Ch. 711..720
Chapter 711
However, Xyla Quest was able to dodge the attack agily.
After that, she kicked Shawn Gilbert in his buttock.
Shawn knocked against the couch.
Georgie frowned a little before standing up slowly. She gently patted her thigh that Shawn accidentally brushed against earlier.
She then stood next to Xyla.
The two of the beautiful women seemed disgusted.
"We're all civilized people... But you forced me to attack you. Tsk..." Xyla shook her head in a frustrated way, but she still sounded gentle as usual.
Right then, outside the room, the bodyguards Stanley Batton had specially arranged for Xyla overheard the noise, and all of them came running in. However, they were stunned at the door when they saw what had happened.
The bodyguards looked at each other.
Stanley's wife was way too awesome!
With a pained expression, Shawn stood up while panting. "You... You're done for. I'm telling you!" He angrily pointed at Xyla's face.
"Is that so?" Xyla smiled, but there was a tinge of coldness in her eyes.
"Yeah... Believe it or not, I can make your company shut down within minutes," Shawn said.
"Sure... Why don't you try? Let's see if it's mine or your company that gets shut down," Xyla replied.
"How arrogant. What's your name?" Shawn asked.
"Me? I won't tell you my name... Everyone calls me the boss lady. You can do the same," Xyla said.
Shawn was so mad that he was nearly out of his mind.
This was the first time somebody had spoken to him like this in his life.
"Screw you!" Shawn cursed under his breath.
"Screw you. You are a disgusting man..." Xyla showed a look of disgust before waving her hand at the bodyguards by the door. "Toss this man into the river so he can get his brain cleaned..." "Yes!" the bodyguards answered unanimously.
Shawn was beginning to feel doubtful. He subconsciously took a few steps back. "You... You people... Which of you dares to touch me?" Shawn had a look of fear in his eyes.
Very soon, Shawn was dragged out of the room by the bodyguards.
"Terribly annoying." Xyla frowned unhappily.
After that, she sat down.
Georgie sat down as well, and she immediately showed Xyla her thumbs. "You really are... Amazing."
"Did you record all of it?" Xyla asked.
Georgie immediately stopped the recording before saving the audio file. "Yeah."
"Keep it. It'll be of use to us when the time comes," Xyla said.
"Aren't we going to publish this right now?" Georgie asked.
"No..." Xyla said without hesitation.
"Why don't we make the first move by attacking now?" Georgie seemed confused.
Xyla looked at Georgie thoughtfully. "I think Shawn will do his best to destroy Josh. When he feels like he's done enough, he'll start targeting other artists in X Entertainment, one at a time," Xyla said. "If you know that, why aren't you taking any action now?" Georgie asked.
"I think I get what you mean... You're thinking..." Georgie added after suddenly realized something.
Georgie then stopped herself from speaking.
Chapter 712
Chapter 712
"Since we have this recording in our hands, we can let him do whatever he wants. Once things reach a certain stage, we'll share this stuff with everyone. The more complicated things get, the worse fate this fellow will face... Meanwhile, Josh will get even more famous. I believe Josh will be able to gain even more fans through this ordeal," Xyla Quest said with a serious look on her face.
Georgie Clementine immediately snapped her fingers. "Yes... Let's watch this man blow this up. In the end, he will have done all this to help us... He'll be furious."
Without saying anything, Xyla picked up the two cups of tea on the table that had already turned lukewarm. She handed one of it to Georgie, and the two of them drank the tea together.
Their mouths filled with the scent of flowers.
It was refreshing.
Suddenly, Xyla felt much more lively.
"Tell Josh about what happened and tell him not to worry. I've got it all under control..." Xyla added.
Georgie nodded.
Xyla then picked her phone up and called Stanley Batton.
She first told him about everything that happened in the office. After that, she told him about her plan.
Stanley told her that he agreed with her.
"Honey, I might need your help when I make the final reveal to embarrass him... After all, his family is too powerful," Xyla added.
"Just tell me when you need help," Stanley said.
Xyla felt a sense of sweetness spread in her heart when she heard what Stanley said.
What did she do to deserve such a wonderful husband?
After arranging everything, Xyla then explained to Sharon what happened through WeChat so that she'd feel comforted.
