Ch. 931..940
Chapter 931
"I came to send Georgie to work. At noon, after we ate together, she sprained her right ankle. She has just received treatment in the hospital. At first, I wanted to send her home to rest, but being the workaholic she is, she refused... I had no choice but to take her here," Henry Armstrong said.
When Xyla Quest heard this, her heart instantly tightened. "Was it very serious?" she asked.
Henry shook his head. "It's not exactly serious. It's just a minor sprain."
"In that case, I'll go up and check on her..." Xyla said.
"Okay, go ahead... Take good care of her. I'll take my leave now," Henry said.
After that, Henry waved his hand at Xyla cheerfully and walked away with a lazy stride.
Once Henry had left, Xyla took her private elevator and quickly arrived at the CEO's office.
Xyla politely knocked on the door before pushing the door to enter.
At that moment, Georgie Clementine was sitting at her large desk, carefully reading through some documents.
When Georgie saw that Xyla was here, she immediately smiled. "Xyla... Didn't you say that you will meet me at my place in the evening?"
Xyla quickly stepped forward and kneeled directly at Georgie's feet, carefully examining her ankle.
Right then, Georgie's ankle was still swollen. Even the back of her foot was still red.
Seeing this made Xyla's heart hurt.
"You're in no condition to work. Why are you here? Shouldn't you be resting at home?" Xyla stood up and looked at Georgie helplessly.
Georgie laughed. "I have so much work left. How could I rest just because I want to?"
"You can leave this stuff to your subordinates... Or you could even come to me," Xyla said.
"What's the big deal? It's just an ankle injury, not a brain injury. Come on. I'm not that weak," Georgie said.
Xyla let out a long, helpless sigh. "You... I really don't know what to say about you..."
Georgie directly changed the subject. "What's the matter? Didn't you say you were coming to my place tonight?"
Xyla moved a chair over and sat next to Georgie. "Initially, I intended to go to your home in the evening to discuss this. But, surprisingly, work in Quest Group is all completed ahead of schedule. That's why I came over..."
Georgie's expression immediately turned serious. "Did something major happened?"
"Well... I have an odd feeling about Jay Corben and Morty Wayne. Either they are in a relationship, or Jay has a one-sided crush on Morty. Or, Jay is pursuing Morty..."
Georgie immediately looked confused when she heard this. "What?"
Georgie had heard about things like this quite often.
That was because it was way too common in the entertainment industry.
However, this was the first time it had happened in X Entertainment...
"Why do you say so?" Georgie asked.
"The light blue suit that Morty wore when he appeared in the hot topics was picked out by Jay himself at the mall... Based on Jay's personality, don't you think it's... Rather unusual for him to purposely buy clothes for Morty?" Xyla said.
Georgie immediately nodded when she heard this. "Yes... Indeed, it's quite unusual. To be honest, now that I think about their interactions carefully, Jay does treat Morty differently even when they're not on-
screen...
"Jay really likes to tease Morty, and he would make Morty chase after him and beat him. That kind of behavior is like... Back in school, guys would treat the girls they liked like that.
"Weren't there boys like this when we were in school? They like you, but they don't know how to express it. Instead, they would intentionally mess with you to get your attention," Georgie articulated each word carefully.
"Yeah." Xyla nodded again.
"What are you going to do about it?" Georgie asked.
Beep, beep, beep-
Right at that moment, Xyla's phone started to ring...
Chapter 932
Chapter 932
"Various major brands have issued statements saying they will terminate contracts with artists from Sun-N-Shine Entertainment."
When Xyla Quest saw the news popping up on her phone, Xyla felt satisfied, but her face remained calm.
After clicking on the news, she saw that Sun-N-Shine Entertainment was in all sorts of bad situations.
All their artists' endorsements had basically been cancelled, and the artists' wealthy sponsors announced that they were being replaced.
Some of the dramas and movies that were originally scheduled to be starred by their artists had also changed the casts.
