“I just think you look skinnier in black, and it doesn’t get dirty easily,” the woman tried to explain. “I’m taking this. Miss… Check, please,” the middle-aged man glared at the woman coldly before pointing at the white shirt he was wearing and said. Disappointed by her husband’s attitude, the woman sighed helplessly and put the black dress shirt back on the rack. Xyla Quest peered at the middle-aged couple before holding Stanley Batton’s hand and leading him to the suit section. She picked a few light-colored suits according to her preference and compared them on Stanley’s body one by one. Stanley stood beside her without making any complaints. There was a startling contrast between the man’s attitude and Stanley’s…The sales assistants could not help but exclaim in awe inwardly. Xyla looked around the store and finally chose a mauve suit. She took the suit and placed it around Stanley’s body while asking, “What about this one? Do you like it?”Stanley remained glued
The wound was oozing blood. Stanley Batton soon noticed her wound. Without hesitation, he placed his arm around her back and scooped her knees. He lifted her easily and effortlessly, just like the cool hero in the movies. The people who watched them almost died of envy when they saw the man’s unabashed reaction to his wife’s tiny wound. Stanley’s stupendous act had garnered a lot of attention. Xyla Quest’s cheeks instantly turned cherry red, embarrassed. She subconsciously threw her arms around Stanley’s neck and mumbled, “Hey, put me down… Many people are looking at us…”“So what?” Stanley kept a straight face, totally unaffected by the attentive eyes around him.He weaved through the crowd and marched into the elevator. The bodyguards followed closely behind them. As expected, the lovebirds had become the center of attention in the elevator as soon as they set foot inside it. Blush seared through Xyla’s neck when she accidentally met the strangers’ eyes. The rem
“Grandpa sent me a message this morning. He said that he’s going to stay at Mom and Dad’s place for the next two days, so he won’t be around tonight.” Xyla Quest added.“Yeah, I know. He informed me about it too. Where are we going to eat later?” Stanley changed the subject. “Hmm… I have a craving for seafood.” “Shall we go to the beach then?” Xyla nodded excitedly. Without further ado, Stanley turned to the bodyguard and ordered, “Go to Waterside Hotel.”Waterside Hotel was one of the high-end hotels in Atlantis. It was located by the sea, and that was where its name came from. The per capita consumption of the hotel was extremely high. The people who came here were mainly some moguls. In the past, she often went there with her father for business purposes. Not only was the dining environment nice and cozy, but the seafood there was also very delicious. The hotel’s head chef was the former president’s royal chef. He was an absolutely brilliant cook. He could turn any
“Xyla Quest is undoubtedly the most blessed girl on earth! I’m envious of her.”“F*ck! She’s a life winner, isn’t she? Sob… How I wish I can be like her.”Xyla Quest could not help smiling as she scrolled through the comment section. Exiting the topic, she returned to the trending list and tapped on her and Jay Corben’s hot topic. The first thing that caught her eyes was an article posted by a marketing account. Apparently, the account had managed to secure a major scoop and broke the news to the world:“Jay Corben was caught shopping alone at Goldfield Plaza in downtown Atlantis today. Coincidentally, he met Xyla Quest, who was shopping for men’s clothing in the same store too. “Jay Corben had only managed to have a few words with her before he was spotted by his fans, who swarmed over him in the very next second.“Jay Corben had no other choice but to leave the store as soon as possible. Worried about his safety, Xyla Quest immediately sent a few of her bodyguards to look a
The notification showed: “More scandals about Georgie Clementine were exposed by Suzie Cobold today!”The article was posted by Weibo’s official entertainment account. Xyla Quest immediately tapped to open the article. What came into her view was a long paragraph, followed by a screenshot of Suzie’s recent Weibo post.“Suzie Cobold had exposed more scandals about Georgie Clementine a few minutes ago. In addition to Suzie Cobold herself, she revealed that Georgie Clementine had offered backdoor deals to many X Entertainment’s artists throughout the years. “Ridiculously, X Entertainment’s big boss knew all about it, but no action was taken! On the contrary, she fully supported Georgie Clementine’s misdeeds! “Suzie Cobold had indirectly hinted that there was an ulterior relationship between X Entertainment’s big boss and Georgie Clementine.” Xyla then tapped on the screenshot. The original post uploaded by Suzie popped up at once. The content of the post was exactly the sa
Xyla Quest nodded obediently. “Alright, I will.”Stanley Batton did not speak again. He had faith in Xyla. He knew that she could handle this. At this moment, Georgie Clementine called Xyla. Xyla immediately answered the call. “Georgie, have you checked Weibo?”“Yeah. I guess the whole thing is more complicated than we think. She might be trying to take revenge on me at first, but I’m sure there’s someone else behind it this time.” Georgie sighed.“Yeah. Let’s find out who’s the mastermind behind it.” “I have people to dig him up already. Don’t worry. I’ll solve everything tomorrow morning.”“That’s great. Put your mind at ease, alright? Try not to take it too personally.” “You too.”“I know.” Hanging up the phone, Xyla put her phone aside and leaned against Stanley’s shoulder with her eyes closed. Sometimes, she really did not understand how someone could be so unscrupulous. X Entertainment had been tolerating Suzie Cobold.Since she joined the company, they had
Suzie Cobold giggled. “Thank you, Mr. Brown. I promise that I won’t let you down. I’ll keep spreading rumors tomorrow morning. I’m going to name all of them this time… Mr. Brown. May I know why you hate X Entertainment so much? Did their big boss offend you?” “Well, X Entertainment has been going great recently, and that rubs me the wrong way. My artists are going to be jobless soon because of them! I have to do something. I have to defeat them. Otherwise, how are my artists going to survive?” the middle-aged man hissed. “That’s true. The entertainment industry is just like a tiny cake. More and more artists from X Entertainment are becoming famous overnight. In a way, they’re dominating the industry.“The larger piece of cake they took, the lesser cake left… It’s understandable why you hate them.” Suzie fanned the flames of hatred between the two companies. “Exactly. Hence, you have to do your part, Suzie,” the man urged Suzie. “Of course I will. I won’t let you down. You cam
It took Georgie Clementine less than a second to figure out why their names were on the list. She immediately tapped on the first hot topic and scrolled through it. Numerous marketing accounts had shared a post uploaded by Suzie Cobold half an hour ago. Suzie had clearly listed all the artists that had accepted her backdoor deals on the post, and these people are the ones on the trending list. Furthermore, Suzie said that she and X Entertainment’s big boss were a couple. She could do whatever she wanted in the company because her boss favored her. What was more ridiculous was that Suzie tried to smear X Entertainment’s big boss by saying that he or she was a bisexual pervert. She and the big boss often had group sex with the company’s staff. Georgie was not surprised at all. However, even if she had already expected this to happen, she was still smoldering with resentment when she saw the post. She was confident that there was somebody else behind this incident, instruc
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.