“Yeah, I do because I couldn’t hold you or be close to you,” Stanley Batton expressed, making Xyla Quest feel ripples in the depths of her heart.Although they had been together for a long time, they still behaved like a newly-in-loved couple.Stanley was still as clingy to his wife as he used to be.In fact, he was even more clingy now, much to her enjoyment when he behaved like that.She then caught sight of his character being killed off in the game, prompting her to pick up his phone instantly.“Hold on a second and finish your game first. There is nothing important going on right now. You shouldn’t abandon your teammates in the game for no reason.”As an experienced gamer, Xyla understood how it felt to have horrible teammates.Therefore, she held on dearly to the principle of never letting her teammates down.Stanley gazed at his wife affectionately while hugging her and resting his chin on her shoulder. “All right, then. You can play while I watch.”She nodded just as h
Xyla Quest loathed men who made such sexist remarks.They fell silent when they heard what she said, only to begin speaking again a few seconds later—“D*mn! Are you really a woman? Can they even play this well? It's my first encounter with someone like you.”“Sorry, but it’s only because I’ve been disappointed by many female gamers previously. That’s why I was prejudiced against them. I’m sorry, please forgive me.”“God, can you please lead me in games?”“Are you a professional gamer, by any chance? You seemed like it.”“No, I’m just an ordinary player. Don’t underestimate female gamers next time, got it?” Xyla asked.Her teammates replied in the voice chat—“Yes, we understand. We won’t do it again.”“Sorry, we won’t do that next time for sure.”“Can we add you as our friend?”“Your voice sounds so familiar, though. I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before.”They kept talking one after another, but she didn’t continue the conversation. Instead, she focused on controllin
Right then, Xyla Quest’s teammates became even more animated.“D*mn! What kind of godly moves were those? How did you kill someone who had similar strength in equipment as you while your character was not even at full health?”“Moreover, you were at an absolute disadvantage.”“You didn’t even suffer any losses in health! If you told me you were a professional gamer, I'd believe it.”“Honestly, I’d believe you, too. Are you a professional gamer from one of the KPL Region's teams?”“Or perhaps LPL?”Her teammates were all stunned by her bold maneuvers and greatly impressed by the show she put on.Chuckling to herself, she decided to keep a low profile. “Stop exaggerating. I was only lucky.”“What do you mean by lucky? You really were amazing.”“Why do I feel like you are a professional gamer?”“You do seem to act like one.”“Even the way you played seemed professional.”“That fearlessness, too.”“I’m deeply impressed!”Xyla ignored the chats and continued to help Stanley wi
As far as they could remember, those birthmarks never existed.The birthmarks had disappeared without a trace.***After dinner, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton tucked their children in bed before returning to their own room.Once they were in their room, Xyla and Stanley took a bath together.Xyla then applied some expensive skincare products on herself before sitting on the bed.Her back was bare…Only two white straps could be seen.Her fair skin and perfect body was completely visible.She looked like God’s masterpiece under the light.While looking at Xyla, Stanley suddenly uttered a phrase that was currently popular. “You’re like a work of art.”Although they had been together for a long time, Stanley still felt aroused at moments like this.However, Stanley had to suppress his shameful urges because he still had a lot of work to do.Meanwhile, Xyla had no idea about what Stanley was thinking about.She picked up her iPad and scrolled through Weibo.A lot was happeni
“Who’s the most handsome man in the world? It has to be Lukas Ronaldo.”“Who’s the most popular guy after debuting only recently? It’s Lukas.”“Lukas is as handsome as Josh. He’s so attractive!”“I’ve got to admit that Xyla has mad skills at picking the right artistes. She’s good at supporting him, too.”“Fun fact. All the handsome, popular guys you see on the internet are from Xyla’s company.”“Stop that. I’m getting jealous!”“Lukas has a bright future. He was not even debuted for a year yet, and he already has so many amazing endorsement deals.”“Many people work their entire lives in the entertainment industry, but they still can’t get such endorsement deals.”“I bet those A-list celebrities are all shivering in fear now. Apart from Josh, nobody else has as many resources as Lukas.”Lukas Ronaldo’s fans were already showering him with compliments, and Xyla Quest agreed with what they said.Some celebrities might feel hurt by such comments, but they were the truth.Indeed
Later, multiple fake photos of Lukas Ronaldo began popping up on the internet, much to Xyla Quest's frustrations.Some photos portrayed a seemingly adolescent Lukas smoking in a corner by a wall. He appeared to be at the tender age of about seven or eight then.He had a white shirt on, and his boyish face was as good-looking as he looked now. He had a great complexion despite scars all over his face.His expression was one of reluctance as he smoked.Xyla knew there was something fishy about these pictures, even though they were supposed to be her new artiste.Soon, the haters began making up rumors about those photos—“I went to the same high school as Lukas. I’d like to advise his fans not to fall for him. He is a gangster.”“I went to the same primary school as Lukas, so you can take my word for it. Back then, all he did was smoke and fight. Nobody in our school liked him because he was a bully to other students.”With such unsubstantiated comments spreading online, some peo
“Ever since I transferred into that school, a few rebellious kids in my class started bullying me," Lukas Ronaldo said, describing what happened all those years ago. “They’d secretly add glue to my water and even relieved themselves into my lunchbox.“They’d force me to smoke regularly, so I had to. Otherwise, their gang would beat me up.“For the longest time, I couldn’t understand why they hated me so much, but I finally understood after that incident.“They hated me for being so goody-two-shoes. They found it annoying that I was much better academically, and I kept my nose clean. "Somehow, they made me seem tainted by forcing me to smoke. They were probably just jealous, I guess,” he finished softly. Those were scars of his past that he could never erase.Recalling back his story was like tearing his scabbed wound apart little by little.The painful reminders of his past made breathing difficult for him.Those days in school back then were his worst nightmare. He never w
“Lukas, I wasn’t with you when you were bullied, but I’m with you now. I won’t let anyone else do that to you again.“None of the artistes in X Entertainment will be bullied under my watch,” Xyla Quest said firmly.Lukas Ronaldo’s eyes reddened again. “Thank you, Xyla. You are a great person.”“Don’t worry about it. I told you, it’s part of my responsibility," she assured him. "All right, you should get some rest. Leave everything else to me, okay?”He nodded, feeling relieved. “Sorry for all the trouble.”“It’s no trouble at all. Don’t overthink things and rest well, okay?”He agreed before disconnecting the call.Lukas could now understand why Stanley Batton was so in love with his wife. He also could see why the Batton family treated Xyla so well and how the employees and artistes in the company were so loyal to her.A boss, wife, and daughter-in-law like her were impossible to dislike. And Xyla deserved all of the adoration and loyalty.As a matter of fact, if Xyla was sti