Ch. 451..460

Chapter 451

Xyla Quest was busy until late in the afternoon.

What remained of the setting sun beamed through the french window, making her room appear extra warm.

After reading one final document, Xyla massaged her aching neck and shoulders a little before getting up and walking out onto the balcony.

Streams of golden rays danced between flowers and trees under the dimmed sky.

A black Honda soon came into sight.

The car moved closer to her while it faced the setting sun. Just by looking at it, Xyla felt at ease and secure. A beautiful smile subconsciously appeared on her face.

A few seconds later, the Honda came to a steady halt while a man dressed in a black suit and black pants got down.

Even the warm hue of the sky couldn't melt away the coldness and loneliness that surrounded him.

From a distance, Xyla could still clearly feel the nobility from the man's body.

Unexpectedly, Stanley Batton looked up and fixed his eyes upon her.

The two of them looked at each other from afar, through the light of the setting sun. In that moment, the coldness in the man's eyes faded away.

Sensing the man's gaze, Xyla felt as if her heart had skipped a beat, and she forgot to breathe all of a sudden.

Xyla's heart that had been in a deep slumber for the longest of time now throbbed once again in the prime of her youth.

She knew her heart shouldn't be throbbing for this person, but she couldn't help herself.

Xyla knew that it was impossible to return to how things were before.

In a moment of mixed emotions, she made a major decision that took root in the depths of her heart.

In the next second, the man looked away and started walking into the house.

She too quickly shifted her gaze away, fixed her hair, and went downstairs.

Just as Xyla arrived on the first floor, Stanley happened to have entered the living room.

He turned on the lights, and the living room was suddenly lit up like in the daytime.

Xyla quickly stepped forward. Looking at his gorgeous face, she suddenly forgot to breathe while her face turned pinkish. "Five Batton, I'm very sorry for what happened today. I shouldn't have yelled at you without asking anything prior."

"It's okay," he said without showing any emotion in his eyes.

Suddenly, Xyla was at a loss for words. Before she realized how she felt about him, she had always been straightforward and casual when she spoke to Stanley.

She always spoke what was on her mind, but now, she suddenly couldn't do it anymore.

"I'm hungry... I want to eat the braised pork you make." Xyla tried to strike up a conversation.

Stanley was startled as he searched for answers on her face.

It seemed her attitude toward him had changed yet again.

Were women all so fickle?

"About that... I have already asked Georgie to investigate the person who leaked the news. I'll find out who is messing with us behind our backs," Xyla said while trying her best to stay calm. "I've got people looking into it too," Stanley said.

"Do you also think there's something fishy about all of this?" Xyla asked.

"Yeah..."

Beep, beep, beep... Right then, both their phones started ringing at the same time.

They looked at each other unanimously before shifting their gazes to their respective phones.

"An insider has leaked news that the girl Stanley Batton dated is not his biological sister!" When they saw this news, they frowned simultaneously before tapping into the article.

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"According to the news source, the girl Stanley Batton dated is named Catherine Batton. Despite sharing the same last name, they are not siblings.

"Catherine is the only child in her family and is currently studying abroad. The editor guesses that Xyla Quest only said Catherine is Stanley's sister because Xyla is trying to protect her reputation." Long lines of text came into sight right away.

Below the text was information related to Catherine Batton.

Xyla's frown deepened as she calmly looked at Stanely's face.

She didn't believe a single word written in the news article.

In fact, she felt even more certain that somebody was trying to stir things up behind the scene.

"Someone said she isn't your biological sister," Xyla said.

"Do you believe that?" Stanley asked calmly as he looked at her.

Xyla shook her head. "Of course not. You have no reason to lie to me," she said.

Stanley smiled faintly. "Somebody must have done a background check on her."

"You don't have to explain. I understand everything. Your profession is unique. You must have a lot of enemies. Hence, to protect your sister, you needed to create a fake identity for her," Xyla said. People who worked in this field definitely needed to protect their families.

Stanley looked deeply at Xyla before gently ruffling her hair.

Xyla immediately felt something like an intense electric current shooting through her body from the top of her head. Her body began to feel hot all over.

It felt as if her heart was about to stop beating.

Sensing the slight change in Xyla's facial expression, Stanley's smile widened. "Don't worry. I'll sort everything out."

Xyla believed everything he said because he always fulfilled his promises.

