Ch. 981..990

Chapter 981

Xyla Quest instantly felt a sense of warmth spread in her heart. "Thank you, honey..." She said.

"You're welcome, darling. Whatever it is you want, I'll make sure you have it..." Once again, Stanley Batton hugged Xyla tightly. He rubbed his distinctly shaped lips against her earlobe.

This sentence made Xyla feel weak in the bones. At that moment, she felt as if her skin had been zapped by electricity and set on fire.

Even her heart started to beat out of tempo.

"Honey, meeting you is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me," Xyla said.

"Isn't meeting you the luckiest thing that happened to me, too? Xyla Quest, I used to be impenetrable. This all changed when I met you. I'm willing to give you all my love in this lifetime, and I'll be with you until the day we die," Stanley enunciated each word as he looked deeply into her eyes.

When Xyla heard all this, her eyes started to fill with tears.

"Honey, you're wonderful. I love you very much," Xyla said.

"I love you too, darling," Stanley said.

The stars tonight were just like his love for Xyla, beautiful and dazzling.

At this moment, Xyla felt that she was the luckiest girl in the world.

Among the tens of millions of people, she had met the best person in the world.

He was the beauty of the earth personified.

He filled her youth with joyful surprises and kept her warm through all four seasons.

"Honey, once we're done with all this work, let's go on a vacation. We'll search for a cool island. How does that sound?" Xyla asked.

"Sure," Stanley said.

"It'd be best if we could spend three or four days away. We'll enjoy ourselves a little more," Xyla added.

"Alright. We'll do as you say," Stanley replied.

"By the way, did we get any clues from Detective Ritzer?" Xyla asked.

"Not yet. However, he has been doing some serious investigating," Stanley said.

"Hmm..."

***

The next day, Xyla and Stanley slept in together, and they woke up naturally without an alarm.

The two of them nearly opened their eyes at the same time.

As soon as Xyla opened her eyes, the sunlight and Stanley appeared before her simultaneously. It was another wonderful day. Beep, beep, beep-

Xyla stretched her arms. Just as she was about to greet Stanley, his phone started to ring.

Stanley familiarly reached for his phone. After that, he turned around and hugged Xyla tightly in his arms. He then glanced at the phone screen. Stanley was completely naked above the waist. Xyla's face was pressed against his chest, and his muscle was extremely comfortable to touch. When Stanley saw Zack Cassidy's number on the phone screen, he immediately picked up.

"Stanley... Detective Ritzer has identified May Conner's real cause of death... Indeed, she was killed by that man." Zack sounded extremely serious.

When Xyla heard Zack's voice, she immediately moved closer to Stanley. She wanted to hear the truth.

"Detective Ritzer said that the reason why May Conner died of sudden cerebral hemorrhage was due to poisoning. Detective Ritzer also found many small, red sarcomas under May's eyelids, and he said that she was affected by Chimi Poison.

"This is a weird type of poison from Memphis. He also said that people who are poisoned by it would experience sudden cerebral hemorrhage before dying. The manner of death is exactly like that of a person who died of a normal cerebral hemorrhage.

"He also said that nothing would be found in ordinary post-mortem examinations after the death of the poisoned person in the first two days. That's because the poisoned victim's body would be no different from normal cerebral hemorrhage patients.

"Only after the third day would one be able to tell the difference. That's because small, red sarcomas would appear under the victim's eyelids. Meanwhile, May's corpse was examined directly after she died. That's why nothing could be found," Zack explained.

Chapter 981

Chapter 981

Xyla Quest instantly felt a sense of warmth spread in her heart. "Thank you, honey..." She said.

"You're welcome, darling. Whatever it is you want, I'll make sure you have it..." Once again, Stanley Batton hugged Xyla tightly. He rubbed his distinctly shaped lips against her earlobe.

This sentence made Xyla feel weak in the bones. At that moment, she felt as if her skin had been zapped by electricity and set on fire.

Even her heart started to beat out of tempo.

"Honey, meeting you is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me," Xyla said.

"Isn't meeting you the luckiest thing that happened to me, too? Xyla Quest, I used to be impenetrable. This all changed when I met you. I'm willing to give you all my love in this lifetime, and I'll be with you until the day we die," Stanley enunciated each word as he looked deeply into her eyes.

