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Chapter 531

With that, Stanley Batton stepped on the accelerator and quickly drove out of the garage.

By the time the car had left the garage, Xyla Quest was still in shock from what she had witnessed inside. "Do you like collecting luxury cars?" Xyla asked.

"Yeah," Stanley answered blandly before placing a set of keys in Xyla's hands. "These are for you," he said. Xyla saw the set of keys earlier. Stanley had used them to enter the villa as well as the garage.

"Why?" Xyla asked.

"You'll be in charge of this garage from now on. You can drive whichever car you like..." Stanley said.

"Aren't you afraid that I might wreck your favorite cars? Isn't the cheapest one in there worth at least eight million dollars? There are even antique ones that cost over a hundred million..." Xyla said.

"As long as you're happy, I don't mind if you wreck them," Stanley said without hesitation. There wasn't any change in emotion in his eyes.

Xyla instantly felt a warm sensation spreading in her heart as she silently put the keys away. "I'll look after these for you, but I'll only drive those cars when I need to in the future."

"It's up to you," Stanley said.

Xyla didn't say anything else as she continued to put the keys away silently.

She then opened Weibo and decided to check the list of trending topics.

However, she didn't expect her name to appear on the list.

At this moment, the hashtag #Xyla Quest bullies others because she's more powerful#' was on the third spot.

Xyla seemed dumbfounded. Did she bully others because she was more powerful?

Confused, she clicked on the link right away to check it out.

At the top of the page was a Weibo post from a verified account by the name of Ada. "Today, I was bullied in the shopping mall by a rude woman. Not only did she snatch my favorite handbag, she even worked with the mall's security to kick me out. The security guard even warned me to watch my attitude. Otherwise, I might not be able to leave in one piece! After the fact, I did some investigation and found out this woman is called Xyla Quest."

Xyla could recognize Ada's profile picture. She was the foreign woman Xyla had fought with at the shopping mall earlier.

Xyla immediately chuckled coldly before clicking on Ada's profile to look at it.

On Ada's profile, she was verified as the founder of Skyview Hotel in Country V.

When Xyla saw this verification detail, she instantly understood why that woman could afford to behave so unreasonably in the shopping mall.....

This hotel was one of the world's renowned chain of hotels.

Most importantly, Xyla once heard that the founder of Skyview Hotel Group had a very prominent background in Country V.

Her husband was the ex-President of Country V.

After exiting from Ada's page, Xyla looked at the comments in the general topics section. People wrote all sorts of nasty things-

"This is how the truly wealthy people in Country Z behave. Just because they are a little more well off, they think they can bully other people. Xyla must have gotten used to bullying people, and she ended up bullying someone she shouldn't have."

"It's true. My friend was there when it happened. Xyla was truly awful. She got Ada kicked out right away, and Ada didn't even say anything the entire time."

"I bet Ada is so much more powerful than Xyla. Xyla is doomed. I feel so disgusted. How could such a person exist?"

"Xyla is in deep trouble this time. The Quest family's business should just be shut down. I'm so angry!"

"I hope Xyla falls ill and dies. She is such an embarrassment to the people from Country Z. Outsiders must think all Country Z citizens are ill-mannered like her. Disgusting!"

Right then, netizens who didn't know the truth were all scolding Xyla. Each person said worse things than the person before.

Since Xyla was used to seeing things like this, she was not greatly affected on the inside.

However, she did find Ada quite disgusting for blaming her despite being the one at fault.

"What happened?" Stanley asked when he noticed Xyla seemed a little upset.

"The woman from the shopping mall earlier posted on Weibo. She said I bullied her. Now, I've become the target of hate speech on the list of trending topics." Xyla chuckled bitterly.

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With that, Xyla Quest handed her phone over to Stanley Batton.

Stanley Batton took the phone and glanced at Ada's page to see what she posted. "Don't be angry. Tell me. What would you like me to do to her? I'll do anything to make you feel better," he said. After saying that, Stanley reached his hand behind Xyla's head naturally.

Xyla obediently leaned closer to him. "I can deal with something minor like this. All you need to do is send me the surveillance footage from Dior's official store two hours ago," Xyla said. Stanley rubbed her head gently before holding her hand. "Okay."

