Mary Sullivan’s heart immediately began to race, and she looked frightfully to where the teacup had been thrown from, only to find Tony Sullivan staring at her face with a murderous glare.Bailey Ronson sat next to him, afraid of even breathing too loudly, and was wiping sweat off her forehead the entire time.“Get your ass over here! You backstabber!” Tony was huffing and puffing while he yelled at Mary.Because of Mary, Tony was completely humiliated today. Now, he wondered how many people were mocking the Sullivan family.When Tony thought about this, he felt too embarrassed to even go out there and face other people.Mary sucked in a breath of cold air before reluctantly walking over to Tony with her head lowered. “Father, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have lied to you,” she confessed.She was well aware of her father’s temper. At this point, only a sincere admission of guilt could possibly save her life.Although her father doted on her, he never compromised when it came to matter
Not too long after, six bodyguards walked in and began dragging Mary Sullivan out of the house, forcefully. “No… Father please, help…” Mary cried out as she struggled to free herself. Her efforts, however, were futile. Bailey Ronson was in such panic, that she was already in tears, but Tony Sullivan simply ignored her. Mary’s body was pressed against the cobblestone floor by four of the guards. One of them held on to a whip while he walked toward her. He lowered his gaze before respectfully saying, “I apologize for this, Miss. I cannot disobey the master’s orders.” “Let go of me!” screamed Mary. The more she struggled, the more the pebbles on the cobblestone floor scraped against her skin. It hurt terribly. “Miss, please do not struggle. If you don’t, the whip will only hit your back, but if you continue to do so, I cannot guarantee that you won’t be accidentally hit somewhere else.” After she started struggling less, the four bodyguards let her go. Immediately afte
It was a WeChat message from Noah Smith, asking when he could sign the contract with Xyla Quest. Xyla chose to reply by calling him. He picked up almost immediately. “Aren’t you going to ask about the contract details before signing it?” Noah chuckled. “I’m quite sure that you won’t treat me unjustly.” “Even so, couldn’t you at least pretend to be a little more worried?” Xyla laughed. She liked Noah’s straightforwardness. “It’s fine, really. Just get the contract ready and tell me once it’s done. We can sign it in person.” “Sure,” replied Xyla. After hanging up, Xyla suddenly felt an acute pain in her abdomen. It came from the lower right side. Her face turned pale almost immediately. As the pain slowly increased, her body became weaker and weaker. She held onto the sides of the bathtub to pull herself out. A second later, she lost control of her legs and she fell forward. Instinctively, she grabbed on to the closest thing to her and it was a metal shelf full of s
There seemed to be more cars and people on the road. Stanley Batton had to slow down every time he tried to overtake a car. After an agonizing number of cars he had to pass by, they finally arrived at the Municipal Hospital. The hospital’s dean was already waiting for them outside the main entrance alongside a large group of medical staff. Stanley hit the brakes right in front of them and quickly got out. He carried Xyla Quest out from the backseat and placed her on a stretcher that had already been prepared by the dean. Xyla was completely unconscious at this point. “Master Stanley, what’s wrong with her?” asked the dean. “Some kind of stomach ache,” said Stanley as he looked at the dean. The dean didn’t say anything else. With the help of the other medical staff, they carried Xyla hurriedly into the hospital. Stanley followed close behind. Xyla was in the emergency room in no time. After some time, she was officially diagnosed with acute appendicitis. After di
“It’s alright. I’ll ask Georgie to hire a professional caregiver to look after me,” Xyla Quest said as she shook her head. Xyla knew for a fact, that any woman would be upset to find out that their boyfriend was constantly taking care of another. She didn’t want something like that to happen. Since Stanley already had a girlfriend, he and Xyla should keep some distance between them. This was Xyla’s way of showing respect to his girlfriend. Sensing something amiss with Xyla, Stanley frowned slightly. “Is anything the matter?” he asked. Beep, beep, beep… At that moment, Xyla’s phone on the nightstand began to ring. His hand moved over to pick the phone up but just as he was about to hand it over to her, he unintentionally saw that it was Noah Smith who was calling her. Stanley looked at Xyla briefly before picking the call up on her behalf and placing the phone in her hand. Xyla looked at who the caller was. “Noah, what’s up?” She began coughing almost immediately a
There was quite a distance between Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton, making it difficult for her to hear what exactly he was talking about with the person on the call. However, from the changes in his facial expression and judging by the tone of his voice, Xyla was fairly certain that Stanley was talking to his girlfriend. Perhaps they had agreed to go somewhere together today, but they had to cancel their plans because of her. Xyla’s heart began to ache while her thoughts went wild. Stanley hung up the phone and walked over to Xyla before sitting down once more. “Are you hungry? I’ll get something for you,” he said. Xyla looked away so that he couldn’t see the disappointment in her eyes. “It’s okay. Georgie will be here soon. You can leave now. You’re not needed here anymore,” she said blatantly. Her cold attitude made Stanley frown again. “What’s wrong with you?” “Nothing. I just want to be alone. Hurry along and leave now,” said Xyla. “There’s something you’re not telling
“Are you sure? Why do I feel like there’s something wrong with both of you? Why didn’t you ask for a caregiver when you were injured last time?” Georgie Clementine pursued on.She moved toward Xyla Quest’s bed and sat near the edge. Stretching her arm out, she casually placed it around Xyla’s shoulder, pulling Xyla close to her.“As you said, that was before. The current situation is completely different as he now has a girlfriend. His girlfriend would be depressed if she found out that Stan had been taking care of me.”Xyla smiled bitterly, looking exceptionally lonely and gloomy. Her heart began to throb again when she mentioned Stanley’s relationship. Breathing became difficult and she felt like she was constantly out of breath.Georgie’s eyes were able to capture all the changes in her expression perfectly. Her utter dismay was reflected in her eyes. “Xyla… Do you… Do you have a thing for Stanley Batton?”Another bitter smile was Xyla’s response, the girl refusing to deny no
A grin formed on Noah Smith’s face, his exquisite dimples raised at the corners of his mouth. “That’s great to hear. I bought a little gift on my way here. Hope you like it…” “Thanks, they’re beautiful. I love it,” replied Xyla with delight as she examined the beauty of the scarlet bouquet. There was not a single woman on earth who could resist the charm of flowers, and this included her. “Glad you like it.” Noah placed the flowers on the bedside table with a satisfied expression on his face. “Oh that’s right, let me introduce you to Georgie.” Xyla looked toward Georgie with a smile. “Georgie Clementine here, is the Chief Executive of X entertainment. Most of X entertainment’s popular stars today were all mentored by her. She’s older than you so you can call her Georgie.”Hearing that, Noah immediately reached a hand out to Georgie. “Nice to be of your acquaintance Georgie, I’m Noah Smith, but you can call me Noah. Xyla calls me that as well.” Georgie rose to her feet in r