Once Xyla was done, she turned to look at Georgie. "Get back to work..."
Georgie instantly stood up and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Xyla gave Josh a call on the phone.
Xyla first told Josh everything that happened earlier. After that, she began to reassure Josh. "Don't worry. Leave it all to me... Don't check your phone or watch the television for now. If you're bored, just stay at home and work out. Give me a week... After a week, I'll make you even more popular..."
Xyla seemed fully confident.
Meanwhile, Josh was now leisurely sunbathing on the balcony of his villa.
There was a glass of mango pomelo sago in his hand.
He smiled as he listened to Xyla.
He was impressed by her.
"I didn't think you'd hit him like that..." Josh could imagine the scene in his mind.
It must have looked very cool.
"He asked for it." Xyla chuckled.
"Hmm... Thank you, Sister-in-law." Josh suddenly sounded serious.
"That's my job... Josh, don't overthink. Enjoy your time at home. The company will take the bullet for you," Xyla added.
"Hmm. Okay." Josh felt a warmth in his heart.
Xyla then explained her plan to Josh.
He didn't have any opinion about it, and he told Xyla to do as she saw fit...
After that, the two of them discussed work a little before Xyla hung up the phone.
Josh secretly opened Weibo to look at the negative stuff about him.
A lot of the negative comments were baseless.
Now, there were even talks of how he discriminated against women.
It was completely taken out of context based on a screenshot.
In the screenshot, Josh was telling his assistant that she looked ugly. This was merely a joke between the two of them at the time it happened.
Chapter 713
Chapter 713
Josh Batton only made the joke because they knew each other very well.
Moreover, it happened many years ago.
He didn't think it would be dug up now.
Josh shook his head, helplessly.
After scrolling through Weibo a while longer, he discovered an 'anti-Josh Batton' group on Weibo.
There were at least a million people in it, and these were all his anti-fans.
Apart from a bunch of made-up negative comments about Josh, people shared criticisms of his acting skills, his singing, and his dancing. Somebody even claimed that Josh didn't graduate from primary school and that his educational background was all made up.
When he scrolled further down, he discovered even more ridiculous stuff.
There was a rumor that he had an intimate relationship with Georgie Clementine, his company's CEO.
It also claimed that he gave up on renewing the contract with his previous company and switched over to X Entertainment because of their relationship...
Allegedly, his career was smooth sailing after he joined X Entertainment because he treated Georgie very well.
Josh felt very speechless after going through such false claims.
Some anti-fans could make things up out of thin air.
If they wanted to defame someone, they could come up with all sorts of reasons. After scrolling down, he even saw an anti-fan claiming that Josh really did drugs and hired prostitutes. The person even said that Josh's company bribed the police to protect his image. There was also a claim that the news about a teacher supporting him was also true, but his company had made it seem like it was all made up. In fact, the claims all seemed logically flawless.
There were also countless likes and comments that agreed with the original post despite how absurd the claims were.
Everyone in the group seemed to be acting as if they were speaking from and upholding the moral high ground.
In these people's eyes, everything Josh's company did was part of a conspiracy.
Josh had no idea how many of these were professionally hired anti-fans and how many of them were genuine passersby.
Meanwhile, Xyla's bodyguards really did toss Shawn into a river in the city.
They left right after doing so.
After climbing his way out of the river with difficulty, Shawn sat by the road in a downtrodden state while he tried to call someone back home with his phone. However, his phone was thoroughly soaked, and it was no longer usable.
Suddenly, the sky turned dark.
It looked like it was going to rain.
Cold breezes lapped against his body from all directions, giving him goosebumps all over.
At that moment, he had never felt angrier in his life.
He felt like a rat that had been kicked around on the streets.
Never had he felt this much shame before.
"Josh Batton... X Entertainment, you're all done for!" he uttered through gritted teeth.
After that, Shawn limped across the road and grabbed a taxi home, ignoring the odd stares from people around him while he did so.
***
After returning home, Shawn immediately got to work on defaming Josh.
He swore to himself that he'd completely destroy Josh.
In fact, he offered to spend 300 million dollars to ruin Josh's reputation.
The anti-fans became increasingly excited because of what Shawn said, and they started spewing more nonsense on the internet.
