Ch. 41..50
Chapter 41
"Just you wait and see if I can do it," Xyla Quest responded calmly. She did not even bother looking at Emily Quest. "Alright. If you can do it, I will broadcast myself doing a handstand." Emily rolled her eyes at Xyla.
"Get back to your room right now. You are not allowed to talk to your elder sister like that," Jeremy Quest scoffed.
Emily immediately went quiet and made her escape.
***
Due to Josh Batton's presence, a huge audience turned up at Imperial Prime's launching ceremony.
By four o'clock in the morning, fans had already surrounded the temporarily enacted stage.
Since Josh Batton had already reminded his fans to abide by the rules, everyone was cooperative. There was a perfectly empty road carved out, which allowed people to walk through to the property development's sales gallery.
When it was time for the official launch at eight o'clock in the morning, thousands had gathered. Although fans were all packed like sardines, nothing chaotic seemed to have taken place. With Josh Batton's popularity, Imperial Prime's launching ceremony became the center of attention on the world stage, attracting crowds worldwide.
As the property development project's marketing manager, Xyla went on stage with a microphone.
Xyla wore a simple white shirt, a light pink woolen suit, and light pink heels.
With very little make-up on, her long, black, and wavy hair hung around her loosely. She seemed like someone who was experienced but, at the same time, kept her dainty and elegant qualities. As soon as Xyla appeared on stage, most of the members of the crowd gasped in surprise. Everyone was stunned by her beauty.
"Welcome to our official launching ceremony. Anyone who makes a purchase today will enjoy a ten percent discount. If you pay in full, you will get another five percent discount on top of the discounted amount...
"Alright, I shall not keep you waiting. I know who you are all here for despite the cold weather. Let's put our hands together to welcome Josh Batton, singing and dancing to his hottest single, 'Sex l-ady'!" As soon as she spoke, the crowd went wild with thunderous applause.
Right then, a sapphire-colored Porsche slowly came to a halt on the road, not too far away from the stage.
In the car, Emily was looking spitefully at Xyla, who seemed to be smiling from ear to ear. Xyla snorted coldly as she murmured to herself. "I'm here to see how you will embarrass yourself."
Annoyed by Xyla's appearance, Emily could not wait to watch her fumble.
Meanwhile, Xyla began walking off the stage as the upbeat music of 'Sex l-ady' began to play.
As she did so, Josh Batton came out from the backstage with eight female dancers, all the while moving to the drums' beat.
With his hair all gelled up and a smoky makeup-up around his eyes, his facial features appeared very distinct.
Meanwhile, his loose white T-shirt had three of the top buttons opened so casually. It was slightly revealing and made him look very sexy. Compared to his usual boyish look, he seemed like a completely different person.
A pair of long, black, skin-tight jeans with holes in them perfectly showcased his long and well-defined legs.
The female dancers around him were all wearing body-hugging tube-tops and short skirts, all in black. Coupled with black high heels, they all looked very attractive.
Even so, none of them could outshine him. At that moment, it seemed as if the brightness of a thousand stars had gathered around him.
Chapter 42
Chapter 42
Josh's fans were going wild. Every single one of them was screaming at the top of their lungs. They had lost their senses—
"Ahhh...! Ahhh...!"
"Josh Batton! Josh Batton!!!"
When Emily Quest saw Josh, her eyes lit up immediately. She could not contain her excitement.
It had been a long time since she last went to his live concert. Emily could not help but think that her idol had become even more handsome. His look today was extremely attractive! Emily was like a teenage girl who had just met her crush.
Accompanied by the sound of music and screaming from the crowd, Josh began dancing with one of his female dancers while he sang.
The upbeat music and his alluring movements made all the off-stage fans scream at the top of their lungs.
Everyone was hyped.
Meanwhile, off-stage, Xyla felt just as excited as everyone else when she saw Josh performing. She began screaming along with the audience. Simultaneously, '#Josh Dances#' soon became the second most popular topic on the internet. The word 'explosive' was written behind the topic.
