebecca Robin, who was literally on the verge of becoming Xyla's fan. She could not take her eyes off Xyla. She had never imagined that Xyla would be so knowledgeable about this field at such a young age.

Not only did she clearly explain the origin of the silver censer, she even managed to recall the sad, beautiful love story behind it.

Xyla calmly sat down in the midst of the applause. Her eyes landed on Mary Sullivan as nothing had happened.

Mary was about to explode with anger at this moment so she totally did not notice Xyla was looking at her. She was just staring at the silver censer on the auction stage with a gloomy dark face.

Her intention of passing the question to Xyla was to make a fool out of her. Little did she know, not only did she fail to embarrass Xyla in front of everyone but she had also thrusted her into the limelight.

And it was in front of so many dignitaries! What was going on with Xyla? Why was she so into antiques all of a sudden?

Did she not use to be uninterested in antiques at all? Why was she turning into a completely different person now? Mary felt like her face was being slapped by Xyla once again, and her face was almost smashed and mushy. When she thought of this, the rage in her heart began to rise and blood red color seared through her face.

The change in Mary's expression was perfectly captured by Xyla. She was in a really good mood just by looking at her.

Nevertheless, Xyla did not bother to continue tangling with Xyla on an occasion like this. Thus, she returned her concentration onto the antique on the stage.

Rebecca glared at Mary coldly and she did not pay any more attention to her afterwards.

"The girl over there, not only is she as gorgeous as a flower, but she's also very insightful indeed. She's definitely endowed with beauty and talent!"

"Isn't that so? Yeah, she's pretty but most importantly she does know a lot at such a young age..."

All the ladies and gentlemen in the hall were absolutely generous with their compliments for Xyla.

Xyla felt quite sheepish inside to receive so many praises from the crowd.

These words were like honey to Xyla but arsenic to Mary. Each sentence seemed to carry poison with it, causing her eardrums hidden deep inside to sting and ache like crazy upon falling into her ears. Apart from that, Mary's hands had clenched tightly into fists under the table.

"The answer from this young lady is brilliant! Please come over to me after the auction is over, I will give you the delicate gift prepared by our auction house... Without further ado, the starting price for this silver censer is four and a half million dollars..."

Everyone started to bid against each other as soon as the beautiful auctioneer stated the base price.

The price rose all the way up to seven and a half million dollars.

As the censer hit this high price, there were only a number of people left to bid...

Xyla began to raise her auction paddle. "Eight million."

The lady sitting at the table next to her raised the paddle too. "Eight million two hundred thousand..."

Xyla raised her auction paddle again. "Eight million three hundred thousand..."

There was no one left to outbid her.

That lady had stopped bidding and started to quiet down too.

"Eight million three hundred thousand once... Eight million three hundred thousand twice... Eight million three hundred thousand thrice..."

After the beautiful auctioneer counted to three, she hit the auction gavel on her hand with power and landed her eyes on Xyla. "Congratulations to this young lady over there, who successfully won the silver censer! You're now the new owner of the silver censer..."

Xyla was very satisfied to be able to own what she wanted.

Soon, the silver censer was carried away from the stage and was replaced by the blue and white porcelain vase from Tang Dynasty.

A strong desire immediately flashed across Mary's eyes as soon as she saw that porcelain vase.

This is what her father wanted.

Today, she had to win the porcelain vase no matter what.

After the auctioneer gave a short briefing about the porcelain vase, the bidding began.

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The starting price was eight million.

Mary Sullivan immediately raised her bid card. "Eight million five hundred thousand..."

After Rebecca Robin saw Mary raising her bid card, she looked at her coldly and raised her bid card. "Ten million..."

The others proceeded to offer a price, the bidding price went up to twenty million.

Mary raised her bid card again. "Twenty five million..."

She must win this vase.

Rebecca still increased the bid price. "Thirty million..."

When Mary thought of her father's exhortation, she refused to be outbid. "Thirty five million."

