To outsiders, these people were unattainable celebrities. However, in front of Xyla Quest, they were like her younger siblings.There wasn’t a woman in the world who didn’t like being complimented.When Xyla heard these compliments, she instantly leaned against Stanley Batton and smiled brightly. “Alright, you guys… Stop saying that. Anyway, just make sure you photoshop my pictures and make me look nice.”“Yes, yes, yes…” Everyone said in unison.Stanley affectionately wrapped his arms around Xyla’s shoulders. He then quietly looked at the demure woman in his arms. “They’re all right…”Stanley’s voice wasn’t loud, but it had a huge effect…As soon as he opened his mouth, the entire banquet hall went wild!“D*mn… This public display of affection… I can’t take it…”“What’s a heavenly couple? These two are…”“Stanley is only this gentle to our president…”“Why do I feel that everything he says is electrifying? Ahh…”All the single people in the hall felt envious of the display
“Josh Batton, don’t keep looking at Xyla Quest. Although she’s your sister-in-law, I still feel jealous!”Josh Batton and Xyla Quest’s fans all shouted grievously as loudly as they could.Each of them felt as emotional as the next. As they cried and shouted, they fervently took pictures of their favorite idols.Suddenly, these women’s voices drowned out everything else…The extravagant scene attracted the attention of countless people passing by.Meanwhile, when the police officers standing guard at the entrance saw Xyla and the others coming out, they quickly held their bodyguards’ hands and formed a safety circle around Xyla and the rest.Josh carefully looked across the street…He saw many lit boards with his name on them.Josh quickly pushed his way through the security guards and police officers to get close to the road. He then bowed deeply to his fans.He was truly thankful for them throughout his journey.They’d been silently accompanying him, and they had never aband
For the sake of seeing their idol just once, they’d even have to travel a thousand or ten thousand miles.Although the journey was long and tiresome, they were still willing to do it.These girls’ love toward their idols was something ordinary people couldn’t possibly imagine.It was very dark in the car.The light from street lamps outside lit up their faces now and then.Despite the interchanging dimness and brightness on their faces, their facial features were still striking.“These fans really don’t have it easy…” Xyla Quest sighed.“Yeah,” Stanley Batton replied softly. After that, he glanced at a large group of fans that appeared briefly outside the window.“Are you tired?” Soon, Stanley shifted his gaze to Xyla.Suddenly, his expression had changed from cold to gentle…After saying that, Stanley reached out and naturally ruffled Xyla’s hair.Xyla shook her head. “No… What about you?”“Hmm, I’m not tired… You can rest for a while. I’ll wake you up when we get home,” S
“Comparing oneself to others does make one mad. Xyla is the luckiest woman alive. She really is!”After briefly going through the comments, Xyla Quest tapped on the hot topic of how Josh Batton, Morty Wayne, and Jay Corben bowed to their fans.Above each article were footages published by each of their major fans of how they each bowed deeply to their fans.There were screams and shouts in each video…In all three articles, each of their fans had descended into complete chaos, seemingly touched.“It’s really worth it being Josh Batton’s fan. He really loves us… Humph… I regret not being there.”“Jay Corben looks very cool and wild. But, in reality, he has a gentle heart. Hmm…”“Morty Wayne has an even gentler heart than how he appears… I can’t take it anymore… Love is a two-sided arrow…”When Xyla saw those fans’ comments, she could deeply sense how excited and touched they were.After reading for a while, Xyla couldn’t help but smile gently.Her smile could light up an entir
Instead, Xyla Quest silently browsed through some current news.At the same time, in the living room of a luxurious, castle-like villa in the suburbs, Sharon Lindt was lying comfortably on a couch with her face mask on. She was browsing through various hot topics about her daughter-in-law…She saved every single one photo with Xyla in them.Meanwhile, Sharon casually scrolled past some of the photos with Stanley Batton on his own.She had no intention of saving them.When Wilson Batton saw this, he immediately shook his head helplessly. “Honestly speaking, those who don’t know it might really think that our son was adopted… And they might think our daughter-in-law is our biological daughter…”Sharon continued to save Xyla’s photos excitedly. “I’ve gotten bored of looking at my son long ago since I raised him. Besides, he always looks cold. What’s nice about looking at that?“He’s nothing compared to our daughter-in-law. She’s fresh, gentle, warm, and pretty. Don’t you agree?” Sh
“Morty, where are we going?” The young driver, Mr. Warner, looked at Morty Wayne and Jay Corben through the rearview mirror.“Let’s go to my house…” Morty said. After that, he looked at Jay. “Is that alright?”Jay nodded a little before slowly closing his eyes.After approximately half an hour, the car drove into a small neighborhood in the city center…This small neighborhood was the classiest in the city center of Atlantis.Every inch of land was expensive.Morty spent all the money he saved up since his debut to buy a house here.Soon, the car stopped in front of the entrance to Building No.8.After that, Morty and Jay ushered the staff members away. They then put on their caps, sunglasses, and masks before entering the building.The two took the elevator to Morty’s apartment on the nineteenth floor.Morty’s apartment was spacious, with up to five hundred square meters in area.The design was a minimalistic Northern European style.The primary color tones in the space we
“Hmm… Yes… I’m going to practice later,” Morty Wayne said.“I’ll help you…” Jay Corben said.“Did you come to me just for this?” Morty asked.For some unknown reason, Morty felt a little disappointed.What was he hoping for?Jay seemingly smiled as he looked at Morty. There was a playful look in Jay’s eyes. “What did you hope I would come to you for?”The look in Jay’s eyes made Morty very nervous. “What did I hope? I wasn’t hoping for anything…”“Oh.” Jay smiled a little.Right then, Jay’s phone also started ringing.The person who called was his teammate, Ron Lambert.Jay immediately picked up the call—“What is it? Did something happen?” Jay asked.“Don’t we have a performance tomorrow? I’ve got a set of moves that I can’t seem to get right… Can you come and help me? I’m in our company’s practice room…” Ron said.Jay frowned slightly. “Ask someone else… I’m not free…” Jay said.“But other people aren’t free either,” Ron said.“In that case, look at the television and
Xyla Quest could see sporadic moments of an old man with blonde hair and blue eyes creating this perfume bottle.Apart from this, she could also see sporadic moments of an old woman with blonde hair and blue eyes pouring perfume into this perfume bottle.What was going on?Why was she able to see all this?At this moment, Xyla felt a little shocked.Could she be hallucinating?Xyla instantly stopped using her X-ray vision. After that, she closed her eyes and tried to recompose her thoughts.After that, she shifted her gaze back to the basin. She looked at her Wintersweet face mask container.In the next second, she activated her X-ray vision.Soon, her vision pierced through the Wintersweet face mask container. She could see everything inside…After seeing everything inside the container, sporadic images of how the Wintersweet face mask was made appeared in her mind.Xyla could see a modern production factory and a modern production process.She could even see many factory
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.