When Xyla heard all this, her eyes started to fill with tears.

"Honey, you're wonderful. I love you very much," Xyla said.

"I love you too, darling," Stanley said.

The stars tonight were just like his love for Xyla, beautiful and dazzling.

At this moment, Xyla felt that she was the luckiest girl in the world.

Among the tens of millions of people, she had met the best person in the world.

He was the beauty of the earth personified.

He filled her youth with joyful surprises and kept her warm through all four seasons.

"Honey, once we're done with all this work, let's go on a vacation. We'll search for a cool island. How does that sound?" Xyla asked.

"Sure," Stanley said.

"It'd be best if we could spend three or four days away. We'll enjoy ourselves a little more," Xyla added.

"Alright. We'll do as you say," Stanley replied.

"By the way, did we get any clues from Detective Ritzer?" Xyla asked.

"Not yet. However, he has been doing some serious investigating," Stanley said.

"Hmm..."

***

The next day, Xyla and Stanley slept in together, and they woke up naturally without an alarm.

The two of them nearly opened their eyes at the same time.

As soon as Xyla opened her eyes, the sunlight and Stanley appeared before her simultaneously. It was another wonderful day. Beep, beep, beep-

Xyla stretched her arms. Just as she was about to greet Stanley, his phone started to ring.

Stanley familiarly reached for his phone. After that, he turned around and hugged Xyla tightly in his arms. He then glanced at the phone screen. Stanley was completely naked above the waist. Xyla's face was pressed against his chest, and his muscle was extremely comfortable to touch. When Stanley saw Zack Cassidy's number on the phone screen, he immediately picked up.

"Stanley... Detective Ritzer has identified May Conner's real cause of death... Indeed, she was killed by that man." Zack sounded extremely serious.

When Xyla heard Zack's voice, she immediately moved closer to Stanley. She wanted to hear the truth.

"Detective Ritzer said that the reason why May Conner died of sudden cerebral hemorrhage was due to poisoning. Detective Ritzer also found many small, red sarcomas under May's eyelids, and he said that she was affected by Chimi Poison.

"This is a weird type of poison from Memphis. He also said that people who are poisoned by it would experience sudden cerebral hemorrhage before dying. The manner of death is exactly like that of a person who died of a normal cerebral hemorrhage.

"He also said that nothing would be found in ordinary post-mortem examinations after the death of the poisoned person in the first two days. That's because the poisoned victim's body would be no different from normal cerebral hemorrhage patients.

"Only after the third day would one be able to tell the difference. That's because small, red sarcomas would appear under the victim's eyelids. Meanwhile, May's corpse was examined directly after she died. That's why nothing could be found," Zack explained.

Chapter 983

Chapter 983

Meanwhile, Xyla Quest slowly sat down in front of the dressing table.

She put on some light and natural-looking makeup that she usually preferred.

At one glance, it seemed like she didn't have any makeup on, but she still looked fresh.

Xyla's lips were naturally pinkish. For her makeup to appear even lighter, she didn't put any lipstick on. Instead, she only applied a layer of colorless lip balm.

Her perfectly defined lips, with a glossy finish, looked as sumptuous as fresh peach jelly.

After pulling her hair back into a high ponytail and putting on a light pink hairband, Xyla went into the closet. She chose a pale pink, ruffled, strapless top, white denim shorts, and a pair of light pink high heels. Xyla walked up to the mirror with inlaid gold and diamonds. Her appearance was reflected in the mirror.

The light pink looked good all in all and made Xyla seem gentle but not old-fashioned. It also made her skin appear unusually fair and delicate.

In the mirror, she looked practically like a peach.

Xyla was very satisfied with this makeup...

After checking her reflection countless times, she grabbed a Chanel diamond purse and headed downstairs.

After eating breakfast and under the protection of six black Porsche Cayenne security cars, Xyla drove her red Maserati to a parking spot in front of King Entertainment.

Xyla had only just parked her red Maserati when she got out of the car and saw a black Porsche Cayenne reversing into a parking spot across from her.

The license plate number belonged to Tom Sullivan's car.