Many social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Weibo, were all riddled with various negative video commentaries about Josh.
These people defamed Josh by saying he was an incapable artist with a poor personality, and they said that his image was all crafted. They criticized Josh for being ugly and relying on makeup to look better.
Someone even looked for traces that Josh went through plastic surgery and shared blasphemous things about it. Apart from that, they claimed that Josh was able to get past loopholes in the legal system. In fact, he was able to be cleared of allegations that he did drugs or hired prostitutes because of that.
They even shared screenshots of Josh being close with Georgie in their daily lives through a compiled video, and they named it 'the dominant CEO and his wife'.
They were saying all sorts of things to defame him.
Moreover, they also criticized Josh for having poor taste in fashion.
Every single video about Josh was responded to with comments that 'Josh Batton must be destroyed'.
It seemed like Josh was the number one public enemy on the internet.
Chapter 714
Chapter 714
Josh Batton's fans were arguing against his anti-fans as best they could, but they were all labeled as being idiots for doing so. Many clueless passersby began to pay attention to this affair.
However, because they didn't know what exactly happened, they were influenced by Josh's anti-fans to criticize him.
Suddenly, Josh turned from a male idol to something less than a pile of mud.
X Entertainment did nothing in the next two days.
The company allowed the whole situation to worsen.
The longer they remained silent, the more excited the anti-fans became.
There was an increasing number of rumors made up about Josh, including allegations that he was a bisexual pedophile who also cross-dressed and went through plastic surgery.
In fact, the anti-fans even started attacking the brands Josh was an ambassador for.
They formed a group to mess with these brands by filing complaints that the products were of low quality, as well as various other reasons to make these brands look bad.
Their objective was to get these brands to replace Josh with someone else as their ambassador.
Although Josh had many fans, his fans were outnumbered by the combination of anti-fans and other people who criticized him.
Josh's negative news was shared on Weibo, various news applications, browsers, newspapers, magazines, and other platforms.
Josh's fans, who were now deeply upset, began cursing at X Entertainment for not doing anything to defend him. They felt pity for Josh. However, everything seemed peaceful within X Entertainment.
Things were progressing just as the company had planned.
Inside the president's office, rays of sunlight sneaked through the french window in all directions. The room felt warm and brightly lit.
Sitting on a soft couch, Xyla Quest, Josh Batton, and Georgie Clementine were sipping on floral tea while reading the news on the internet.
Each of them had calm expressions on their faces.
"Due to the huge amount of pressure, many major brands, including Shawn Gilbert's Silverway are expressing their desire to terminate their contract with us. Shawn even ordered everyone to boycott us..." Georgie said while she slowly sipped on the floral tea.
"Hmm..." Xyla seemed unbothered.
Josh didn't say anything. Instead, he silently drank his tea.
He would do exactly as the company planned.
He believed in everything Xyla said, and he knew she was right about all of it.
"Beep, beep, beep..." Right then, the sound of a phone ringing could be heard.
It disrupted the silence in the room.
Xyla saw an unknown number on her phone screen.
She immediately picked up the call...
"Hehe... It's you, Xyla Quest... How do you feel? Are you happy with the mess you've made?"
It was Shawn's voice.
On the other end of the call, Shawn was sitting down in a large office within his investment company while reading Josh's negative news.
He felt very pleased with himself for being at the top of the food chain.
"Yes, that's me, and I'm very pleased." Xyla snorted coldly.
"Pleased... Pleased?" Shawn was infuriated by Xyla's proud tone.
Xyla gently put her teacup down before glancing over at Josh, who was next to her. "Of course..." She said with a smile.
After that, Xyla started recording the conversation.
"Hehe... You really do know how to pretend, Xyla Quest... I'm giving you one last chance. Find a way to bring Josh to my bed. I can forgive you for what you did before...
"If you refuse me once more, I'll stir up an even bigger storm..." Shawn said.
Chapter 715
Chapter 715
Shawn Gilbert was completely unaware that the conversation was being recorded. He continued to yell at Xyla Quest without being concerned with his image.
"Do as you wish." Xyla put the call on loudspeaker before tossing her phone onto the coffee table.
