In fact, there was an official stamp from Country Y officials. It couldn’t possibly be fake.Jeremy Quest couldn’t believe what he was seeing.Meanwhile, Emily Quest, May Conner, Matt Leopold, the other architectural designers, and employees of the company all subconsciously inhaled sharply.Who would have guessed that things would turn out this way?Who knew that Xyla Quest, who always kept her talents hidden, would actually be a rising superstar in the architectural world, and that she was the internationally renowned designer, Lily?“Xyla… What else are you keeping from me? How… How did you do it? Did you really only studied architectural design for half a year?” Jeremy asked excitedly.Xyla nodded with a smile before returning to Jeremy. “Yeah… I studied it for half a year. My master, Dr. Batton, is the talented one. He taught me everything I know about architectural design…” Xyla said.“You… You really are my awesome daughter! I never thought I could have such a talented da
Matt Leopold immediately nodded. “Erm… What about our lunch?”Xyla Quest nodded in response. “Yeah, sure. Let’s grab a bite after this. It’s on me.” A ripple of excitement spread across Matt and the rest when they heard her answer.After all, Lily was a legendary existence in the architectural field. She was gifted, yet mysterious and secretive…She had countless admirers, but no one had ever seen her. She had never accepted any interviews, either. Despite the admirers’ daunting eagerness, seeing Lily in real life was nothing but a mere fantasy. However, a prodigious opportunity had now come to the few of them. They couldn’t contain their exhilaration at this point.“Xyla, since you’re so capable, I think I should hand over the company’s design department to you from now on. In addition to the sales department, I hope that you can do your best in leading the design team, too,” Jeremy Quest said while patting Xyla’s shoulder, his eyes brimming with acknowledgment. Upon heari
The whole process was perfectly shown on the big screen. Emily Quest was so shocked that she was at a loss for words. Once again, the crowd went haywire. “Oh my, that blueprint really has Lily’s signature on it. Emily is the one who plagiarized instead of Xyla, eh?”“Plagiarize? She’s stealing the design! How can she be so shameless? I can’t believe she was bragging about an unwanted design all this while.”“Covering up her misdeed by shifting the blame onto Xyla… She’s despicable. How can she accuse Xyla with her nose in the air when she’s a brat herself?”“She steals Lily’s unwanted design, competes with Lily herself, and boasts about Lily’s compliment to her. I’m absolutely appalled by her guts.”The employees rattled on, singling Emily’s wrongdoing out for criticism. Jeremy Quest’s face was clouded over instantaneously. He thought that Emily had turned over a new leaf, but she was as ridiculous as ever to his surprise. The truth was as clear as day. Xyla Quest rem
They stood in two rows near the entrance with their heads down respectfully. The crowd, which was ready to leave, was instantly glued to their seats. The group of men had successfully drawn their attention. On the stage, Xyla Quest and her father’s eyes were fixed upon the entrance too.Xyla recognized those black-clad men at first glance. They were Stanley Batton’s henchmen. Sunshine flooded her soul, and her heart leaped up for joy there and then. What was going on? Had Stanley returned to Atlantis?How did he manage to solve his problem in such a short period?In the very next second, Stanley marched into the hall under the crowd’s attention. He was wearing a black slim Armani suit with a black dress shirt inside. His slicked-back hair was simple yet cool, elegant yet extraordinary. There were countless people in the hall, but all of them were no match for him. He glowed effortlessly, overshadowing everyone around him. Soon, the man caught sight of his wife.Th
Finally, it rested beside Xyla Quest’s heels. Out of curiosity, Xyla picked up the velvet box and opened it carefully. What came into her sight was a delicate black bracelet. Xyla took a closer look at the beads of the bracelet. She was surprised to find out that they were not ordinary beads but tiny little stones. The stones were dark in color, and their surfaces were polished to a high gloss. It felt oddly excellent too. Pure curiosity was reflected in Xyla’s eyes. “What’s this?”“Didn’t you say that you wanted stars? I couldn’t find a nameable asteroid for the time being, so I bought a piece of Martian meteorite for you.“I made you a bracelet out of the meteorite. You can wear this for fun now, and I’ll get you a real star when a new asteroid is discovered.” As Stanley Batton explained, he took the bracelet from Xyla and put it around her wrist. The coolness of the stones flowed through her skin. Suddenly, that little bracelet seemed to weigh a thousand pounds on he
He had the most filial son-in-law ever, and he could never find a single flaw on him. After admiring the painting for quite some time, Jeremy Quest carefully rolled it up and placed it back into the case. Then, he averted his gaze back to Xyla Quest. “Xyla, I wonder who in the family are you most like. You’re brilliant. There’s nothing in the world that can baffle you, is there?”“Emily is simply incomparable with you.” Once again, Jeremy’s face darkened at the mention of his terrible daughter. Today, Emily Quest’s behavior had disparaged the whole family. She really was a spoiled brat!Xyla smiled bashfully. “Oh, Dad, you flatter me. I was just bored when I was having medical treatment in Country Y, so I decided to learn some new skills.” “That’s great. I can rest reassured that you’re going to do well even if I retire. The company will definitely have greater success under your guidance.” Jeremy had utter confidence in Xyla.“What happened?” Stanley Batton asked. Jeremy
“Oh my, Emily Quest, that b*tch. Here she goes again. Is she out of her mind? Stealing Xyla Quest’s unwanted design as her original and using it to compete with Xyla… Hahaha…”“You’re awesome, Xyla Quest! I can’t believe you have such a hidden talent. Love you!”“Emily Quest is totally no match for Xyla Quest. Does everyone agree with me? Emily, stay away from our little fairy, okay?” “Ahhhh… Xyla Quest is my life goal! She’s both highly attractive and highly intelligent!”“Can Xyla Quest please make her debut as a celebrity? That’s our biggest wish.”After scrolling through the first hot topic for a while, Xyla Quest exited and moved on to the second hot topic. The first thing that caught her eyes was the scoop on her love life disclosed by an employee from Quest Property Group:“This morning, at the Quest Property Group’s grand hall, I saw Stanley Batton give Xyla Quest a bracelet made of Martian meteorite! Ahhhh! He asked her to wear it ‘for fun’ now.”“Do you know why he
The more aggrieved Emily Quest was, the more May Conner hated Xyla Quest.“But Emily… Didn’t you say that you drew the blueprint yourself?” May asked cautiously. Emily pushed May away at once and glared at her with her red eyes. “Weeks ago, I inadvertently found a sketchbook outside of our house. There were many architectural sketches inside. They looked fantastic to me, so I decided to take it home…“The sketchbook reminded me of your suggestion. You said that I should use architectural design to win Dad’s favor. Therefore, I chose a couple of sketches from the book and made some minor changes to it. They turned out to be pretty good. I thought it wouldn’t be a problem to use the original blueprint this time.“In fact, the main reason I did that was… I wasn’t satisfied with my design. In a moment of madness, I persuaded myself to take the easy way out,” Emily confessed.May let out a deep, helpless sigh. “Forget it. It’s just plagiarism. What’s so big deal about it? I can’t beli