Soon, Emily Quest opened her eyes and glared at the reflection of Xyla Quest on the window panel cold-heartedly. She clenched her fist so tightly that her knuckles were turning white.May Conner's face was gloomy for a few seconds when she heard about the subject of their conversation. However, she returned to normal shortly without a trace.“Congratulations on becoming the heir of the Quest family, Xyla.” May forced a smile and looked at Xyla.Xyla could not help but exclaimed internally when she looked at her face. It was such a pity that this woman did not pursue acting. Despite how disgusted she felt about her, she still smiled at May, trying not to lose her courtesy and grace. “Thank you, Aunty.”In fact, she had to thank May and Emily for helping her to become the heir of the Quest family in a blink of an eye. She knew very well that the reason her father had appointed her as the heir right now was to appease her, apart from being impressed by her own abilities. That was
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
At eight o’clock, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton walked into Room 88 in Silver International Hotel, where her class reunion was held. There were four large round tables in the room, and every table was already filled up.Looking around, Xyla recognized everyone inside.Some of them had gained weight, while others had lost weight. Some of them still looked the same.Some wore clothes from well-known brands, while others wore the most ordinary clothes.The moment Xyla saw them, memories of her third year in high school began to appear in her mind, and she suddenly felt very nostalgic and emotional.These people were witnesses of Xyla’s grimmest period when she was fat and ugly.Apart from one person who made fun of her, no one else did, and they had even stood up for her when things like that happened.From what Xyla recalled, her third year in high school was filled with heart-warming memories.After looking around at everyone, Xyla’s gaze landed upon a woman wearing a black, f
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
Gigi Graham glared coldly at Xyla Quest. “Xyla, this is where you’re wrong. Can’t you see that I’m concerned about you and your husband’s lives?Xyla chuckled. “You don’t have to be worried about us.” Gigi was visibly upset from the look in her eyes. “I thought that, since my husband is better than Stanley anyway, I want him to look after Stanley. My husband loves me a lot, and he would do anything I ask of him,” she said.With that, Gigi held on tightly to William Jones, who stood next to her and lifted her chin a little as she looked proudly at everyone.Gigi’s intentions were clear to everyone in the room, and everyone couldn’t help but curse at her under their breath.“Oh? Is that so?” Stanley’s gaze landed on William’s face ever so briefly. Although Stanley did not show any emotion on his face, his imposing manner was as strong as ever.With a simple glance, Stanley made William feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.William immediately shuddered, raised his hand, an
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
“Fred Thomson was sentenced to life imprisonment!”“Robert Thomson and Fudge Thomson were also sentenced to life imprisonment!”After reading such great news, Xyla Quest’s mood seemed to be getting better.That was when Stanley Batton walked up to her and glanced briefly at her phone. He then sat down next to her. “Feeling happy?”After asking the question, his gaze swept over her face like a gentle breeze.Xyla nodded.How could she not be happy? She was delighted by what happened to the three members of the Thomson family.From now on, while the world was not thoroughly cleansed, there were at least fewer evil people, and it meant the world was a little bit better.Xyla wondered if the people victimized by the Thomson family would feel truly relieved now.Stanley did not say anything else. He simply peeled a piece of longan and handed it over to her.Some of the girls felt extremely envious when they saw that.“My boyfriend has never been this considerate to me.”“When I
“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