"I think it was a little inconsiderate of me to make everything public previously. To protect her, you have created a fake identity for her so that she wouldn't be tied to you in the public eye. Isn't that so?" Xyla asked carefully.

"Don't worry about it. Not many people have seen how I really looked like. I only did that out of precaution," Stanley explained before ruffling her hair gently once more. He then turned around and walked into the kitchen.

Xyla smiled as she watched him leave. After a long while, it was apparent that she was blushing. Only after he disappeared did she sit down on the couch with a pleased smile on her face.

Her heart continued to throb while a sense of guilt returned.

Xyla looked very much like a little girl.

As soon as Georgie Clementine came downstairs, she saw Xyla blushing.

Hearing the sounds from the kitchen, Georgie could guess why that was the case.

Georgie sighed in frustration and quickly stepped forward. Although she didn't want to say anything at first, she couldn't help herself. "Look at yourself. Have you lost your self-control? President Xyla, have you thought about what's hidden underneath that shiny exterior of his? Do you have any idea how many people he killed in his field of work? Perhaps he has already committed half of all possible crimes," Georgie said while trying to keep her voice down.

"I've thought about all of this. At first, I tried to hold myself back because of this and the marriage certificate. I thought I could remain calm and composed around him. But Georgie, I'm beginning to realize that some things can't be controlled," Xyla said and lowered her gaze.

"I've made up my mind. I'm going to tell Master the truth," she added.

Georgie didn't say anything else. Instead, she let out a long, frustrated sigh again.

When Georgie thought about what Xyla would face in the future, she couldn't stay as calm as Xyla.

What was this feeling like?

It was like knowing someone was playing with fire and yet being unable to stop them.

Georgie could only watch as Xyla charged ahead.

She didn't want to interfere too much. Since Xyla had already made up her mind, Georgie couldn't stop her.

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After all, Georgie Clementine was only a friend to Xyla Quest. Georgie had no right to interfere with Xyla's life.

Everyone had their path in life.

Georgie's only hope was for Stanley Batton not to fall in love with Xyla. More importantly, she hoped he'd choose not to be with her.

However, from the way Stanley treated Xyla, Georgie somehow felt it was only a matter of time before they got together.

When Xyla opened her Weibo account, she saw that the ordeal between Stanley and her was back in the limelight.

This time, they landed on the third spot among the trendiest topics.

The topic was titled '#Girl on a date with Stanley Batton exposed not to be his biological sister#'.

Xyla immediately tapped into the link to check it out. The comments section was flooded.

"Rich people are really pitiful and pathetic... To appear decent, they are not willing to tell the truth even if their husbands are cheating on them."

"Xyla Quest is such a hypocrite, isn't she? I can't believe she would stay in a marriage like that just to save her face."

"Although I want to yell at that guy, he's too handsome. I can't bring myself to do it."

"Xyla Quest is such a pitiful woman..."

Xyla had become the subject of pity for everyone else.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in the bottom right of her abdomen.

She immediately lifted her shirt to examine her wound.

On the surface, her wound seemed fine.

However, she didn't feel very well in her stomach.

Georgie seemed worried. "What's wrong? Is your wound uncomfortable?"

"I just feel something awful in my stomach," Xyla said.

"Oh god. Could something have gone wrong? Let's get it checked at the hospital right away," Georgie said with panic written all over her face.

"It just stings a little. Let's go after dinner," Xyla said.

"No!" Georgie insisted as she headed into the kitchen.

"Five, come out here for a second," she called out.

Stanley, who was on the phone with Catherine, hung up when he heard Georgie. He turned around and walked quickly out of the kitchen. "What's up?"

"Xyla says her stomach is a little upset. I suspect something had gone wrong during her surgery. Let's go to the hospital now," Georgie said.

Stanley quickly stepped forward and picked up a thin blanket from the couch before draping it over Xyla's shoulders. After that, he quickly picked her up and brought her outside. Georgie followed closely behind.

***

After they had arrived at the hospital, Xyla was diagnosed with an infection in her abdominal cavity. She needed to be hospitalized for a few days.

While Georgie sorted out the hospitalization procedures, Stanley carried Xyla to a VIP ward for an IV drip while being accompanied by a medical staff group.

Stanley finally stood up after the IV drip was completed. "What do you two want for dinner? I'll get it," he asked as he looked at Xyla and Georgie.