Advertisers and the producers of dramas and movies decided to change casts because they didn't want to take on the risk of an eventual mass boycott of Sun-N-Shine Entertainment's artists. Meanwhile, Sun-N-Shine Entertainment's share price had also dropped significantly for the same reasons.
Seeing this, the corners of Xyla's mouth once again unconsciously lifted charmingly.
In the comment section at the bottom, the number of comments had already exceeded three million.
However, Xyla wasn't interested in reading this stuff anymore.
She knew exactly who these people were yelling at.
Without a doubt, these criticisms were from the fans of X Entertainment's artists and the fans of Sun-N-Shine Entertainment's artists, and they were all directed at Mr. Brown.
She had seen too much stuff like this, and she knew what they would say by heart.
However, this time, the fans hadn't even started officially boycotting anyone. Yet, there were already people canceling contracts unanimously in a surprising way.
For some reason, Xyla felt that there were other factors involved.
"What are you smiling at?" Georgie Clementing asked.
Xyla immediately pushed her phone over to Georgie. "Look at this..."
When Georgie saw the content on the phone screen, she also smiled. "Hehe. Just as we expected."
Xyla smiled again. "They asked for it. They can't be spared..."
Right then, Georgie's phone began to vibrate.
When Georgie saw that the caller was Chanel's person-in-charge in Country Z, she immediately picked the call up.
"Hello, Ms. Clementine, we would like Josh Batton to be our spokesperson in Country Z. I wonder if you'd be interested to meet with me to talk about it?" After hearing this, Georgie immediately smiled at Xyla. She then gently spun around in her office chair as she lazily leaned into it. "Okay, sure."
"In that case, shall we meet at Blue Western Restaurant at eight o'clock tonight?"
"Alright."
Right then, Georgie received another call.
It was the Armani's person-in-charge in Country Z.
Georgie had a brief chat with the person from Chanel before quickly answering Armani's call.
The person from Armani said the same thing. They wanted Josh Batton to be the spokesperson for their brand in the entire region of Country Z... They also asked to meet Georgie in person to discuss further.
After briefly chatting with the person, Georgie made an appointment to meet with him.
Once the call with Armani ended, other brands also called Georgie, expressing their interest to hire X Entertainment's artists as spokespersons.
Georgie was smiling from ear to ear after dealing with these people one after another.
Meanwhile, Xyla also looked very happy.
The brands that came to them initially worked with Sun-N-Shine Entertainment.
Sun-N-Shine Entertainment basically sabotaged themselves this time.
Georgie answered calls on her phone for nearly an entire hour.
Chapter 933
Chapter 933
After answering the last call from LV, Georgie Clementine's phone finally stopped ringing.
Georgie moved her neck around tiredly while she placed her phone gently on her desk. "Xyla... Now, all the endorsements that Sun-N-Shine Entertainment lost have found their way to us..." She looked at Xyla and said.
"All the major high and mid-range brands have come to us. Most of the luxury endorsements are targeted at Josh Batton, while some mid-range endorsements are looking for Morty Wayne and Jay Corben, who have recently been in the limelight.
"Also, several other artists who were slandered this time have also been given opportunities... In short, there's something for everyone... Right now, the only company that has resources to compete with our company is King Entertainment," Georgie added.
Xyla Quest nodded in satisfaction. "Your foot isn't in the best state. Ask the subordinates go to these meetings," she said.
"People are saying that they want to meet with me to discuss. I must meet them one by one. Don't worry about me... My leg is fine," Georgie said.
"I'll come with you in that case," Xyla said.
However, Georgie shook her head. "You have enough work to deal with every day. I'll get my assistant to come with me," Georgie said.
"That'll work too," Xyla said.
"Let's pick up where we left off. About Jay and Morty..." Georgie quickly changed the subject.
When Georgie brought this up, Xyla felt a headache coming.
Xyla gently pinched her forehead as she leaned lazily against the back of her chair. "What do you propose we do about this?"
Georgie thought seriously for a few seconds. "Regardless of what status their relationship is right now, things will be fine as long as they keep it a secret and do their work well. But if words got out, they'd both be in trouble. The money our company spent on them would also go to waste," she said.