"You're already like a mouse trapped in a corner. Why are you still so arrogant? Very well. I'll ruin Josh Batton first. After that, I'll deal with X Entertainment and the rest of you... At first, I wanted to allow you to salvage the situation. It looks like that's not necessary anymore," Shawn said with a threatening tone.
"Well then, make it worse." Xyla hung up the phone right after that. She didn't want to say anything else to that person.
Xyla's behavior made her appear very cool.
Although Josh had met various types of beautiful women, he was still impressed with Xyla at that moment.
His mood, which was initially ruined by the phone call, had become better.
"This is the first time I've met someone as shameless as him," Georgie said.
"Yeah..." Josh chuckled.
"Georgie... Help them out by making up more rumors. Make this thing even more viral..." Xyla poured herself another cup of floral tea.
"Okay," Georgie answered right away.
"Don't be angry. I'll make it up to you..." Xyla patted Josh's shoulder gently and said.
"Okay..." Josh nodded.
He'd listen to whatever she said.
***
After that, things escalated even further.
On average, Josh's name appeared on the list of trending topics close to ten times every day. All of them involved negative news about him.
People were making all sorts of negative stuff about him.
There was no telling whether any of these rumors were true at all.
Somebody said that Josh would soon be boycotted, while others said that Josh would lose all of his resources, and all the brands he was currently an ambassador for would replace him with someone else.
On top of that, someone also said that Josh's company had thoroughly given up on him, and that the boss who owned X Entertainment was going to keep him away from the public's eye.
An increasing number of people were expressing their negative opinions about Josh.
Some of the people Josh worked together in the industry began criticizing him more frequently.
Meanwhile, Josh's fans also expressed their increasing hatred toward X Entertainment.
One after another, these fans began condemning X Entertainment.
"X Entertainment, have you gone mad? What kind of a trashy company is this? Only a blind person would enter this company."
"Such a trashy company with a trashy boss. Go to hell, the whole lot of you."
"I want to know if the company's boss is dead."
Josh's fans were completely enraged.
On the other hand, his anti-fans were celebrating joyously.
"Brothers and sisters, it looks like Josh Batton is going down for sure. Hahaha..."
"Josh is a major failure. He's going down."
"Since his investors had already given up on him, he's doomed. Hahaha... We're way too awesome."
Since Shawn couldn't get Josh the way he wanted, he'd thoroughly become an anti-fan.
When he saw what was happening to Josh, he felt extremely happy.
On the seventh day, the tables turned.
Some rational-minded passersby began to voice their support for Josh.
They claimed that this was a case of organized cyberbullying.
As more people expressed similar thoughts, more rational-minded passersby joined them to support Josh.
"In the beginning, I didn't really know who Josh Batton was. However, I've seen his name quite frequently. Out of curiosity, I searched about him on the internet and discovered that he's full of positivity. I've become a fan."
"To the person who wrote the comment above, I've also become Josh's fan. I've already bought many of the products from the brands he represented. From now on, whatever brand he represents, I'll buy from that brand!"
Chapter 716
Chapter 716
"Same here. I'm middle-aged, heedless of what's going on in the entertainment industry. However, I keep seeing his name in the news recently. Out of curiosity, I browse the web to look for his pictures and videos. Oh my god, notice this handsome boy, guys!"
"I agree with you. Isn't it a pity that a charming man like him is locked at home? His face must be shown to the world!"
"I heard that someone actually spent forty million dollars to defame Josh Batton. Hello? Four million? Are you kidding me? His face is worth more than four hundred million, duh."
"I've become his fan too! My heart melts every time I look at his face. I finally understand why people often say that love makes one foolish."
"Josh can easily make my whole body melt, not to mention my heart."
Besides, Josh Batton's fandoms had all declared that they would support him with all their hearts and fight with him until the end.
Some of the fans, who had previously outgrown Josh, came back to their senses after a week. They made a strong comeback by pushing the boat out to support Josh.
While all these were happening, Xyla Quest was secretly observing the course of events in the X Entertainment President's office.
After scrolling through the comments, Xyla called Georgie Clementine and ordered, "Georgie, disclose everything and prosecute the haters..."
The attention on this matter had now reached a peak. They should quit while they were ahead.
"Got it."