Short clips of Josh were posted within the trending topic.
After the dance had come to an end, the female dancers walked off-stage while Josh remained standing at the center of the stage, panting heavily as he did so. Closely after that, the music to his song 'You Are Everything Beautiful in the World' began to play.
The cheering off-stage grew even louder.
Josh smiled a little before motioning for the audience to be quiet. Within a second, the entire venue became silent.
His smile widened while his rows of white teeth became visible. It was a warm smile that felt as if it were capable of healing everything terrible in the world.
Even Xyla, who had experienced a great deal in life, felt mesmerized by his smile at that moment.
Unintentionally, Xyla suddenly recalled something Josh had said in one of his interviews, "A great smile can make one's heart melt."
After that, Josh began singing to the music. His voice was crisp and clear, with an extremely attractive force to it.
After his performances were over, Josh politely bowed to the audience before he began diligently promoting Imperial Prime's property on sale.
Once again, the crowd went wild with cheers and screams. The ladies standing close to him seemed as if they would soon faint.
Having delivered his lines, Josh welcomed Xyla and a few other co-workers on stage to officiate the launching ceremony.
While Emily stood next to Josh, she still seemed to emanate a bright light, which was in no way diminished by Josh's attractive appearances.
Since the two of them were like the most intricate objects on display in the world, all eyes were on them even though they were not even doing anything spectacular.
When they simultaneously cut the ribbon with their scissors, Josh immediately looked at Xyla gently and smiled. Xyla did the same and smiled in return.
At that moment, Xyla was the most envied person in the whole place. All girls present were jealous of her because she stood right next to their favorite idol. More importantly, their favorite idol looked and smiled at her on his own initiative.
This was something none of them would even dare think about happening to themselves.
Meanwhile, Emily observed all of this from afar. Her fingernails sank into the leather exterior of the steering wheel.
Words could not describe how jealous she felt right then.
What did Xyla do to deserve such an affectionate look from Emily's favorite idol? What did Xyla do to deserve such a wonderful smile and sincere help from Josh?
Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Although Emily Quest had spent so much money on Josh Batton, she never received this kind of treatment from him. Each time, she could only look at Josh from afar. Now, Xyla was able to do something Emily could only dream about with ease. What right did Xyla have to do that?
After the ribbon was cut, Josh proceeded to leave while Xyla walked into the sales gallery behind her with a group of people.
When Emily saw this, she hurriedly got out of her car and made her way through the crowd to the sales gallery. Emily was here to watch Xyla get embarrassed and see how downtrodden Xyla would be once she realized the harsh reality.
Suddenly, the sales gallery became packed. When Xyla saw that the salespeople were fully occupied, she decided to join them as she began introducing the property's information to customers.
Emily watched with disdain. However, instead of moving closer, she stayed by the door and observed silently.
'So what if there are a lot of people? They are just here to enjoy the show. How many of them could afford to buy the units? None of the people here look really rich anyway.
"Xyla Quest... Today, you will realize how naïve you really are," Emily murmured to herself through gritted teeth.
As soon as Emily finished her sentence, many of Josh's fans were ushered by salespeople to sign their contracts. In fact, they did not even bother listening to the explanations. Groups of customers took turns to get their contracts signed one after another.
Emily was beginning to doubt herself. "What the hell is going on?"
Why were things not going as she had expected?
Emily quickly approached Xyla and pulled her away from the crowd. "Did you hire those people to buy houses?"
"Why don't you go with them and find out?" Xyla said coldly.
"Even if that's not true... I doubt you would be able to sell half of the units in a day." Emily was determined to think this way.
Right then, Sharon Lindt and a dozen rich wives entered the sales gallery. Each of them was dressed in clothes from expensive international brands and had light make-up on. Clearly, their outfits were properly planned.
