The soft bed sank when Emily Quest lay on it. She casually kicked her shoes off and kicked her legs in the air gleefully. “It’s much better at home. There’s no way I could sleep on the worn-out bed in prison any longer.”May Conner lay next to her, turned onto her side, and tugged one hand under her chin while hugging Emily with the other. “Isn’t your mother smart? I came up with the idea of getting you to fake depression so that you could be bailed out to receive treatment.”“Exactly. If it wasn’t because of that, how could I be freed so easily? Mother, you’re the best!” Emily exclaimed as she hugged May tightly.“You were great too. I didn’t think you could do exactly what I said. You did such a cruel thing to yourself to make it seem more realistic and to make your father feel even more sorry for you. Girl, you sure are something!” May complimented.“How did you come up with the idea of having me fake depression with a caffeine overdose? The caffeine tablets you gave me made it

Everyone immediately swarmed around Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton in a circle.Many of them began to pull them aside to chat with them. While some commented on how Xyla had changed, others complimented Stanley for his good looks. Suddenly, they became the center of attention.When Gigi Graham saw this, she started feeling unhappy.Originally, she was the center of everyone’s attention in the room, but that changed when Xyla showed up. Gigi felt extremely agitated.After seeing Xyla’s face, she felt even more annoyed. How could Xyla become this pretty? While both of them were women, Gigi felt inferior in comparison to Xyla..Gigi immediately grabbed the man dressed in a suit next to her by his arm and walked up to Xyla and Stanley.As soon as the man saw Stanley, he froze for a moment before he spoke. “Chief…” He began to speak.Stanley gave the man a hard look as he nodded, signaling to the man to shut up.Only then did the man quickly shut his mouth and lowered his head.Ever

At this moment, Gigi Graham was eager to teach William Jones a tough lesson in front of everyone.But she knew she couldn’t do it. She had to put up with it, or else he would make an even bigger joke out of themselves.Although Gigi did not know why, she could see that William wasn’t behaving like his usual self.Immediately, Gigi turned around, grabbed her handbag, and ran out.However, William did not instantly run after her. Instead, he looked at Stanley Batton. “I’m sorry. My wife has always been like this. Please don’t take things to heart.”“Mr. Jones, let’s have a word,” Stanley said blandly before excusing himself from the crowd and stepping outside.William quickly followed him, closing the door swiftly behind him.After they all left, people in the room began discussing much more openly.Xyla’s classmates, who had observed what happened, surrounded her and began saying bad things about Gigi.Xyla didn’t go along with what they were saying. Instead, she listened inten

“You’re welcome.” Xyla Quest shrugged nonchalantly.By then, waiters had started to serve the dishes. Hence, everyone quieted down and started to eat and drink silently.Cindy Snyder carefully tugged on Xyla’s sleeve. “Xyla… Can you really get so many autographs at once? It’s not easy to get Josh Batton’s autographs,” she whispered.“Yes,” Xyla said softly.Cindy grabbed Xyla’s hand excitedly, “Xyla, even I feel envious of myself. I can’t believe I have a friend like you,” she said.“Silly girl,” Xyla ruffled Cindy’s hair and chuckled softly.Cindy laughed along. The way she laughed was as gentle and reserved as she did before.***After dinner, Xyla and Stanley Batton walked out of the room together. They were surrounded by everyone else. The group of people went downstairs in batches.Without a doubt, Xyla and Stanley were among the first batch to head downstairs with Cindy and other female classmates, who were close to Xyla back in school.When the group arrived at the lob

Eventually, Stanley Batton carried Xyla Quest out of the car and carefully made his way into the house. He was gentle when he walked, and when he opened the door.Stanley carried Xyla all the way to the master bedroom. After getting inside, he pressed his back against the switch to turn on the light.The dark room became bright.When Xyla slowly opened her eyes, she realized that she was in Stanley’s arms. Her heart immediately clenched. “Why didn’t you wake me?”“I couldn’t,” he said.Xyla felt so awkward that she didn’t know what to say.What did he mean he couldn’t wake her? Was she too soundly asleep? Didn’t that mean she looked like a pig?“I must have been too tired today,” Xyla said.Stanley didn’t say anything. He softly placed her on the bed, loosened his collar, and removed a single button on his shirt.The moment he unbuttoned his shirt, his Adam’s apple moved a little. From her angle, Xyla could see how sexy his Adam’s apple was and how perfect his jawline seemed.