After that, Stanley quickly gave Zack Cassidy a call and asked him to acquire the surveillance footage from Dior's official store.

Xyla watched as he made the call, and she smiled once he was done. "Thank you."

"Is there anything else I can do?" Stanley asked.

"No," Xyla said.

"You can do whatever you want. I'll always have your back," Stanley said with a cold snort.

Xyla felt warmed by his words, and she was immensely touched from the bottom of her heart.

"Hmm, okay..." Xyla nodded.

With a husband like him, what else could Xyla ask for?

After shifting her gaze back to Weibo, Xyla noticed several most recent posts on her Weibo account were flooded with countless mean comments.

"Xyla Quest, apologize! People like you should be exiled from the country. @NewsChannel."

"Lady, you are good at acting like a fool. Likewise, you are also good at pretending to be dead. Come out and apologize. What are you waiting for?"

"Our country's image is ruined because of people like you. Should the wealthy folks in our country even behave like this?"

"We don't know the entire story yet. We shouldn't judge so soon."

"Whoever commented above, are you sick? Why are you pretending to be a philosopher? Do you think someone with a status like Ada's would lie about these things?" "Xyla, stop hiring people to defend you online. Nothing will make you appear innocent. Just go to hell already. I hope you die in your sleep tonight."

All these comments were making Xyla feel terrible.

She exited from Weibo right away before putting her phone in her pocket.

Without proof, everything she said would be a mistake.

By the time Xyla and Stanley got home, Zack had sent the surveillance footage from Dior's official store to Stanley's phone.

Stanley opened and viewed it before directly forwarding it to Xyla's phone. "I've sent the footage to you on WeChat."

Xyla nodded. After that, she changed into her slippers and held Stanley's hand. She then sat on the couch and clicked on the video on her phone to view it.

The video came with audio, and it clearly portrayed what happened between her and Ada from the beginning to the end.

"Beep, beep, beep..." Right then, Stanley received a call from Zack on his phone.

He quickly picked it up and switched on the hands-free mode.

"Master Batton, I've already sent you the video. Did you see it? Someone tried to manipulate the surveillance footage in the shopping mall before. The entire evening's footage had been deleted. However, fortunately, our shopping mall's surveillance system was equipped to auto-save a backup copy. The copy wasn't deleted, and that's why I was able to find it."

When Xyla heard this, she instantly understood why Ada dared to make false accusations against her on Weibo.

Ada must have thought that her people had eliminated all proof of what happened tonight.

She probably believed she could say anything she wanted since Xyla was deemed not to have any proof. It was truly disgusting.

Xyla chuckled coldly. After that, Xyla snipped the footage of Ada intentionally asking for trouble by shouting at Xyla for being a citizen of Country Z, of Ada asking her to get out, and of her insulting Ada in return Xyla then posted all these on Weibo with a paragraph of text.

"I have nothing to say. You can watch the video on your own. I never expected that the person at fault would accuse the wronged party."

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As soon as Xyla Quest posted the video, countless netizens viewed it.

Within seconds, the tides had turned. Her Weibo post received over a hundred thousand comments within a minute.

"Ahhh. Xyla Quest is so cool. I'm very impressed by how you insulted that woman. You are our generation's favorite representative of a patriotic citizen. Ada, come out and apologize right now." "I'm so, so, so sorry. Xyla Quest, you are amazing."

"My neighbor was there when it happened. She said Xyla Quest was amazing. Moreover, she looked extremely beautiful in person."

"I love you, Xyla Quest. You are pretty and have a great personality. I'm sorry for saying those terrible things about you, along with the others. Please accept my apology."

"After watching this video, I became so upset that my body turned cold. Ada, can you please get the hell out of the country?"

"On a side note, the man next to Xyla Quest looks like her husband, doesn't he? Isn't he very handsome? He looks like Josh Batton."

Xyla casually looked at the comments before opening Ada's Weibo profile.

Right then, Ada's Weibo had already been flooded with messages.

The sentence Ada used, calling Xyla out for being a citizen of Country Z, and asking her to get out, sparked resentment among netizens. When Xyla scrolled down to the comment section below Ada's post, which Ada framed Xyla with, everyone was scolding Ada.

"This is Country Z. If you don't like it here, you can get your ass out. Nobody cares. Apologize to Xyla Quest right now. Also, citizen of Country V, get out!"