Xyla nodded gently. "Well... Personally, I think we can't interfere too much... After all, people are free to choose what kind of people they love and the sex of the people they love. What do you think?"
In Xyla's perspective, loving someone and being loved by someone were personal freedoms. The sex a person loved was even more so personal freedom.
Georgie quickly nodded. "I think so too."
"In that case... Tell Jay to come over, and you can ask him about it. If it's true, tell him to be a little more careful," Xyla said.
"Don't worry, I will," Georgie said.
"Okay..." Xyla said.
With that, Xyla turned to look at the world outside the French window...
Outside, the sky had turned dark and gloomy. As far as the eye could see, there were bright hues of green and red lights.
The major criss crossing roads were like giant dragons traversing through the city.
Xyla looked down at her watch again.
By now, the time was already six o'clock.
Knock, knock, knock-
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
Immediately after that, the door opened.
Henry Armstrong barged right through the door.
Henry was wearing a light pink shirt, a pair of white, casual, nine-quarter pants, and white sneakers. His outfit made him appear noble and fresh. "What brings you here?" Georgie asked blandly.
"I'm here to pick you up for dinner. Didn't we make a promise?" Henry asked.
"... Got it," Georgie said before turning to look at Xyla. "Why don't you join us?" Georgie asked.
"Pretty Xyla, join us." Henry walked over to the desk and smiled at Xyla.
"No, thank you. I have other stuff to do. Henry, take good care of Georgie," Xyla said.
Xyla felt very curious about the two of them eating together so frequently...
She couldn't help but think of a question in her heart. 'How come these two are suddenly so close?'
"I'll be leaving now... Goodbye," Xyla said after carefully observing them for a while.
Chapter 934
Chapter 934
After saying that, Xyla Quest picked up her phone and left the office without any further delay.
Georgie Clementine stood up slowly with one hand pressing against the table. "Let's go..." She said. When Henry Armstrong saw this, he immediately reached out and picked her up like a princess again.
This made Georgie feel as if her heart was coming up to her throat again.
She subconsciously frowned a little. "Put me down..."
Henry looked down at her with a smile. "Enough. With your injured ankle, you'd hurt miserably if you walked on your own. Why are you acting so tough?" He said. Georgie remained silent.
Seeing that she became quiet, Henry smiled from ear to ear.
"When are you going to get rid of that confession advertisement?" Georgie asked.
"I booked it for half a month... I've already paid. How could you ask me to cancel it? I can't get the money back," Henry said.
"30,000 dollars every ten minutes of advertisement, and yet, you have booked it for half a month at one go. You really are mighty rich." Georgie couldn't resist sighing.
"That's right. I'm rich, and I'm mighty too. Are you sure you don't want to give it a try? I guarantee that you'll be satisfied," Henry said.
When Georgie heard this, she frowned slightly. "Don't say such disgusting things."
"Oh, yes, Ma'am."
Georgie was speechless.
***
After getting downstairs, Xyla drove her red Maserati home.
As soon as she arrived, her phone started to ring.
The call was from Atlantis Municipal Jail.
Once Xyla parked her car, she picked the call up and started walking into her home.
"Hello, is this Miss Xyla Quest? Emily says she would very much like to see you... She hopes you can come to the jail to visit." "Understood," Xyla said.
"Our visiting hours are from nine o'clock in the morning to five o'clock in the evening."
"Understood," Xyla said.
Xyla immediately hung up and walked into her home.
She knew why Emily was looking for her.
Hence, Xyla was going to get prepared to meet Emily.
After changing into her slippers, Xyla walked into the living room with her phone in hand.
By then, Stanley Batton had already returned.
The living room was brightly lit, and it seemed as bright as if the sun was still up.
There was an aromatic scent of food in the large space.
This was the only scent in the world that could make someone feel comforted.
As soon as Xyla smelled this scent, she instantly felt all her exhaustion had disappeared.
Right then, Stanley walked out of the kitchen with a plate of large prawns in tomato sauce.
He was wearing a white silk robe with a black apron on the outside.