Xyla subconsciously glanced into the car and realized that the person driving the car was Mary Sullivan.

When Xyla saw her, she instantly frowned a little. After that, she quickly looked away. Xyla grabbed her purse from the passenger seat and directly got out of the car.

The bodyguards responsible for protecting her also got out of their cars.

Twelve men dressed in black directly gathered around Xyla. It was a grand scene.

When Xyla got out of her car, Mary also happened to be getting out of her car.

Mary was wearing black, body-hugging suspenders with a pair of black denim pants. Her hair was dyed an exaggerated gray color, and she still seemed to be covered in thick makeup. When Mary saw how Xyla appeared to be glowing with pride, she became angry.

Mary scanned Xyla from top to bottom. "What a coincidence... Xyla Quest, what are you doing here?" Mary asked coldly.

"It's none of your business..." With that, Xyla started walking into the building.

Beep, beep, beep-

Right then, Mary's phone started to ring.

When she saw her mother's name on the screen, she immediately picked up-

"Mary, are you nervous?" Bailey Ronson asked.

"Have you arrived at King Entertainment?" Bailey added.

"What's there to be nervous about? Don't worry. King Entertainment will definitely hire me..." Mary sounded fully confident. She was speaking as she walked behind Xyla and the others. When Xyla heard this, she instantly chuckled coldly with a helpless expression on her face.

Did Mary actually have the guts to want to become an artist in King Entertainment?

With her terrible past, a serious company would have to be crazy to hire her.

Realizing the smile on Xyla's face, Mary immediately hung up the phone. "What are you smiling at? Are you looking down on me?" Mary asked coldly.

Xyla couldn't be bothered to respond to Mary. She continued walking inside, and she couldn't even be bothered to glance at Mary.

However, Mary wouldn't give up. She walked faster to catch up. "I'm talking to you..."

Xyla frowned slightly and finally said, "Stop wasting your time. King Entertainment won't want you..." Xyla said.

"Who do you think you are? Would they not want me just because you say so?" Mary had a look of disdain upon her face.

Chapter 984

Chapter 984

Xyla Quest couldn't be bothered to argue with Mary Sullivan. She calmly stepped into the company.

Throughout the entire process, Xyla didn't even look at Mary again.

Her behavior made Mary even angrier.

Mary instantly ran after Xyla. "Xyla Quest... Are you looking down on me right now? Don't think you're so great just because you got married to Stanley Batton. That doesn't mean you can look down on others. I'm telling you, I will definitely get into this company and became a celebrity," Mary uttered sourly.

Ding-

The doors to a private elevator opened.

As soon as Sebastian Brenand walked out of the elevator, he saw Mary pestering Xyla. He also heard what Mary said.

He immediately sauntered up to Mary. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm the boss of King Entertainment, and I'm also Stanley Batton's good friend. Due to your rudeness to Xyla, I hereby announce that King Entertainment will not accept you.

"You said... Getting married to Stanley isn't a big deal, didn't you? I'm sorry but getting married to Stanley really is a big deal. If you're so capable, why don't you try doing that and tell me how it feels?" Sebastian added.

Sebastian knew all about Mary's deeds, especially the things she did to Xyla. He remembered everything clearly.

When Sebastian saw Mary, he felt annoyed and wanted to tell her to get as far away as possible.

Mary was dumbfounded when she heard this. She didn't expect this to happen at all.

For a moment, she felt extremely embarrassed.

How could Xyla be this awesome?

Why was she related to everyone?

Even King Entertainment's boss was on such good terms with her.

Mary knew Xyla was here because she knew someone here, but she didn't expect that person was actually King Entertainment's boss.

Even more so, Mary didn't expect this boss would embarrass her in front of Xyla like this.

Suddenly, Mary's confidence came crashing down.

Recalling how she boasted in front of Xyla, Mary felt thoroughly embarrassed at this moment.

Suddenly, Mary was speechless, and she turned around and ran out.

Seeing how furious Mary seemed, Xyla couldn't help but find it a little amusing.

Sebastian frowned unhappily as he looked at Mary in disgust. "Idiot!"

