Stanley Batton hadn't turned off his microphone, so participants on the conference call could see and hear him clearly.Hence, they were all charmed by the man as they began exchanging knowing looks and smiles on camera.Beside him, Xyla Quest shook her head. “It’s fine, you can continue. I’ll keep you company.”“Okay,” he uttered before shifting his attention back to the conference call.Suddenly, his facial expression turned cold again, a complete one-eighty from when he looked at Xyla earlier.Everyone was already used to how he possessed double standards when it came to his wife, so they all merely looked at each other and smiled as the meeting continued.However, the top executives were all privately envious of his wife, wishing he would speak to them as he spoke to her.If that happened, they wouldn’t have to feel so nervous when they saw him.Even if it was only a conference call, they had to be attentive and not make a single mistake in their presentations.Approximate
“I’m tired of saying I’m envious of Xyla.”“If Xyla and Stanley ever get a divorce, I won’t believe in love anymore.”“Ahh, Stanley is like the ideal male protagonist in a novel, isn’t he? He’s the real-life dominant CEO!”“Stanley is the ideal husband in every woman’s heart, isn’t he? Xyla is indeed the luckiest woman on the internet.”“Xyla is extremely pretty. I have to work hard for several years to afford just one of the accessories she’s wearing!”Everyone was praising Xyla Quest in the comment section.She briefly glanced through the comments emotionlessly before exiting the topic. They were nothing she hadn't heard before since she was a child.She was constantly offered flowers, praises, and applause apart from an awkward phase growing up.She checked on the list of hot topics again, finding many of them related to her and her husband.‘#Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton#’, ‘#Xyla is the luckiest woman in the world#’, and ‘#Stanley is the real-life version of a male prota
Smiling warmly, Xyla Quest approached Sharon Lindt from behind to hug her. “Good morning, Mom. It smells wonderful in here. Did you actually bake bread?”“Yes. You mentioned that you like freshly baked bread, so I baked some for you. You can have a few during breakfast later and bring a few more with you to the office. You can eat them when you’re hungry,” Sharon told her.She instantly felt warm in her heart hearing that. Although Sharon wasn’t her birth mother, it felt like she was.Perhaps her own mother wouldn’t even treat her as well as she did.“All right, Mom. You’re so good to me, just like a birth mother would treat her own daughter.”Frankly, she had never lacked anything since she was a child except for one thing... a mother’s love.Her birth mother died when she was still a child, so she never got to experience motherly love.She was able to experience that with Sharon.Her life was complete now that a missing piece of her childhood had been filled.“Silly child. I
When Xyla Quest came downstairs, she looked everywhere for Stanley Batton, but he was nowhere in sight.“Yes. Something came up at the office, so he’s already left,” Sharon Lindt told her.“What happened?”“Nothing major. I think he had to sign a few documents,” Sharon said.“Oh.”Seeing that her mother-in-law declined her help, she turned around and walked into the living room with light footsteps. She then spent some time playing with her two children.They seemed like a happy family.Sharon kept herself busy in the kitchen while feeling overjoyed to see everyone enjoying themselves outside.She thought that she must’ve rescued the galaxy in her past life to deserve to live such a great life now with a wonderful daughter-in-law like Xyla.She soon finished preparing breakfast that included a tray of delicious-looking bread in various shapes and sizes, three sets of vegetable-and-fruit salad, three sunny-side-up eggs, toasts, freshly made blueberry jam, and orange-flavored
The competition hadn’t started, so everyone had their focus on Stanley Batton and Xyla Quest, who had long appeared on the large screen.They looked great from every angle.Despite the unflattering lighting at the venue, they still looked attractive on the large screen.They were the center of attention in the crowd.Meanwhile, Josh Batton had informed the crew in advance that he wanted to remain discreet, so the broadcasting director didn’t direct any cameras at him.Josh and Annabeth Cates kept a low profile with disguises.Nobody noticed that Josh was there with all eyes on his brother and Xyla, and their every move magnified on the large screen.However, they remained calm, neither caring about being in front of cameras.It didn’t matter how many cameras were pointed at them as they would always appear serene and collected.After the two of them chatted for a while, they began playing with their own phones.Xyla scrolled through the League of Legends feed on ESPN while St
The competition’s popularity exceeded the world finals with over 300 million viewers online due to Xyla Quest's and Stanley Batton's presence.Numerous comments flooded their livestream channel.Right then, the official host, Bunny, stepped onto the stage, inviting players from both teams up there after a long opening speech.Once both teams had waved to the fans, they went to sit in their respective seats while the broadcasting director shifted the camera from Stanley and Xyla back to the players.Meanwhile, the couple also focused on Team XS’s players, silently waiting for the competition to begin.The match officially kicked off once the banning phase was over, with both teams confronting each other in the jungle area.Team XS’s Jungler and Support made mistakes and ended up causing the entire team to die while their opponents all survived.The intense opening gave a significant boost in morale to the opponents that left Team XS’s fans feeling deeply worried.People were goi
Team XS had the most number of fans. Hence, the initial spirited ambiance at the venue had turned sour after witnessing Team XS’s performance in the competition.Everyone was either complaining or expressing hopelessness.Everyone, including the commentators, Team IM’s players, fans below the stage and on the livestream channel, all felt that Team XS was doomed.Despite the situation, Xyla Quest remained calm and was optimistic that her team would reorganize themselves and create a miracle.Even without one, she genuinely believed that Team XS would perform better in the next round.She wasn’t worried about the outcome of the competition.Stanley Batton felt the same way.While everyone else panicked, the couple attracted even more attention for their composure.Meanwhile, on the livestream channel—“Xyla and Stanley seem so calm. Don’t they feel like cursing?”“They’re just pretending to be cool. I bet Xyla is cursing at her team members on the inside.”“Isn’t Alex the best
Team XS had made an astounding comeback!Meanwhile, the two commentators were speechless at this sudden turn of events.The fans in the venue were all excitedly jumping and hugging the person next to them.After complete silence from the podium for half a minute, Commentator A began speaking first. “Can anybody tell me what just happened? Where am I? Who am I?”“This is embarrassing! Team XS, you sure are something,” Commentator B said next.“I would like to apologize for what I said earlier. Just because I can’t play well, it doesn’t mean Team XS can’t play well. I honestly can’t understand what just happened,” Commentator A stated.“I’d like to apologize, too. I’m sorry, I was too foolish to understand. I can’t understand how Team XS is this strong!” Commentator B exclaimed.On the livestream channel—“I can’t understand this, either. I suspect Team XS is intentionally messing with my head. They make me feel disappointed first so that I’d feel this exhilarated later!”“We re