“Let’s be friends from now on. Give me your WeChat ID.”“Can you take a few more pictures of Josh for me?”“Is Josh next to you right now? How are the two of you related? Are you relatives?”“Please, follow me!”Sophie briefly looked through the comments, shaking her head helplessly.Soon enough, she noticed a significant increase in her followers. In the beginning, she only had two followers. Now, she had over ten thousand followers, and was still rapidly increasing.At this rate, she would end up with more than 100,000 followers by the end of the night.Sophie could see that all her new followers had Josh’s picture as their profile photos, proving that they were all his fans.She couldn’t help but feel awed by his popularity.She quickly turned to look at Josh. “Thank you for standing up for me. Your popularity is terrifying. Just because you followed me, I started gaining thousands of followers. At this rate, I might even get my account verified as a celebrity account.”Jo

Stanley Batton wore a gray turtleneck sweater under a long black woolen coat, with a pair of black pants and black leather shoes.His hair and shoulders were covered in unmelted snow, but he still managed to look cool and dignified.Just one look was enough to make Xyla Quest’s heart pound.Stanley carried a sizable paper bag sporting a logo belonging to his wife's favorite bakery.Xyla immediately cheered up when she saw it. “Honey, did you buy me a cake?”Stanley grinned with an indescribably gentle look in his eyes. “Yes.”He quickly removed his coat and changed into slippers before placing the bag on the coffee table.Stanley sat down beside Xyla, naturally extending his arm to pull Xyla into his embrace.“How was your day? Are you tired?” he asked softly.Everything about him seemed soothing and warm.Josh had long gotten used to this, and so had Sophie.Xyla felt warm in her heart. “No, I’m not tired. Honey, I feel like eating roasted pork ribs with fried eggs and to

However, there wasn’t any response to his call for help.Cough, cough, cough—Jeremy Quest continued to press his hand against his chest and coughed for a long while until eventually, Betty Starmount ran over to him.She was stunned for a moment when she saw him.Clenching her fists tightly, she calmly walked up to him. “Hey, what’s wrong with you?”“Get me some cough medicine. My cold is going away, but the coughing has gotten worse. I’m feeling out of breath.” Jeremy continued to cough as he placed one hand over his chest and panted.He had no idea that his face had already turned purplish red.When Betty saw him in such a state, she immediately stepped forward to pat his back gently but froze when her hand stopped about one centimeter away from Jeremy’s back.Her hand hung suspended in the air for a moment, and then with a deep breath, she slowly pulled away. “Understood. I’ll get the medicine for you right away.”After turning around, Betty frowned deeply, then rubbed her

“Xyla, please talk to your father. I was worried sick, but he refused to go to the hospital. ” Betty Starmount seemed genuinely worried.Xyla Quest was quite pleased to see her being considerate, regardless of whether her concern was real or fake. It was good that someone was around to take good care of her father.Even if it was only on the surface, it was good enough that Betty made it seem genuine.Xyla frowned and looked at Jeremy Quest. “Dad, you’re not getting any younger, and your health is not the same as in the past. If you don’t want to go to the hospital, you can come to me. I can help you.”“Forget it, I refuse to eat those weird medicines. I’d rather go to the hospital,” Jeremy declared.“In that case, let’s go to the hospital,” she agreed.However, her father shook his head helplessly. “I don’t think that’s necessary. I know my body well enough.”“I don’t care. You will come with me to the hospital after breakfast,” Xyla insisted with a determined and irrefutable

“Remember this, you are an emotionless tool.”“If you obey me, you live. If you don’t, you die.”The voice kept repeating the lines.Betty Starmount could only hear the voice but not see the person it belonged to.She closed her eyes and nodded slowly. “I understand. I won’t spare Xyla Quest.”“I-I also won’t spare Jer-Jere-Jeremy Quest!”She began to stammer when she mentioned his name, taking nearly half a minute to utter the two words.After that, Betty clenched her fists tightly and looked at the mirror in front of her. However, the words written in red had disappeared by then.Everything had returned to normal.She quickly used a face towel to wipe away her sweat.Knock, knock, knock—Someone was knocking on the bathroom door, and then she heard Xyla’s voice. “Hey, are you alright?”Opening the bathroom door, Betty looked at Xyla. “I’m fine.”Right then, she saw Jeremy standing with a worried expression behind Xyla. As soon as he saw her, he immediately stepped inside