With that, Sebastian's expression turned gentle again when he smiled at Xyla widely. "Let's go, pretty girl... Let's talk about work upstairs." "Okay," Xyla replied and nodded gently.

After that, Sebastian turned around and led Xyla and the others to the elevator.

Once Mary had run out of King Entertainment, she quickly got into the car she drove here.

She then directly called Bailey on the phone. "Mom... I wasn't selected," Mary said.

On the other end of the call, Bailey smiled slightly on the couch in the Sullivan family's home. There wasn't the slightest look of surprise in her eyes. "Hmm..." Tony Sullivan was extremely against Mary entering the entertainment industry, and Bailey was too.

Hence, Bailey only showed superficial support for Mary.

Secretly, Bailey had already reached out to entertainment companies within the country before Mary decided to audition as an artist.

She had asked them to unanimously turn down Mary.

The couple thought that, once Mary faced rejection out there, she would obediently give up on this dream and return to the family's company to work.

"But I won't give up. I'll continue to audition in other companies..." Mary said.

"Alright. Keep it up." Bailey seemed calm.

Mary didn't say anything else. Instead, she directly hung up the phone...

Chapter 985

Chapter 985

Mary Sullivan then looked in the car mirror at her face that had thick makeup on. "If this place won't have me, some other place would!" she murmured to herself. Although Mary knew she had a terrible past, she believed that becoming an artist wasn't a problem at all with her conditions.

She believed that there would be a company that wanted her.

These days, her father was still angry with her, and he barely gave her any money. She basically depended on funds her mother secretly gave her for her expenses.

To avoid being discovered by her father, her mother didn't dare to give her too much money.

The amount Mary was given was barely enough for her to feed herself.

She needed to make money of her own, and entering the entertainment industry was the fastest way to make money...

***

When Xyla Quest entered Sebastian Brenand's office, Sebastian led her to a seat in front of the coffee table.

The two sat facing each other.

On the coffee table was a professional brewing kit.

Sebastian took the lead by pouring a cup of tea for Xyla and himself.

The tea had a clear golden hue, and it gave off a strong fragrant tea scent that made Xyla want to take a sip.

She carefully picked up the small teacup and took a tiny sip.

The faint fragrance instantly spread in her mouth...

This was a top-notch tea.

"How does it taste?" Sebastian asked.

"Hmm, it's very good," Xyla said.

"You've got a good sense of taste. I bought this tea from a tea auction some years ago. I'll send you some later," Sebastian said.

"It's okay. I have more tea at home than I can drink," Xyla said.

"Alright then... Let's get down to business. Here's the deal. Our company has decided to invest in our own celebrity fantasy marriage show. I plan to invite your company's artists to be part of the fun. Would you like that?" Sebastian asked.

In the past two years, shows like this had become very popular.

The main selling point of this was the 'fantasy marriage' aspect. Some currently popular celebrities would become a fantasy couple and live like a married couple romantically.

"You won't have to invest. All you need to do is to give me a current celebrity. I'll prepare for the first season to test the waters. We'll have one couple for one season and make them pretend to date, fall in love, get married, and film their romantic life together, all in front of the cameras," Sebastian said.

Xyla knew that Sebastian was just looking after her.

With the popularity of this kind of show, all the currently popular celebrities from various backgrounds would definitely be eager to participate.

As long as Sebastian put the word out, artists from each company would naturally put themselves forward.

"If the first season receives a good response, we'll start the second season... There might even be a third and fourth season. Regardless of the number of seasons, I'll only bring your company's artists along for the fun... Only the current artists from our two companies would form couples on the show..." Sebastian added.

"Alright... If our company does something nice like this, I'll also get you involved," Xyla said.

Sebastian was so kind to her. Naturally, she needed to be grateful.

"Great." Sebastian snapped his fingers loudly. "Who do you have in mind then?"

"For the first season, I plan to get Mel Conlay, the most popular member of Lollipop Girls from our company, to participate..." Sebastian added.

Xyla knew who Mel Conlay was.

Currently, she was the most valuable member of Lollipop Girls, the most popular female idol group in the country.

She was also the most famous member in the group.

Now, Mel had even stepped into the film industry, and she had achieved a lot of success there. Currently, she was one of the most popular female artists out there.