"Five Batton, I just want to eat the braised pork you make," Xyla said.

"I'll go home and prepare it," Stanley said before directly putting on his jacket.

"Please look after Xyla for now. I'll be back soon," Stanley looked at Georgie and said.

Georgie nodded while Stanley turned around and left.

As Xyla watched him leave, she felt a mix of emotions.

Not long after Stanley left, someone knocked on the door.

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Before Xyla Quest could speak, the door opened.

Mary Sullivan, wrapped almost like a mummy, was sitting in a wheelchair while a bodyguard pushed her into the room.

As soon as Mary saw Xyla, a pleased look appeared on her face.

Xyla was quite surprised that Mary had shown up.

Despite being this badly beaten up, Mary still insisted on coming over.

Xyla's mood instantly hit rock bottom when she saw Mary's face.

Georgie and Xyla's facial expression turned cold simultaneously.

"Mary Sullivan, why are you here?" Xyla asked coldly.

Mary snorted as her bodyguard pushed her over to Xyla. "Why else am I here? I'm here to visit you out of kindness, of course. When I was getting my check-up, I overheard a couple of nurses. They mentioned you were staying here. Tsk, tsk. How did you get an abdominal infection? Was it because you found out about your husband cheating on you with another girl? Did that anger you? Hahahaha..." Mary laughed after saying those things. She was getting increasingly arrogant.

Xyla frowned slightly. "If that makes you happy, feel free to think that way."

"Now, everyone is expressing how sorry they feel for you on Weibo. To be honest, I think the same way. What's the point of being good-looking and rich? You still get cheated on by men repeatedly. Do you know that the women of our status are all talking about you? You've become the laughing-stock in their eyes," Mary continued to speak with a cold look in her eyes.

Xyla had expected Mary to say such things. Hence, she didn't feel all that bothered.

However, Xyla was disgusted by the sight of Mary's face.

Since Xyla wasn't feeling too well, she didn't have much to say to someone like Mary.

"Xyla, if things are this bad, get a divorce and move on to the next one. I'm just curious. With a body like yours, would the next man cheat on you too? Do you think men behave this way because you can't understand them?" Mary was getting more and more excited, and she had no intention of leaving.

With that, Mary lifted her chin and continued to look at Xyla as she repeatedly flicked her nails.

Xyla looked blandly at Mary. "Are you done talking? If you are, get out."

"I am not leaving, and what are you going to do about it?" Mary asked before casually placing her hands on the wheelchair's armrest, as if making a statement that Xyla couldn't do anything to her. Georgie raised her brows slightly before blowing air up at her forehead. As soon as her bangs came back down, Georgie directly stood up and glared at Mary coldly. "If you don't leave, don't blame me for being unpleasant," she said.

"Unpleasant? How are you going to do it? Who do you think you are?" Mary raised her chin as she looked down at Georgie.

"Mary Sullivan... You..." Georgie was enraged. Although she wanted to slap Mary, she refrained herself from doing so in the ward because she didn't want to get Xyla into trouble. Xyla was unwell, after all. In the next second, the door to the ward was opened again.

Catherine Batton walked in with a bouquet in her hand. She lifted her chin slightly and walked all the way to Mary.

With a frown on her face, Catherine looked disgustedly at Mary's face. "Hey, mummy. Why are you so disgusting?"

Xyla and Georgie couldn't resist smiling when they heard what Catherine said.

Xyla was no stranger to this uninvited guest.

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That was because Xyla Quest had seen Catherine Batton in a picture before. Catherine was Five Batton's younger sister.

Xyla was just very surprised by her arrival.

Catherine was youthful, lively, and adorable. Xyla liked her very much since the first time she saw her.

"What did you call me?" Mary Sullivan asked angrily.

Mary looked at Catherine's face intently and realized she looked a little familiar. Upon a closer look, it occurred to Mary that this was the woman involved in a scandal with Xyla's husband.

What was going on? As a homewrecker, why did this girl come to Xyla's ward on her initiative? Why was she even defending Xyla?

"Darling, if your ears aren't working, I suggest you donate them. You are already in such a sorry state, but you still won't stop causing trouble. You're Mary Sullivan, aren't you? The one who was trending online for wearing counterfeit stuff to show off, right?" Catherine's large, lively eyes blinked as she carefully examined Mary's face. There was still a look of disgust in her eyes.

