In the evening, the setting sun dyed Atlantis gold. The sun set and the world was cold once again. X Entertainment’s building was dazzling brightly in the sunset. Inside the warm office, after Xyla had finished her work today, she once again reserved a private room at With-you Western Restaurant and then informed Five Batton through WeChat. Next, she simply touched up her makeup and let her hair down. The gentle large black curls paired with a natural makeup made her look like a goddess. Her clean white shirt, paired with light blue cropped pants, and a light blue woolen coat, accentuated her divine temperament. The pair of silver strappy heels on her feet highlighted her fair legs and slender ankles. *** On the other side, inside the wine cellar of the three-story Garden Mansion, Stanley, Henry, Sebastian, and Gary were perched in front of a rosewood counter. Each man had a glass of rich red wine in front of them. The wine cellar behind them was about two hundred s
He had seen too many women who proactively court men who drove luxurious cars. Stunned by his aura, the flirtatious smile on the beautiful woman’s face froze. However, she was reluctant to give up. Such a wealthy and magnificent man was every girl’s dream! If she could capture his heart, she would be set for the rest of her life. “Don’t be that way, Handsome, give me a hand,” the beauty said coquettishly. He remained apathetic. Without another word, he quietly took out a pair of white medical gloves from the dashboard, got out swiftly, pulled the passenger car door open, and pulled the woman out. After that, he removed the gloves and tossed them into the trash can together with the antibacterial wipe. Everything was done swiftly. Subsequently, he turned to leave. The beauty was exasperated as she kept stomping her feet. “What gives? Am I, Fanny Mitchell, poisonous? Why do you have to wear gloves to touch me? What a weirdo!” Having said that, she rolled her eyes. Sta
The dining table was covered with a snow-white silk cloth. Several stalks of white roses were displayed in the center of the table. Pure white tassels hung at the ends of the tablecloth, showing luxury in simplicity. Under the illumination of the magnificent chandelier, everything seemed perfect. The strong fragrance of roses in the air calmed one’s spirits. After placing their orders, both individuals removed their coats and hung them at the back of their chairs, leaving only their shirts. Both were dressed in white. They felt more like a couple now. “Have you memorized what I taught you yesterday? Have you forgotten them?” Xyla initiated the conversation. “Yeah,” he replied faintly, toying with a black mirror finish lighter in one hand. His fingers were extremely nimble. No matter how he toyed with it, the lighter never fell. Since he had exceptionally slender and charming fingers, his playing with the lighter attracted more attention. It was a seemingly ordinary ligh
‘Ooh, then don’t come over. I’m suddenly not bored, and I don’t need anyone’s company.’ After that, the other party sent an emoji of a girl laughing hysterically. *** At nine pm. Right on the dot, Xyla led Stanley into Atlantis City’s shopping haven, Goldfield Plaza. Even at this hour, the mall was packed with people, making it extremely lively. However, no matter how huge the crowd was, they were still the most striking existences among the others. Like two dazzling diamonds, they caught everyone’s eye. When the two reached the entrance, a middle-aged man dressed in a suit and had a name tag that read ‘General Manager’, hurried over to them. On the top left corner of the words ‘General Manager’, was Goldfield Plaza’s logo. When the man saw Stanley, he was about to bow in greeting. Instead, Stanley shook his head subtly. The man immediately understood and stopped. He took in a deep breath and then walked past Stanley. Xyla noticed none of this. Her eyes darted o
Next, Stanley tried out another two sets of outfits. Each set on him made him look like a poster model. The sales attendants’ praises never stopped while the male customers simply bought the same design he was wearing after seeing him try it out. Soon, it was down to the last set. Stanley swiftly changed and came out of the dressing room. The last set was a dark blue suit paired with a white inner shirt and cropped pants that showed his ankles. The fitted cutting showcased his perfect proportions distinctly, elongating his legs. “This set is nice too!” Xyla was stunned. This set was perhaps the best one out of the ones he had tried. “Is that so? Do you like this set then?” He strode over to her and asked. “This set… I actually like the others as well.” Xyla was mildly troubled. After pondering for a few seconds, she waved at the sales attendant. “I want all of them.” After that, she turned to him and said, “Wear this on the day of the wedding. You can wear the other
“I’m curious about the person who did such a deed without leaving his name as well. To be able to get our general manager’s personal help, he must be a prominent figure!” “No matter who is it, I’m super envious of that woman.” *** Meanwhile, in the Sullivan family’s living room. “Honey, Tom, Emily is still pregnant with our grandchild. Are we really going to keep ignoring her? What if something happens to the child?” Bailey looked worriedly at Tom sitting beside her and at Tony sitting on the single sofa as she spoke. “I’ve already inquired. She’s doing well there. And she’s coming out the day before the wedding, isn’t she? It’s only a few days, so there’s no need to care about her specifically. It’d be good for her to learn a lesson as well.” “And can’t you see what she’s done? To achieve her own goals, she had endangered her family’s business. What about the future? What if she endangers our family in the future?” Tom was irked. “Tom is right. It’ll be good for her to