Rebecca snorted coldly. "Forty million..."

After Xyla Quest heard those digits, she looked at Mary's face.

Forty million, the amount was already way past the original price of the vase.

The vase was only worth thirty million at the most.

For Mary to continue to bid a higher price was not odd to Xyla...

After all, she would not even know the price of an antique.

Xyla also knew that Rebecca would bid against Mary continuously. All because Mary wanted the vase badly, so she intentionally raised the price.

From the start, Rebecca bid on the vase to frustrate Mary. She was getting revenge for Xyla.

At this moment, Xyla felt thankful in her heart.

Mary did not give up. "Forty five million..."

Rebecca followed. "Fifty million..."

Both of them did not let each other outbid them.

It was a shock that this vase's price could go this high. No one expected this, everyone decided to step aside and watch the two women fight for the vase quietly. Mary gritted her teeth. "Sixty million..."

There was only one thing on her mind to get that vase home to not disappoint her father.

She believed that Rebecca would not increase the price further.

"Seventy million..." Rebecca bid.

"Eighty million..." Mary frowned and shouted.

Rebecca heard the price and was satisfied. She put down her bid card and looked at Xyla satisfyingly.

Xyla understood and smiled at Rebecca.

Rebbeca smiled as well. She shrugged her shoulders and picked up the plate of melon seeds and started chewing on them.

"Eighty million going once... Eighty million going twice... Eighty million going thrice... Alright, congratulations to this beautiful lady! She successfully outbid everyone and got this vase..." The auctioneer looked at Mary cheerfully.

Mary happily nodded her head, feeling satisfied...

Xyla could not help but laugh when she saw Mary's satisfied face. Rebecca laughed as well.

Rebecca slid to Xyla's side, held Xyla's arm intimately and whispered. "Does she have a screw loose in her head? Who would ever bid this high."

"Her dad probably made her come here and ordered her to bid anything worthwhile." Xyla replied.

Xyla understood the Sullivan family very well. The guys in that family have an obsession with antiques. It's just that each of them have a preference in which antique they like collecting. Tony liked collecting Tibetan porcelains, while Tom and Julian Sullivan liked collecting calligraphy and arts.

So Xyla is sure that this porcelain vase is what Tony wanted.

Rebecca could not help but laugh. "Wasting this much money on the vase, Mary is definitely gonna make her dad explode in anger."

 

Chapter 385

Chapter 385

Xyla Quest was even more stupefied.

To use three hundred million to buy a set of jewelry does not seem possible for a person like Sebastian Brenand.

As she was looking at their backs, Xyla was extremely confused, her mind full of questions. What is going on exactly? Or does Sebastian's identity is not as she thought? Maybe, he's a son of a rich and powerful person?

If that was the case, why does he act like Five Batton is superior to him?

Five is just a gangster.

What capabilities did he have, to make a rich and powerful person's son bow to him?

Or maybe, Five's real identity is superior to Sebastian's.

Or Five actually was not a gangster, but rather some super powerful person?

Xyla thought that it was impossible, since why would Stanley Batton cooperate with her if he was someone this powerful? He would not have the time.

But if Five Batton is not some powerful person, what exactly is this situation?

At this moment, she could not think of an explanation....

After Sebastian got the jewelry, he wrapped his arms around Rachel Wood and walked away from the auction. They did not notice Xyla or Rebecca Robin. After the two of them left, Xyla was still lost in thought.

Her concentration was disrupted by Sebastian's appearance.

Or maybe, just maybe, Sebastian was just helping his superior to buy the jewelry.

After thinking thoroughly, this was the only logical conclusion that Xyla could come up with.

After she thought that she figured out the real reason, she went back to concentrating on the auction.

Suddenly, Xyla felt the urge to use the washroom. She got up from her seat and told Rebecca, "Aunt Rebecca, I'm going to the washroom for awhile." Rebecca held her hand. "Do you need me to accompany you?"

