The men downstairs kept glancing at Xyla Quest. How they wished they could sit next to her. Yet, Xyla paid them no mind. Ignoring all the eyes upon her, she lowered her head and texted Stanley Batton. “I’ve arrived.”Buzz buzz buzz… Suddenly, a message popped up on her screen, showing that there was a one hundred fifty million transaction into her bank card a minute ago. Her vision went blurry the moment she saw the number of zeros in the text message. After attentively counting them several times, she was certain that it was not her imagination but a clear-cut one hundred fifty million dollars.It must be Stanley who transferred so much money to her. She could not think of another person other than Stanley. Dumbfounded by the amount of money, she decided to text him again to ask him. However, Stanley sent her a message before she even started typing. “Go ahead and bid for the antique pieces you like or the antique pieces that Dad likes.”Xyla replied, “... But we have mon
Xyla Quest stood up with a faint smile. “Yeah…”“And he is…?” Christopher Lancelot asked as he glanced at Jeremy Quest, who was sitting across from Xyla. “He’s my father,” answered Xyla.Upon hearing that, Christopher immediately reached out his hand to Jeremy. “Hello, Uncle. I’m Christopher Lancelot.”Jeremy quickly rose to his feet and gripped Christopher’s hand, his eyes fixed thoughtfully upon the man’s face. He remembered hearing the man’s name from his business partners before. If he was not mistaken, the man in front of him was a very successful businessman in Country Y. Besides having a large company and a huge market, he was well-connected too. Nonetheless, he was also a very powerful gangster in the gang. Jeremy smiled politely while shaking his hand. “Nice to meet you.”“I’ll leave you guys alone first… Let’s have a short chat after the auction is over.” Christopher behaved decently. Jeremy nodded in response. With that, Christopher walked away from the two of
At this moment, everyone was thoroughly shocked.When Xyla Quest fell off, Christopher Lancelot jumped down after her without caring about anything else. While holding onto a red curtain on the second floor with one hand, he grabbed Xyla’s hand tightly with his other.The instant Xyla felt Christopher’s warm hand upon hers, she found herself calming down instantly. Her thoughts also began to clear.However, her heartbeat was still beating out of control. It felt as if there was a little motor installed in her chest.Xyla would never have thought that this man would jump after her even though it was so dangerous.From the second floor, it was a long way down to the ground. Even if one didn’t die from the fall, one would end up becoming handicapped.Just like that, the two of their bodies dangled in the air. Christopher wouldn’t let go of Xyla’s hand no matter what.Due to the amount of force he was using, Christopher’s veins bulged on his neck and the back of his arm.When every
Very soon, a group of people charged upstairs and dragged the female waitress down. By now, her mouth was covered with black duct tape, and she couldn’t make a single sound. Even so, she still had a deadly look in her eyes.Still feeling frantic, Jeremy Quest hurriedly ran downstairs and over to Xyla Quest.Jeremy placed his trembling hands on Xyla’s shoulder. “Xyla… How… How are you? Are you alright?” He stammered.“I’m fine, Dad. Don’t worry,” Xyla said and shook her head.After carefully examining Xyla’s body, Jeremy pulled her into his arms. “Thank goodness you’re alright… Thank goodness you’re alright…”Xyla allowed Jeremy to hug her. Slowly, her heart rate became stable.After hugging Xyla for a long while, Jeremy finally let go of her carefully. He then turned to look at Christopher. “Thank you for saving my daughter,” Jeremy said.“You’re welcome,” Christopher replied with a smile.After that, Christopher suddenly stopped smiling and turned to look at the auction host.
“It’s that piece of sh*t again!” Christopher Lancelot snorted coldly.He then turned to look at his subordinates. “I know what to do… You guys take Miss Xyla and Mr. Quest to the entrance of the auction house. I have something to tell this woman.”Xyla Quest didn’t know what Christopher wanted to tell this woman, but she obediently held her father’s hand and started walking out from the parking lot when she heard what he said. They were escorted by her bodyguards as well as Christopher’s men.After they had left, the parking lot was closed off once again…This was another world of its own now.While the woman trembled, she looked at Christopher and kept struggling to set herself free.“I’ve told you everything I know. Can you let me go now?” She begged.Christopher narrowed his eyes before pulling the gun away from the woman’s forehead. After that, he threw his gun in the air before catching it steadily.The woman instantly felt relief in her heart.However, Christopher’s faci
As Xyla Quest stood in front of the auction house’s entrance, she turned around to look at Christopher Lancelot. “Thank you so much for today. If it weren’t for you, I’d be dead now… And thanks for interrogating that woman for me…” she said.“Don’t worry about it. You don’t have to get involved with the rest of it. I’ll take care of everything for you,” Christopher said with a smile.Xyla knew he would take care of everything.“Okay. In that case, we’ll be leaving now. There’s still a lot to be done,” Xyla said and nodded.“Is there anything I can help you with?” Christopher asked.“Not really,” Xyla said.“Alright. We’ll part ways then,” Christopher said.“Once again, thank you, Mr. Lancelot,” Jeremy Quest said to Christopher with a look of gratitude.“It’s nothing. Alright, you’d best be going now…” Christopher shrugged nonchalantly as he spoke.Xyla smiled at him before holding Jeremy’s hand and getting into their car.The bodyguards that came with Xyla also quickly got in
Xyla Quest nodded confidently.She felt sure that she could do a good job.“Xyla… You really do make me proud.” Jeremy Quest expressed his fondness toward Xyla openly.Xyla held onto his hand affectionately. “Dad, you make me proud too. You’ve always been my role model.”Jeremy felt overjoyed after hearing what Xyla said. “Oh, my sweet Xyla. Alright, let’s go home now. Oh yeah, thank Stan for me. I’m delighted with the antique items he bought me.”When Jeremy mentioned Stanley Batton, his face became even gentler.“Alright.” Xyla held Jeremy’s hand and walked him back to the car. They were accompanied by the ocean breeze all the way.It was very warm inside the car. Within a few seconds, Xyla felt all the coldness melt away.It had been a long day, and she felt exhausted. After sitting down in the car, she couldn’t help closing her eyes. She wanted to take a nap.When Jeremy saw this, he didn’t say anything further. He removed his jacket and covered Xyla with it.***By the
“I’ll get you new and better bodyguards tomorrow,” Stanley Batton said.“That’s not necessary…” Xyla Quest said.“It’s been decided… Xyla, you must have been terrified, right?” Stanley asked.“Yeah. I really was. I thought I’d die. It was quite a fall from the second floor. If I really did land in that position, my head would have hit the ground first. I’d no doubt be dead then…” Xyla said.Stanley’s skin crawled while he listened to Xyla.He didn’t dare imagine what would happen if Christopher hadn’t caught Xyla in time.Moreover, he didn’t dare think how he would live if he lost Xyla over the incident tonight.His heart began to hurt greatly.“Ada! I want her dead!” Stanley immediately hugged Xyla even tighter.At this moment, he wished he could become one with Xyla.“I’m hungry…” Xyla started to change the topic.She didn’t want Stanley to remain upset like this.“Hmm. What would you like to eat?” Stanley asked seriously.“I’d like to eat the seafood noodles you make. C