Emily was stunned. “What do you mean? Hasn’t it been arranged that we’ll be able to get out today?” “Not today. There’s something wrong with our internet, so we can’t perform the release procedures. It’ll have to be tomorrow, at least eleven in the morning,” said the correctional officer. The correctional officer’s words were like a splash of cold water on Emily, extinguishing all of their wondrous expectations. Tomorrow was the day of her wedding. If she could only have the release procedures done tomorrow, what about her wedding? Would it have to be postponed? The Sullivan family expected her to be released today. Hence, they did not change the wedding date. The invitations had already been sent out, so it was impossible to postpone. However, if the wedding at twelve in the afternoon couldn’t be delayed, there wouldn’t be time for anything if she left prison at eleven. There wouldn’t be time for proper makeup, no time for a nice hairdo. She would have to rush to the venue
Vrrt, vrrt, vrrt. Her phone vibrated. Xyla casually glanced at the screen to see that Five Batton had sent her a WeChat message. She immediately opened it. “I might not be able to reach on time. I’ll be late for an hour.” There wouldn’t be an issue if he was only late for an hour. The ceremony would have ended by then and he would be just in time for lunch. As long as he showed up, it won’t be a problem. Only, the enigmatic Emily would definitely try to cause a scene, but no worries, Xyla could handle it. “What happened?” Xyla replied. In her mind, he was a punctual person, so something huge must have happened. “Emergency.” “Alright then.” Emily replied before putting down her phone and entering the bathroom. He did not tell her what the emergency was and was sensible enough not to ask. After showering, Xyla noticed that there was still time, so she lay in bed with a mask on before sitting down at the dressing table to put on her makeup. Her gaze inadvertently fel
Xyla quickly reached for Hannah’s hand. “Is that right? Hannah, you’re amazing…! You’re practically on par with Leon!”Hannah laughed, slightly embarrassed. “Not at all.”“Oh, cut it out. If you hadn’t helped me, how could I have improved so quickly?” Leon chuckled.“I guess I’ve lived up to my promise.” Hannah giggled along.Back then, she had promised Leon that she would become someone deserving of him.She claimed that she would grow with Leon.Without a doubt, she had done it.Now, Hannah had become a successful woman many would often speak of. She earned her rightful seat next to Leon as the CEO of Dragon Group.Stanley also turned to look at Hannah. “Yes, Hannah’s very capable. She’s our family pride.”Hannah laughed. “I was lucky to be accepted by your family.”In fact, Hannah genuinely felt grateful toward the Batton family over the years she had spent with them.They had helped her through all the hardship she encountered when she was poor and down on her luck.Aft
“Hannah, I’ve taken the first step for you. Are you willing to walk by my side for the rest of our lives?” Leon asked, serious.“Yes, I am…” Hannah answered without missing a beat.“I’ll protect you. From now on, you don’t have to worry about a single thing.” With that, Leon placed both hands on Hannah’s face and kissed her on the lips.The moment their lips touched, everything felt surreal…Hannah could feel pink, light bubbles floating all around her. It felt as if all the flowers in the world were blossoming at once.In Hannah’s dark, depressing life, Leon was her only salvation.He was a ray of hope that led her out of hell, so she could see light once more.Hannah thought she would never have anything to do with Leon after she quit school.Even until now, she still remembered how sorrowful she was on her last day of school.But now… Not only did she get the opportunity to interact with him once more, but they also became a couple.Their driver sighed to himself while
Over time, Leon’s feelings for Hannah grew deeper, stronger, and more intense.He had grown used to having her with him all the time.Thus, he hoped she would stay by his side for the rest of his life.Upon hearing his words, Hannah’s mind went blank.What did her dream guy just say?Was she dreaming?Hannah quickly pinched her palm at the thought in an attempt to discern between dream and reality.Her palm hurt. That meant this wasn’t a dream. It was real!Hannah felt even more dumbfounded…This meant Leon actually liked her! He was confessing to her, wasn’t he?Did her dream guy actually reciprocate her feelings?Never in her wildest dreams did Hannah imagine she would go through such an experience.Excitement jammed her mind, so much that she was rendered speechless. There were many things she wanted to say, and yet, she couldn’t utter a single word.Her heartbeat increased rapidly, and her entire body began to shake. Sensing her trembling body, Leon tightened his e