Xyla shook her head. "There's no need."

She then patted Rebecca's shoulder and went towards the washroom.

When she got into the washroom, she overhead two women gossiping.

"Young master Brenand sure is generous... He bought three hundred million dollars worth of jewelry and immediately gave it to his partner to wear..." "Where did you hear this from?"

"I overheard this from the staff here. Apparently, after he paid for the jewelry he donned it on the woman."

"That sure is generous of him, that woman is getting a lot of money. Even if he dumps her, it is not a loss for her. That jewelry's price is enough to let her eat luxurious food for life." Both women were discussing as one of their hands was resting on the sink, while the other hand was putting on lipstick.

After Xyla overheard their conversation, she scraped her original conclusion.

They called him young master Brenand...

Especially since Sebastian could buy a three hundred million dollar jewelry for Rachel, this must mean his real identity is not simple.

It is not ordinary rich either.

Xyla could not help but be curious. She went up to the two ladies and asked, "This young master Brenand that you guys were talking about, who exactly is he?"

The two ladies looked at her. They realized who she was. One of the ladies enthusiastically replied, "You didn't know?"

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"There is only one powerful family in Atlantis that has the surname Brenand right?" The lady said while smiling.

Xyla Quest could not believe what she heard.

Powerful family in Atlantis with the surname Brenand?

Other than the Brenand family that she knew of, there wasn't a second. That family was a very famous family of nobles after all...

In the so-called society there is a hierarchy. At the top is power and influence, and the second is being just rich.

The Brenand family is definitely at the top.

There's not much information about the members in their family on Baidu.

Xyla never expected Sebastian Brenand to have such a noble background.

But why would he be with Five Batton if he had such a background? Logically speaking, the fifth master is way out of Sebastian's league.

Why would Sebastian bother mixing with peasants?

Many thoughts ran through Xyla's mind, as she stood there stunned.

One of the ladies lightly shook Xyla back to reality, she laughed. "What happened? Did you get shocked?"

Xyla got back to reality and looked at the lady. "Was what you said is really true? The guy who bought the jewelry for three hundred million was young master Brenand?"

"Why of course, what benefit do I get lying to you?" The lady laughed.

Xyla shook her head.

That's right, she had no reason to lie to her...

"We will take our leave first..." The lady held the hand of the other lady and walked out.

After spacing out for a long time, Xyla came back to her senses and did what she came to do.

While leaving the washroom, Xyla was still thinking about Sebastian's identity.

After the auction ended, Xyla and Rebecca Robin went to pay for the items and gave the address to deliver the goods. They left from the front door while being protected by bodyguards. The stars were shining brightly, traffic on the road flowing smoothly. The street lights mixed with the car lights made the road look like the Milky Way.

During spring in Atlantis, the night is only slightly warmer than the winter.

The cold wind gently brushed across Xyla's face, she could not help but sneeze.

At the front door of the auction house, Rebecca was intimately holding Xyla's hand. "Xyla, do you need me to send you home?"

Xyla shook her head. "There's no need, thank you Aunt Rebecca. I'll drive home myself."

"Alright, drive safe... Thanks for accompanying me tonight, it really made me happy." Rebecca smiled kindly.

Looking at Xyla's lotus-like face, Rebecca felt happy and envious of Sharon Lindt.

If only her son could find such a daughter-in-law for her, how good would that be?

Rebecca could not find any flaws in Xyla.

Within spending a few hours with Xyla, she felt as if she became like Sharon - a Xyla fan.

"Originally, I wanted to introduce you to the president and his wife. Sadly, the president's wife sent me a message saying they had urgent matters to attend to. It really is an unfortunate timing" Rebecca said. "It's ok, when there's a chance next time, you can introduce me to them." Xyla said softly.

"Alright... Xyla, let's add each other on WeChat. When we are free, let's go shopping together... my treat." Rebecca said kindly and generously.

