Ch. 401..410
Chapter 401
There were many people around Josh Batton and Stanley Batton, but all the ladies in the room had their eyes on them.
Meanwhile, their gazes were focused on the girl downstairs.
When Catherine Batton finally got tired of dancing, she ran upstairs and stood in between the two of them. "You guys are boring. We said we would come here to dance, but none of you went down to dance. You're only watching me dance," she said with a smile and narrowed eyes.
Josh gently brushed her nose. There was a look of fondness under his shades. "Are you tired?"
After that, Josh removed a white handkerchief from his pocket before carefully wiping sweat off her face.
Catherine grabbed the handkerchief and quickly wiped her sweat off. "I'm fine... Josh, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Do you even need to ask? Just tell me," Josh answered without hesitation.
After that, he smiled gently.
"Hehe... Could you get me autographs from Jay Corben and Morty Wayne?" Catherine asked while she blinked her large, glimmering eyes.
"I could even bring you to meet them... Do you like them?" Josh was still smiling. In this messy space, his eyes seemed unusually clear.
"Yeah, I do like them. But I don't think it's necessary to meet them. Stars should stay high up in the sky. People like us should just admire them from afar. If they are too close, they'll lose the sense of mysteriousness, and will no longer be attractive. Distance makes them appear more beautiful..." Catherine said with a serious expression.
For Catherine, it was not necessary to get close to her idols even if she liked them a lot. She enjoyed admiring them from afar. When her idols performed on stage, she would silently cheer for them in the crowd. That was enough.
There were many things in life that lost their sense of wonder once someone got too close.
"You're still young, but you understand quite a lot in life..." Josh brushed her hair affectionately. After carefully thinking about it, it seemed what Catherine said made sense after all. Catherine chuckled. "Anyway, please help me get their autographs. It would be best if they signed on their pictures. Also, please look after the two of them, okay?"
"Yes, yes. I know, little princess," Josh answered gently.
Stanley didn't get involved in their conversation. Instead, he took a sip of his cocktail before opening Xyla Quest's social media page and checked what she was up to today. When he saw her posting a picture of what she had for dinner, he pressed on the 'like' button before he continued browsing other stuff.
Whatever happened around him had nothing to do with him.
***
Not having slept well the entire night, Xyla woke up the next morning feeling uncomfortable from head to toe. Her head felt extremely heavy. After taking a cold shower, she felt a little better.
Xyla changed into light blue pajamas. She then went directly downstairs and prepared to make breakfast.
Last night, Stanley was out with his girlfriend. Xyla thought he must not have returned home. Hence, she would have to make her own breakfast today.
Downstairs, sunlight lit up the living room. A strong, fragrant scent of toast wafted through the air.
It felt as if the smell could make all the bad feelings in Xyla's heart disappear.
Feeling a little surprised, she quickly entered the kitchen.
Stanley was dressed in black, silk pajamas in front of the stove while he stir-fried strips of bacon. Not even the smoke in the kitchen could make him feel any less noble. Xyla couldn't help but sigh in her mind. He really was the ideal husband, capable of dealing with everything inside and outside the kitchen.
When she thought of this, she couldn't resist feeling envious of his girlfriend.
"What are you thinking about? Why do you look so terrible?" Stanley asked when he noticed that Xyla seemed to be deep in thought.
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Xyla Quest quickly came back to her senses. "Nothing much. I'm just thinking that your girlfriend is rather lucky."
Stanley Batton looked deeply at Xyla. "Yeah... She sure is."
Hearing this, Xyla's heart pounded a little. She had a stunned expression on her face too.
However, she quickly recovered. "I'll wait for the food in the dining room," she said.
"Are you sure there's nothing on your mind?" Stanley asked with a serious look.
"Yeah... I look terrible because I stayed up late for work," Xyla said before directly turning around and walking into the dining room.
Stanley frowned confusedly. He did not press on for more answers. Instead, he carefully used his chopsticks to flip the bacon strips over on the flat pan.