"D*mn. I've learned something new today. The person at fault actually dares to accuse the wronged person. You sure are capable. Apologize right away. Also, get out!"

"Fat woman, who do you think you are? How dare you think you are superior to us and cause a scene here? Do you want to die? Get out!"

"You should look in the mirror before you look for trouble here. Why are you so arrogant? Let's boycott Skyview Hotel! Get out!"

After reading these comments, Xyla felt much better.

Stanley gently sat her on his lap before he rested his chin on her shoulder. "Do you feel better?" He asked while looking at her Weibo profile. "Yeah," Xyla said and nodded.

"Shall we go upstairs to sleep?" Stanley asked.

"Yeah, I'm exhausted..." Xyla said.

Stanley immediately carried her in his arms and began walking upstairs...

"I'm sure Ada won't give up so easily," Xyla said.

"She can do whatever she wants. You have me." Stanley's gaze seemed calm as ever. It felt as if he had everything under control.

Xyla didn't say anything and instead silently leaned into his embrace.

His embrace was the greatest source of security for her.

Once they had returned to the bedroom, they took a shower together and got into bed.

Xyla leaned against the bedrest and opened Weibo.

Right then, '#Ada insults citizen of Country Z#' had become the top trending hashtag. There was the word 'explosive' behind the hashtag.

'#Ada, get out#' was the second most trending hashtag, and it also had the word 'explosive' behind it.

These two hashtags had gained so much popularity that they seemed to outshine everything else on Weibo from before.

Xyla smiled satisfactorily before clicking on the first topic.

At that moment, she discovered that the page had gone completely blank.

Clearly, this matter had garnered a lot of attention, so much so that the Weibo's server crashed.

Xyla refreshed many times before the page returned to normalcy.

Netizens were still all cursing Ada on the page.

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Everyone was requesting for Ada to be deported from the country, and some even called for a boycott of Skyview Hotel.

Moreover, Xyla Quest could also see some netizens posting screenshots of Skyview Hotel's stock price data under the topic. Ever since the incident happened, Skyview Hotel's stock price had been falling. Within an hour, it had lost billions in market value.

Xyla even saw that foreign media had begun paying attention to this incident. Hence, regardless of whether these netizens were from within or out of the country, they were all firing insults at Ada. Meanwhile, Ada's husband had also publicly criticized his wife, and he apologized on behalf of the wrongful things she said.

The heated discussions pushed the couple and Skyview Hotel to the edge.

While seeing what happened to Ada, Xyla didn't feel the least bit sorry for her. In fact, she felt very amused.

Foreigners like Ada, who earned money from Country Z but looked down on its citizens, deserved to be punished like this. Likewise, Stanley Batton was also looking at what Xyla had read on Weibo. After taking everything in, he gradually smiled a little. Xyla turned around and was about to tell him about what happened when she noticed he was looking at the same content. Stanley was wearing a black silk pajama, and the deep-V collar showed his muscular chest in its entirety.

Even if he was only looking at his phone with his head lowered, he still looked very attractive. Xyla was utterly mesmerized.

Stanley extended his arm and casually pulled Xyla into his embrace. He then gave Zack Cassidy a call on his phone. "Sell all the Skyview shares we own."

"Yes, Master Batton..." Zack answered respectfully.

Stanley hung up the phone right away without saying anything else.

Xyla was stunned after overhearing the conversation between Stanley and Zack. "Do you actually own shares in Skyview Hotel?" She asked.

Stanley ruffled Xyla's hair just like how he would do a Persian cat. "Yeah. Not a lot."

"How much is not a lot?" Xyla asked curiously.

"Approximately 10%..." Stanley said calmly expressionlessly.

"10%? That's already a lot..." Xyla said.

Stanley's decision at such a time to sell the 10% shares he owned in Skyview Hotel was akin to adding insult to injury for the latter.

During such a turbulent period, news like this would only cause the hotel's stock price to fall even further.

"It's still alright," Stanley said before turning off most lights in the room. The only light left open was the bedside lamp.

After that, he tugged at Xyla to make her lay her head on his chest.

"With what you just did, Skyview will be in a very tough spot," Xyla said as she rubbed her face against his chest.