Although the style was very homey, it still didn't weaken his aura of royalty.
Clearly, it was the most normal apron one could find, but Stanley made it feel unusually noble and lavish when he wore it.
"Dinner is ready. Come and eat..." Stanley said softly with a loving look in his eyes.
After saying that, Stanley brought the food into the dining room.
Xyla quickly entered the bathroom to wash her hands before entering the dining room.
By then, the dining utensils were all in place.
There was a total of six dishes, including large prawns in tomato sauce, sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed sea bass, scallops with garlic vermicelli, spicy chicken, and oyster tofu soup. Everything looked, smelled, and tasted good.
Each dish was steaming hot.
Suddenly, Xyla felt a pang of hunger.
Chapter 935
Chapter 935
On a whim, Xyla Quest took a picture of the dishes on the table and uploaded it to Weibo with a paragraph of text. "The happiest thing is to have a hot meal waiting for you when you get home..." "What are you doing? Let's eat," Stanley Batton said.
"Yeah, alright." With that, Xyla took a spoonful of steamed sea bass and savored it.
The sea bass Stanley cooked was the best sea bass she had ever eaten. It was lightly flavored, tasty, and didn't have a fishy taste to it at all.
"How does it taste?" Stanley asked while he peeled shrimps.
"Mmm." Xyla immediately gave him the thumbs up.
Stanley affectionately ruffled her hair. "Well, eat some more..."
"Okay..." Xyla's smile widened. "How are you feeling today? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No..." Stanley responded softly. He slowly put the peeled shrimp into her bowl.
Xyla naturally picked up the shrimp and ate it in small bites. "That's good. Now, our company's crisis is considered completely solved. Not only that but by taking advantage of Sun-N-Shine Entertainment's downfall, our company has gone up another level," she said as she chewed.
A tinge of approval appeared in Stanley's eyes. "Yeah, I saw it on the list of hot topics."
At the mention of this, Xyla smiled again. "Mr. Brown sabotaged himself."
"Are you happy?" Stanley asked.
"Yeah," Xyla said.
"As long as you're happy..." Stanley said.
Xyla suddenly thought of something. "By the way... I was wondering if you were helping out behind the scenes this time?"
Stanley raised his brows a little. "Why do you ask?"
"It feels like those rich sponsors decided to change the artists they supported a little too fast. In fact, they didn't even show Mr. Brown any respect. Logically, this shouldn't happen," Xyla explained. At first, she, too, didn't think carefully about it. But on the drive home, with some quiet time to herself, she thought about it carefully. She felt that this ordeal was resolved a little too smoothly. Stanley smiled ever so faintly. "I just asked Zack Cassidy to put the word out... Whoever gives Mr. Brown face is not giving me face."
Sure enough, Xyla had guessed it right.
Xyla instantly felt a sense of warmth in her heart. "Thank you, honey..."
"Silly girl, why are you thanking me?"
Xyla smiled brightly again. "Thank you for helping me out."
"Honey, I'm so lucky to have you," Xyla added. Her voice was soft and gentle as usual.
"Me too," Stanley said.
When they finished eating, Stanley cleaned up the dishes.
Xyla, on the other hand, returned to the living room with her phone. She happily grabbed a bag of chips and sat on the couch, eating the chips as she looked at Weibo. When she saw up to 9,999 unread messages on Weibo, Xyla immediately tapped into it.
There were comments and forwards of the post she had just published.
She tapped on the post and read through it.
Below the Weibo post, the number of comments, shares, and likes had already exceeded 1,500,000.
There was a lot of activity in the comment section.
The first thing that caught her eye was Josh Batton's comment. "Josh Batton: Your husband is so virtuous."
Below Josh's comment was Noah Smith's comment. "Noah Miller: Your husband is so virtuous."
Below their comments, countless people also expressed their feelings.
"Why do I feel like a nanny cooked all this? How can a person like Stanley Batton cook?"
"I'm so envious. They are such a heavenly couple."
"Even Noah Miller and Josh Batton commented. Oh my god! When will my male idols comment on my post?"