Shortly after Xyla hung up the call, her phone rang again. Shawn Gilbert's number appeared on the screen.
Xyla did not save his number, but she recognized it at first sight. That series of arrogant 6s was quite remarkable, after all.
Xyla frowned slightly. With a disgusted face, she answered the call and pressed the recording icon again. "What do you want?"
“Nah, I just heard that you decided to give up on him. Therefore, I'm here to congratulate you.....”
"Pfft." Xyla sneered.
"Are you trying to please me by shutting out Josh Batton? Let me tell you. I don't care what you're going to do with him, and I'll never spare your company.
"I've given my word to the entire entertainment industry. From now on, no one dares to work with Josh anymore. Moreover, his reputation is in tatters. I'm afraid that this poor guy can't turn himself around for the rest of his life.
"The rest of the artists in your company will end up like Josh soon..." Shawn warned.
Xyla was disinterested in chatting with this rascal.
Without hesitation, she hung up on him and blocked his number.
After Xyla hung up the call, Shawn decided to call Josh.
Josh was currently sleeping soundly on the other end of the phone. He had never been on a vacation since his career took off.
When he heard his phone rang, he picked up the call without even looking at who it was.
"Josh Batton... Your good name is now dragged through the mire... Do you regret your decision?" Shawn cold snorted, "Even if you regret it, I'm not going to give you another chance... I've given you enough chances already."
His voice slowly shook Josh out of his daze.
Nevertheless, his threat hardly caused a ripple of fear within Josh. Josh calmly sat up and leaned against the bedhead. "I have no regrets."
"What?"
"I'd rather die than be with an ugly troll like you."
"What? How dare you call me an ugly troll! Do you have a death wish? I can make you disappear from Atlantis anytime!"
"Go ahead if you have that ability to do so."
Without wasting more time talking nonsense with him, Josh hung up on him and threw his phone aside.
To him, one more word with that kind of person was the biggest insult to his ears.
***
At noon, X Entertainment's official page posted a few of Shawn's audio clips threatening Xyla to send Josh over to spend a night with him on Weibo.
The first audio clip was when Shawn personally went to Xyla's office and made the request.
The next two clips were the recordings of Shawn's calls with Xyla.
Shawn's identity and all the ridiculous things he said were completely exposed in the audio clips.
There was a long paragraph attached beneath the audio clip. "Listen to this audio, and you'll know who's right and who's wrong, who's on the bright side and who's on the dark side. The recent scandal is merely an act of revenge by someone who has failed to lure our company's artist with his absurd back-door deals. We'll definitely take legal actions against the haters who attacked our artist and send them to jail."
The revelation of these recordings was like a thousand-pound boulder smashing a peaceful lake, resulting in a huge wave in the very next second.
Chapter 717
Chapter 717
In an instant, the whole world exploded with excitement.
The netizens from all over the world had gone haywire.
#Shawn Gilbert And His Unspoken Rules#
#Josh Batton Shawn Gilbert#
#Shawn Gilbert Retaliated Against Josh Batton#
#Josh Batton Was Framed#
#Shawn Gilbert Set Up Josh Batton#
#Sorry Josh Batton#
#Sorry X Entertainment#
All kinds of topics about them had occupied the upper half of the trending list in a minute.
Each topic was followed by a fiery red 'HOT!'.
Josh Batton's fandoms and some misguided onlookers were all getting agitated over the audio clips too.
"I'm so sorry, Josh! I shouldn't have trusted those fools. It must be so difficult for you to walk through this alone. Sob... Sob..."
"I knew it! Sob... My Josh is too miserable. Shawn Gilbert, go to hell!"
"So, X Entertainment has been quiet all this while because they already have a big plan in mind? Sorry, Big Boss. I was wrong."
"Is this Shawn Gilbert, the famous big daddy in the entertainment industry that I know? This fat ass wanted to make out with our handsome heavenly Josh? Is he even worthy?"
"The deeper the love, the deeper the hate. Nice one, Shawn Gilbert. Get out of the entertainment industry, you shameless asshole!"
"I heard that Shawn Gilbert's dad is a very powerful man. Guess his dear son has given him a bad name this time."