Xyla and Georgie Clementine's smiles widened when they heard what Catherine said.

The anger the two of them had been suppressing for a long while thoroughly disappeared.

Every word Catherine said sounded irritating to Mary, who was easily provoked. Mary grabbed the armrests of her wheelchair tightly before glaring at Catherine. "Do you have a death wish?"

Mary had checked Catherine's background and found out she was from an ordinary family without a lot of power. People like Catherine were insignificant to Mary.

How could Catherine have the audacity to talk to her like that? She would have to pay for it soon!

"I think it's you who has a death wish," Catherine said and rolled her eyes at Mary directly.

Her attitude, as far as Mary was concerned, appeared arrogant and patronizing.

Mary was totally confused as to why Catherine had such courage.

Why would Catherine, the person coming in between Xyla and her husband, be helping Xyla insult Mary?

Was this girl's brain really normal, or was she insulting Catherine to please Xyla so that she could be accepted?

"You...! If you don't shut up, I will get you kicked out of Atlantis. Not only that, but I can even get you exiled," Mary threatened in a cold voice.

"Sure, I'd like to see how this mummy is going to kick me out of Atlantis and get me exiled," Catherine said scornfully.

Getting Catherine exiled and kicked out of Atlantis?

This was the funniest joke Catherine had ever heard.

Mary grew more and more furious. "You... Fine... Just you wait."

"Don't make me wait too long. Get a move on." Catherine appeared completely unafraid.

When Xyla saw Catherine behaving like this, she liked her even more from the bottom of her heart. Although they had only interacted with each other for a short time, Xyla could sense that Five Batton's younger sister was a woman of justice.

"Hey, why are you standing there? Hurry up and drag her out of this place!" Mary gave an order to the bodyguard behind her coldly.

Georgie immediately became alert as she stood close to Catherine and tried to help her out.

Soon enough, the bodyguard arrived in front of Catherine. Before Georgie could make a move, Catherine kicked the bodyguard in his groin right away.

The bodyguard knelt to the ground in the next second and cried in pain as he covered his groin with his hands.

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Catherine Batton moved fluidly, and the entire action lasted no longer than two seconds.

Xyla Quest and Georgie Clementine were both impressed at the same time.

Mary Sullivan, who sat in a wheelchair, was so scared that she didn't even dare breathe loudly. She was panicking on the inside.

However, Catherine seemed extremely calm, holding the bouquet in her arms tightly and walked up to Mary. "Hehe... Don't you like hitting other people a lot? Fine, let me give you a taste of your own medicine today."

With that, Catherine raised the bouquet in her hand and began swinging it at Mary's body.

Her attacks directly irritated Mary's recently healed wounds under the gauze.

The pain was unbearable.

Mary immediately screamed and tried to struggle, but she had no strength at all. Each time she moved, her body ached terribly.

Neither Xyla and nor Georgie thought that Catherine would do such a thing.

They were shocked, but their admiration for Catherine grew deeper.

Both didn't try to stop Catherine. Instead, they just watched in silence.

Although the bodyguard wanted to stop Catherine, he was too weak to do so. His groin still hurt greatly. He could only kneel on the ground while watching Mary being bullied and not being able to do anything about it.

Catherine didn't stop what she was doing. Petals on the flowers began falling to the ground. All types of petals blended and danced around Catherine while she waved the bouquet about.

The faint aroma filled the entire ward.

"Ahh... Help... Help..." Mary began crying for help madly before looking at the bodyguard on the ground.

"You useless piece of crap! Ahh... Help..." She continued to cry out.

Very soon, several medical staff arrived after hearing her cries.

When everyone saw that Catherine was still attacking Mary, they were shocked.

They immediately ran forward and pulled the two apart forcefully. A few nurses held Catherine back.

However, Catherine was still unsatisfied and instantly struggled to set herself free. "Let go of me. Can't you hear me?"

How could the nurses let her go? They continued to hold onto her tightly.

Soon enough, the remaining doctors and nurses brought Mary and her bodyguard out of the ward.

After they had left, the nurses let go of Catherine as they all seemed out of breath.

With a disgruntled frown on her face, Catherine glanced at them before shifting her gaze to the bouquet in her hand.

All the flowers on the bouquet had fallen off, with only the stalks remaining.