"Both male idols, I've liked you for a very long time. Please look at me..."
Xyla browsed through the comments before shifting her attention to the list of hot topics.
The majority of the hot topics were still gossip related to Dylan Brown and Suzie Cobold.
Among all the gossip about them, the third topic on the list of hot topics was the most eye-catching...
Chapter 936
Chapter 936
'#Mary Sullivan expressed her intention to make her debut#'.
When Xyla Quest saw the name, she subconsciously frowned.
Out of curiosity, she tapped on the hot topic and took a glimpse at it.
At the top, there was a video of Mary dancing that was posted two hours ago. There was a caption. "With this standard, is it possible to debut as an idol and join a girls' group?" Xyla subconsciously tapped on the video.
Right after that, Mary was seen wearing a revealing dress while she danced in the street.
In the video, Mary seemed to dance very well.
Indeed, Mary had been learning how to dance since she was a kid. Her moves were very powerful, and her body seemed to be very flexible too.
Her body and her face looked good, too.
If she hadn't had so much dark history, it wouldn't have been a huge problem for her to make a debut.
Unfortunately, she had too dark of a past. It was nearly impossible for her to become an idol.
Xyla really felt that Mary was over-estimating herself.
Netizens also expressed their own opinions in the comment section.
"You? Debut? Are you kidding me? Idols need to have a clean history. I can even recite all of your scandals."
"Brain-dead. She's doomed."
"Sister, did you go mad while you were in jail?"
"You look like a bear. How can you make a debut? Nobody will want to watch you perform."
"Do you know any other idol who goes to jail every day?"
When Xyla saw those comments, she increasingly felt that Mary was ridiculous.
Mary was practically inflicting humiliation upon herself.
Xyla couldn't be bothered to look at Mary anymore. She directly closed the page and shifted her attention to other hot topics.
Right then, Team XS's CEO, Michael Gabriel, sent her a message on WeChat. "Today is the first day of the transfer period for this summer's competition. Alex's transfer procedures has been sorted out. From today on, he is officially a part of Team XS."
When Xyla read the message, she instantly opened WeChat happily to reply to Michael with an 'OK' emoticon.
"Boss, we're getting ready for supper. Would you like to join us?" Michael sent another message.
"No, thank you," Xyla replied.
Michael soon replied with an 'OK'...
Xyla didn't write back. She returned to Weibo once again.
She saw news related to Alex on the eleventh spot. '#World's No. 1 top-lane solo, Alex, officially joins Team XS#'.
When Xyla saw that hot topic, she unknowingly smiled warmly.
After that, she tapped on the hot topic to check it out.
Inside, there was a post from Goose eSports about Alex officially switching teams to join Team XS.
In the comment section, a large number of Team XS and Alex's fans shared their thoughts.
"Let's congratulate Team XS. The galactic spaceship will take off now..."
"With Alex in this team, they're definitely going to be much stronger. The winner for this season's competition will definitely be Team XS."
"I really can't understand why Team IM let Alex go. Aren't they committing suicide by doing this?"
"Team IM's boss is definitely brain-dead. Anyway, wherever Alex goes, we'll become fans of the team he belongs to."
"What kind of lucky star is Xyla Quest?"
Right then, Stanley Batton silently sat next to Xyla.
Chapter 937
Chapter 937
Once Stanley Batton sat down, he naturally sat Xyla Quest on his lap while he rested his chin against her shoulder. "What are you looking at?" He asked.
Xyla naturally leaned into him and moved her phone screen closer to him. "Look at this."
"Has Alex officially transferred?" Stanley asked.
"Yeah, it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, Henry wouldn't have been willing to give Alex to me. Now, everyone is calling Henry out online... I wonder how he'll feel when he reads all that," Xyla said. "He won't mind," Stanley said.
"Really?" Xyla looked earnestly into his eyes.
"Well, on his side, he's already agreed with a strong top-lane solo player. That guy will join their team this summer..." Stanley said.
"Who? Is it Ice Cream?" Xyla asked.