 

Chapter 986

Chapter 986

Dave Wilkins, who was currently a popular male singer in the country, was good at both singing and dancing.

Not only did he sing, but he also acted. In the musical industry, he was a renowned vocalist. In the TV and film industry, he was a film star. These qualities made him very compatible with Mel Conlay.

Most importantly, Dave also had the will to participate in variety shows to increase his popularity.

"Dave Wilkins...? He's pretty good... Not only is he handsome, but he's also very compatible with Mel..." Sebastian Brenand said.

"When the time comes, we'll name them as the Mel-Dave Couple. See... It sounds good," Sebastian added.

Xyla Quest laughed a little. "It does sound good."

When Xyla thought about all the work she still needed to deal with later, she slowly stood up. "I have to get back to work. A lot of stuff has piled up, and I need to deal with them," she said. "Alright," Sebastian said.

After Xyla left, the huge office became quiet once again.

Sebastian's smile disappeared instantly....

***

After leaving King Entertainment, Xyla directly made her way to Quest Group.

Taking the private elevator, Xyla made her way into the general manager's office in the sales department.

As soon as she entered the office, she saw that the files on her desk piled up like a mountain.

When Xyla saw the folders of various sizes and colors, she felt her heart crumbling into pieces.

After making a cup of coffee for herself, Xyla sat down at her desk and began earnestly sorting through the documents.

Going through one document after another, Xyla felt as if she was turning blind.

She kept herself occupied like this for a long while.

It was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that she finished processing all the documents.

When she saw the time, she instantly stretched her sore neck slightly. After that, she picked up her phone and opened a food-delivery application. She ordered a set of steamed pork roll and a cup of milk tea. After doing so, Xyla moved her sore neck around and massaged it while walking over to the French window behind her. She looked down at the view of the city.

The city beneath her feet still seemed to be very fast-paced.

With sunlight reaching every corner of the city, people and cars could be seen almost everywhere.

The red roses downstairs were aglow like bright flames, adding a lot of stunning beauty to this hustling and bustling city.

When Xyla looked at those roses, she couldn't help but feel her heart melting all over again.

After enjoying the beautiful view for a while, Xyla returned to her computer and switched it on. She opened last quarter's sales and profit report.

Last quarter, Quest Group's net profit was ten billion.

This was a twenty percent increase compared to the last quarter.

However, even so, she was still not very satisfied.

She wanted to make Quest Group better and better.

To make the group better and better, in addition to properly managing the existing industries within the group, she also wanted to get involved in other industries.

Xyla had mentioned these ideas to her father, but her father wasn't willing to accept them.

Hence, Xyla decided that she would carry these ideas out after she officially took over the group in two years.

Beep, beep, beep-

Right then, Xyla's phone started to ring, and it disrupted her thoughts. Seeing that it was Stanley Batton calling, Xyla immediately smiled nicely. "Hey... What's up, honey?" Xyla immediately asked after picking up.

"Nothing much. Can't I just call you without a reason?" Stanley asked.

"Of course, you can..." Xyla's smile widened.

"I've already bought the newly discovered asteroid I mentioned before. That star is now named after you, Xyla Quest...

"I asked Zack to buy a professional set of astronomical telescopes. Tonight, I'll show you the star that belongs to you," Stanley said.

When Xyla heard this, her heart immediately felt warmed.

She didn't expect him to do things so quickly...

"Thank you, honey..." Xyla said.

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Chapter 987

"Silly girl, why are you being so courteous with me?" Stanley Batton sounded full of affection.

Xyla Quest started smiling again.

"Let's eat out tonight... I've already booked a place. I'll send it to you on WeChat later," Stanley said.

"Hmm, what are we eating?" Xyla asked.

"Your favorite. Crabs," Stanley said.

"Okay," Xyla replied.

"Let's bring Dad along," Stanley added.

"Dad hasn't had a nice meal recently. Let's take him to a nice place tonight," he said.

Xyla felt a sense of warmth in her heart again.

This was the man she loved. Not only did he love her deeply, but he also loved her family deeply.

Each time, Stanley would be more considerate than Xyla.

"Okay..." Xyla said.

After chatting with Stanley for a while, Xyla hung up the phone.