Catherine walked over to Xyla with the stalks and a helpless look on her face. "I'm sorry. I was going to give you this bouquet in the first place, but I acted impulsively... Just because." With that, she pouted pitifully and rubbed her forehead.

For a moment, Xyla felt charmed by the girl who stood before her.

Seeing that things have calmed down, the nurses simultaneously let out a long sigh before quickly running out of the ward.

"It's okay. Thanks for helping me out," Xyla said with a gentle smile.

When Catherine saw Xyla smiling, she instantly felt starstruck.

The more Catherine looked at Xyla, the prettier and gentler she seemed.

Xyla looked even better in person compared to her photos!

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Xyla Quest lived up to her title as the most beautiful woman in Atlantis.

"You're welcome. I should've done it anyway. By the way, you know my brother, right? He told me he explained things to you... Regardless of what happened, I should still introduce myself again. My name is Catherine Batton. I am Five Batton's younger sister," Catherine said as her large and soulful eyes blinked.

"Don't worry. I will clarify everything for you guys, just as my brother had told me to. I'm also here today because of this matter," Catherine said with a genuine look in her eyes.

Now that things had gotten this far, Xyla knew that Five Batton must have told Catherine everything between them.

He didn't have a choice. After all, the only effective way was if Catherine came out and denied everything publicly.

Xyla didn't say anything else, and instead, she nodded. "Thank you. I am Xyla Quest."

With that, Xyla extended a hand to Catherine.

Catherine immediately tossed her bouquet of wilted flowers away before rubbing her hands on her pants and quickly holding Xyla's hand. "It's my pleasure to meet you... Sister-in... I mean, Xyla," Catherine said warmly.

"This is a good friend of mine, and she is also a great partner at work. Georgie Clementine," Xyla smiled as she looked at Georgie.

Georgie was smiling satisfactorily at Catherine.

Catherine immediately extended her hand to shake Georgie's hand. "Georgie, nice to meet you. I'm Catherine Batton."

"Nice to meet you, sweetie... You are such an adorable girl," Georgie complimented openly.

"Hehe..." Catherine had a pure smile on her face.

"Darling, you should be careful with yourself for the time being. Mary Sullivan isn't easy to deal with. If she bullies you, remember to come to me," Xyla said.

"Tsk! I'm not that easily bullied. If she dares to do anything to me, I'll teach her a lesson," Catherine said in disdain.

"Her family is not easy to deal with. Just be careful," Xyla said seriously.

"I know, Xyla," Catherine said before sitting down next to Xyla and holding her hand affectionately.

"Xyla, I'm going to publish a Weibo post later. Please help me share it," she added.

Xyla nodded.

Catherine immediately moved closer to Xyla before wrapping her arm around Xyla's shoulder. She then used the selfie mode on her camera to take a picture of her kissing Xyla on her cheek.

After that, Catherine quickly pulled her lips away from Xyla's face and rested her head against Xyla's shoulder to take two more shots. Once she was done, she posted the pictures on her Weibo page with a caption, "Stanley and I really are siblings... Xyla Quest is my sister-in-law. Get lost, you gossipy people. My brother and my sister-in-law are perfectly fine."

After that, Catherine dangled her phone in front of Xyla's face to show her the content. "Xyla, share this."

Xyla smiled before logging into Weibo to share Catherine's post.

Right then, the tables quickly turned on Weibo. The people who were mocking Xyla at first instantly disappeared-

"If this girl isn't Stanley Batton's younger sister, I will behead myself. The previous information leaked must have been photoshopped. I hope whoever made it up goes to hell along with their entire family." "What else could their relationship possibly be other than siblings? Xyla can't be this close to the homewrecker. Whoever made the rumor up, I hope your entire family dies."

"Xyla is such a beautiful girl. Why would her husband cheat on her? Not all men are blind like Tom Sullivan, okay?"

Very soon, Stanley Batton shared Xyla's post too.

It soon became the trendiest topic online.

Netizens completely believed in the clarification that Catherine had made. Everyone was certain that the information related to Catherine before was all photoshopped. In fact, even if someone leaked information like this in the future, they were bound to distrust it.

When Xyla saw what everybody was saying, she began to relax.

"I truly have to thank you, Darling," Xyla looked up at Catherine and said.

What Catherine did not only saved Xyla's reputation, but it also got rid of a lot of family conflict that shouldn't have existed in the first place.