Stanley continued to ruffle her hair even more gently. "That's what they deserve for messing with my woman and insulting my country."

"Stanley Batton, I like how tough you are," Xyla added.

"Is that so?" Stanley instantly pressed his body against hers.

Xyla felt her heart tightening suddenly, and her face had turned completely red. "Yeah, it's true."

Stanley slowly moved his lips close to her ear before opening his mouth slowly. "Prove it to me then..." He whispered.

Xyla clenched her fist and gently punched at his chest. "Can you control yourself a little?"

"I'm already controlling myself a lot... If I were to let loose and do whatever I wanted, you'd have become bedridden long ago."

Xyla's heartbeat quickened once more. "You're terrible! Mmphh..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Stanley forcefully pressed his lips against hers and stopped her from speaking.

"Women like bad guys..." Stanley said affectionately in the dark.

"Mmphh..."

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At the same time, news of Dragon Group selling the 10% of Skyview Hotel's shares they owned made it to the headlines of various financial news platforms. Various verified users on Weibo forwarded the post and published posts of their own to announce that Dragon Group had sold shares of Skyview Hotel.

Influenced by Dragon Group's action, many shareholders in Skyview Hotel began selling the shares they owned in the company as well.

Suddenly, the hotel's stock price plummeted at an even more alarming rate than before.

'#Dragon View sells Skyview Hotel shares#' made it to the third spot on the list of trending topics, while '#Skyview Hotel stock price continues to plummet#' made it to fourth place. Netizens began to discuss the matter excitedly.

"Dragon Group did a good job by taking such a decisive action that is sure to bring them down. This is how a strong entity should behave."

"I've become a fan of Dragon Group now! Ahhh... Dragon Group is clearly saying 'How dare you to bully our country's citizens? I'll send you to your deathbed'."

"Ada must have fainted from crying too much in her bathroom. This is such a wonderful outcome for a real-life drama. Whoever sells off shares they own in Ada's company will become my idol."

Right after that, Liam Smith also shared the video Xyla Quest had published with a note of his own attached. "Since you are doing business here, you should respect each person on this piece of land." With Liam's appearance, the matter became even more vigorously discussed.

Many influential social media influencers began to share his post.

'#Vice President Liam Smith criticizes Ada#' instantly claimed the top spot on the list of trending topics.

Netizens' criticism became even harsher...

'#Skyview Hotel, get out of Country Z#' soon took the second spot on the list of trending topics.

By now, the top ten topics on Weibo's list of trending topics were all related to this matter.

***

After Xyla and Stanley Batton had sex, they took a shower together once more.

The two of them then returned to bed.

With her energy all used up, Xyla didn't feel like doing anything else apart from lying down.

Next to her, Stanley still seemed energetic as he lit a cigarette.

He was not wearing anything at all. With only a thin layer of the white sheet covering his lower body, his muscular chest, perfect waistline, and sexy abs were fully visible. Xyla couldn't see an ounce of fat on his body.

He had the classic lean body with clothes on and muscular without.

From Xyla's perspective, Stanley's jawline was also perfect. It seemed as if a master sculptor had worked on it with a perfect set of skills.

Not even the best plastic surgeon could create such a perfect jawline.

Such features, coupled with Stanley's sexy Adam's apple, and the crisscrossed, red scratch marks on his body, he seemed cold yet handsome and cool.

With Stanley's looks, even the sight of him smoking seemed like a perfect painting. It was like an alluring picture that had been exquisitely enhanced.

At this moment, Xyla was no longer feeling sleepy. Hence, she took her phone out and opened Weibo.

All sorts of topics about Ada and Skyview Hotel on Weibo's list came into sight, and Xyla was feeling more and more pleased by this.

She felt even better when she saw Liam's post.

Xyla knew that Liam's involvement meant Skyview Hotel would no longer be able to continue developing in Country Z.

For founders to say such things, not only would ordinary citizens refuse to tolerate them, but even the government officials wouldn't tolerate them.

It was very likely that Ada would be deported from the country.

***

The next morning, Xyla woke up to even more shocking news on her phone.

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When Xyla Quest clicked on the list of trending topics, she discovered that Ada, Skyview Hotel, and the incident of her scolding Ada was still on it.