***
May Conner's birthday party was unusually grand.
Luxury cars were parked everywhere outside and inside the Quest family's courtyard.
Inside the house, the living room was decorated like a banquet hall.
There were bright and colorful balloons, pure white roses, towering bottles of champagne, a beautiful 18-layer, swan-shaped cake, and melodious waltz tracks playing in the background. All these elements made the living room appear beautiful and dreamy.
Well-known individuals of Atlantis, all dressed in famous branded clothing, were gathered here in groups of three to five while they chatted with each other. Some danced along to the music in pairs on the dance floor.
It was a world of its own, full of excitement.
May Conner was resplendent in a silk, burgundy robe and diamond jewelries worth over a million dollars. She followed Jeremy Quest to toast and socialize with her quests.
At this moment, she was the center of attention.
The first thing Xyla saw when she walked in with Stanley on her arm was May Conner's glowing face. She found the sight a little difficult to look at.
Xyla was also dressed for the occasion, wearing a long, silver, fringed evening gown and a sapphire necklace given to her by Rebecca Robin. Her long curly hair was let down naturally behind her, and she looked like a fairy who had descended to the human realm.
The layer upon layer of silver tassels on her dress swayed back and forth while she moved, glittering brilliantly as they were.
Stanley, on the other hand, was wearing a dark blue suit with a white shirt. Without wearing a tie, two buttons below his collar were left open naturally. There was an air of nobility about him, but he seemed casual at the same time.
As soon as the two of them appeared, everyone naturally shifted their attention from May to them.
At this moment, they had become the most attractive people in the room.
Suddenly, people began to flatter Jeremy.
"President Quest, your elder daughter and son-in-law are both divine human beings... I'm really envious."
"Xyla is getting prettier and prettier... Such a fairy-like daughter you have."
"Not only does Xyla look good, but she is unusually capable. I heard that the Quest family's property sales increased by 30% after she entered Quest Group.....”
"Is that so? Never mind that she's good looking, she is even this capable... Jeremy, you are very lucky."
These comments were music to Jeremy's ears. Right then, he felt extremely proud of Xyla. The way he looked at Xyla was also increasingly affectionate.
Mary Sullivan, however, felt extremely annoyed and jealous. She wished she could skin Xyla alive.
While everyone praised them, Xyla walked over to May and Jeremy with her hand on Stanley's arm.
Xyla directly retrieved an exquisite, black velvet box from her silver handbag. "Happy Birthday, Aunty. This is a gift from my husband and I..."
May Conner instantly smiled while she took the jewelry box and opened it.
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Chapter 403
Inside, there was an intricate jade bracelet that looked like it was of the highest quality.
May Conner smiled. "Thank you, Xyla... Thank you, Stan."
Right then, Tony Sullivan walked in with Mary Sullivan and Bailey Ronson...
Mary was the most eye-catching of the three, wearing a little red evening gown with a high ponytail. There was a proud look in her eyes.
The moment Mary saw Xyla Quest, her gaze went cold.
The family made their way directly to May.
The two adults from the Sullivan family began exchanging pleasantries with May and Jeremy Quest while they offered best wishes for May's birthday. Xyla's attention was entirely focused on the butterfly-shaped diamond pendant around Mary's neck. She didn't have any expression on her face. Mary, who remained silent the entire time, shifted her attention to Xyla.
When Mary saw the necklace around Xyla's neck, she immediately snorted coldly. "Xyla... Isn't that Blue Romance around your neck?"
"What's the matter?" Xyla asked.
Mary snorted coldly. "I remember this necklace. There's only one in the world, right? The vice president's wife bought it off the auction a few days ago. How did you manage to get another one just like it? She can't possibly have given it to you. It costs millions of dollars. How could she just give it away?" Mary intentionally raised her voice.
She was doing it on purpose because she wanted everyone to know that Xyla was wearing a counterfeit necklace. Mary wanted to embarrass Xyla.