Catherine seemed nonchalant about it. "It's nothing worth mentioning."

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Meanwhile, Mary Sullivan had just tended to her wounds and was lying on her bed. When she saw the picture of Catherine Batton with Xyla Quest on Weibo, she was instantly enraged. Mary was certain that things were not as simple as they seemed. In fact, she was even more convinced that Xyla had faked this closeness to save her reputation.

As for Catherine, she must have been bribed by Xyla. Mary felt certain about this.

Hence, Mary immediately called the hacker, who worked for her. "Screenshot all of Catherine Batton's information on the household registration system and blast it out!"

The hacker very quickly agreed to her request.

After around half an hour, Mary was able to see the screenshots of Catherine's information on the household registration system all over Weibo, distributed by marketing accounts, just as she wished. Excitedly, she clicked into the comments section. She thought to herself that netizens must now have become fully aware of the truth.

However, things didn't go according to her plan.

"I won't believe you. You're a terrible marketing account. Absolutely horrendous."

"That's enough. Whoever made all this up to frame Xyla, your mother is a b*tch."

"Xyla Quest must have made a lunatic upset. That person won't stop creating rumors with photoshopped pictures. I hope the person who came up with all this gives birth to a stillborn baby." Not only did everyone not believe the information, they had even helped Xyla to curse Mary. This was something Mary hadn't expected at all.

Those rude comments nearly made Mary so mad.

"Arghh!!!" Mary screamed angrily before tossing her phone aside.

Now, netizens had clearly sided with Xyla. Regardless of what Mary did, they wouldn't believe her.

Mary was truly upset. Why didn't anyone believe in the truthful information she shared?

Mary knew that nobody would believe in her no matter what she did next.

Xyla had made a brilliant move. Everyone must have bought into the idea that Xyla and her husband were in a perfect relationship and weren't facing any problems.

Mary couldn't believe that somebody would take a picture with a homewrecker to their marriage for the sake of salvaging their reputation.

Mary had lost to Xyla once again.

Not only did she fail to embarrass Xyla, but she had also even worsened the wounds on her body. Mary was furious.

The more her body hurt, the more enraged Mary felt.

The pain reminded Mary of how Catherine treated her in Xyla's ward earlier.

"Catherine Batton... you are done for!" Mary uttered through gritted teeth.

***

Meanwhile, in Emily Quest's ward, she and May Conner had also seen the post on Weibo about Xyla and Catherine taking a picture together, as well as comments from netizens. After seeing all this, the two were in a state of disbelief.

"Catherine is not Stanley's sister at all. I am certain of that. I can't believe Xyla has used such a method to protect her reputation," Emily snorted coldly.

"Now, I am feeling more certain than ever that her husband is just playing as a double. Otherwise, she wouldn't possibly take a picture with the homewrecker, let alone be kissed by her." Emily had a confident yet scheming expression on her face.

"Is it possible that Mary's information is wrong? Can Catherine really be Stanley's sister?" May also snorted coldly.

"That's impossible. Mary couldn't get such a tiny detail wrong... Anyway, it doesn't matter now if she's right or wrong. Xyla's method is too effective. Even if there's any negative news about her husband, nobody would believe them," Emily said coldly.

"This ugly girl is such a scheming b*tch. At first, I thought I could personally witness this girl being criticized every day. I can't believe it didn't work," May said through gritted teeth.

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When May Conner thought of this, she felt incredibly annoyed. This time, luck seemed to be on Xyla Quest's side yet again.

"It's okay. We still have a lot of opportunities to screw her over. As long as I'm alive, Xyla won't be able to live in peace," Emily Quest said with a sinister smile.

"Mary Sullivan must be pissed right now. You should visit her in the ward later and incite her to make her hate Xyla even more," May said before chuckling devilishly. "Of course, I will." Emily began to laugh along devilishly.

***

Catherine Batton spent a long time in Xyla's ward before leaving.

After stepping out of the hospital, she got into a flash rose-red Lamborghini.

After that, she turned on the engine and drove away hastily from the hospital.

Her flashy sports car attracted a lot of attention on the road.

Since it was still early, Catherine decided to have some fun at a bar.

Hence, she stepped on the accelerator and drove to Unconscious Bar.

Since there weren't any parking spaces left near the entrance, she looked around before finally parking her car in the underground parking lot.

As soon as she got out of her car, six cars quickly entered the parking lot.