Meanwhile, Sharon, who led the group in the front, was the most attractive among them. She wore a bright, rose-red coat, a white knitted sweater with a large butterfly knot, black skin-tight pants, and black boots. With her hair tied into a ponytail, coupled with her great physique, she seemed almost like a teenage girl.
Despite the crowd and clutter all around, Sharon was able to spot her daughter-in-law, Xyla, at one glance.
Nobody else in the crowd shone as brightly as Xyla. When Sharon saw how Xyla approached each customer with ease and grace, she felt extremely proud.
Xyla looked even better than she did in her photos. The longer Sharon looked at her daughter-in-law, the more she found her appealing and likable.
Sharon was barely able to take her eyes away from Xyla.
Right then, Sharon stopped walking and pointed in Xyla's direction while she turned to look at her friends. "Do you see her? That lady in the pink tuxedo is my daughter-in-law. Isn't she pretty? Isn't she attractive?"
Sharon was behaving as if she were proudly showing off her favorite idol to her friends. Her eyes glimmered when she looked at Xyla.
Very soon, the rich wives all spotted Xyla Quest. They were clearly admiring her just as much.
"Sharon, you really are fortunate to have such a pretty and capable daughter-in-law."
"Yeah. Why does this lady look like an angel who had descended from the heavens?"
Sharon became even more proud when she heard the compliments.
"Yeah... I think so too." Sharon's face was glowing.
"Alright, remember not to expose my identity later. Do you understand?" Sharon reminded them seriously.
The others nodded and gave her an 'OK' gesture with their hands.
Chapter 44
Chapter 44
Sharon Lindt smiled satisfactorily before retrieving a tiny compact mirror from her pocket to check her make-up.
After making sure that she looked fine, she turned to look at her friends. "How's my make-up? Does it really look okay with my outfit?"
"No problem," one of the rich wives said.
Only then did Sharon stop worrying. She began walking with her friends through the crowd to get to Xyla Quest.
"Hello, pretty lady. We would like to buy your property," Sharon said straightforwardly. She had a wide smile on her face as she tried to conceal her excitement.
Xyla immediately turned to look at the group of women. At one glance, she could sense they were an unusual group of people from the upper-class.
In particular, the lady she was speaking to was beautiful. From head to toe, the lady had fair and smooth skin. She must have been a great beauty when she was younger.
"What sizes of units would you prefer?" Xyla asked politely with a smile on her face.
"We all want the biggest ones," Sharon said without hesitation.
"The largest ones will be five hundred square meters. They are all in this building. For the time being, no one has bought from this building yet. Which floor would you like? Please come with me and have a look." Xyla seemed very approachable and well-mannered.
After that, Xyla guided Sharon and the rest to a model of the actual property. Emily Quest hurriedly followed them.
Using a laser pointer, Xyla pointed at the largest building in the center of the model. "This is the one. It is considered the main block. In fact, it has excellent 'feng shui,' and the greenery around it is the best within the compound too."
Upon taking a closer look, Sharon felt even more pleased with Xyla's appearances. 'What kind of fairy was she?' Sharon wondered. The pores on her skin were so fine that they were barely visible. In fact, her skin glowed from being very fair. On top of that, Xyla's facial features were nearly perfect.
'Why does her voice sound so good? It's so soft and gentle. I'm about to die from how comfortable she makes me feel with her voice.'
"Well then, I would like to buy this building," Sharon said without hesitation.
When Sharon said those words, the people around them immediately became quiet and turned to look at her in shock.
Xyla was equally shocked.
Emily's jaw nearly dropped. After looking Sharon up and down, she could not help but think to herself, 'What is wrong with this person? She wants an entire building, and not just any building but the main building. Is she crazy?'
"Did you just say you wanted the entire building?" Xyla had a look of disbelief in her eyes.
"Yeah. Also, these ladies around me would like entire buildings too. Please give them some good recommendations. They don't care about how much the cost is," Sharon added.
