Xyla Quest didn’t say anything. Instead, she silently dialed Stanley Batton’s number. “Honey, please put an end to the rumor.”After saying that, Xyla hung up the phone.Emily Quest secretly gritted her teeth. She thought that Stanley definitely wouldn’t put an end to the rumor. Xyla would be humiliated later for sure!She was really curious to see how Xyla would act if Stanley Batton didn’t make a move later.“Come on, everyone. Follow me to the living room. Let’s have lunch…” Jeremy Quest said.As soon as he said that, six black luxury cars drove right into the courtyard.Soon, the luxury cars came to a halt…A group of men dressed in black got out first. They charged into the crowd in an organized way to open a path.Right after that, Stanley walked out of a black Bentley with a young, bald man.Stanley was wearing a black, slim-fit, striped suit with a white shirt and a black tie on the inside. His short, thick hair was brushed to the back. There was a regal aura about him
“Emily’s objective was to break the couple up. But fortunately, Miss Xyla was smart and didn’t allow her treacherous plan to succeed. Also, she very quickly tracked me down… And she found out the truth about everything…“Emily, on the other hand, knew nothing about this. She kept thinking that she had succeeded with her treacherous plan. Hence, she asked me to contact a reporter to publish the news about Xyla getting a divorce with Stanley today.“Emily did this for her convenience so that she could force Xyla to admit that she got divorced in front of everyone today.“Emily wanted to witness Xyla being belittled and ridiculed personally. She wanted to watch Xyla suffer,” Red Sea said, enunciating every single word. He roughly described the whole story to everyone…After hearing all this, everyone immediately started talking loudly.They were all shocked.“I’m feeling dizzy… This is major news. This feud between the two sisters of the Quest family really is endless.”“But Xyla h
The things people were saying felt like direct slaps at Emily Quest’s face.It felt increasingly difficult for her to stand her ground.What was it like being a street rat that everyone hated?Emily was the perfect example…In fact, she felt like she was even lesser than a street rat right now.Emily subconsciously raised her head and looked at the Sullivan family.She saw Tom Sullivan watching her with a gloomy expression. His eyes were full of disdain.Meanwhile, Bailey Ronson and Tony Sullivan had equally grim expressions on their faces.Trembling, Emily took a few steps back. She looked at Xyla with reddened eyes. “Xyla… You’re really shameless… Why are you doing this to me? Even if I had set you up, you shouldn’t treat me like this. At the end of the day, I’m still your sister!”“When you were harming her, you didn’t seem to think of her as your sister. Do you remember now?”“Emily Quest… Can you be quiet for a while?”“You ought to apologize…”People around Emily con
Emily Quest immediately tightened her grip on the phone as she gritted her teeth. “What do you mean?”Xyla Quest smiled a little, but she didn’t answer Emily. Instead, she hung up the phone right away.Emily felt a little frantic.What was Xyla going to do?Did Xyla have another scheme she had yet to execute?Meanwhile, May Conner stood in the courtyard for a long while before calming down her anger and her panic-stricken heart. She turned around and entered the living room to greet the other guests with Jeremy Quest.Throughout the entire process, Xyla didn’t take another look at May. Instead, she silently enjoyed the delicious food on the table.When Xyla was in a good mood, everything tasted delicious.Each of the dishes on the table whetted her appetite.Stanley Batton, on the other hand, sat calmly beside Xyla. He looked as if he had blocked out everything and everyone, and all he did was peel shrimps for her slowly and carefully.After peeling each shrimp, he would care
After Jeremy Quest saw all his guests off, he immediately stopped smiling. He returned to the living room with a gloomy expression on his face and sat across from Xyla and the rest.Jeremy glanced coldly at the servants who were cleaning up. “You guys can leave for now. Bring Emily down here on your way out.”The servants immediately left.When May Conner saw this, she immediately got up and sat next to him. She kept shaking Jeremy’s hand. “Honey, Emily knows she’s wrong. Please forgive her,” she said.“Forgive her? How many times have I forgiven her? She still hasn’t changed her ways.” Jeremy’s expression was still gloomy.May subconsciously shivered and continued to speak for Emily. “But at the end of the day, she’s still your daughter. She also has depression…”“She can’t use depression as an excuse all the time when she does something wrong!” Jeremy uttered each word firmly.Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton did not speak throughout this process. Instead, they merely silently ob
However, May Conner forced herself to play it cool as she looked at Xyla Quest. “Xyla… What are you saying? I don’t really get what you’re trying to say.”“Well then, do you understand this?” Xyla said before taking her phone out directly and playing a voice recording from it.In the next second, a young man’s voice could be heard.“Sorry, my thoughts were muddled for a moment. That’s why I accepted May Conner’s suggestion to hide Emily Quest’s actual medical condition from everyone. Emily was never sick…“To be honest, I was indeed tempted by the money in the beginning. Later, I realized my mistake, but it was too late. I had no choice but to continue the chain of mistakes…“Miss Xyla, please let me go…”Right after that, Xyla’s voice could be heard.“I can let you go, but you must give me a careful account of what Emily and May have done…” Xyla said.After that, the young man started speaking again.“Actually, in the beginning, I didn’t know Emily was faking depression when
Faking depression, committing suicide, and then getting out of jail. Emily Quest was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, keeping her fangs hidden in front of everyone while secretly stabbing Xyla Quest in the back. Jeremy Quest’s second daughter indeed was good at deception!Emily and May Conner were both equally dumbfounded.Neither of them thought they would hear such a recording clip from Xyla.They had already designed a seamless plot!They would never have dreamed that Xyla would find out about their plot!Subconsciously, May trembled as she stood up and shielded Emily behind her. “Honey… This isn’t what happened. This recording must have been faked,” May looked at Jeremy and said.“We can find out whether it’s true or not by asking Emily’s primary doctor later. We’ll be able to find out after bringing Emily to another hospital, won’t we?” Xyla added.“Xyla, even if you’re not happy with Emily, you don’t have to do this, right? How could you bribe Emily’s primary doctor and harm us
“I’ve been pretty good to you lately, haven’t I? Why are you doing this to me? Why did you fake that recording and accuse me of drugging you?” May Conner quibbled.May was still looking for a lifeline. That was the only thing she could do right now. “Is that so? Tell me what’s this then.” Xyla Quest pulled out a copy of her blood test result from her silver handbag. She thrust it into May’s hands. The report clearly stated that the mercury level in her body was ten times over the limit!There was a slight tremor in May’s eyes. “Xyla, what’s this?”“You should know better.” Xyla cut to the chase.“Stop it, Xyla! I can’t believe you’ve faked the report to slander my mother!” Emily Quest rebuked furiously. Xyla glared at May coldly. She did not even bother to look at Emily. “Am I slandering you? You know the answer better than anyone else, Auntie.”Jeremy Quest took a deep breath before interrupting their conversation. “May, you better go into jail with your daughter and… Let
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.