"Sorry, Josh Batton. Sorry, X Entertainment's boss. I misunderstood you all."
"Josh is such a good man with integrity. I'm attracted to his unyielding attitude in the face of the ridiculous back-door deal!" There was an abrupt change in the netizens' attitude on this matter.
The same was true for Josh's reputation.
Shawn Gilbert and numerous people in the entertainment industry waiting to have a good laugh at Josh were all dumbfounded. Josh's fans and the other netizens were constantly attacking the celebrities who had dissed Josh on their respective Weibo accounts.
In the blink of an eye, harsh comments asking them to get out of the entertainment industry washed over their accounts.
On the contrary, Josh's accounts had gained millions of followers over the past few minutes.
Before the uproar caused by the audio clips could even quieten down, the major news accounts had revealed more nasty things that Shawn's father had done over the years on Weibo. In addition to misusing his power for personal gain and making a living by underhand dealings, Shawn's father had also brought fame to many actresses with his unspoken rules. Moreover, he was a sugar daddy to many women out there, and he had countless luxury cars and mansions all over the world.
The major news accounts had also attached a picture of Shawn and his father being arrested in their posts, announcing that the two of them were currently under investigation. On top of that, all the assets under their names had been directly seized and frozen by the police.
Once again, the public was outraged at their crimes.
Meanwhile, Georgie Clementine was reporting the situation to Xyla Quest in the X Entertainment President's office. Georgie had only said a few words before her phone kept ringing and interrupted her. The calls were from the major brands.
All of them said that they would like to renew their contracts with Josh.
After communicating with the person in charge of the brands, Georgie started to receive calls from some notable directors. They apologized for their unwise decisions, and they hoped that Josh could continue working with them.
One by one, their attitudes did a one-eighty.
Georgie did not answer any of them. She told them directly that she would consider their offers and get back to them later on.
All of them trembled with anxiety when they heard that, fearing that X Entertainment would hold a grudge and turn them down. Nevertheless, Georgie did not give them a chance to explain further and directly hung up on them, moving on to the other calls. She was not going to reject them.
It was just that their previous attitudes really had upset her. Hence, she wanted to keep them in suspense for a while.
Chapter 718
Chapter 718
After answering one call after another, Georgie Clementine shifted her gaze back to Xyla Quest again. Propping her hands on the desk, she fixed her eyes at Xyla and said, "As you can see, everything is going as planned now..."
"Oh yeah, President Xyla, how did the reporters dig up dirt on Shawn Gilbert's father so soon? It had to do with Fifth Master, right?" Georgie asked.
Xyla smiled. "You're right."
"Fifth Master is the real hero." Georgie looked like a proud mother. "Fortunately, Josh Batton's popularity soared after everything that we've gone through. He has gained more than five million fans since the audio clips are exposed to the public, and the number of followers is still rising now..."
Xyla's grin widened. "Very good. Notify everyone that I'll treat them to lunch today. The leaders of each department are in charge of taking their staff for lunch. They can go anywhere they want. The bill is on
me."
She could not have won this battle without the employees' cooperation and efforts.
It was time for her to show her gratitude.
"Got it. They'll be delighted to hear the news. By the way, take a look at Weibo when you have time. Many people apologized to you."
"Yes, I saw it." Xla shook her phone in front of Georgie before adding, "Alright then, I'll leave you to it. Keep me in the loop."
"Sorry Big Boss!!! Thank you Big Boss!!!"
Suddenly, a clamor from downstairs interrupted their conversation.
The noises seemed to come from many loudspeakers at the same time.
Xyla and Georgie were both bewildered.
They exchanged looks of confusion before walking together to the french window to take a look at the source of the noises.
Xyla's office was at the top of the building.
They could only vaguely see a bunch of people gathering at the entrance of the company.
The surging crowd was holding a long banner, but neither could read the words on it.
The few people leading the crowd were each holding a loudspeaker, and they were constantly shouting in the direction of her office.
Xyla was stunned by their line-up.
"Aren't Josh's fans a little too crazy?" She did not even care about the previous comments scolding her and her company.
"Well, I think those are all his true fans. They must be regretful for scolding you in the first place," Georgie explained.