This person was a talented teenager who had suddenly appeared recently.
In Country H's server, he was nearly unbeatable. He was courageous in battles and controlled his characters very well. In fact, he somewhat resembled Alex back in those days.
In Country H, people called him 'Junior Alex'.
"Yeah. He happens to be turning seventeen when the summer season's competition starts... It'll be his first match when the time comes," Stanley added.
When Xyla heard this, she nodded with relief. "That's good... Hmm..."
Before Xyla could finish her sentence, Stanley kissed her passionately.
Suddenly, the entire world became messy.
***
The next morning, when Xyla opened her eyes, Stanley was standing by the bedhead as he slowly buttoned up his white shirt.
He had obviously just finished taking a shower and still smelled faintly of the camellia shower gel.
The warm sunlight seeped in through the adjacent French window, bouncing freely on his fingertips. It made his hands appear particularly good-looking.
The simple and luxurious blue diamond cufflinks were shining with a low-key yet noble brilliance on both cuffs.
No matter how much time has passed, Xyla's heart still fluttered when she saw his face.
Seeing that Xyla was awake, Stanley sat down next to her and caressed her face with one hand. "You're awake..." Stanley said softly.
Xyla naturally leaned against him, placing her head on his lap and hugging him by his waist. "Yeah... What time is it?"
"It's 7 o'clock. Breakfast is ready. You can go downstairs to eat later. Something suddenly came up, and I need to fly over to Country Y's branch. I'll be back in about a week," Stanley said. When Xyla heard this, she immediately hugged him tightly by his waist. She felt deeply reluctant to let him leave. "Okay... I'll see you off."
"It's okay... You can lay in bed for a while. We had an intense night yesterday. You must be tired," Stanley said.
When Xyla heard this, she immediately blushed.
Stanley chuckled softly, leaned over, and kissed her gently on her forehead. "Alright, I'll be leaving now..." He said.
With her face still red, Xyla hugged his waist. "Take care of your body when you're there. If anything feels wrong, call me immediately," Xyla instructed.
"Don't worry..." With that, Stanley kissed her face before turning around to leave.
Xyla immediately propped up her exhausted body and slowly sat up to watch him leave.
Only after Stanley had completely disappeared did Xyla stretch and lay down on the bed once more.
She lay down on the bed until it was ten o'clock. Then, she lazily got out of bed.
After washing up and eating breakfast, Xyla went upstairs and changed into a simple, knee-length, red dress with straps. Without any makeup on, she drove off in her car.
The car felt stuffy and hot. Instead of turning on the air-conditioning, Xyla chose to open the automobile roof.
A refreshing breeze that contained the rich fragrance of roses blew against her face. Suddenly, all the hotness in her heart faded away.
Her long, black, curly hair danced in the wind. It was a beautiful and moving sight to behold.
The traffic on the road was congested. Her red Maserati moved and stopped intermittently throughout the journey. Finally, Xyla arrived at the municipal jail.
Chapter 938
Chapter 938
In the visiting room, Xyla Quest sat quietly in a chair. She was playing with her phone while she waited for Emily Quest.
In front of her was a thick glass wall that divided the large space into two parts; internal and external.
Not long after Xyla sat down, Emily was escorted over by two prison guards.
Emily's hair had already been cut very short. She was wearing a gray prison uniform with an orange vest on the outside. Without any makeup on, Emily was a sore sight. She didn't look like her usual glamorous self.
The way Emily looked at Xyla was full of hostility. It seemed almost as if Emily was a ghost that crawled out of hell's pit. Even through the thick glass, Xyla could still feel Emily's body was emanating a murderous aura.
Xyla was still as calm as ever, and her heart was beating steadily.
Xyla looked indifferently at Emily before slowly picking up the small receiver in front of her and placing it by her ear.
Emily was soon pressed onto a chair. She also picked up the small phone.
The two of them looked at each other through the thick glass.
One seemed murderous while the other was as calm as still water.
"Xyla... I have just received news that between my mother and I, one of us will be sentenced to ten years and jail while the other will be sentenced to five years in jail... Are you satisfied now?" Emily snorted coldly.