"Adding each other on WeChat is fine, but you don't need to treat me." Xyla said as she happily took her phone out and passed her WeChat ID to Rebecca.

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Chapter 387

Rebecca Robin said as she added Xyla Quest in WeChat. "Alright, let's meet up again next time."

Xyla nodded. "Okay..."

Xyla wanted to hangout with Rebecca again from the bottom of her heart, it was not a courtesy call. She had a good first impression of Rebecca. From the night's experience, she had a good feeling about Rebecca.

She could feel that Rebecca was only full of good intentions towards her, so she was happy to have become her friend.

"Alright, it's settled! I'll take my leave now, bye..." Rebecca said as she was being protected by bodyguards that escorted her to a black Rolls-Royce.

After watching Rebecca leave, Xyla turned towards her car and prepared to leave.

"Xyla... Were you proud of yourself today?"

Mary Sullivan's voice rang behind Xyla. Xyla could not help but frown as she turned towards Mary...

At this moment, Mary was only one meter away from her, standing on the steps. Mary was looking down at Xyla from the steps proudly, her hands crossed. Her eyes were full of disgust. Looking at Mary, Xyla's eyes started to hurt.

Wishing to ignore Mary, Xyla turned back and prepared to get into her car.

"Even if you have connections with the vice president's wife, it doesn't mean anything."

"Who knows maybe one day you will accidentally offend the vice president's wife. She'll destroy you."

Mary said, as she gritted her teeth behind Xyla's back.

What Mary said was very harsh to Xyla.

But, Xyla chose to ignore Mary. She hopped in her car and drove away.

Tonight, Xyla managed to win the bid on every item she wanted. She was extremely happy and satisfied, so Mary could not sway her mood at all.

While Xyla was driving on the road, she couldn't help but start thinking about Sebastian Brenand being a young master from a rich family. She also thought about what exactly is Sebastian's relationship with the fifth master...

No matter what, she felt that the fifth master was not someone as simple as she thought he was.

Even though what he does as a living does not suit his identity, Xyla was still sure that his real identity definitely has a higher social standing than Sebastian. What's up with him?

Under many questions running through her mind, Xyla drove back to her villa.

When she went into the house, all the lights were on.

There was not a single soul in the living room.

After she looked around the living room, she dragged her tired body and sat on the sofa as she continued to think about the questions in her head.

"You're back?"

At this moment, a man holding an exquisite glass came down from the stairs.

He was wearing a black silk tracksuit, his skin as white as snow, looking grand and noble.

He just washed his hair, with water still dripping. It made him look extra sexy.

Xyla looked back slowly, looked at him and said, "Yes..."

She could not help but stare at him, checking him out as if trying to see through him.

He walked up to her with a calm look, sat down and put his glass down. "You know, staring at a guy like this will cause misunderstandings..."

Xyla noticed that she was staring too much, she quickly kept her composure and coughed awkwardly. "Fifth master... I want to ask you a question, you have to answer me honestly."

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Chapter 388

Stanley Batton's eyebrows twitched while looking at her with a serious face.

"Who are you?" Xyla questioned.

He asked calmly, "Why would u suddenly ask this question?"

After a second, his eyes were searching for an emotion to show.

"I just feel like your real identity is not that simple." Xyla said.

"For example?"

"Today, I went to an auction house..."

"Yes, you told me."

"Only special people can attend this auction." Xyla said.

"You told me this as well."

"I saw Sebastian Brenand there. I even heard that Sebastian is a young master from the Brenand family that is famous in Atlantis." Xyla said truthfully.

The expression on his face did not change. "So?"

"So, I suspect that you're also some rich family's young master... A family more powerful than Sebastian's. I think you're lying to me." Xyla said straightforwardly. Ding dong...ding dong...

The doorbell rang.

Stanley did not answer her and got up slowly to open the door.

A few men in black suits stood outside the door.

