Tony Sullivan’s face was as gloomy as a thunderstorm.The tension in the spacious living room was palpable. A cold chill washed over the few of them.The whole world seemed to be freezing at the moment.Bailey Ronsin let out an audible gasp at the sight of the angry expression carved on her husband’s face.She was dead. She knew that she was dead.Looking at Bailey’s helpless and panicked figure, satisfaction and joy surged up within Emily Quest.This damned, wicked woman… Finally, someone was going to give her a lesson.Tom Sullivan and Julian Sullivan were extremely anxious and scared. They were both worried about their mother.“Bailey, get your ass over here,” Tony ordered coldly.Bailey shuddered, as his frightful tone broke the silence in the air. Clutching her face with her hands, she shuffled to Tony’s front as fast as she could.Tom immediately pushed Julian’s wheelchair, following closely behind their mother.On the other hand, Emily took her time to walk to their s
Every bloody cut on Bailey Ronson’s body was like a stimulant to Emily Quest.Before this, she was sulking because her plan to ruin Xyla was a big failure. Nevertheless, all the sorrow and dejection within her had melted away as she looked at the scene unfolding before her.“Emily, what are you doing there? Hurry up and help us to plead for Mom right now!” Tom Sullivan ordered her coldly.Finally, coming back to her senses, Emily’s smile faded as she put on a look of fear and grief. She knelt in front of Tony Sullivan with her hands folded. “Dad, please forgive Mom. Though she’s wrong, she’s your wife after all… If you’re not going to stop, please hit me instead of Mom…”Tony gathered all his strength to free himself from Tom’s arms. Shortly after, he raised the riding crop high into the air and lashed out at Bailey again.Emily immediately ran over and pulled Bailey into her arms.In the next second, the crop landed right on her back.Her skin cracked, and her flesh split ope
Xyla Quest enjoyed the food served today very much, especially the plum braised ribs. It tasted amazing. Her appetite was much better before too.Noticing her love for the ribs, Stanley Batton reached for the ribs and fed her intimately.When the crowd saw the pair’s sweet interaction, jealousy began to stir in their hearts again.Jeremy Quest looked at them with a satisfied expression etched on his face. “Gee, how good it is to be young…” Memories of him feeding Xyla’s mother when they were young flashed in his mind.Xyla smiled at her father. “Daddy, why aren’t you eating?”Jeremy teased her. “I’m already full from looking at you lovebirds. What kind of sweet love is this?”“Daddy, hurry up and eat something,” said Xyla, embarrassed.“Alright, I will. Stan, have some food as well. She’s not handicap. She can eat with her own hands,” Jeremy joked again.However, Stanley did not say anything. He gave Jeremy a polite smile and continued to feed Xyla.“Aye, when will a sweet r
Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton both looked stunned when they heard this.Neither of them thought that Henry would actually be their grandfather’s friend.In fact, they thought Bailey Ronson bribed him to pretend to be his grandfather’s friend and to deceive others.Stanley had never been introduced to Henry as his grandfather’s friend.Immediately, Henry wiped the sweat off his face and looked away from the camera. “I’m… Sigh, it’s hard to explain. I mean, didn't you tell me that your grandson was ugly, Ron? You even showed me a picture and told me that was your grandson… Also, why didn’t you tell me that your family owns Dragon Group?”“I was just trying to keep a low profile. I didn’t want to talk about it, but first, tell me, how did you end up with my grandson? Also, how did you find out about my identity?” Ron Batton had a confused look on his face.“Answer my question first. Do you have any idea that my life is at risk because of you?” Henry added.Ron seemed even more conf
“I heard it from a mutual friend of your grandfather-in-law and I. He said that your grandfather personally told him about you being regularly beaten up by your husband, and you two were going to get a divorce soon.“As for Bailey Ronson, I’m not too sure how she found me or how she acquired that false information. She didn’t tell me when I asked her back then,” Henry said truthfully.“…Which mutual friend?” Stanley Batton asked.“It’s Mike…” Henry said carefully.As soon as Stanley heard this, he seemed shocked. “What? Mike? Can you even trust what he says?”Two years ago, Mike’s business failed. He began to suffer from a mental illness that caused him to say many inappropriate things whenever he lost control.Could anyone believe in what someone like him said?“When Mike told me these things, he seemed very calm and collected. He told me that your grandfather personally told him those things. That’s why I believed him,” Henry said awkwardly.Now, he felt like a complete fool.
Xyla Quest immediately nodded. She felt the same way too.“Alright. Let’s not talk about this. You don’t have to worry, alright?” Stanley Batton ruffled her hair affectionately again.Xyla nodded before turning up the music in the car.Coincidentally, a song that Stanley sang before, ‘From Now On’, was playing.“From now on, be there wild winds or calmness, poverty or wealth, you will always be in the bottom of my heart and my eyes.”The original singer’s voice made the song sound very good. Coupled with the moving lyrics, it made Xyla’s heart feel warm.However, she still felt that Stanley’s rendition of it was the best.“I think that you sing better than him,” Xyla said with a chuckle.“Oh?” Stanley turned to look at Xyla with a seemingly faint smile on his face.Although the view outside was very pretty, Xyla found Stanley way more attractive.In that instant, she felt as if she would soon drown in his eyes.“Hmm… So, can you sing it for me?” Xyla turned the music off.S
“Darling, you’re the only person who can make me do something like this,” Stanley Batton said affectionately.When Xyla heard this, she found it very sweet from the bottom of her heart. “Is that true?”“Do you think anyone else can make me do that?” Stanley asked.“I guess not…” Xyla said.Stanley smiled widely without saying anything.At that moment, the traffic light turned green. Their red Maserati continued to move forward.“Would you like to go shopping?” Stanley asked when he saw Goldfield Plaza by the side of the road.“No. I’m feeling tired today.” Xyla shook her head.“Alright then…”“What’s the matter? Do you want to buy something?” Xyla asked.“No. I just want to buy things for you,” Stanley said.That felt heart-warming to Xyla.Her husband was very nice to her.“It’s alright. There’s nothing I want to buy for now…” Xyla said.“Okay.”Stanley didn’t say anything else as he kept one hand on the steering wheel and reached out to her with his other hand.Xyla o
“Soon after they lived together, Catherine was born. They had a pretty happy life together, but it didn’t last. When she was three, her parents were run over and killed by a large truck on their way home after working in the fields. Back then, nobody in the family knew about it, and there wasn’t a single person in the village who knew my uncle’s real identity.“Hence, the village chief sent Catherine to an orphanage. When Catherine turned seven, my grandfather missed my uncle so much that he sent my father to look for him in the village. However, the village folks told my father that my uncle and his wife had died.“They also informed my father that Catherine was sent to an orphanage. Hence, my father hurried over to the orphanage and brought Catherine home. He treated her like his daughter ever since,” Stanley Batton explained.When Stanley talked about these things, he couldn’t help but recall the first time Catherine came to their house. He remembered the day she came to their fa