Immediately after, the men in black pulled out guns from their pockets, which they aimed at Raymond’s head.Raymond panicked instantly, going pale.He subconsciously retreated a step back. “Who are you? Don’t you know what you’re doing is illegal?”Leon sneered. “You don’t deserve to know my name. In this city, I am the law.”Leon’s domineering words made him seem even more imposing.At this moment, Hannah felt as if he was a guardian angel sent from Heaven to protect her.Something about him seemed oddly sacred and heavenly.“Mr. Batton, do I shoot him in the head?” One of the men dressed in black asked.“Mr. Batton? Are you Stanley Batton’s son?!” Fear was beginning to spread through Raymond. For one to have Batton as his surname and act this arrogantly in Atlantis, he could be none other than a member of the renowned Batton family.“How dare you address our president by name?!” Another man in black leveled Raymond with a chilling glare.Suffice to say, Raymond was terrif
Terrible pain ached at every part of Hannah’s body as she collided with the cold, hard ground.The pain was such that all her bones felt close to breaking. Everywhere hurt badly.At that moment, Hannah felt like a fragile doll made of clay that had been forcefully slammed hard against the ground until it broke into small pieces.Her mind went blank from the stinging agony.She braced herself and looked at the cold eyes staring back at her, filled with terror. Stammering, she asked, “Mr. Gray… What is the meaning of this?” “What’s the meaning of this? Ha! Don’t you know what’s good for you? You dumb b*tch… You’re lucky that I set my sights on you!”“How dare you refuse my feelings! Not just that, but you even made up a story to deceive me!”“Even when you saw me, you tried to trick me again!”“Do you think I’m stupid? That I can’t think? Do you honestly think I’d fall for your lies again and again?” Raymond went, his tone steadily rising into a furious roar.He then got on o
Although the sun had long sunk beneath the horizons and darkness had set in, the lively city wasn’t about to be silent anytime soon. Hannah felt deeply unsettled, so much that she didn’t leave right away.Instead, she waited in front of the bar, filled with hesitance and anxiety.Should she really leave?Would Rihanna truly be able to sort things out?The man was Raymond Gray… Neither Rihanna nor the bar could afford to upset him, lest they face terrible repercussions.Hannah remained standing on the same spot, uncertain. She really didn’t know what to do.Finally, she came to a decision. She took out her phone and tapped open a ride-hailing application on her phone.Yet just as she did that, she instantly closed it. Afterwards, she began pacing back and forth in worried circles, going to and fro aimlessly. Right as she was trapped in her worried musings, a group of people exited the bar. Raymond Gray, dressed in black, sporty attire, led all of them in a flamboyant manner.
A handsome waiter quickly walked in and looked at Rihanna. “Ms. Jensen, Mr. Gray out there insists that Hannah should get on stage to sing another song. I told him that Hannah would only sing three songs today…”“He lost his temper and claimed he’d destroy our bar if Hannah refuses to sing another song…” The waiter added. He was visibly trembling by the end of the sentence.Hannah figured Mr. Gray was probably the only son of the new mayor of Atlantis there weren’t many people with Gray as their surname in Atlantis. There were even less people who were arrogant like him. He was the only one.Hannah had heard about how terrible this person could be. He was known to be a womanizer too.Due to his powerful background, he looked down on everyone else. He didn’t respect women at all… Moreover, he had a relatively cruel personality. One could almost describe him as being a pervert.There was once when an owner of a bar offended a female internet celebrity he was dating. He directly hired
Hannah Roland smiled politely at Lina Cohen. “Nice to meet you… Thank you in advance!”“No problem… Do let me know if there’s anything you don’t like about your makeup too,” Lina said.Hannah nodded. “Okay, sure…”“By the way… Do all the signers here get such good treatment? I’m surprised we’re even assigned our own makeup artists,” Hannah asked carefully as she wasn’t aware about things like these..However, Lina smiled without answering Hannah’s question directly. She held Hannah’s hand casually the next second, “Come here. I’ll start doing your makeup now…”Hannah nodded…Lina was a very professional makeup artist. She took an hour to finish Hannah’s makeup.An hour later, Hannah’s appearance transformed completely.Lina permed Hannah’s long, black hair into natural-looking curls.Hannah had intricate peach-colored makeup on her face which made her appear lively and youthful.Once Lina was done with Hannah’s makeup, she happily retrieved a long, white dress from a clothes
Hannah Roland smiled without saying anything.***Hannah arrived at the bar where she worked at seven o’clock the next evening and walked into Rihanna Jensen’s office.Rihanna was going through paperwork in her office. When she saw Hannah, she immediately stood up and smiled at her. “Hannah, you’re here…”“Here’s the contract…” Rihanna said before pushing a thick stack of paper to the center of the table.Hannah quickly stepped forward and skimmed through the document. She then picked up a pen and signed it…Rihanna smiled upon seeing this. “Okay… I’ll transfer the money into your account tonight… I’ve told our big boss about your situation. He’s fine with my decision to pay your salary in advance. In fact, he even told me I did a good job…”“He said you can sing without worrying about a single thing… If you need any help in the future, do let us know…” Rihanna added.Hannah felt glad when she heard this, and became teary-eyed. “Thank you… Please thank our big boss for me too.