As soon as Sharon finished speaking, Xyla immediately turned to look at the rich ladies behind her dressed in expensive brands from head to toe.
When their eyes met, everyone smiled politely at Xyla. All of them seemed extremely kind.
Similarly, Xyla smiled at them joyfully.
Right then, Xyla was in complete shock. She had never experienced something like this in her life. After she calmed herself down, she began introducing decent buildings to each of them. Whenever Xyla pointed at a building with her laser pointer, someone would immediately raise a hand to indicate that she would buy it. In fact, Xyla did not even need to provide further explanations. Emily was thoroughly dumbfounded. She was so upset that her face had turned pale. A sense of jealousy filled her.
Why was Xyla this lucky? Why did everything go smoothly for her each time?
The entire property development consisted of sixty buildings. After carefully counting, Emily realized there were fifteen of them here. That meant Xyla was able to sell fifteen buildings at one go! At the rate this was going, Xyla might end up selling half of the buildings within a day. 'No, this can't be. How can it be this easy?!'
Meanwhile, Xyla picked up the changes in Emily's facial expression. Xyla felt extremely satisfied with the dumbfounded expression on Emily's face.
However, Xyla could not be bothered to entertain her. Instead, she brought Sharon and the others to the VIP room to get their contracts signed.
Emily could not help but follow them. While she peeked at them by the door, the feeling of jealousy in her became so intense that she felt the urge to drag Xyla out from the room and beat her up.
Chapter 45
Chapter 45
After the contracts were signed, the ladies proceeded to make their respective payments.
The entire process took less than an hour.
Once everyone had made their payments, Sharon Lindt got up from the couch and held Xyla Quest's hand affectionately. "Are you tired, my sweet child?"
Xyla was very touched by Sharon's affectionate attitude. She immediately smiled and answered, "I'm not tired, Aunty. Are you tired?"
Not only were these people rich, but they were also extremely nice to her. Xyla liked them a lot.
"I'm not tired. When I see you, all my tiredness simply vanishes." Sharon's eyes were filled with joy.
Xyla smiled shyly. "You're making me feel embarrassed."
"It's true. After all, you really do look good." Sharon held Xyla's hand tightly, almost as if she was Xyla's crazy fan.
Emily Quest, who overheard the conversation by the door, rolled her eyes with jealousy.
"Thank you, Aunty. You look great too. Your skin and body are very well taken care of." Xyla was slightly surprised by Sharon's attitude.
"Oh, nonsense! I'm very old and ugly now," Sharon replied with a playful smile. Most women enjoyed being complimented for their looks and physique, and Sharon Lindt was no exception.
A few simple words from Xyla were enough to make Sharon feel like she was on cloud nine.
"You're neither old nor ugly. You are very pretty and young. It's true. You are like a finely aged wine." Xyla smiled yet again.
"Thank you, my dear. We have something else to attend to and will be leaving now. I hope we get to meet and chat again in the future," Sharon said with a smile.
After that, Sharon waved her hands at her friends and began walking toward the door with them following behind her.
Xyla walked carefully next to them. Even as they walked out of the door, Xyla did not once glance at Emily.
Similarly, the others completely ignored Emily as they walked out.
At that moment, Emily felt extremely annoyed by how pleased Xyla seemed. Emily immediately stomped her foot on the ground.
After sending Sharon and her friends off, Xyla returned to the sales gallery.
Right then, the main lobby was packed with a noisy crowd.
When Emily saw Xyla, she immediately walked up to Xyla and stood in her way. "What are you so happy about? You are still far from reaching your goal." Emily looked down at Xyla with her chin lifted. "You really are active. You don't seem like a pregnant woman at all," Xyla snorted coldly.
"What are you saying?" Emily seemed annoyed.
As soon as Emily finished her sentence, four young men dressed in tuxedo approached them and interrupted their conversation.
One of them said, "All four of us would like a single building each. The bigger, the better..."
Xyla was shocked yet again.