Xyla raised her eyebrows slightly. "Yeah... I'm satisfied," she said indifferently.
Emily was so angry that she couldn't speak for a while. "You..."
"Do you know what it means to get what you deserve?" Xyla snorted coldly.
Emily's face had turned pale from anger. Her hand holding the receiver was trembling uncontrollably. "Xyla, don't be too happy just yet. When I get out, I'll make you suffer.
"I hope you'll still have the strength to fight against me ten years later, that's if the prison hasn't worn you out first," Xyla added.
"You... Tell me, how did you realize I was faking the illness? How did I expose myself?" Emily asked.
Xyla knew this was mainly why Emily asked her to come here today.
She continued to hold onto the phone calmly as she spoke. "Ever since the competition for designing blueprints started, you revealed your ambitions and desires. You didn't look like someone with a major depression...
"Hence, I checked your pulse while you weren't paying attention after that... I realized my assumption wasn't wrong after all..." Xyla said.
Emily was suddenly speechless.
It turned out that this was the reason, and it seemed that Emily had exposed herself before she even got what she wanted.
Back then, both Emily and her mother had thought their plan was flawless.
Darned Xyla, why was she so smart?
"Dad is now very determined to divorce Mom. He doesn't even care about Mom and me. You encouraged him to do this, didn't you?" The more Emily spoke, the more emotional she became. "Dad gave up on you two because you've sinned too much. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving... Emily, enjoy your vacation in jail," Xyla said.
"Xyla... You shall die a terrible death!" Emily yelled into the receiver frantically.
"You really are a heartless beast, Xyla. You will face karma," Emily added.
Emily's shrill voice caused Xyla to frown slightly in disgust, and Xyla subconsciously pulled the small receiver away from herself.
Looking at how incompetent and furious Emily appeared, Xyla didn't feel angry at all. Instead, she found it rather funny and relieving.
At the end of the day, good always triumph over evil.
Emily was in this miserable state now because she had sinned too much.
"Also, let me ask you... Was it you who arranged for someone to get a room with me before? Was it also you who took a video and sent it, along with the chat logs of my dates with others on a dating application, to my husband?" Emily said.
Emily had always suspected that it was Xyla, but she could not find any evidence.
When Xyla heard this, there was a look of surprise in her eyes.
Chapter 939
Chapter 939
Xyla Quest didn't know about any of this at all, and she couldn't possibly have done it...
Who did it?
"When did this happen?" Xyla asked.
When Emily Quest heard this, she instantly sneered. "You really can act. Didn't you do this as an act of revenge because I used your blueprint design? The timing of what happened to me was too much of a coincidence... Even if I can't find proof, I know it's you. Stop trying to wash your hands clean," Emily said.
Emily's words revealed to Xyla another piece of information.
This meant that the incident happened after Xyla competed with Emily in the ocean theme park blueprint design competition.
Who did it then?
It couldn't have been Stanley Batton.
If it were, he would have told Xyla.
However, if it wasn't Stanley, who could it be?
And why did Tom Sullivan actually remain quiet after finding out about all of that? Why didn't he cause a scene?
Tom already hated Emily. He didn't have any reason not to use it against her.
Also, Emily was already sent to jail now. Yet, Tom still behaved very abnormally. In the past, he would have requested to get a divorce right away.
However, this time, Xyla didn't hear anything about them getting a divorce.
If someone had told Xyla that their relationship improved and that Tom loved her, she might not feel suspicious.
However, the two of them were clearly estranged from each other.
Hence, there was only one possibility. Emily must possess something she could blackmail Tom with.
"Did you think you could ruin our relationship with those little tricks of yours? It's impossible. Our relationship is far stronger than you think.
"I will never get a divorce in this lifetime," Emily announced giddily.
"You b*tch... I curse you to be unhappy for all eternity," Emily added.
"Ditto..." Xyla replied calmly.
After that, Xyla gently put down the small receiver in her hand and stood up. She then walked away indifferently.