In fact, the top ten headlines on Weibo were still related to them.

While scrolling through the headlines, Xyla noticed a new topic in forty-seventh place. '#Ada apologizes#'.

She immediately tapped on the link.

The first thing that came into sight was a letter of apology Ada had recently published.

"I would like to express my sincerest apology for my wrongful behavior against Xyla Quest and all of Country Z's citizens last night. I truly am sorry. From now on, I will be very careful with what I say and do. Or top of that, I just want to say that I had actually lost control of my emotions last night, and that's why I said those nonsensical things. To be honest, I personally love Country Z a lot. That's why I have chosen to establish my hotel here. From today on, I will watch what I say and do, and I'll prove how much I love Country Z with my actions. Xyla Quest, I'm truly sorry. Please forgive me."

However, netizens were still criticizing her below the post.

"Yeah right, as if you truly loved Country Z. I bet you just love the money here."

"We will not accept your apology, and neither will Xyla Quest accept it. Get the hell out of here."

"Old woman, get out. Have some respect for yourself, OK?"

"Your apology will not stop us from boycotting Skyview Hotel. We won't let you earn a single dollar from us."

"She's only apologizing because of the money. Let me translate what she meant in the second half of that paragraph: From today on, I will prove with my actions how much I love Country Z's money." Xyla also knew very clearly why Ada chose to apologize right now.

Hence, she was even more reluctant to accept Ada's apology.

After closing Weibo, Xyla stretched lazily and walked into the bathroom to clean herself up.

Once she was done, she sat in front of the dressing table and put on her usual, simple makeup.

After that, Xyla entered the closet and selected a white chiffon blouse, a hip-hugging houndstooth skirt, and a pair of black stilettos.

Having made sure that her makeup and outfit were fine, she quickly pulled her long, curly, black hair into a neat, tall ponytail. With her full and shiny forehead bare, she walked downstairs excitedly. Downstairs, the living room was brightly lit by sunlight from outside the window.

There was a delicious scent of cooked noodles in the air, and the scent made her feel even more warmed in this seemingly perfect morning.

Right then, Stanley Batton walked out of the kitchen with two steaming bowls of noodles. "Let's eat," he said as soon as he saw Xyla.

Xyla instantly followed Stanley into the dining room.

After placing the bowls of noodles on the table, Stanley shifted his gaze to Xyla and carefully scanned her up and down.

Her perfectly matched outfit and the sexy figure made his abdomen clench once again.

Stanley was reminded of the nights they spent together and her enticing body. The images continued to appear in his mind, making his heart pound.

He took long strides over to Xyla and forcefully hugged her from behind before whispering affectionately into her ear. "If it wasn't because you insisted on going to the office, I don't feel like letting you head out."

Xyla instantly blushed, and her face was as red as a rose. She looked extremely enticing to Stanley. "You're terrible..." Xyla said.

After that, she quickly pushed his hand away and sat down. Using chopsticks and a spoon, she began to eat the seafood noodles Stanley prepared.

Stanley playfully glanced at her before sitting down across from Xyla.

After drinking a mouthful of the warm soup, Xyla felt a sense of warmth spread in her heart too.

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"Oh right, did you check out Weibo? Ada apologized, and she was still heavily criticized," Xyla Quest said.

"Yeah, I saw that," Stanley Batton said before picking up a pan-fried bun and placing it on her plate. "Eat some more. You're too thin. You should put on a little more weight." "I'll become ugly if I gain weight," Xyla said while elegantly eating the pan-fried bun.

"I'll like you no matter how fat you get," Stanley said before placing another pan-fried bun on her plate.

Xyla looked at him suspiciously. "I don't believe you. There isn't a man in the world who doesn't prefer pretty and sexy women."

"I only like you," Stanley said.

"You're a sweet-talker." Although Xyla didn't know if Stanley was telling the truth, she at least found what he said pleasant.

"It's true," Stanley stressed.

Right then, Xyla was beaming widely.

"Do you have to work all day today?" Stanley asked.

"Yeah, it seems like it..."

"What time do you plan to get off work?" He asked.

"At least after five or six."

"Okay. I'll send you to work, and I'll pick you up in the evening," Stanley said.

"Okay."

