“I’ll get you new and better bodyguards tomorrow,” Stanley Batton said.“That’s not necessary…” Xyla Quest said.“It’s been decided… Xyla, you must have been terrified, right?” Stanley asked.“Yeah. I really was. I thought I’d die. It was quite a fall from the second floor. If I really did land in that position, my head would have hit the ground first. I’d no doubt be dead then…” Xyla said.Stanley’s skin crawled while he listened to Xyla.He didn’t dare imagine what would happen if Christopher hadn’t caught Xyla in time.Moreover, he didn’t dare think how he would live if he lost Xyla over the incident tonight.His heart began to hurt greatly.“Ada! I want her dead!” Stanley immediately hugged Xyla even tighter.At this moment, he wished he could become one with Xyla.“I’m hungry…” Xyla started to change the topic.She didn’t want Stanley to remain upset like this.“Hmm. What would you like to eat?” Stanley asked seriously.“I’d like to eat the seafood noodles you make. C
She hoped that her kiss would appease all the anger and unease in the man’s heart. When her lips met his, the man responded right away. He pulled her in and kissed her back, hungry and intense. At last, everything was out of control. The man draped both arms around her and kept their lips locked as he shuffled to the switches beside the door. Without even looking at it, he leaned his body backward and hit the switches with his back. The room turned dark instantaneously. The man then proceeded proficiently, looking sexy yet stunning in the dark. ***Meanwhile, on the other side, Sebastian Brenand found himself inside one of Sky Garden’s private rooms at Unconscious Bar. Sebastian was hugging a pretty girl lazily as he listened to her singing. The girl was singing an old song called ‘At Least I Left Earlier Than You’. The girl clung to his chest, feeding him some red wine while singing softly. “Have you ever thought of the reasons I broke up with you? Maybe you’re
Disgruntled with his attitude, the girl cursed, “What the heck? Why did you look for me if you’re not interested in women?”Sebastian Brenand felt refreshed after he left the private room. He had made up his mind. He set his sights on getting rid of the girls he was seeing. Then, he would set off to hunt for Rachel Wood! He was not going to touch other women again for Rachel’s sake.As long as she was willing to return to his side, he would marry her no matter what. He had to get the woman he had fallen in love with for the first time in his life back!Most of the time, one would only realize the importance of someone when they were gone. Without further ado, Sebastian stalked out of the bar and called his assistant. “Find out where Rachel is by tomorrow!”Without waiting for his assistant to respond, he hung up the phone right away.Rachel was all that was on the mind even after he went back to his luxury car. Muddled by the thought of her, Sebastian started the car and l
“Got it. Keep me updated…” Stanley Batton ordered. “Okay. By the way, Fifth Master, the mission you gave me the other day is all set now… Mistress will definitely be surprised when she goes out this morning.” “Okay, good…”Stanley cracked a smile as he hung up the phone. Putting down the phone, he continued to wash up before returning to the bedroom. Xyla had just woken up. The sunlight from the french window shone brightly upon her. She looked very much like an indolent kitten dawdling in the bed.Her arms rested outside the blanket. They were as smooth as fresh snow. Her face was fair yet delicate, tempting Stanley to place a kiss on it. The enticing scene made Stanley’s muscles tense. Seeing that Stanley had already washed up, Xyla rubbed her eyes and stretched her body languidly. She then rolled over to take the wristwatch from the bedside table and took a glance at the time. “It’s already eight o’clock… Gosh, I have to hurry up.” She had loads of work to settle t
The car window was halfway down. The man casually smoked as he looked at her; his eyes were filled with adoration.Xyla Quest pulled out her car key to unlock her red Maserati before walking up to him. “Why are you still here?”“I’m waiting for you.”“Okay…”“I have something to show you,” he added.“What is it?” Xyla’s eyes widened, attentive and brimming with curiosity. Stanley Batton took a deep puff at the cigarette, a mischievous gaze following soon after. “You’ll find out soon.” Xyla could not bear the suspense. “Don’t keep me guessing. Go on!”“Get in the car…” Stanley tittered. Without further ado, Xyla got into her red Maserati obediently and drove off. Stanley’s black Bentley Arnage followed after her. As soon as the car left the gate, Xyla was utterly shocked by the view in front of her. The two sides of the road were filled with countless pots of fiery red roses. The flower-filled road stretched into the distance as far as the eyes could see. It was just l
Following that statement, Stanley Batton slowly kissed away the tears sliding down her cheeks. His confession deeply touched Xyla. She threw her arms around the man’s neck and kissed him on his lips. “Thanks for being so nice to me, Stanley.”“You’re my wife. Of course, I have to be nice to you.”“But turning the entire city into a rose garden in one night is such a huge project. How much did the manpower and effort cost?”“You don’t have to worry about that. All you have to do is enjoy its beauty, alright?” He continued, “Keep driving. Let’s go somewhere else to see the roses.”Nodding in agreement, Xyla started her car again and drove off. Along the way, all that came into her view was a sea of roses. “As you can see, the roses are now planted in pots. I’ll have people to move all of them to the soil later on. In the future, you’ll see flowers blooming all over the city when spring comes,” Stanley said again. Emotions welled up inside Xyla, and she could barely get a hold
Xyla Quest scrolled down to the comment section.As expected, the comment section had exploded with excitement. Though it had only been ten minutes since the article was posted, the number of comments beneath it had already reached one million. “???? What the heck??? I’m too poor to relate to that man. How rich does one have to be to do this? He reminds me of the guy who kept fireworks going on all night. They’re really one of a kind!”“I seriously suspect that he’s the same person as the firework guy. If that’s the case, I might start to believe in true love.”“This man is the typical ‘someone else’s husband’. I wonder who is the heroine of this incident. She must have burst into tears now.”“The money spent on these roses could’ve been donated to the needy. These rich people are too selfish!”“Dude, can you stop being so salty? How do you know they’ve never donated money to the needy?”“Oh my god! They’re the fairytale prince and princess in real life! How I wish I could be
When Xyla Quest saw that the call was from Georgie Clementine, she immediately picked it up.“Did you see the trending topics? Someone has actually decorated the entire city of Atlantis with roses for his wife.” Georgie sounded somewhat shocked.“Yeah. I saw it,” Xyla said and chuckled.“This man is really rich. I’m impressed,” Georgie said.“Yeah,” Xyla replied calmly.“Why do you sound so calm? Aren’t you curious at all?” Georgie asked.“Yeah, I’m not curious.” Xyla smiled deeply.“Could you happen to know who he is?” Georgie asked with a sense of curiosity.“Yeah, I do…” Xyla said.“Who is it?” Georgie asked.“Stanley Batton…” Xyla said.“What? It’s actually him?” Georgie was utterly stunned.Xyla remained silent with a calm expression on her face.“He must really love you to go this far, President Xyla. You ought to appreciate him,” Georgie said.“Yeah.”After chatting with Georgie for a while, Xyla hung up the phone.She then continued to browse the trending topics
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.