"Go down and ask them to leave. Tell them I've accepted their apology, and I'm not angry with them at all. Oh right, grab some drinks from the canteen on your way down and distribute to them..." Xyla said again.
"Okay."
With that, Georgie left her office.
On the other hand, Xyla returned to her desk and sank into the office chair, leaning lazily against the backrest while scrolling through Weibo.
She felt relieved reading those negative comments about Shawn Gilbert.
After taking a brief look at the comments, Xyla picked up her car keys, intending to go to Dragon Group right away and thank Stanley Batton personally. She quickly fixed her makeup.
Then, she took the elevator to the basement parking in a low profile, and drove away through the back entrance.
Her sports car sped down the streets, and arrived at Dragon Group in no time.
Meanwhile in the Dragon Group President's office, Stanley was sitting in front of his desk, writing an email in French.
His bony and slender fingers swiftly danced across the keyboard, and the view of him was as elegant as a pianist performing on stage.
He was wearing a black dress shirt and a pair of black pants. His fluffy slicked back hair was simple and neat, adding a tinge of coolness to his overall appearance.
He looked like an unreachable flower growing at the peak of the high mountain.
Knock knock knock... Three consecutive knocks broke the silence in the room.
Stanley glanced at the door, indifferently before averting his gaze back to the laptop screen. "Come in..."
Soon, a beautiful woman dressed in a white blouse and a red high-waisted skirt walked into his office. She had the same wavy hair as Xyla.
Moreover, she had tried to imitate Xyla's makeup. She looked pretty much like Xyla at first glance.
Chapter 719
Chapter 719
Though makeup could be imitated, one's temperament could not.
Xyla Quest was very much like an unreal little fairy.
Conversely, she was just a tacky nobody.
The girl carefully closed the door before striding across the room and coming to a stop in front of Stanley Batton.
Stanley remained as apathetic as ever. "Yes?"
Daringly and without warning, the girl gave him a flirtatious smile and directly sat on his lap.
"President... I feel a little dizzy..." As she spoke, she threw her arms around Stanley and leaned her head against her shoulder coquettishly, pretending to be dizzy.
"Get lost." Stanley did not talk much, but the cold aura around him was growing thicker.
However, the girl was not offended by him at all. She continued to pester Stanley and whispered in his ears, "President, don't be so cold to me... I like you very much..."
The man in front of her was a luxury that every woman in Country Z wanted to possess.
Once she owned him, she would be worry-free for the rest of her life.
Even if she only had a one night stand with him, she could have earned something from the man. No matter if it was a stack of money or something that meant nothing to him, she was convinced that it was enough for her to live a lifetime.
How could she give up so easily? She had to go for it!
"Are you even worthy?" With that out of the way, Stanley pushed her aside mercilessly.
The girl stumbled and fell to the ground miserably.
She was paralyzed to the spot, her face burning with intense embarrassment...
Everybody told her that this man loved no one except his wife but she did not believe it. She always thought that every man in the world was untrustable. If a man did not cheat, it did not mean that he was loyal. It was only because the temptation was not strong enough.
Nonetheless, she believed it now...
She regretted what she had done too.
At this moment, the door was pulled open from the outside.
Xyla then walked into the office.
Looking at the girl on the floor, Xyla instantly figured out what had just happened before her arrival.
The secretary immediately rose to her feet at the sight of Xyla, trying to run away as fast as she could.
"Hold on..." Stanley coldly lifted his head and glared at her back.
The secretary shivered. Suppressing her embarrassment, she slowly turned around and timidly met Stanley's eyes.
"Get your salary and get out of this building... Right now..." Stanley spat ruthlessly.
Following that statement, he stood up and walked up to Xyla. Gently pulling her into his arms, the man glowered at the secretary and asked, "See this girl over here?"
Questions were swimming in the secretary's mind. "What... What do you mean?"
"I have a noble, white peony by my side every single day. Do you think I'll be interested in weed by the road?" Stanley's eyes were filled with ice.
The man's insult pierced through her like an enormous palm whipping across her face. How she wished she could find a place to hide herself right now...
Xyla did not pay any attention to her. Her expression remained indifferent the whole time.
The secretary's cheeks were as red as a tomato. Without further ado, she dashed out of the office with her head down.
The door clicked shut behind her.