While the two of them were talking to each other, Xyla's phone began to vibrate. When she saw that it was a call from her father, she immediately answered the call.

"Xyla... I just saw the news on Weibo. I slept very early last night and didn't know anything until now. You're amazing, Xyla," he said.

Xyla smiled gently. "That's what I should have done anyway."

"I was right for choosing you as my heir. You really make me proud." Jeremy continued to shower Xyla with compliments.

Even through the phone, Xyla could sense how happy her father was right now.

"Oh right, Xyla. My charity foundation is organizing a charity dinner that will be happening in three days. Would you be free then?" Jeremy asked.

"Yeah, I would." Xyla would certainly be there to support events like this.

Her father's charity foundation had been helping a group of children with congenital disorders for many years. Since its establishment ten years ago, it had helped close to a million children with congenital disorders.

To collect more funds, Jeremy would organize a charity dinner during the spring and invite a group of influential individuals to participate and donate to the charity foundation.

"Okay. If Stan is free, get him to come along. It will be taking place at eight o'clock in Ballroom 8 in Victoria Hotel," Jeremy added.

"Alright," Xyla said.

After hanging up the phone, Xyla turned to look at Stanley.

"The Quest family's charity foundation is organizing a charity dinner the day after tomorrow. Would you be free to come with me then?" Xyla asked.

"Sure," Stanley said.

Once they were done with breakfast, Stanley drove Xyla to Quest Group in his Bentley Arnage.

After that, Xyla quickly walked into her office.

As soon as she entered, she received a call from Georgie Clementine.

Xyla hurriedly sat in front of her desk and picked up the call.

"I've already sent Noah Smith's development plan to your email. You can have a look. Also, I've sent you a video of him singing and dancing via WeChat. Check it out. He's truly awesome..." Georgie said. "Okay," Xyla said before quickly hanging up and opening the video of Noah singing and dancing that Georgie had just sent her.

In the video, Noah delivered a top-notch performance in all aspects, including his pitch control, breath control, and his dancing ability.

In fact, he was doing a much better job than many of the popular idols who debuted before him.

Although Noah usually seemed like a calm and relaxed guy, he appeared extremely cool when he performed.

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From Noah Smith's performance, Xyla Quest could see his potential of becoming a major celebrity.

In fact, she could already picture Noah dressed like an idol and performing on a brightly lit stage while everyone admired him off-stage.

After watching the video, Xyla directly tapped on Noah's development plan that Georgie Clementine had sent her.

Georgie had come up with a stage name for him, Noah Miller.

His first on-stage performance was set to be during Teenage Idol's grand finale.

He would be the opening act of the grand finale when the time came.

Once Noah gained sufficient popularity, they would make him one of the instructors in Goose Factory's street-dancing reality competition, Fire Up Street Dancing.

After that, he would release his single, participate in variety shows, act in movies...

Xyla skimmed through the plan and thought it was rather well done. She then sent Georgie a message on WeChat to tell her that she agreed with it.

Georgie very quickly replied with an 'OK' emoji. "I have a feeling that X Entertainment will very soon become the number one entertainment company in the country. Morty Wayne, Jay Corben, and Noah Smith are all high-potential stars in our company. Suppose they become famous simultaneously, coupled with our already popular male and female groups and female actresses, not to mention our top-performing Josh Batton, nobody else in the entertainment industry could compete against us," Georgie said.

Georgie sounded fully confident about the company's growth in the future.

Xyla agreed with what Georgie said.

Xyla instantly replied Georgie with an adorable smiley emoji. "Georgie, let's work hard for our future. I'm sure everything will get better," Xyla added.

"Yeah... President Xyla, I feel very excited just thinking about it," Georgie said.

"Don't be too excited for now. Once they have all become a hit, and when we become number one in the industry, that's when we can celebrate," Xyla said. "Yeah... We're awesome," Georgie said.

"Yes, we really are. Georgie, make sure Noah receives more training during this period so that he would make a huge impact as soon as he gets up on stage," Xyla said. "Most certainly," Georgie said.

Xyla chuckled before looking at Teenage Idol's leaderboard.

Morty Wayne and Jay Corben were still occupying the first and second spots.

Although there wasn't a huge difference in popularity between them, ther person in third place seemed very much behind them.