As soon as she hung up, Stanley sent the restaurant's location to her.

It was a high-end crab restaurant in the city center, and it was called Crab Delight.

Xyla replied with an 'OK' emoticon. After that, she shifted her gaze back to the group's sales and profit report.

Beep, beep, beep-

Right then, her phone started to ring again.

When Xyla saw that the call was from Georgie Clementine, she immediately picked up.

"Xyla... Amazing... Isn't Stanley way too capable?" Georgie said.

"What?" Xyla asked.

"He gave you a star..." Georgie said.

Xyla was confused. "How did you know that?"

"You're on a hot topics list... Go have a look..." Georgie said.

Xyla immediately hung up the phone and opened the hot topics list on Weibo to have a look.

The first spot on the list of hot topics was '#Stanley Batton gave Xyla Quest a star#'.

Xyla instantly tapped on the link.

As soon as she got in, a Weibo post from a netizen, who claimed to be an astronomer, appeared.

"I'm touched by the heavenly romance between Xyla and Stanley. Yesterday, Stanley's assistant, Zack Cassidy, approached me and said he wanted to purchase the right to name an unnamed asteroid I discovered. His reason was Xyla once joked with Stanley that she wanted a star of her own."

Beneath this astronomer's Weibo posts, the number of shares, likes, and comments had exceeded eight million.

Right after that, there were all sorts of comments in the comment section.

"Ahhh... This is another day in the life of the heavenly couple. This must be how rich folks experience love."

"Xyla must have done a lot of good things in her past life, right? That's why she's born into a noble and rich family with good looks, a sexy body, and a perfect husband. She has everything."

"Every time I read about Xyla, I would hope that the soul transfer plots in the drama series are real. I wish I could wake up with my soul in Xyla's body."

"With such a good life, I bet she'd laugh even in her dreams, wouldn't she? Xyla's existence is surely to make me feel inferior about myself, isn't that so? Ahhh!"

"Hehe. It's not a big deal. Those who show off their love would only die sooner."

"Hey, whoever commented above, why are you so jealous? You must live a bitter life in reality."

When Xyla saw the positive content in the comment section, she smiled prettily once again. Her smile was breathtaking.

As for the negative content, Xyla didn't take it seriously because it wasn't necessary.

Xyla thought that she might have really done a lot of good things in her past life.

That was why she could have so many good things in this lifetime.

After putting her phone down, she gathered everyone in the sales department for a meeting.

The meeting went on until late in the evening.

After that, Xyla dragged her exhausted body back to her office. Then, she picked up her phone and was prepared to leave.

Right then, a notification popped up on her phone screen, and it caught her attention-

Chapter 988

Chapter 988

"Josh Batton brings a mysterious man home, and they spent three hours together."

When Xyla Quest saw this news, a somewhat surprised look appeared in her eyes.

She knew about Josh Batton's sexual orientation.

After all, he had once expressed his interest in her.

Josh liked women, and he definitely didn't like men.

Subconsciously, Xyla felt that this website must have made this up to attract traffic.

Xyla instantly tapped on the news and skimmed through it. Right after that, a large paragraph came into sight.

"Well-known paparazzo, Will Ceruni, revealed that Josh had brought a mysterious man back to his home three hours ago. Unfortunately, this famous paparazzo only saw the two of them from behind throughout the entire process. This paparazzo claimed that the two were wearing the white shirts and black pants with the same design when they were photographed. He suspects that they might be dressing up as a couple. Apart from this, they even patted each other's head in front of Josh's house. Ever since Josh made his debut, he had never been in a relationship with any female celebrity. This paparazzo suspects that he might be interested in men. Meanwhile, this mysterious man might be his boyfriend."

Below the paragraph, there was a picture of Josh walking next to the mysterious man, patting each other's head.

In the picture, the two of them seemed to be nearly of the same height.

They were wearing the same design of white shirt and black pants. Their body ratios were perfect.

Although it was only a picture of them from behind, Xyla could immediately tell that one of the men in the picture was Stanley Batton.

The brothers had gone to Josh's place, and they touched each other's head. Xyla felt confused as to why they would be described like this in the news.

This news post was published a minute ago.