"How would you know if she gave it to me?" Xyla asked.
When the women around them heard what was said, they couldn't help but shift their attention to Xyla's neck and began whispering among themselves. There were sarcastic smiles on their faces.
"I won't say anything about wearing counterfeit items, but it's not nice to brag, is it?"
"Exactly... A necklace that costs millions of dollars. Who would give it away just like that?"
"Hahaha, even if they're very close, it isn't possible."
When Mary heard what everyone said, she instantly smiled and glared at Xyla coldly. "Look, who would believe you? People like us shouldn't wear counterfeit stuff. It's very unbecoming." Bailey smiled coldly. She didn't intend to stop Mary.
Meanwhile, Stanley looked at Mary with a bland expression. "What if it's true?" he asked.
Mary immediately started laughing. "If so, I will dance with my clothes off today, right here."
May tugged lightly on Mary's arm while she pretended to be gentle. She looked at the platinum necklace with a diamond butterfly pendant around Mary's neck and changed the subject. "Mary... This necklace of yours is beautiful... Where did you buy it?"
Mary Sullivan proudly touched her diamond pendant. "This is a limited edition by internationally renowned jewelry designer, Sunny, who collaborated with Tiffany..."
After finishing his sentence, Mary dangled the pendant proudly in front of everyone.
"Is that so? I remember this is also a one-of-a-kind in the world. Back then, a mysterious person bought it... I didn't expect it to be you," Xyla said with a cold smile. There was a tinge of sarcasm in her eyes. "Of course... Do you think I would wear a counterfeit accessory like you?" Mary snorted coldly while she rolled her eyes at Xyla.
Xyla raised her brows a little without changing her facial expression.
Beep, beep, beep... Right then, her phone began to ring.
When Xyla saw that it was a call from Rebecca Robin, she immediately picked it up.
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Inside, there was an intricate jade bracelet that looked like it was of the highest quality.
May Conner smiled. "Thank you, Xyla... Thank you, Stan."
Right then, Tony Sullivan walked in with Mary Sullivan and Bailey Ronson...
Mary was the most eye-catching of the three, wearing a little red evening gown with a high ponytail. There was a proud look in her eyes.
The moment Mary saw Xyla Quest, her gaze went cold.
The family made their way directly to May.
The two adults from the Sullivan family began exchanging pleasantries with May and Jeremy Quest while they offered best wishes for May's birthday. Xyla's attention was entirely focused on the butterfly-shaped diamond pendant around Mary's neck. She didn't have any expression on her face. Mary, who remained silent the entire time, shifted her attention to Xyla.
When Mary saw the necklace around Xyla's neck, she immediately snorted coldly. "Xyla... Isn't that Blue Romance around your neck?"
"What's the matter?" Xyla asked.
Mary snorted coldly. "I remember this necklace. There's only one in the world, right? The vice president's wife bought it off the auction a few days ago. How did you manage to get another one just like it? She can't possibly have given it to you. It costs millions of dollars. How could she just give it away?" Mary intentionally raised her voice.
She was doing it on purpose because she wanted everyone to know that Xyla was wearing a counterfeit necklace. Mary wanted to embarrass Xyla.
"How would you know if she gave it to me?" Xyla asked.
When the women around them heard what was said, they couldn't help but shift their attention to Xyla's neck and began whispering among themselves. There were sarcastic smiles on their faces.
"I won't say anything about wearing counterfeit items, but it's not nice to brag, is it?"
"Exactly... A necklace that costs millions of dollars. Who would give it away just like that?"
"Hahaha, even if they're very close, it isn't possible."
When Mary heard what everyone said, she instantly smiled and glared at Xyla coldly. "Look, who would believe you? People like us shouldn't wear counterfeit stuff. It's very unbecoming." Bailey smiled coldly. She didn't intend to stop Mary.
Meanwhile, Stanley looked at Mary with a bland expression. "What if it's true?" he asked.