Emily was beginning to wonder if this was a dream.
"Oh, alright. Please follow me." Xyla tried her best to remain calm as she led the group of men to the property model.
Emily immediately followed them as she prayed in her heart that these men would decide not to purchase after seeing the model.
Xyla glanced at Emily coldly before pointing at a few buildings that were labeled as unsold. Xyla then turned to the young men and said, "These buildings are not sold yet. However, the bigger ones have already been bought earlier. These are the only complete buildings with unsold units. They are all of one hundred square meters."
Chapter 46
Chapter 46
"I would like to buy this building."
"I want this one."
"Give me this."
"Well, I'll take this one then."
The four men said eagerly without even taking a moment to consider.
Xyla Quest was beginning to doubt whatever she was seeing. What was going on? Why did so many people want to buy buildings one after another this early in the morning?
Why did all the wealthy people gather here today? Was it because the promotion was very well done, coupled with the fact that their property development was in a strategic location? Was that why the wealthy folks wanted to invest in them?
This was the only possibility Xyla could think of.
While Xyla asked these questions in her mind, she guided the men to get their contracts signed.
After that, the men paid and left without beating around the bush.
Emily Quest, who observed this happening before her eyes, was so angry that she could not find the words.
Within a short time, Emily witnessed Xyla successfully selling nineteen buildings. Xyla had taken a huge step forward and was now much closer to her goal.
Was Xyla really going to embarrass Emily? Why was fate against Emily?
After Xyla Quest saw the men off, she returned to the gallery's main lobby with a joyful expression on her face.
Right then, the lobby was still packed with people who were being guided by salespeople to get their contracts signed and to make payments.
From the beginning of the launching ceremony until now, things had been going smoothly. Therefore, Xyla was in an extraordinarily good mood.
After scanning around happily, Xyla finally landed her gaze upon Emily. Xyla could see how agitated Emily appeared.
However, since Xyla was too occupied, she had no time to dwell on Emily. Instead, she approached a group of customers waiting in line and began introducing the property to them. Finally, Emily decided enough was enough. With a sullen expression on her face, she stormed off.
***
By eight o'clock in the evening, Imperial Prime had sold out eighty percent of its units.
It had created a new sales record on the launching day of new property development.
On Weibo, various media houses were sharing posts about Imperial Prime's successful launch.
They were all impressed by how Xyla handled the launch.
Meanwhile, Emily and May Conner watched the news on television in the Quest family's living room. Suddenly, a push notification about Imperial Prime's miraculous success appeared on Emily's phone. Emily, who was already not in her best of moods, felt even more annoyed now.
Emily immediately tossed her phone onto the coffee table. "Why do I feel as if Xyla Quest is using some underhanded tactics? It's almost like god is on her side. Why was she able to create a sales miracle?" She said through gritted teeth.
On the other hand, May punched the couch angrily. "I'm sure she just got lucky. There's nothing impressive about that. I'm sure you would be able to do the same if you worked hard and if an opportunity comes your way."
"Yeah. She just got lucky this time. There's nothing amazing about what she did." Emily then picked up a glass of red wine in front of her and downed it in one gulp.
Chapter 47
Chapter 47
When May Conner saw what Emily Quest did, she immediately snatched the wine glass away from Emily. May tapped Emily on her arm. "My child, are you mad? Since you are pretending to be pregnant, you should act the part. Why are you drinking? What if your dad or other people see you?"
Emily frowned unhappily before she looked around. "It's late already. Everyone has gone to sleep. Who would see me? Besides, I'm not that unlucky."
"Please be careful!" May said seriously.
"I know," Emily snorted coldly. She appeared fully confident.
Outside, a red Maserati came to a halt in the courtyard. Exhausted, Xyla Quest gave her forehead a pinch before she unbuckled her seatbelt.
However, instead of getting out of the car immediately, she plopped down into her seat and zoned out.