When Emily saw how radiant Xyla was and hearing what Xyla said, Emily immediately became frantic.
She hopped onto her feet and struggled to smash the glass in front of her. "Xyla Quest... You b*tch! You'll die a horrible death!"
However, all of this was just Emily's pointless rage.
Xyla couldn't hear any sound she was making.
Likewise, Xyla couldn't see whatever she was doing.
After leaving the visiting area, Xyla was met with a ray of sunshine on her face. It made her face, which didn't have any makeup on, appear unusually clear and natural. Xyla took out a pair of limited-edition, black Gucci sunglasses from her purse and put them on. She then got directly into her red Maserati and drove away.
Throughout the journey, she kept thinking about the things Emily had said to her.
There were still too many questions on her mind.
However, Xyla couldn't deduce any answers within a short time.
If Stanley Batton didn't do those things, who did?
Also, what did Emily know about Tom Sullivan that kept him under her control?
At first, Xyla was prepared to send all the recent proof of Emily hiring gigolos, sleeping with men from online dating applications, and cheating on Tom every day to Tom himself.
Xyla wanted Tom to have a taste of how it felt like to be cheated on over a long time without any idea of it happening.
However, she didn't expect someone would beat her to it.
Chapter 940
Chapter 940
Xyla Quest was truly curious about how Tom Sullivan felt when he found out about everything. What did Emily Quest possess that actually forced Tom to put up with the things she did?
In fact, Tom was even willing to continue maintaining their relationship as husband and wife.
However, although Xyla was curious, she didn't want to investigate any further.
That was because it didn't matter anymore, no matter what the answers were...
Today, the feud between Xyla, Tom, and Emily should finally come to an end.
Both had already been punished as they should be.
Needless to say, Emily was punished harshly enough.
Likewise, Tom also had nothing in possession today. In fact, with Emily having something to control him with, he'd be forced to stay with the woman he hated for a very long time.
This was a bad enough punishment.
Xyla felt that it was enough.
She decided not to care about these two people anymore because everything had ended the best way possible.
At this point, she should let go of everything in the past.
Jerks and b*tches like them didn't deserve Xyla's attention.
Now, there were too many things Xyla needed to worry about.
For example, her career development and Stanley Batton's illness.
As long as the jerk and b*tch stopped causing her trouble, everything would end here.
Xyla turned on the stereo in the car.
Coincidentally, 'From Now On' was playing-
"From now on, you are the wind and snow. Be it mundane or poverty, there you'll be.
"You are glory, the coldness and hotness of the four seasons, and everything I see."
When Xyla listened to this song, she couldn't help but picture Stanley before her when he first sang this song to her.
The song's original singer sang it well, but it didn't sound as good as when Stanley sang it.
Stanley's version of 'From Now On' was the best Xyla had ever heard...
When Xyla thought of this, she couldn't help but miss Stanley.
Although they had only been apart for a few hours, she already missed him.
Her red Maserati attracted a lot of attention as it made a lot of sound on the road.
Soon, Xyla arrived at Quest Group.
Just as she was about to enter the office building, she received a call from Sebastian Brenand.
Coveting the cold air in the car, Xyla didn't get out of it immediately. Instead, she leaned lazily into her chair. She closed her eyes to rest while she answered the call. "What's up, Mr. Brenand?"
"I have a business proposal for us to work together. Come to King Entertainment..." Sebastian said.
"Deal..." With that, Xyla stepped on the accelerator and made a cool drifting motion to make a U-turn. She then headed for King Entertainment.
King Entertainment was not very far from X Entertainment.
If traffic weren't congested, it would only take her five minutes by car.
***
Meanwhile, in Silver International Hotel's presidential suite, Tom was sound asleep in the glorious master bedroom.
There was each a set of tools on both nightstands next to him.
The entire space was filled with the aura of surliness.
Under his eyes, there were already heavy dark circles.
Tom seemed far thinner than he was before.
Last night, he was having fun with a woman.
Toward the end, that person left.
Meanwhile, Tom fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Beep, beep, beep-