Mary immediately started laughing. "If so, I will dance with my clothes off today, right here."
May tugged lightly on Mary's arm while she pretended to be gentle. She looked at the platinum necklace with a diamond butterfly pendant around Mary's neck and changed the subject. "Mary... This necklace of yours is beautiful... Where did you buy it?"
Mary Sullivan proudly touched her diamond pendant. "This is a limited edition by internationally renowned jewelry designer, Sunny, who collaborated with Tiffany..."
After finishing his sentence, Mary dangled the pendant proudly in front of everyone.
"Is that so? I remember this is also a one-of-a-kind in the world. Back then, a mysterious person bought it... I didn't expect it to be you," Xyla said with a cold smile. There was a tinge of sarcasm in her eyes. "Of course... Do you think I would wear a counterfeit accessory like you?" Mary snorted coldly while she rolled her eyes at Xyla.
Xyla raised her brows a little without changing her facial expression.
Beep, beep, beep... Right then, her phone began to ring.
When Xyla saw that it was a call from Rebecca Robin, she immediately picked it up.
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Everyone felt even more shocked! They began looking at each other at once.
Was the vice president's wife personally cooking for Xyla Quest? Who would have thought that was possible?
After chatting with Rebecca Robin for a while, Xyla hung up.
Very soon, the crowd surrounded Xyla and began asking her about her relationship to Rebecca. She was like a celebrity all of a sudden.
The people around Xyla were bombarding her with questions one after another. The voices were all mixed up such that Xyla couldn't even quite clearly hear them.
Xyla also had no idea who she should reply to first.
All she could do was smile awkwardly while she listened to their unending list of questions...
Meanwhile, Mary felt like a neglected child nearby, with nobody batting an eyelid at her now.
Mary felt as if her attention had been stolen away by Xyla completely. Right then, she was feeling extremely annoyed.
Was Xyla so capable that she could now mingle closely with influential people like Rebecca?
Mary stomped her feet on the ground, overwhelmed with feelings of jealousy.
Her action actually glorified Xyla instead of embarrassing her. Mary felt thoroughly speechless.
In the next second, she prepared to leave right away.
After pushing her way out of the crowd, she took a few steps forward only to bump into someone. When she looked up, Stanley Batton stood right in front of her. He had very handsome facial features. Since Stanley was very tall, he towered over Mary and made her feel greatly oppressed.
His cold gaze caused Mary to subconsciously shudder.
"If the necklace is real, you'll dance with your clothes off. That's what you said," Stanley said plainly with an imposing manner.
Mary was now completely dumbfounded and had no idea what she should say...
She was the one who said those daring words.
Now, she felt like slapping herself fiercely. Why did she say those things in the first place?
What should she do now?
People around her began to secretly laugh at her. "Do it. You should stay true to your words," someone said.
Mary felt like a monkey that was surrounded by a group of people while they waited for her to perform.
"I... I... I..." Mary stammered.
"You can choose not to dance, but you must apologize to my wife," Stanley said coldly.
Mary immediately lowered her head and walked over to Xyla with her emotions suppressed. "Sorry... I shouldn't have said that about you." Xyla frowned slightly while she looked at Mary. "Forget about it. It's fine."
Mary immediately took in a long breath of air before running off with her head lowered in shame.
Feeling thoroughly embarrassed, Tony Sullivan and Bailey Ronson bid farewell to Jeremy Quest before they both left immediately after. Meanwhile, Emily Quest, dressed in white pajamas, observed everything with a cold look in her eyes by the staircase on the second floor. She was staring at Xyla's back so hard that her eyes turned red and it seemed as if blood would soon spurt out from them.
Xyla Quest...
She actually knew the vice president's wife personally. It certainly made Xyla seem very glorified. Emily was so jealous that her face became all scrunched up. Buzz, buzz, buzz... Right then, Emily's phone started vibrating.