Although it hadn't been long since it was published, the comments had already gone up to 300,000—

Xyla instantly opened Weibo to check it out.

Just as Xyla expected, the topic of '#Josh Batton's sexual orientation#' occupied the first spot on the list of hot topics. There was the obvious 'explosive' word at the end of the topic. Since the news was leaked, there had been a huge number of comments in such a short period of time. It shocked Xyla.

However, Josh was an A-list celebrity. This was very normal.

Xyla immediately tapped on the topic to have a look.

There were all sorts of posts from marketing accounts there including the news article she had just read earlier as well as pictures.

There were over a million shares, likes, and comments under each Weibo post.

Xyla randomly opened one of the Weibo posts' comment section.

Inside, Josh's fans and passersby were continuously arguing madly.

"It's just a few photos and a paparazzo's blatant lies. How could you suspect our idol's sexual orientation based on that? Are you all crazy?"

"Can Josh Batton's fans not be so brain-dead? Why would two completely unrelated men touch each other's heads?"

"It explains why there have never been rumors of Josh being in a relationship after he had debuted for so many years. It turns out that he likes men, right?"

"Stop making things up. Our idol isn't gay. Someone must be intentionally defaming him."

"It's truly disgusting. I can't believe he's gay. As an A-list celebrity, he's actually doing this in public. I suggest that the country ban people like him."

"So what if he's gay? It doesn't matter what kind of romance we're talking about. All types of love should be respected, right?"

"This time, I choose to believe in my idol. Someone must be intentionally defaming him. The entertainment industry is truly disgusting."

Xyla's gaze continued to shift downward. She saw a marketing account listing out all the brands worn by the mysterious man, including his clothes, shoes, and watch.

Chapter 989

Chapter 989

"After enlarging the photo of the mysterious man next to Josh Batton, it looks like this man might be a rich guy. The clothes he's wearing are all globally limited-edition Versace designs, and his shoes also look like a globally limited-edition design. As for his watch, that's even more impressive. This is a watch from Bulgari. In fact, there is only a single design of this that's worth eighty million dollars."

Below the text, there were several enlarged photos of the accessories worn by the mysterious man.

Moreover, the marketing account even carefully marked out the brand and cost of each accessory.

The comment section of this marketing account was also flooded.

"The things this man is wearing are worth the value of several houses."

"This explains why Josh Batton's status in the entertainment industry has been unshakable. It turns out that he has been supported by this wealthy sugar daddy, isn't that so?"

"This must be a supremely rich tycoon. Based on how he looks from the back, he seems very young, and his body is amazing. I'm very curious who this person is."

"Do you still remember when Stanley Batton went to watch Xyla Quest when she competed in the League of Legends' spring competition? I remember him wearing that watch when he was shown on the screen."

"Yeah, I remember that too. I also remember... When I saw how good his watch looked, I took a screenshot. After looking it up, I realized it's worth eighty million dollars."

When Xyla saw these comments, she could already form an idea about what would come next in the comments.

Xyla believed that the public would start speculating the relationship between Stanley Batton and Josh Batton.

Helplessly, Xyla held her forehead. She opened the list of hot topics once again.

Indeed, '#Josh Batton and Stanley Batton's relationship#' was on the list.

Moreover, it was in second place.

There was also the word 'explosive' at the end of the topic.

Xyla then helplessly raised her brows before tapping on the topic.

Inside, there were all sorts of posts from marketing accounts gossiping about how the mysterious man next to Josh was Stanley.

Also, there were various enlarged pictures of the hand of the mysterious man next to Josh being compared to the enlarged picture of the watch on Stanley's hand when he went to watch her during the competition.

On top of that, there was also a comparison between Stanley's and that mysterious man's physiques...

Finally, everyone unanimously agreed that the man was Stanley.

There were all sorts of comments in the forum.

"The same watch, the same height, and everything we could see on the surface points to the fact that Stanley Batton is Josh Batton's rumored boyfriend." "Could Stanley Batton and Josh Batton be biological brothers?"

"Must they be biological brothers just because they have the same surname? I have the same surname as my best friend too. Why aren't we biological sisters?"

"I'd like to make a daring guess. Could it be possible that Stanley and Xyla are only in a superficial marriage?"