Except for two guys who rang the doorbell, the rest of the guys were holding square rosewood boxes of different sizes.

They bowed respectfully to Stanley.

"Hello Sir... We are the staff from Atlantis Auction House, we have brought the goods that Miss Quest bought earlier at the auction house." One of the staff said respectfully. "Come in..." Stanley said coldly and went back to the living room.

The staff quickly lined up neatly and came into the house. They put three different sizes of boxes on the tea table.

"Miss... These are the items you purchased, please have a look," The staff said strictly.

Stanley sat beside Xyla quietly and stared at the boxes.

The staff wore a white glove and opened the boxes one by one carefully.

Each and every antique was full of glory and shone brightly under the lights.

Each of these items was more dazzling than the previous one. Each hooked onto Xyla's eyes.

It felt different from when she saw them on the auction stage. Each item was more stunning when they were in front of her.

"No problem..." Xyla reluctantly moved her eyes away from the items and said as she looked at the staff kindly.

The staff members bowed once more respectfully and left.

After they left, Xyla continued to focus on the goods, neglecting Stanley who was sitting beside her.

"Are all these items what you helped others to bid for?" He asked.

"No... This silver censer is for myself... I plan to give this to someone as a gift."

"Who?"

Xyla said with a serious expression, "For someone who's very important to me."

Seeing as Xyla did not mention who it was, Stanley did not ask anymore. He gazed at the set of blue jewelry. "This set of jewelry suits you well..."

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Chapter 389

"This, I helped Aunty to bid." Xyla Quest said. "It's pretty isn't it"

"Yeah." Stanley Batton quietly looked at the set of jewelry, "You like it?"

"Yeah I like it." Xyla stared at the set of jewelry, her eyes full of joy.

He said nothing and quietly looked at Xyla's beautiful face.

After looking at the items for a while, Xyla unwillingly put them away and closed the boxes. She then turned to look at Stanley.

After some thought, she realized that her earlier judgement may be wrong.

If the fifth master was some son of a rich person, what he wore and used would be famous brands and not some unknown cheap brand.

Even the house he lived in before this, it's impossible for him to live in such a small house. His car won't be a black Honda either.

He also had no reason to hide his identity and stay by her side. If he was such a high-profile person, why would he waste his time doing this?

Maybe the reason why Sebastian Brenand was treating Stanley with respect is because the boss he is following is a powerful person?

Sebastian and the boss may have some kind of deal? Or maybe the boss and Sebastian had some mutual agreement?

"Never mind... After giving some thought, I think that it is impossible for you to be some rich young master... I'm over thinking things." Xyla shook her head. "Oh?" Stanley smiled, the side of his lips twitching trying not to smile.

"Any nobles or young masters would not live like you. If you were some rich young master, the stuff you wear and the way you live won't be this simple." Xyla said. "Oh..." He smiled more, the cold look on his face receded.

"But, why would someone of Sebastian's stature be so respectful to you? It even seems that you have a higher profile than him?" Xyla could not help herself but ask. He did not answer her. He got up and ruffed her head. "Go to bed..."

Xyla did not continue to question him, she started to think that what she guessed was the right answer.

Or maybe the Brenand family and Stanley's boss have some secrets between themselves that they wish to keep. That's why Stanley would not reply to her question. After pondering about it, this seemed to be the most logical conclusion she could come to.

Gangsters are everywhere. The boss Stanley serves might be someone with a higher stature than the Brenand house, so naturally the Brenand family has to bow to the boss. Stanley did not tell her about Sebastian's identity must be something related to that.

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On the other side, Mary Sullivan drove back home.

Once she reached home, she quickly changed into indoor shoes and walked to the living room.

At this moment, Tony Sullivan and Bailey Ronson were sitting together in the living room.

Seeing as Mary came back, Tony immediately asked, "Did you get what I wanted?"