When she saw that it was a familiar series of numbers, she backed into her room and picked up the call. "About what I asked you to look into, did you find anything?"
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"For the time being, I still haven't been able to find anything. Please give me more time..." The man's voice could be heard from the other end of the call. "Why haven't you found anything? Are you useless?" Emily Quest said disappointedly. She seemed very unhappy.
"Miss Quest, could it be... that there's nothing at fault with your sister's husband? Why else can't I find anything?" The man asked carefully. "That's impossible. Keep investigating. My intuition is never wrong. If you haven't found anything, why did you call me?" Emily yelled scornfully. "I just called to tell you that my pay for this month is late by two days."
"I know! I'll give you one more month. If you can't find anything, you can get lost," Emily said through gritted teeth before hanging up right away.
***
Downstairs, Xyla Quest was still the center of attention.
There was an increasing number of women surrounding her. They kept trying to talk to her about the vice president's wife.
Having to suddenly deal with so many people, Xyla felt extremely troubled.
Meanwhile, Stanley Batton quietly returned to his seat. He crossed one leg over the other while he silently looked at his phone on the couch. Jeremy Quest stood next to Xyla with a smile on his face while he looked at her.
May Conner, on the other hand, was feeling increasingly upset.
This was supposed to be her birthday party, but what had it become now? Those who didn't know might even think Xyla was the birthday girl.
Due to lessons learned in the past, May didn't dare to show that she was upset. Instead, she could only pretend to treat everyone kindly while she looked at them. "Hey, everyone... It's time to eat. Why don't al of you come with me to the backyard for food?"
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Only when the crowd heard her voice did they shift their attention to May before smiling and nodding at her.
Seeing their reaction, May instantly raised her head and walked confidently toward the rest to inform them about eating in the backyard.
When Xyla sensed her handbag vibrating, she reached into it to pick up her phone. Seeing that it was Georgie Clementine's number, she walked over to the French window before answering the call. "President Xyla, Tom Sullivan's medical condition has apparently improved from what I heard... I predict he would soon reach out to Emily Quest to talk about getting a divorce," Georgie said. "Okay..."
Xyla smiled a little before hanging up and putting her phone back into her silver handbag.
Her eyes were glimmering as if they contained countless stars.
***
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, May's birthday party finally came to an end.
After seeing the guests off, Xyla and Stanley returned to the living room with Jeremy and May.
Once they sat down, May cheerfully poured them cups of tea.
When Xyla saw how pretentious May was, she felt very annoyed, but she didn't show it.
Stanley, on the other hand, maintained a polite demeanor throughout.
"Xyla... How did you get to know the vice president's wife?" Jeremy asked while she held Xyla's hands with his.
"We met when she went to purchase a property at Imperial Prime," Xyla said truthfully.
"And you became acquainted just because of that? After that, your relationship improved so much in such a short span of time?" Jeremy asked with a shocked expression. He realized that his daughter was far more capable than he had imagined.
People like her were exactly the kind who were needed to manage an enterprise.
Jeremy was truly amazed by his elder daughter's excellence.
"It was all because of that..." Xyla smiled and nodded.
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Jeremy Quest couldn't resist raising his thumb. "Xyla, you are truly excellent. Indeed, you live up to the expectations I have for you as my heir."
"To be honest, it's probably because she liked the way I looked," Xyla said. This was the only reason Xyla could think of if she had to provide an explanation.
"Regardless of what the reason is, I still think you are amazing," Jeremy complimented her yet again. He seemed very proud of Xyla.
"Yeah, Xyla is amazing. But you should be careful when interacting with people like her. If you make a wrong move, you might end up dragging the entire family business down," May said and smiled at Xyla while she pretended to be concerned.
Xyla looked at May calmly while she replied to her. "Okay... Thank you for the reminder, Aunty. I know what to do. If there's nothing else, Aunty, we'll be heading back. I need to get ready to go over to the vice president's residence tonight."