After observing such statistics, Xyla satisfactorily put her phone aside and seriously sorted through her work.

***

Three days later, the Quest family's charity dinner was held at Victoria Hotel's Ballroom 8.

There were white roses and light-purple balloons decorated all over the place at the venue, making it seem beautiful and magical. Nearly all the influential people in Atlantis' business realm and currently popular celebrities in the entertainment industry were there.

There were over a hundred tables set up in the large hall, and each table allowed guests of up to five.

Right then, ladies and gentlemen dressed in expensive suits and gowns were all seated, and they were eating their desserts.

Since the dinner hadn't officially started, Jeremy Quest was going around to each table to greet and chat with guests along with Mary Conner. The couple was glowing with excitement.

Tony Sullivan, Bailey Ronson, Tom Sullivan, Julian Sullivan, and Emily Quest were all there too.

They were seated at a table near the stage.

There was a murderous look in Bailey's eyes.

When Emily noticed Bailey's facial expression, she began to smile satisfactorily.

Before they arrived, Emily heard Bailey talking to someone on the phone in the living room. She mentioned something about destroying Xyla's reputation today. Imagining what could possibly happen next, Emily was in an extremely good mood.

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However, when Emily Quest recalled that she was supposed to be heavily depressed, she quickly showed a sad facial expression. Soon, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton arrived at Ballroom 8, where the Quest family's charity dinner was held.

Xyla and Stanley walked through the door holding each other's hand. As soon as they entered the ballroom, all eyes were on them.

Xyla was wearing a slim-fit, lavender, mermaid dress with diamond jewelry worth up to millions of dollars. She was glowing like a fairy.

Stanley, on the other hand, was wearing a high-class, custom-made Armani suit. His hair was loosely brushed to the back of his head, making him appear noble yet aloof.

The two were a perfect couple, with Stanley appearing like an ideal man and Xyla appearing like a perfect woman.

Nobody could look away.

The lights by the door made them appear even brighter.

There was no one else in the ballroom who looked better than the two of them.

"Isn't this Xyla Quest? She really is beautiful. She's too beautiful. And her husband looks even better!!!"

"These two must be the best-looking couple in Country Z, right? I've never seen anyone as good together." "Xyla truly is like a goddess. How could she have such a divine aura about her?"

Many people couldn't resist talking among themselves.

Tom Sullivan could hear what these people were saying, and he felt deeply hurt but was unable to express it.

When Tom looked at the Xyla, who seemed to be glowing like a diamond, he felt an awful tingling sensation in his heart.

This fairy-like woman used to do whatever he asked her to, but he didn't appreciate her enough, and he always treated her indifferently.

Now, she had become someone he could never lay his hands on.

Tom couldn't help but think about how he cheated on Xyla by being with Emily and how Xyla caught them.

He did such a terrible thing to her that night!

If he had known Xyla would one day become beautiful again, he wouldn't have done that.

Xyla held Stanley by his arm and walked all the way to their designated seats before sitting down as everyone looked on.

Xyla and Stanley were seated at the same table as Jeremy Quest and May Conner. Coincidentally, their table was located next to the Sullivan family's table. Although Xyla caught Tom staring at her intently, she ignored him and didn't even glance at him.

Immediately, Xyla reached for a small piece of pineapple with a fork before moving it close to Stanley's mouth.

Stanley smiled a little before opening his mouth and taking the piece of pineapple into his mouth. He then slowly chewed with an affectionate look in his eyes.

The two of them displayed their affection for each other openly, making the people around them feel incredibly jealous.

Never mind the fact that they were already such a gorgeous-looking couple, but now they were even showing off their love for each other. Who could possibly stand it?

When Tom saw this happening, he felt exceptionally jealous and remorseful on the inside.

Xyla once fed him like this too.

Back then, he didn't even think much of it...

This was especially true after Xyla had become round and fat. When they occasionally met, Xyla always worked harder than she previously did, and she would always grab food for Tom during meals. She ever fed him his favorite prawn dish.

After meals, Xyla would feed Tom all sorts of fruits, but he always behaved dismissively. In fact, he would even feel disgusted by the food Xyla placed in her mouth because she had become ugly.

Hence, Tom treated Xyla extremely coldly and refused to be fed by Xyla by offering all sorts of excuses.