Very soon, they stopped around her.

The car still had their headlights on. Even if Catherine tried her best to observe the cars, she couldn't see clearly. Vaguely, she could see that the cars were filled with men in suits. She knew very well that they didn't have good intentions.

She was even more certain of who sent them.

Since returning to the country, Catherine hadn't messed with anyone else apart from Mary Sullivan.

Very soon, the six cars turned off their headlights.

Over twenty men in suits got out of the cars.

Each of them held karate sticks in their hands and had fierce expressions on their faces.

However, Catherine wasn't afraid at all.

Since the beginning, she maintained a calm composure.

"Brothers, charge at her! Beat her until she dies!" One of the young men shouted while waving his hand at the rest. After that, he extended his karate stick.

The others also extended their karate sticks before moving toward Catherine to start attacking her.

Meanwhile, Catherine didn't seem to be in a hurry. She huffed.

The exhale of air lifted her bangs before soon falling downward again.

After that, she rolled her sleeves up and began fighting against the twenty-odd men.

Catherine was as agile as a swallow. Regardless of how her opponents tried to grab her, they failed.

Within a minute, one man after another began falling to the ground as they cried in pain.

Catherine didn't let her guard down. Instead, she picked up a karate stick on the ground and continued to fight against the remaining men. Every strike seemed like a perfectly choreographed move in a film. Not only were her movements entertaining to watch, but they were also deadly.

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When Noah Smith entered the parking lot in his car, his headlights shone right at Catherine Batton.

He could see her fighting against a group of men clearly.

As he looked at Catherine's agile movements, Noah began to smile approvingly.

In the next second, his facial expression turned cold. He quickly stopped his car, got out of it, and charged into the crowd before fighting alongside Catherine.

Although Catherine was surprised to see Noah, she continued to fight against her enemies.

With the two of them working together, they soon left their opponents on the ground, defeated and crying in pain.

Catherine quickly got close to Noah and leaned against his back as she panted and glared down at the men by her feet. "Thank you," she said.

"Piece of cake," Noah said with a smile while he too was panting.

Catherine didn't reply to him but instead hastily grabbed a beaten-up youth and pressed him against the wall nearby. "Tell me, did Mary Sullivan send you guys here?" "Lady, please spare me. I'm begging you." His eyes were filled with fear.

"Are you going to answer or not?" Catherine raised her fist and pretended as if she would hit him.

The man subconsciously shifted his face to one side as he lifted his hands to his face to shield himself. "I will. I will. It's Mary Sullivan who sent us."

Catherine frowned a little before taking her phone out and pointed the camera at the man's face. "Say it one more time to the camera."

"Yes... Mary Sullivan was the one who asked us to do it..." The young man said frightfully.

Catherine snorted coldly and let go of him. She then dusted off her hands. "Mary Sullivan, you're dead," she snorted coldly.

With that, Catherine quickly returned to Noah and called the cops.

After around ten minutes, the cops arrived and put all the men in cuffs.

Later, they took a deposition from Catherine at the scene.

Once they were done, Catherine handed over the recorded evidence to the cops.

The cops then swiftly escorted the criminals away.

When everyone had left, Catherine looked at Noah. "Are you here to drink?"

"Hmm, I just wanted to hang out," Noah said and shook his head.

Catherine immediately grabbed Noah by his collar and walked forward. "Come on. I'll buy you a drink."

As soon as they were out of the parking lot, Catherine let Noah go and continued to walk.

Noah hurriedly followed her, trying to keep up with her pace as he spoke. "Were you referring to Mary Sullivan, who was on the trending list previously, and who is also from the Sullivan family?"

"Yeah. That's her," Catherine said as she looked at Noah and nodded.

As soon as Mary was brought up, Catherine felt extremely annoyed.

"Haven't you just gotten back? How did you end up messing with her?" Noah seemed confused.

"It's a long story. Anyway, the point is that I've messed with her, and that's that. This woman even said she would exile me from Atlantis, on top of getting me expelled from school," Catherine snorted coldly. "She's that arrogant?" Noah frowned unhappily.

"Yeah. She has no idea who she's talking to at all." Catherine fixed her gaze upon Noah's face. "Let's stop talking about this. Come on, let's go and drink."

Noah chuckled before following her forward. "Do you need my help?"

Catherine shook her head. "No. I'll just go to my brother."