Ever since the preparations for the property launch started, she had been working overtime. She continuously motivated herself to keep working hard. Now that she had accomplished her goal and was completely exhausted, she appeared almost like a deflated balloon.
Since the sales went very well today, she had celebrated with her team. After drinking a tad bit too much, she was feeling a little tipsy right now.
After some time, Xyla finally dragged herself exhaustedly into the house.
As soon as she walked in, Emily and May rolled their eyes at her.
The red lipstick stain on the wine glass above the coffee table caught Xyla's eyes. After her gaze lingered for a moment on the lipstick stain, Xyla turned to look at Emily's red lips. Without saying a word, Xya proceeded to walk upstairs directly.
Right then, Jeremy Quest walked down the stairs excitedly. When he saw Xyla, he immediately hastened his footsteps to approach her and slapped her on her shoulder. "Xyla, you did amazing today. You made me very proud. A lot of my friends even called me on the phone to give you compliments."
When May and Emily heard Jeremy's compliments, they felt even more jealous. They both felt the urge to tear Xyla apart right then.
"Dad, you speak too highly of me." Xyla chuckled.
"Since you've performed this well, you can take over the general manager's role at the company headquarters' sales department once the units in this property development are sold out," Jeremy added. When Emily heard this, she immediately stood up. "Dad, aren't you being unfair? Up until now, I still haven't been able to step foot into the company. On the other hand, Xyla has merely accomplished a small feat, and you have already decided to let her move into the headquarters. You have even offered her the important position of general manager of the sales department."
"I've told you before that you will have nothing to do with my company. I told you to forget about it. Don't you understand?
"Also, do you think what your sister accomplished is a small feat? Why don't you show me that you are capable of doing the same thing?
"Apart from being jealous of your sister and embarrassing me, what else are you capable of? Didn't you say that you would broadcast yourself doing a headstand if your sister manages to sell half of the units? "Hurry up and do it. Why are you still making so much noise here? You are extremely annoying," Jeremy said mercilessly.
Right then, Emily was speechless.
In the face of Jeremy's increasingly harsh words, Emily felt as if she would start crying soon.
Now, Emily could feel as if Jeremy no longer loved her at all because of the way he treated her.
Ever since Xyla returned, her Dad had changed! Dad did not use to be like this!
"When are you going to broadcast yourself doing a handstand? Please inform me. I would like to see it." Xyla chuckled playfully.
At that moment, Emily felt the urge to insult Xyla. However, she had neither the courage nor the power to do so. Despite the anger she was feeling, she had to keep it to herself.
While Emily's face turned red, her hands clenched tightly into fists.
Sensing things were going awry, May quickly stepped forward and pulled Emily behind her protectively. "Alright, darling, don't be angry. Emily is still a child."
Chapter 48
Chapter 48
Jeremy Quest could not be bothered to respond to May Conner. Instead, he continued to look at Xyla Quest affectionately. "Xyla, go to bed. Oh, right. I have already transferred Emily's five percent of shares to your account."
"Okay. Thank you, Dad." Xyla chuckled as she stood on her tiptoes to give Jeremy a peck on his cheek. After that, she exhaustedly made her way upstairs.
After Jeremy glared at his wife and younger daughter, he walked upstairs in a huff.
"If Xyla Quest continues to stay in the limelight, the Quest family's business will really end up in her hands!" Emily said frantically.
"Therefore, we must do something more extreme to her." May had a cunning look on her face.
"I asked you to check on something before. How is it going?" May asked.
"I'm still looking into it."
***
"Fifth Master, these are the receipts from Master Armstrong, Master Lakes, and Master Brenand."
Buried in a deep pile of work in front of his high-class desk made of Narra wood, Stanley Batton slowly lifted his head to look at Zack Cassidy.
Zack carefully pushed his golden-framed glasses up his nose-bridge before quickly placing a bunch of receipts on the desk.
"Why did they give me this?" Stanley frowned.
