Excitement surged within Tom Sullivan as he heard the crowd’s malicious comments.If Xyla Quest’s husband were really an ugly duckling who would bring shame to her, there would be great leaps in his hope to get Xyla back to his side.Instead of introducing her real husband to the public, Xyla had found a handsome guy to keep up appearances and act as a lovely couple with her. What did that mean?It meant that her actual husband was nothing to her.Xyla glared at Bailey Ronson coldly. “No. I said no.”All eyes in the entire hall were upon Xyla.The music had been turned off, though the culprit was unknown.Now, the whole world was able to listen to their conversation.Bailey laughed as soon as she heard Xyla’s answer. “No? If that’s not the case, how are you going to explain the whole incident? Are you trying to say that Mr. Henry is lying?”Staring deep at Stanley Batton’s face once more, Henry shook his head confidently. “Seriously, I’m not lying… I’ve seen that kid before. H
“You have no right to educate my daughter. I’m not dead yet.” Jeremy Quest rebuked coldly.Another awkward laugh burst out of Bailey Ronson. Jeremy’s clear enmity had put her on the spot in front of the crowd.“Well… Aunt Bailey… Are you done with your story?” Xyla put down the teacup slowly and glowered at Bailey.Though Xyla seemed gentle and soft, her aura was way beyond compelling.Silence filled the hall all of a sudden. Everyone held their breath, staring at Xyla.“What? Xyla, do you want to explain to your father the reason you lied to him now? Fine. I’ll keep quiet. Go on,” Bailey prompted.She wondered how Xyla had managed to stay calm at a critical moment like this.“Indeed, I lied to my father…” Xyla looked at Bailey.Bailey’s spirits soared when she heard Xyla’s confession. Immediately, she glanced at Jeremy and the rest in the hall proudly. “Look… Our Xyla is brave enough to admit it.”Then, Xyla turned to the stunning man beside her and whispered in his ear, “Can
Everyone watching them began to laugh at Xyla.The same went for Emily Quest, May Conner, and Tom Sullivan. They could not hold back their laughter anymore.Noticing the changes in Jeremy Quest’s expression and his gaze, Xyla reassured her father with a smile. Then, her gaze landed on Stanley Batton as she asked, “Hubby, they’re still skeptical of your identity. What should I do?”Bailey Ronson folded her arms disdainfully and glared at Xyla and Stanley. “What? Are you trying to ask that impostor standing next to you to pretend to be the president of Dragon Group again?”Stanley unhurriedly stood up from the chair without saying a single word and pulled out his phone, making a phone call. “Inform Sullivan Food Group that all the major banks are not going to lend them a dime from now on. Pass on the message to them right away.”Upon hearing that, Bailey Ronson rolled her eyes instantaneously and mumbled to herself, “What the hell was that? What a fraud.”The crowd started booing a
It turned out that that had happened because of such an unexpected relationship.“You… You are actually… Someone from Dragon Group?” Jeremy Quest asked carefully. There was still a look of disbelief in his eyes.In the next second, Jeremy forcefully pinched his thigh. The pain was real, and that meant this wasn’t a dream.Emily Quest and May Conner were mad beyond reason.Neither of them had expected that their carefully planned scheme would fail to hurt Xyla Quest.Not only did it not hurt Xyla, it even allowed her to gain even more respect from the crowd. They actually ended up revealing the fact that she was the wife of Dragon Group’s heir.How did all of this happen?Could they have acquired the wrong information?“Also, this is the wedding photo of Xyla and me in our marriage certificate,” Stanley Batton said while retrieving a digital copy of their marriage certificate and handing it over to Jeremy.The marriage certificate clearly showed a picture of the two of them, al
Now, Bailey Ronson felt genuinely remorseful.If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have messed with Xyla Quest right here and then!“If you do that, the Sullivan family is done for… I’ll never be happy in this lifetime again,” Bailey said as tears filled her eyes.Stanley Batton slowly held Xyla’s hand and pulled her into his arms before ruffling her hair gently. “Whoever makes my wife unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of his or her life.”Julian Sullivan, Tom Sullivan, Emily Quest, and May Conner were all dumbfounded.They knew that Stanley’s decision would very likely cause the Sullivan family’s business to cease operating for good.Even if that didn’t happen, many of Sullivan Group’s subsidiaries would collapse.The group’s size would surely contract.Julian instantly wheeled himself over to Stanley and begged him. “I sincerely apologize on behalf of my mother. I hope you can take back what you said.”“Everyone must pay for their actions,” S
Very soon, music began to play.Singers proceeded to get on stage to sing and perform.Meanwhile, Stanley Batton kept his arm around Xyla Quest’s waist. The two of them ate and chatted, occasionally feeding each other as per usual.Not long after, guests began approaching Stanley and Xyla and surrounded them as if they were celebrities.All of them continuously complimented Xyla and Stanley.In fact, the performances on stage were nowhere near as attractive as the man who stood next to Xyla.“Xyla, you are very lucky for finding a good husband like Stanley.”“I’ve felt how noble you were since the moment you walked through the door, very much unlike other ordinary people. I wasn’t wrong, Master Batton.”“Master Batton, you and Xyla are a perfect match. I’ve met Xyla lots of times, and we’re considered friends.”Hearing this, Xyla immediately turned to look at the woman who claimed to be her friend.She remembered that this person had not long ago made snippy comments at her a
If Bailey Ronson hadn’t spewed those nonsensical things, the Sullivan family wouldn’t have gotten into so much trouble.What if all the banks stopped providing the Sullivan family with loans in the future? What would they do?When Bailey saw how upset Tony Sullivan seemed, she didn’t dare to say a word. In fact, she was even careful not to breathe too loudly.Everyone else around him behaved the same way.After the performances on the stage ended, Jeremy Quest held May Conner’s hand and walked onto the stage.He was preparing to give a speech.Meanwhile, the people who surrounded Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton quickly returned to their seats and looked at the stage.After Jeremy had thanked a bunch of people involved, it was now time for the donation drive.Guests got ready with their enlarged copies of cheques before going on stage one after another.Once the other guests were done with their donations, Stanley held Xyla’s hand and walked up to Jeremy and May. He took a golden
Wherever Stanley Batton and Xyla Quest went, all eyes were on them.Emily Quest could no longer sit still. She got up right away and quickly made her way to the restroom to freshen up.When Bailey Ronson saw Emily going to the restroom, she too got up and went after her.As soon as Emily entered the restroom, she walked to a window inside before angrily clenching her fist and punching the windowsill.Despite the pain she felt in her knuckles, she didn’t seem to be bothered by it.If it weren’t because of where she was, she would have lost control and shouted out loudly.‘Xyla Quest… You b*tch. Why are you always so lucky?’ Emily thought to herself as her eyes turned red.She couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong.Could there be something wrong with the information that the person provided her?Could he have been lying to her?Emily was determined to get to the bottom of this!Very soon, Bailey entered the restroom.When she saw Emily, her gaze turned cold. She directly cl