On the other end of the phone, Xyla Quest was still on the edge of her seat. She clutched the phone tightly in her hand and she could not take her eyes off the phone screen. She could not slack off, not in the slightest, she must wait for his call. The people sent out to look for Stanley Batton had not come back and reported to her by now. Something must have gone wrong. Right that moment, her phone ran out of battery and automatically shut down.She went to find a phone charger at once.It was then that she realised she did not carry a charger with her all this while. Without hesitation, she called out to the people outside of her ward to help search for a phone charger. She would never let her phone die at this point. She could not bear missing any news about Stanley. Her heart was racing and she felt that it was pounding out of her chest. On the other side, Stanley Batton locked his phone and shoved it back into his pocket after noticing that Xyla’s phone was off.
Xyla Quest stroked her hair awkwardly. She gathered all her courage to meet Stanley Batton’s eyes and said, “Of course I’m worried about you. We’re still working together, you see. It will be very troublesome to me if anything were to happen to you.”“Oh? Is that what this is all about?” Stanley’s eyes were full of suspicion. “And…And we’re friends. I don’t want my friend to get into any trouble.”“And?” Stanley continued to ask calmly.“That’s all…” Xyla answered.“Oh.”“Look, you’ve helped me a lot. It’s unsurprising that I care about you,” she added.“Oh.” Stanley looked deeply into her eyes, the corner of his lips was still curving upwards.For some reason, Xyla always felt that his eyes were able to see through her, he seemed to know what she was thinking deep in her heart. She began to tense up inexplicably. She could not explain why she felt so nervous. And her heartbeat was accelerating, too. “You should lie down and rest well in your bed even if you’re worried
“Fred Thomson saw me on the road when I went out to get you some breakfast. He honked at me, trying to accost me.” Stanley Batton said. “I had the drug that you prepared for me last night in my pocket. Therefore, I got into his car and followed him to a hotel.”“Then, I added that drug into his glass. His body reacted to it as soon as he drank it, and he started to work it out on his own.” “I called the police when he was done, telling them that he…well…” that word was stuck at the edge of his lips. He paused for a while and continued to describe the incident to her in earnest. “After that the police came to gather some evidence. After they collected the sample of body fluids Fred left behind, the police took both of us to the police station.”“Later on, I explained the whole incident at the hotel to the police. I also submitted the video of you and Georgie being tortured by Fred in the dark room to them. Subsequently, he was taken into custody and everything went smoothly.” St
Sebastian Brenand shook his head. Then, Xyla Quest turned to look at Henry Armstrong. Henry shook his head as well. He drew a tiny kumquat from the plate of fruits beside him, peeled off the skin and stuffed it into his mouth. “Stop questioning it. You know that everything turns out well and that’s all that matters…Things are handled perfectly by Stan, there isn’t a single flaw.” He reassured Xyla while chewing the kumquat in his mouth.“Moreover, you don’t have to worry if the Thomson family starts pursuing the matter further and leaving you in danger, things like that. Stan has arranged it all and everything will come to an end here.” He added.“From what you’re saying, I think you do know more about the negotiation?” Henry’s words piqued Xyla’s curiosity. Henry shrugged and leaned against the chair lazily. He spat the kumquat seeds onto his palm and threw them into the trash can. “I really wasn’t there. I just heard it from Stan. As for the details, I’m afraid that we can’
Henry Armstrong pushed open the door and entered the ward. He approached Georgie Clementine leisurely and sat down beside her. He peeked at the game Georgie was playing and asked, “Is that Heroes Assemble?”Georgie’s gaze slowly shifted from the game to his face. “Why are you here again?” She remained still. “I’m here to see you, can’t I?” Henry teased cheerfully. “I’m much better now and I don’t need anyone to visit me. By the way, remember to accept my money on WeChat.” Georgie replied coldly and continued to play her game. “Legendary, what kind of stupid name is that?” Henry looked at her game ID with a disgusted face and sneered. Georgie’s game character was a Strategist, or in another word, a mage. She was currently doing her daily mission to defeat the monsters. When she arrived at the particular location, she would automatically start to fight the monsters. Her game character dressed in a snow white, off shoulder robe, just like a stunningly beautiful fairy. She l
Hereafter, whenever Georgie Clementine felt miserable, her heart would churn like restless waves the moment she thought of what Henry Armstrong had said. “Crazy.” Georgie was full of disdain.“I won’t make fun of you anymore alright. Have you eaten yet?”“Yeah.”“What did you have?”“Can’t you read my face? Can’t you sense that I have zero interest in talking to you?” Georgie raised her eyes again and glared at Henry frigidly. “But I want to pay attention to you.”“I want to play my game. Go away.”“Okay...I need to go out to settle something too, just take care of yourself, alright?” Henry got up and left the ward after saying that. Georgie heaved a deep sigh of relief as soon as Henry left. She then concentrated on her game again. Meanwhile, Henry Armstong had returned to Xyla Quest’s ward. ***On the next day, Xyla Quest and Georgie Clementine were getting more stable so they were allowed to be discharged from the hospital.Stanley Batton sent his underlings to set
Xyla Quest was immensely satisfied as she read through these comments.She felt that the air she breathed in had a trace of sweet smell flowing along with it. She put down her phone and turned to face the man sitting beside her. “Stan, thanks for everything.”“Told you, it’s nothing.” Stanley Batton said, “I’m going to clean up the room for Georgie. You guys can go to your room and have a rest first.”“Sure.” She nodded obediently. He helped her up carefully and the three of them went upstairs together. As they reached the second floor, Stanley headed to clean up the guest room whereas Xyla led Georgie Clementine to her master bedroom. Georgie pulled Xyla to her fluffy lavender bed as soon as both of them entered the room.Xyla covered their bodies with the blanket and held Georgie’s hand. “Stan totally changed my impression of the people in the gang, you know. Based on my observation over the past two days, I don’t think he looks like a gangster at all.” She began. “The
Originally, Xyla Quest was afraid that she could not attend the gathering as she was injured and it was quite a pity. It turned out that her friends decided to change the date before she could even explain why she might be absent. She was delighted.By that time, she should have recovered from her injuries. Her message in the group had attracted countless friends immediately. They were tagging her incessantly, greeting her and asking how she was doing recently. Xyla replied patiently to all their messages. She became the star of the group chat all of a sudden. While she was texting on WeChat, Lana Harrison’s call came in. Xyla picked up her call happily. “Hey Xyla, my husband told me that you were bullied and seriously injured by Fred Thomson, are you okay? How do you feel now? I’d love to visit you but I’m abroad right now, and I won’t be able to return for some time.” The anxiety in Lana’s voice was unbearable. Xyla felt warmed as she heard her voice. A sweet smile