"They probably wanted to show you proof that they bought the buildings," Zack answered respectfully.
"Throw them away."
"Yes." Zack nodded.
"This is the contract we signed for purchasing the property, along with the receipt. Please have a look." Zack placed a thick, red folder in front of Stanley. "Got it. You may go out now."
After finishing his sentence, Stanley Batton shifted his gaze to his phone to continue reading a news article about the launch of Imperial Prime. When he made it to the end, he smiled a little. There was a look of approval in his eyes.
Meanwhile, the city lights behind him shone brightly through the French window. Atlantis seemed as bright as the sun from this viewpoint. However, regardless of how pretty the scene looked, it would only ever serve as a backdrop in Stanley's eyes.
***
After an exhausting day, Xyla sank comfortably into her warm bubble bath and placed a moisturizing face mask over her face.
Once she was done with the bath, she lay down on her bed before taking her phone out and opening WeChat.
Subconsciously, her gaze landed upon her conversation with Five Batton. However, the last message that came into view was still the previous message she sent, asking him to give her his bank account number.
After such a long time, he still had not replied to her.
Xyla could not help but murmur to herself, "This person is really weird."
Closely after that, she sent him another text. "???? Bank account number."
However, he still did not respond.
Xyla frowned slightly. Weren't most people who owed money these days usually older men? Why were things reversed in her case?
As a debtor, Xyla wondered why she needed to run after her creditor to pay the money back. Did this person hate money?
After murmuring to herself, Xyla sent Stanley another text message. "Hey, are you there?"
After approximately five minutes, the man replied, "You don't have to."
Xyla was now feeling a little unhappy. "Why? Didn't we agree on this?"
"You were the one who gave me five hundred thousand dollars in the first place."
"That was a payment for you to keep what happened between us a secret."
"You don't have to" he replied.
Chapter 49
Chapter 49
"In that case, there's still the money I owe you for the car. I really must return it to you," Xyla Quest added.
The man stopped replying to her.
Feeling a little upset, Xyla tapped Five's name on the screen. "You really are a weirdo."
After that, Xyla transferred two hundred thousand dollars to Stanley on WeChat and recorded a voice note. "Since you aren't going to give me your bank account number, I will transfer two hundred thousand dollars to you every day until the full amount is completely transferred."
Before she had even finished speaking, he had returned her the full amount.
Xyla was so angry that she sent him an emoji of a knife.
After approximately five minutes later, he responded. "Be a good girl; keep quiet."
His affectionate words caught Xyla off guard.
She sent another emoji of a knife. "I don't like being indebted to someone else."
However, Stanley no longer replied to her. When she opened his social media page, there was nothing new posted there.
The last post was a news story about the economy he reposted over a year ago.
After several minutes, when Xyla realized he would not reply to her, she let out a long sigh. If she ever met this person again, she would force him to accept her money.
***
The next morning, Emily Quest received a phone call in her sleep.
"Didn't you ask me to check on Xyla Quest and the period when she stayed in America?"
When Emily heard the raspy voice, she immediately became wide awake and sat up. Hurriedly, she brushed her messy hair.
"Yes... Have you found out anything?" Emily asked.
Despite having returned for a long time, Xyla had never told them anything about her stay in America for the past two years.
Emily felt that Xyla might be hiding something from them. Therefore, she hired someone to check on Xyla.
"I've found something. However, I can't be sure if it's something worth using against her."
"Hurry up and spill the beans." Emily's eyes glimmered excitedly.
"I found out that Xyla Quest got married in America. Her husband is called Stanley Batton."
"What? Did you just say that Xyla got married? Are you serious?" Emily was in a state of disbelief.
"Yeah. However, I can't find out anything about her husband at all."
"What do you mean you can't find anything?" Emily was confused.
"There are only two possibilities. Firstly, this person might be very important, and therefore, his information is being protected intentionally. The other possibility is that the system has yet to update this person's information."