Suddenly, Stanley turned around and forced Xyla against the wall. He pinched her chin with his left hand, and his body was pressed against hers. "Why didn't you tell me that you'll be here today? I could've gone down to pick you up."
Xyla grinned as she wrapped her arms around the man's neck. "Well, if I've informed you earlier, I'd have missed that interesting drama just now. Hmm?"
The man ran his index finger down the bridge of her nose. "Are you mad?"
Xyla shrugged half-heartedly. "Nah... That girl? Why should I get angry over that kind of girl?"
As soon as she finished talking, the man gave her a long, passionate kiss.
Xyla gradually closed her eyes and kissed him back.
Chapter 720
Chapter 720
After a deep kiss, Xyla Quest paused and pulled her rosy cheeks away from his. She panted heavily as she looked at him. "Hubby, I'm here to tell you something..."
"It's okay... We can talk about it later..." With that, Stanley Batton locked the door and lifted her effortlessly, carrying her into the adjacent resting room.
The man was entangled with his girl for a long time before he finally released her, even though he was reluctant to do so. He slowly sat up and pulled the thin white blanket over the body, casually smoking while leaning against the bedhead.
On the other hand, Xyla could barely move her exhausted body. Using her last bit of energy, she rolled over and glowered at the man's flawless features. "Stanley Batton, you're so annoying." "That's not what you said just now." A tint of mischief flashed across his eyes.
Upon hearing that, Xyla's heart tightened instantaneously. Her veins caught on fire, and her blood was boiling frantically. "You... Shameless."
"I thought you had something to tell me just now? What was it?" Stanley asked, blowing wisps of smoke into the cool air. Their eyes met amidst the smoke.
Rolling her eyes at the man again, Xyla sat up on the bed and grabbed her clothes from the floor. She dressed quickly while answering him, "I just wanted to thank you in person... Thanks for helping Josh Batton."
Xyla had just gotten her nails done recently. The long nails had made fastening buttons laborious for her.
It took her a long time to fasten one small button.
Noticing her struggle, Stanley pulled her onto his lap right away and held the cigarette with his lips, doing up her blouse in earnest.
"Are you a kid? A kid should know how to do up his shirt too." Stanley chastised her though his tone only expressed love and fondness.
"Do I look like I don't know how to do it? It's just my long nails," rebuked Xyla.
"Don't do your nails anymore in the future," Stanley said.
"I have to. My fingers are ugly if I don't get a manicure." Xyla insisted.
"You look good no matter what."
"
Stanley Batton."
"Yes, honey?"
"I'm thirsty."
"Okay, I'll get some water for you."
Hearing that his dear wife was thirsty, he sped up and put her down on the bed after all the buttons on her blouse were perfectly fastened.
Then, he put on his shirt, poured a cup of water, and brought it to her mouth.
Xyla did not have to take the cup from him.
The man was feeding her the whole time as if she was the most precious little princess.
After emptying the cup, Stanley threw the disposable cup into the trash can and got up from the bed. He pinched her face dotingly before leaving the room. "I'm going to work. Wait for me here, okay?" "I'm going back to my office," Xyla said.
There was still a pile of work waiting for her in the office.
Stanley brought his wristwatch to her eyes and tapped on it a couple of times. "Are you sure? Look at the time."
Xyla's jaw hit the floor the moment she caught sight of the time.
Initially, she wanted to come here to express her gratitude. She was going to leave after sitting for a while.
Who knew she would stay here for hours.
Stanley peeked at his watch again. It was already five o'clock.
"Forget it... I'll settle the work at home." Xyla sighed helplessly.
"Good girl, I'll go to work first. Have a rest." He leaned over to kiss her forehead.
With that, he turned away from her and left the room.
The door clicked shut behind him, leaving a chilly sense of ambiguity in the air.
Xyla placed a pillow behind her waist and continued to lean against the wall. She logged onto her Weibo account and started to scroll through the trending list.
The hot topics about Josh Batton were still all over the list.
The top ten hot topics were either about Josh Batton, or about Shawn Gilbert and his father.
The comments scolding Shawn and his father were getting harsher and harsher too. Suddenly, the hot topic on the eleventh place had caught her eyes. It was about her.