"Okay, okay... Oh right, Xyla. I want to buy you a new race car... Don't you like Maserati? Why don't you come with me to check it out when you're free?" Jeremy asked kindly. When May heard this, she became even more jealous of Xyla.
Why did Jeremy only mention buying Xyla a car? Why didn't he say he would buy one for Emily Quest too? Did he think of Emily as May's daughter with another man? "Okay, thank you, Father."
***
After returning to her villa, Xyla removed her high heels and changed into comfortable white slippers.
Having worn high heels for too long, her soles were aching badly. The moment she changed into flat shoes, Xyla suddenly felt as if she had been resurrected from the dead. After instantly letting out a long sigh, she sat down on the couch.
Stanley Batton changed his shoes before walking over to the couch.
Buzz, buzz, buzz...
Right then, his phone started to vibrate.
The words 'Little Darling' appeared on the screen. His gaze became gentler while he picked up the call.
"Brother... Let's have dinner tonight, shall we?" Catherine Batton's tender voice could be heard.
"Okay... What time?"
"How does six sound?" Catherine asked.
"Deal," Stanley answered without hesitation before sitting down next to Xyla and hanging up.
The moment he hung up the call, Xyla unintentionally caught sight of the phone and saw the words 'Little Darling' on the screen. She instantly felt very jealous.
Five Batton sure was intimate with his girlfriend.
Although Xyla knew he had a girlfriend, and that she shouldn't care about him, she couldn't stop herself.
"Are you very tired?" Stanley asked when he saw Xyla's pale face.
"Yeah," Xyla said and nodded slightly.
"Would you like some tea?" Stanley asked.
"Five Batton..."
"Yeah."
"Please be careful when you interact with other women out there. After all, you are playing the role as my husband, Stanley Batton. If you get photographed doing anything unusual, I would end up on the news with you... It's not good for either of us," Xyla reminded him.
Stanley raised his brows a little with an inspecting gaze. "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
"I just thought of it and decided to remind you," Xyla said.
After that, Xyla helped herself up exhaustedly with both hands pressing on the couch. "I'm going to take a bath upstairs, get my makeup done, and then head out for dinner."
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After finishing her sentence, Xyla Quest headed directly upstairs.
Buzz, buzz, buzz... Catherine Batton's call came in again and distracted Stanley Batton right then.
"What is it now?" Stanley said after picking up.
"Nothing much. I just wanted to ask if you want to play a game with me?"
"No," Stanley answered right away.
After that, he ended the call and walked out the door.
***
Meanwhile, in the Quest family's villa, Emily Quest was playing with her phone in bed after calming herself down from feeling angry earlier.
Beep, beep, beep... Suddenly, she received a call from Tom Sullivan.
When she saw who was calling, her hand trembled slightly.
These days, Tom had been calling her very frequently, and he always talked about getting a divorce.
Despite rejecting him each time, Tom still called her back repeatedly. It seemed he was very determined about it.
As usual, Emily immediately cancelled the call.
She absolutely refused to get a divorce with Tom. Now, she had already lost too much. There's no way she could allow herself to lose Tom too.
Although Tom no longer had the same status as he did before, Emily believed that he would regain the glory of his former days sometime in the future.
Emily wouldn't easily let go of such a valuable husband so that other women could snatch him. Once Tom returned to the peak of his glory, Emily would be the one standing next to him.
Right then, Tom sent her a Wechat message. "Come out and have a chat... I'm in front of your house. Don't worry, it's not about getting a divorce."
Emily immediately felt overjoyed.
What could it be if it wasn't about getting a divorce?
Could he be here to patch things up with her? Did he remember the good times they had during the time they were apart? Did he realize he still loved her?
Emily was ecstatic in that instant.
She instantly let out a long sigh before quickly getting up and fixing her hair. After that, she tried her best to suppress the joy in her heart while pretending to appear depressed. With a frown on her face, she pu on her shoes and walked down the stairs.