Emily snorted coldly. "How could he be a very important person? Since you can't find out anything about him, forget about it. I will send you some money later. Send me an email with all the information related to her marriage."
After Emily hung up, she became extremely excited about the information she discovered. This was definitely worthy of being used against Xyla!
Now, she was confident that Xyla was ashamed of her marriage.
If Xyla's husband had a good background, she would have told them about it as soon as she returned home. Perhaps, Xyla should have informed them when she got married.
The only reason Xyla might have chosen not to do so was that she was embarrassed about her husband's identity. Perhaps, he was a lowly citizen!
Xyla was probably afraid that her family would disagree due to the difference in status between her family and the man's family. Therefore, Xyla proceeded without consulting her family. Emily was curious about how her father would react once he found out that his favorite daughter got married to a nobody without his knowledge.
Would he still say that Emily was in no way better than Xyla?
Would he still want to hand over the Quest family's business to Xyla Quest?
Would things turn into a mess at home? Would Dad beat Xyla up? Perhaps, he might even kick her out of the house. The thought alone was enough to make Emily feel over the moon.
Chapter 50
Chapter 50
Since it was rare for her to relax like this, Xyla Quest decided not to set the alarm.
By the time she woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.
After looking at the time, Xyla stretched her arms and slowly crawled into a seated position. As the sun shone against her pretty face, her skin was so fair that it seemed to glow.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Xyla was about to put her slippers and get out of bed when someone knocked on the door. Closely after that, a female servant's voice could be heard. "Miss, your father wants you to come down right away." "Got it."
Xyla then quickly entered the bathroom to freshen up. After applying a layer of protective skin product on her face, she put on a silk sleeping robe over her sleeping dress and hurriedly made her way downstairs.
When she arrived, Jeremy Quest, May Conner, and Emily Quest were all present.
While Jeremy sat on a single couch and sipped on his coffee, Emily and May sat next to each other on a long couch next to him as they chatted with each other. It seemed like a leisurely moment. After Xyla glanced at May and Emily coldly, she quickly walked over to the couch across from Jeremy and sat down. "Dad, did you have something to talk to me about?" Jeremy took a sip of his coffee before his cold gaze landed upon Emily.
Xyla knew that Emily must have been up to something. However, Xyla did not say anything. Instead, she slowly poured herself a cup of tea, and elegantly blew at it to make it cool. Emily snorted coldly before she crossed her hands and lifted her chin. "You're still in the mood to drink tea now. You won't be able to do so later." Emily gave Xyla the side-eye. After that, Emily picked up a red folder next to her and handed it respectfully over to Jeremy. "Dad, why don't you take a look at this?"
Jeremy gave Emily a long stare before opening the folder.
The first page that came into sight was a marriage certificate with Xyla's name on it. It clearly stated that she was married to a man named Stanley Batton. Jeremy felt extremely shocked by the words in print. It was as if Mars had collided into Earth.
"Emily, where did you get this? Are you sure it's true? If you dare make this up, you are dead!" Jeremy said coldly while his hands trembled.
"If you want to make sure, you can take Xyla's identity card and verify her marital status at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Do you think I can make such things up?" Emily sounded confident when she spoke. After that, she turned to look at Xyla as if she was waiting for something entertaining to happen.
However, Xyla did not make a sound. In fact, she did not even look at Emily.
Xyla had spent money overseas to make sure the information related to her marriage was protected against outsiders.
Therefore, Xyla was quite surprised that Emily was about to find out.
Previously, Xyla had decided to keep it a secret because she feared her father would be angry at her for marrying a stranger just to recover her looks.
On top of that, Xyla's husband did not seem interested at all. Like her, he was perhaps waiting for three years to be over to get a divorce. Hence, Xyla felt that there was no need to let her father find out.
Her original plan was to secretly file for a divorce with her husband after the three years were up, and nobody would ever find out.
However, the plan had to be changed now. Fortunately, Xyla was prepared for it.