"I feel that way too. He's also showing off his love. To be honest, he's just trying to hide the truth that he's gay, isn't he?"

"Isn't that too sad for Xyla? A second ago, I was still feeling envious of Xyla. A second later, I am already starting to feel sorry for her."

"You really can never tell what's going on in rich families. I no longer feel envious of Xyla. In fact, I think she's living an even worse life than me."

When Xyla saw these comments, she found them hilarious.

Netizens these days seemed to be all mentally challenged.

Within a few minutes, Xyla's image in their hearts had changed from the rich female protagonist in a drama series who was showered with love to a rich female protagonist who suffered from a bitter life. Xyla was also feeling a little shaken up.

Right then, she saw that she had over 9,999 unread messages in her Weibo inbox.

She instantly tapped on the notification box.

All sorts of private messages came into sight.

"You are the epitome of the saying 'people tend to show off what they lack the most'. You show off your love because you lack love, don't you? Truly disgusting."

Chapter 990

Chapter 990

"Obviously, she's just a stand-in wife for a gay couple, but she's keeping up an act and pretending she's a happy little princess. Xyla Quest, I've got to give it to you." "Hahaha... I can't stop laughing for my life. It turns out you're married to a gay man, aren't you? Why are you still showing off how happy you are every day?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Truly a pitiful woman. What's the point of being married to Stanley Batton? He doesn't even like you."

"No matter how good you look, and how great a body you have, none of it matters if you don't have a good husband who loves you."

"Xyla Quest, I truly feel embarrassed for your parents. Does your family know that you are married to a gay man?"

"Stanley Batton, this is considered an extra-marital affair. Xyla Quest, you truly do deserve pity."

Every word Xyla Quest saw was like a sharp needle that poked at her eyes.

She wasn't at all surprised that everyone would send her private messages like these.

Many people were like this sometimes.

When you're doing fine, they'd praise you as best they could. But when you're not doing fine, they'd kick you to the curb.

This was especially true for people on the internet.

It was because they could hide behind their screens over the internet, and nobody could see their faces.

Hence, they could put their ugly selves on display without any concern.

Those people always liked to criticize others who were better than them to vent their dissatisfaction in real life. When Xyla saw these messages, she didn't show any emotion in her eyes.

She picked up her phone and dialed Stanley Batton's number first.

Meanwhile, Stanley was drinking tea with Josh Batton at the latter's house...

When Stanley saw Xyla's phone call, he immediately smiled handsomely. "What's up, darling?"

"Honey... Did you see the latest hot topic? The one about you and Josh." Xyla went straight to the point.

"What do you mean?" Stanley was immediately confused by the question.

With that, he subconsciously looked up at Josh.

Xyla instantly told Stanley everything.

After hearing all this, Stanley's eyes still seemed emotionless.

Some paparazzi and reporters liked to get whatever gossip they could, and Stanley knew this...

He wasn't exactly surprised that something like this would be spread after photos of him were taken.

Stanley was used to major incidents like this.

A small thing like this wasn't enough to stir up too much emotion in his heart.

"I came to Josh's place to discuss something important. These people really know how to make up stories," Stanley said coldly.

Josh was sitting right next to Stanley. When Stanley was on the call, his phone was close to Josh. Hence, Josh could hear everything being said over the phone clearly.

Josh was about to pick up his tea but paused. A bitter smile appeared on his face, and it was obvious upon his lips.

It was a surprise that paparazzi could capture even something like this...

"Are you still with Josh?" Xyla asked.

"Yeah," Stanley said.

"Because he's an A-list celebrity, things have been blown out of proportion. If we suddenly try to suppress the news, it'll only cause extremely negative effects.

"That's why you two should step forward and explain things. Otherwise, it'll definitely have a negative impact on Josh's professional career as well as Dragon Group's corporate image." Xyla carefully provided an analysis.

"In that case, we'll just make it public... If we deny it, some people will probably not believe it. Topics like this that are related to sexuality are still very sensitive in our country. I don't want people to make all sorts of speculation about me..." Stanley answered earnestly.

With that, Stanley turned to look at Josh. "What do you think?" Stanley asked.