Downstairs, May Conner and Jeremy Quest were seated while they drank tea.
When Emily saw them, she immediately pretended to look even more depressed. With her head lowered, and her body seemingly drained of energy, she looked like a rose that would soon wilt away. Seeing his daughter this way made Jeremy's heart wrenched in pain.
"Emily, why are you down here?" Jeremy asked.
Emily slowly looked up at Jeremy with a blank expression. "I want to take a walk outside."
"I'll come with you..." Jeremy said.
"I want to be by myself for a while," Emily said and shook her head.
After that, she lowered her head again before hastily walking out. She didn't even change her shoes.
Jeremy was prepared to stop Emily but May grabbed him by his hand before he could do so. "Let her go out for a while. She'll be fine..."
"What if she loses control out there again?" Jeremy seemed worried.
"She already ate her medicine at noon. Don't worry. She'll be fine," May said comfortingly.
Only then did Jeremy sit down. However, he was still very concerned.
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"Honey, Emily likes race cars the most. If you're buying one for Xyla, could you also buy one for Emily? Perhaps she might feel better if she saw the car. What do you think?" May Conner asked. "Okay..." Jeremy Quest nodded decisively.
May then smiled satisfactorily before resting her head against Jeremy's shoulder and hugging him tightly around the waist.
***
As soon as Emily Quest arrived by the entrance, she could see Tom Sullivan's Bentley parked right in front.
The two cherry blossom trees in front of the entrance were in full bloom. There were light pink petals all over them.
When a gust of wind blew past the trees, the petals took off to the air like snowflakes. Eventually, the petals landed on the ground, and some also landed on the roof of Tom's car.
Emily tried her best to appear depressed while she quickly got into the car from the passenger side before closing the door.
Tom glared at her coldly before forcefully tossing the divorce papers onto her hand. "Hurry up and sign it. Don't waste my time."
When Emily saw the words 'divorce agreement', she instantly lost all hope.
After that, she began to feel angry from the bottom of her heart.
He was lying after all! He intentionally lied to her about not bringing the divorce up because he was afraid that she wouldn't come out.
Clearly, Emily was diagnosed with depression. But did Tom even care? Obviously, he didn't because he repeatedly brought up the matter of getting a divorce.
Wasn't he worried that her depression would worsen? Did this man even have a conscience?
Even if he did not, Emily still could not give up on him. This was what troubled her the most. Emily loved Tom. She loved him as a person, and she loved his identity.
Her hands trembled while she held the divorce agreement tightly in her hands. Weakly, she looked at Tom while tears rolled down her cheeks. "Brother Sullivan, you know what's going on with me, but you still do this over and over again to provoke me... Never mind that you brought the divorce agreement over to the prison when I was in there. You even continued to do so after I came out and was diagnosed with depression. Are you trying to kill me?" Emily was nearly choking on her words toward the end of her speech.
Some part in her heart was aching very badly....
"Aren't you the one trying to kill me? Clearly, you know how much I hate you, but you still refuse to sign the agreement. I don't care how depressed you are. Hurry up and sign the papers!" Tom yelled coldly. His eyes were void of warmth.
Emily couldn't sense any affection in his eyes like she once did.
Instead, there was nothing but coldness in them.
"I don't want a divorce. I would rather die than get a divorce!" Emily shook her head.
"Fine. You are forcing me to do it. If this is the case, I'm going to sue you!"
"Brother Sullivan, I love you... Can you please not divorce me?" Emily begged.
"But I don't love you! Hurry up and sign! We signed a prenuptial agreement before we got married. Everything that belongs to me has nothing to do with you, and vice versa. If we bring this to court, you won't get a single dime. But if you sign this agreement, I will still offer you some form of compensation. Your rewards for getting a divorce are good enough. Don't ask for trouble," Tom warned.
His words were like a knife being stabbed into Emily's chest over and over. She was close to having a meltdown...!
