“If I wanted it to be mine, I could make it mine at any time. I’m telling you, this ore mine must belong to me,” the young man spoke once again in fluent Country Z’s language.His eyes were filled with arrogance and dominance. There was a cold aura emanating from his whole being.Xyla Quest immediately understood that he didn’t own this land.“Do you have Country Z’s citizenship?” Xyla asked.Country Z had clear rules that foreigners could only acquire the right to set up mines after getting citizenship in Country Z.“Country Z’s citizenship? How could a trashy country like this deserve a noble person like me?” The young man asked arrogantly. “Are you dreaming?”Xyla felt extremely annoyed by what he said.Suddenly, the patriotism in her was triggered.She really couldn’t understand from where this person found the courage to look down upon Country Z here.“How dare you insult Country Z like this? If this is a trashy place, why did you come? Are you hinting that you’re even wo
When members of the Blue Sky Exploration Team saw this scene, they were all shocked…They instantly held their breaths and quickly walked up behind Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton.When one of the team members with large eyes saw the young man on the ground, he started speaking coldly. “It’s you…”Xyla looked at the large-eyed team member. “What’s the matter? Do you know this person?”The large-eyed member snorted coldly. “For the past two days, this person seems to have been following our exploration team. When we were eating in the city area in Blue Mountain City, and when we searched for ore veins, this person kept following us sneakily… I saw him…“I guessed that this person probably knew that we, the Blue Sky Exploration Team, were famous. Hence, when he saw us wearing the Blue Sky Exploration Team’s uniform, he sneakily followed us… His objective is to locate good ore assets through us and so on…“Once we find something, he would claim those resources one step before we do sh
“What do you mean by this? We haven’t even started exploring. Are you going to give up?” Darren asked.From Darren’s perspective, these foreigners outnumbered them right now. However, they clearly still had the upper hand right now.By taking down their leader, Stanley had complete control over the situation.There was no reason for them to hand the ore vein over.“Ms. Quest, you shouldn’t give up so easily. It wasn’t easy for us to locate this ore vein. We haven’t even begun exploring. Are you going to give it up?”“That’s right… There’s no reason for you to be afraid of this person, right?”“Yeah, yeah… Why are you behaving like this? We found this place first. If anything, we should be the one exploring it first…”Several members of the Blue Sky Exploration Team couldn’t resist complaining.Now, apart from Stanley, nobody else knew why Xyla was doing this…Everyone felt that Xyla must have gone mad for making such a decision.They couldn’t understand what Xyla was thinking
“You guys, throw the guns in your hands away right now. Otherwise, he’ll die in the next second,” Xyla Quest ordered as she looked around at the blond-haired, blue-eyed men dressed in black pointing their guns at Stanley Batton.After the huge conflict earlier, she needed to make sure they didn’t have their guns.Otherwise, they couldn’t be sure that those men wouldn’t directly fire at them after they released the young man.If a gunfight really happened, they had far too few people. They wouldn’t have an advantage at all.“Sure… We can throw our guns away, but you must also do the same…” The young man said.“We won’t…” Xyla said.“Then, why should we throw our guns away?” the young man asked.Stanley Batton snorted coldly. He placed his finger on the trigger and pressed the gun more forcefully against the back of the young man’s head. “Just because I’ll blast your head open in the next second.”Although the young man knew that they wouldn’t dare open fire so easily, there was
They kept asking themselves why Xyla Quest would give up on such a good piece of land so easily. Was she a fool?Meanwhile, why didn’t Stanley Batton try to stop her?Was this couple completely mad?Meanwhile, the foreigners led by the young man didn’t try to look for trouble anymore after watching Stanley and the others leave.The young man looked down at the group of people getting further and further away from himself. “Haha… Did you see that? People from Country Z are really all cowards… Do you know why they were bullied in the past? That’s because they’re cowards…” He sneered arrogantly.“Even now, they’re still cowards… Still a bunch of sick people. They gave away such a good piece of land just like that. They can’t even put up a fight,” the young man added.After saying that, he shifted his gaze to the wall of rocks beneath his feet. The cut surface had an excellent piece of original jade rock. “Haha… We’re going to get filthy rich… It must be filled with jade down there…
“It’s fine if they don’t want to leave. They can’t stir up a storm anyway,” Wilson said with a look of annoyance upon his face.A man in black began speaking respectfully in Country Z’s language, equally fluent. “Mr. Wilson… Should we go and collect our guns? I feel that the group of people hasn’t left because they have something up their sleeves.”When Wilson heard this, he immediately started laughing. “Haha… This is the biggest joke I’ve heard this year… If they wanted to kill me, they would’ve killed me earlier. Why would they need to wait until now?“Do you know why they gave me such a good ore vein? And why did they even let me go? That’s only because they’re a bunch of cowards, alright?“Look at that man. He said so many things to me. In the end, did he take any concrete action?“That woman casually said one sentence, and he let me go. I’m telling you, people from Country Z are actually very cowardly.” Wilson continued to speak through gritted teeth. His facial expression w
A few minutes later, the sound of explosions ended.Everyone started removing their earmuffs…“Based on the explosions they used, they’re bound to blast some good things out. Are you choosing not to leave because you want to wait for them to finish using the explosives before you snatch all the stuff away?” Darren Green asked.“That’s probably the case, right?” Another member of the Blue Sky Exploration Team asked.However, Xyla Quest shook her head. “They won’t blast anything good out…”Darren looked confused. “What do you mean by that? It looked really good on the surface… I really think there’s good stuff down there.”“Even if there’s good stuff down there, it’d probably be at the bottom, a few ten meters below the ground…” Xyla said indifferently. “They don’t have the patience…”Darren looked shocked. “What do you mean, Ms. Quest?”Darren felt that Xyla’s words were beyond his comprehension.Even so, despite being very knowledgeable about jade mines, he wasn’t too sure abo
After circling the deep pit on the mountain, they walked to the edge of the wall of rocks by the deep pit.When Wilson looked at a pile of darkened original jade rocks, he immediately seemed pleased. “Look, what did I tell you? There is good stuff down here. Hurry up and randomly pick a few rocks and open them up to check on the quality… Let’s calculate the probability of acquiring high-quality original jade rocks…”As soon as Wilson gave the order, the men dressed in black quickly started selecting original jade rocks and cutting them open.They proceeded to select up to a thousand original jade rocks.However, after cutting the rocks open, they discovered that the rocks all contained tiny bits of green, low-quality stuff.Meanwhile, Wilson’s expression also changed from feeling confident to disappointment and coldness.Initially, he had confidently told everyone that there was definitely good stuff down here. He even snatched this mine away from other people.However, he didn’
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.