Tom Sullivan immediately ran up to the stage and stood in front of her protectively before he grabbed the microphone in a huff.“This is all a misunderstanding… I’ll find out the truth. Please don’t mind what happened. Please keep this to yourselves on the basis of your relationship with the Sullivan family,” Tom said before bowing deeply at the audience off stage.After that, he held the microphone tightly and tried to keep his cool as he looked at the audience.“There will be more exciting performances coming up. Let’s shift our attention to the performances,” he said before dragging Emily Quest with him off the stage.Once the two returned to their seats, Tom felt the urge to kill Emily.Soon after, pretty ladies from the Atlantis Dancing Group began showcasing their peacock dance.***However, the catastrophe had still not come to an end. People were still discussing what happened.Tom’s parents seemed very annoyed. Although they already hated Emily a lot, the things that had happe
The stinging sensation began to spread across Xyla Quest’s cheek.The red mark was obvious against Xyla’s fair skin.On top of that, her face was also beginning to swell.The feeling of rage Xyla was trying to suppress all this time was suddenly brought to the surface by May Conner’s slap.Xyla immediately clenched her fists tightly.Although she felt the urge to attack May in return, she knew that if she did that now, May would cause a scene that would only turn out badly for Xyla.After looking around, Xyla landed her gaze upon the red fire alarm button.After a second, Xyla shifted her gaze to May’s face and took a step forward.“What did you just do?” Xyla asked coldly.Once Xyla stepped forward, her elbow was directly next to the fire alarm button.“What am I doing? I’m teaching you a lesson, of course. Xyla Quest, are you even a human? Never mind that you paid the police to bully your sister in prison and me. You even did all this to your little sister on her wedding day. How can
“What apology?” May Conner acted as if she were oblivious to what happened.“You hit her,” Stanley Batton said coldly.“Don’t make things up. I didn’t even touch her!” May immediately retorted as she subconsciously took a few steps back.Emily Quest hurriedly ran through the crowd and tugged at May’s hand.“Mom… Let’s go,” Emily said.“Do you think you can leave just like that after hitting someone?” Stanley asked coldly. Everyone around felt chills down their spines just from hearing his voice.“My mother has already said that she did not hit anyone. If you insist on saying that she did, I will claim that Xyla hit herself and blamed it on my mother. You are her husband. Whatever you say can’t be used as proof,” Emily said unhappily.“Well, in that case, can the surveillance footage be proof?” Stanley turned to look coldly at the surveillance camera above his head.May, Emily, and everyone else around them shifted their gaze upward.May and Emily’s faces instantly turned pale.Meanwhil
At that moment, Xyla Quest felt that Stanley Batton was like her hero.Every word he said would make her feel better.In fact, she even felt as if he were an umbrella that protected her from the wind and rain.Xyla had met many people over the years during her travels. However, none of the men she had met made her feel safe in such a way.When May Conner and Emily Quest heard the word ‘prison’, they immediately felt goosebumps all over their bodies.Since they had just come out from that hellish place, they knew all too well how much suffering they would have to go through there.Even if they did not have to suffer as much, it would not be a good idea to go back to prison.If things got worse, Jeremy Quest would only hate them even more.Right then, Emily and May were in a difficult position. It seemed as though whatever they did would turn out badly for them.Meanwhile, they were beginning to feel the burning gaze from everyone around them.The anger they felt immediately subsided and
However, Stanley Batton did not reply to Xyla Quest. Instead, he walked over to a female waitress who was drooling over him.Meanwhile, Xyla did not ask any further as she sat down on the couch.Outside, the northern wind blew as snow filled the air and made the world appear somewhat colder than it was.Although it was only a door away, it seemed like a completely different world altogether.After glancing at the view of the snowy scenery outside, Xyla rested her chin on one hand and looked over at Stanley.She wondered what he was saying to the waitress. After a while, someone retrieved a bottle of mineral water from a nearby fridge. The person then handed it over to Stanley, along with a white towel.Stanley soon returned to Xyla with those items.Carefully, he wrapped the bottle of mineral water with the towel before pressing it gently against Xyla’s swollen face.In that instant, Xyla could feel the coolness against her face. The sting from the slap earlier began to fade away.Alth
The six men surrounded Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton. Each of them looked mean.“Let’s do this together! Kill this b*stard!” A large bald man shouted as he stared at Stanley angrily.Reflexively, Xyla took off her coat and tossed it at Stanley before she pushed him behind her protectively with one arm.“Stand still and don’t move. I can handle these people,” she said.Xyla moved quickly while maintaining vigilance. Compared to her gentle mannerism earlier, she seemed so much cooler now.Stanley felt as if something had touched him gently somewhere deep in his heart.In his life, this was the first time a woman protected him during a time of crisis.Silently, he placed the coat over her body.“Stand still and don’t move. I’ll protect you,” he said.As soon as he spoke, a large man swung his metal bat at Stanley’s head.Remaining perfectly calm, Stanley kicked the man multiple times and sent him flying. It all happened within a single breath.In that instant, Xyla felt as if she was watc
Although the other men were equally frightened by Stanley Batton and tried to escape by crawling away, none of them had the energy to do it.They were all trembling in fear.The sounds of the metal rattling against the ground and Stanley’s footsteps were like the sounds of hell calling out to them.In fact, these men were afraid that they might die right there and then when Stanley struck them with the metal bat.Once Stanley arrived before the bald man, he frowned and pressed the edge of the metal bat against the man’s forehead.“Speak. Who sent you here?” Stanley asked.“We… We…” The bald man continuously shook his head with a frightful expression on his face.“Speak,” Stanley commanded coldly. He sounded like a king determining whether his subject lived or died.As soon as Stanley said the word, he began to exert force on the metal bat.“If you don’t wish to die,” Stanley added.“My big brother sent me here. He told me that his friend doesn’t like you and wanted to teach you a lesso
Xyla Quest seemed very focused as she continued to examine Stanley Batton’s elbow professionally.Meanwhile, Stanley sat cooperatively, silently allowing her to examine him.The light shining against her face from the outside made her appear even gentler.Despite the large coat that hung over her shoulders, she did not look any less attractive.After repeatedly examining his elbow, Xyla looked up at Stanley.“I don’t think there’s any displacement or crack in your bones. However, just as a precautionary measure, we should get an X-ray for it at the hospital. Sometimes, it’s impossible to tell if there’s a crack in the bones from the outside,” Xyla said.“Okay,” Stanley said.“The cops will be here soon. We’ll go to the hospital after we explain to them what went on here,” Xyla said.“Alright,” Stanley answered.“Thank you for taking the hit for me,” Xyla said softly.When Xyla recalled how Stanley took the bat’s hit without hesitation, she felt a warm sensation spread in her heart.“Do