"Tom Sullivan! Must you do this? I refuse to get a divorce. Bring this to court if you have what it takes! I don't want a divorce!"
Wham...! Right after she finished screaming, Tom slapped her across the face.
He had hit her so hard that her tears were sent flying.
Although Tom slapped her on the face, Emily felt as if her heart was aching instead.
She covered her face that now felt like it was burning. "You... How dare you slap me...?" Emily looked into his bloodshot eyes.
"That's because you deserve it! Emily Quest, you are truly a b*tch! A b*tch like you deserve to be slapped!" Tom yelled cruelly. He no longer looked like the gentleman he once was. "You are so despicable. How could I have fallen for you before?" Tom added.
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"Tom Sullivan, you really are cruel!" Emily Quest yelled through gritted teeth.
"Yeah, I am very cruel. Why don't you get a divorce? Why don't you get rid of me? Just take the money I'm offering and get lost. What are you thinking? You really are a lowly b*tch!" Tom Sullivan raised his voice and stared at her face like he was staring at his enemy.
Tom absolutely hated this woman. He was determined to get a divorce.
His words hit Emily like a truck. She was now bawling her eyes out.
Emily felt as if Tom had just torn her heart apart.
"Tom Sullivan, this is too much," Emily said while she clutched the divorce agreement tightly. The white sheets were now all crumpled.
"If you don't want me to do this, sign the papers," Tom said. He had been trying to negotiate with her for so long in the nicest way possible, but she repeatedly rejected him. How else could he achieve his objective if he didn't use drastic measures?
"I have depression... Severe depression. Are you trying to get me killed?" Emily asked.
"It's just a crappy case of depression. What's the big deal? Besides, I'm already getting a divorce with you anyway. Why would I care if you died? Even if you die, that's what you deserve," Tom snorted coldly. "You're heartless..." Emily said each word loudly and clearly.
"I've always been heartless, haven't I? When I betrayed Xyla for you, you should've known how heartless I was. Since you have the guts to seduce a heartless man like me, you should bear all the negative consequences," Tom uttered coldly. His gaze felt like a sharp blade that could slice through her heart.
Suddenly, Emily could not find the words to argue against the hurtful things he said.
"Does this feel bad? It should. I've given it a thought, Emily Quest. Perhaps this is karma for what you did to Xyla in the past," Tom said before laughing coldly.
Emily was clenching her fists so tightly that her nails had dug into her own flesh without her realizing it.
Tom was nearly driving her mad.
In the next second, Emily covered her ears and began shouting like a mad person. "Ahhh!!! Ahhh!!! Ahhh!!!" She pretended to go insane.
Very soon, bodyguards came running out.
One of them quickly opened the car door and looked at Emily nervously. "Miss, what happened to you?"
However, Emily did not say anything. Instead, she forcefully banged her head against Tom's steering wheel.
It seemed like this was the only way to stop Tom from divorcing her.
She actually thought that over time, Tom might calm down, recall the good things about her, and give up on getting a divorce.
But now that did not seem possible at all.
Hence, she needed to resort to extreme measures.
In the next second, Emily pretended to pass out.
The bodyguard looked coldly at Tom. "What exactly did you say to her?"
When he saw the divorce agreement on the ground, the bodyguard immediately understood what was happening. "Isn't this too much? Don't you know about the state she's in now?" After finishing his sentence, the bodyguard quickly carried Emily out of the car.
Meanwhile, the other bodyguard hastily dialed '120'.
Tom had not expected this to happen at all. Right then, apart from being shocked, he felt even angrier.
He failed at convincing Emily to get a divorce again today. It made Tom very upset.
From the looks of Emily's situation, there was still a lot that had to be done if Tom wanted to get a divorce.
"Shit!" he cursed before stepping on the accelerator and driving away.
***
After taking a bath, Xyla Quest walked lazily over to the balcony...
She was wearing a white silk robe with a white silk skirt on the inside. The outfit made her seem even more fairy-like.