Mary happily went towards Tony and Bailey and sat in between them and hugged them both, and proudly said, "Of course... Dad, the item you wanted, why would I not get it for you?" "How much?" Tony smiled happily, "Our Mary is the best."

"Eight hundred million." Mary said, full of herself with her legs crossed.

"How much?" At this moment, Tony's face sunk and bit his lip angrily.

Mary was stunned, face full of panic. "Eight... eight hundred million, why?"

Tony aggressively hit the back of Mary's head. "You piece of sh*t, you used eight hundred million? All you got was this flower vase?"

Getting hit from the back of the head, Mary's eyes went black for a moment.

Annoyed, Mary looked at Tony, "Weren't you the one that said that I had to get this vase no matter what? To help you get this vase, I even had to sacrifice bidding on the sapphire jewelry that mum wanted."

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Chapter 390

Mary Sullivan could not understand why he was angry.

Didn't he say that he wanted the vase no matter what? She managed to buy the vase, shouldn't he be thanking her?

"I told you that you need to get the vase no matter what, but shouldn't you assess the situation as well? Eight hundred million and you still want it? Did I not tell you that this vase's price is three hundred million at the most?" Tony Sullivan said angrily.

"But didn't you say u like this vase? If you like it that much then just buy it, so what if it's over the market price by five hundred million? Why does it matter?" Mary said, dissatisfied.

"You..." Tony was so angry that he was at a loss for words, he raised his hands and hit Mary in the head once more. "You failure... What I'm trying to say is that it is obvious if it's overpriced you should not buy it."

The pain spreaded throughout the back of her head, making her dizzy. While rubbing the spot that she got hit, she complained. "Then why did you not tell me properly? How would I know what you mean?"

"You wasted so much money unnecessarily, do you even have a brain?" Tony said loudly, scolding Mary, "Do you believe I would ask someone to chop your legs off?"

Mary shuddered, she did not dare to speak another word.

Bailey Ronson carefully wrapped her hands around Tony's arms, she said softly. "It's alright hubby, don't be angry anymore. Let's go up to our room."

Tony stared at Mary angrily, "The sports car that you wanted... Don't think about getting it anymore..."

Mary panicked, "But Dad, you promised!"

She really wanted that sports car, all her friends bought one. She bragged to her friends that her dad would buy her a grander and more expensive luxurious sports car. If her dad did not buy one for her, wouldn't she embarrass herself?

"I take back my promise. Also, all your credit cards and debit cards will be stopped for a year..." Tony said sternly, without any hesitation. His voice was full of anger. Mary panicked even more after hearing what her dad said, "Dad... You can't do this to me..."

Not getting the car is fine, but he wants to stop her cards for one year. How is she supposed to survive?

If that happens, her favourite skin care products, makeup, clothes, bags, foods, fun places she wants to go, and shopping with her friends would be impossible.

Then what meaning does her life hold? Since young, she has been pampered and lived a spoiled life. When has she ever experienced something like this?

To Mary, cutting off her allowance is the most torturous thing to happen to her.

"Also, you're not allowed to give her any money. If I catch you giving her money, I won't forgive you." Tony said as he stared coldly at Bailey. Bailey took a deep breath and nodded. She knew he was very angry. She dared not speak another word.

"Tell Julian and Tom, the same goes for them. They are not allowed to give her any money, they can try if they dared to." Tony then angrily stormed upstairs, not catching even a glance of the flower vase. Mary's eyes went red. She looked at Bailey and begged, "Mom... Help me."

"I can't help you, once your Dad decides on something there's no stopping him."

"Then can you at least give me some money?"

"I can give you some of my personal money, about one to two thousand as allowance. I can't give you more, if your dad finds out I'll be in trouble." Bailey then went upstairs as well.

Mary angrily stomped her feet.

One thousand?

How is one thousand enough?

This is not even enough to have a meal with her friends.

It was all because of Xyla Quest. If she had not met her, she would not have offended the vice president's wife.