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
She hoped that her kiss would appease all the anger and unease in the man’s heart. When her lips met his, the man responded right away. He pulled her in and kissed her back, hungry and intense. At last, everything was out of control. The man draped both arms around her and kept their lips locked as he shuffled to the switches beside the door. Without even looking at it, he leaned his body backward and hit the switches with his back. The room turned dark instantaneously. The man then proceeded proficiently, looking sexy yet stunning in the dark. ***Meanwhile, on the other side, Sebastian Brenand found himself inside one of Sky Garden’s private rooms at Unconscious Bar. Sebastian was hugging a pretty girl lazily as he listened to her singing. The girl was singing an old song called ‘At Least I Left Earlier Than You’. The girl clung to his chest, feeding him some red wine while singing softly. “Have you ever thought of the reasons I broke up with you? Maybe you’re
Disgruntled with his attitude, the girl cursed, “What the heck? Why did you look for me if you’re not interested in women?”Sebastian Brenand felt refreshed after he left the private room. He had made up his mind. He set his sights on getting rid of the girls he was seeing. Then, he would set off to hunt for Rachel Wood! He was not going to touch other women again for Rachel’s sake.As long as she was willing to return to his side, he would marry her no matter what. He had to get the woman he had fallen in love with for the first time in his life back!Most of the time, one would only realize the importance of someone when they were gone. Without further ado, Sebastian stalked out of the bar and called his assistant. “Find out where Rachel is by tomorrow!”Without waiting for his assistant to respond, he hung up the phone right away.Rachel was all that was on the mind even after he went back to his luxury car. Muddled by the thought of her, Sebastian started the car and l
“Got it. Keep me updated…” Stanley Batton ordered. “Okay. By the way, Fifth Master, the mission you gave me the other day is all set now… Mistress will definitely be surprised when she goes out this morning.” “Okay, good…”Stanley cracked a smile as he hung up the phone. Putting down the phone, he continued to wash up before returning to the bedroom. Xyla had just woken up. The sunlight from the french window shone brightly upon her. She looked very much like an indolent kitten dawdling in the bed.Her arms rested outside the blanket. They were as smooth as fresh snow. Her face was fair yet delicate, tempting Stanley to place a kiss on it. The enticing scene made Stanley’s muscles tense. Seeing that Stanley had already washed up, Xyla rubbed her eyes and stretched her body languidly. She then rolled over to take the wristwatch from the bedside table and took a glance at the time. “It’s already eight o’clock… Gosh, I have to hurry up.” She had loads of work to settle t