“I’m not in a hurry. I can take it anyway,” Betty Starmount said.“All right then, as you wish,” Xyla Quest replied.Jeremy Quest helplessly rubbed Betty’s back before gazing at his daughter. “Betty is very stubborn. I have advised her to reach out to you, but she wouldn’t. She is afraid you might prescribe her with traditional medicine.”“Well, remember to come to me if you can’t take it anymore,” Xyla said as she looked up at Betty.Betty immediately nodded, silently sighing in relief.Meanwhile, Xyla carefully filled everyone’s bowl with porridge.After breakfast, Betty walked into the kitchen and carried a large bowl of bird’s nest into the dining room, placing it on the table before distributing the contents into several bowls.“None for me, thanks," Stanley spoke up. "Can't stomach the stuff.”Betty nodded with a knowing smile. “I know, that’s why I didn’t fill yours.”After that, she placed a bowl of bird’s nest in front of Xyla, who did not hesitate to pick up her sp

Out of resentment, everyone started verbally attacking Xyla Quest on Weibo.Suddenly, she became the talk of the town.After the usual Monday's meeting in Quest Group, Xyla returned to her office. She then saw the discussion about herself on Weibo.Xyla frowned slightly, feeling curious about the person who leaked the news.What was the motive for doing so?Xyla felt deeply annoyed by all the criticisms.Right then, she realized her Weibo inbox had been spammed with private messages—“Xyla, I heard you brought in military men to excavate the ancient tomb. Are you crazy?”“You are disgusting! How could you ask the people who were supposed to defend the country to do such a thing for you?”“Do you have special rights? Tsk, tsk. You are being way too high-profile.”“We pay taxes for those military men. They are not supposed to be for your private business. Have you no shame?”The more Xyla read, the more annoyed she felt.Xyla promptly published a Weibo post to explain the sit

With the car windows rolled down halfway, Sophie Kenwick could see half of Gary Lakes’ face.A ray of light happened to shine against his face, making him appear unusually sophisticated and fresh.Occasionally, young women would walk past his car, only to steal glances at him as they walked past.However, Gary remained emotionless from the start. He would occasionally look outside, ignoring them completely.Smoke swirled around in his car as he had been smoking inside, making him appear aloof and mysterious.As soon as he saw Sophie, he instantly put out his cigarette and got out of the car.Gary was sporting a beige woolen coat that had traditional motives over a white woolen sweater, as well as a pair of long pants and black Martin boots.There was an air of nobility to his tall frame.He quickly attracted a lot of attention from girls around him.Men like him could easily make any woman fall head over heels in love with him wherever he went.They felt enchanted just by loo

Sophie Kenwick felt happy when she thought about how she’d soon be able to eat.Her voice immediately pulled Xyla Quest out of her thoughts.Xyla composed herself and gazed at Sophie. “Yeah, let’s go. Aren’t you hungry?”Sophie nodded while she eagerly led Xyla outside. “Yes, I am starving.”“I’m sorry, I was so distracted with work that I forgot about you,” Xyla said.Sophie immediately shook her head. “It’s fine. I know you’re busy with work. It’s understandable.”Xyla felt her heart swell with warmth when she heard her words of consideration.By then, Gary had already opened the car doors to the passenger’s side as well as the backseat.It was currently lunchtime, so employees from surrounding buildings had all walked outside.When they noticed Gary, Xyla, and Sophie, they couldn’t resist staring at them, especially the women who stared at Gary in admiration.Meanwhile, Gary cast a soft gaze upon Xyla and Sophie. “Get in.”Xyla smiled before quickly getting into the backs

No matter what Gary Lakes said, Sophie Kenwick wasn’t convinced.He found himself being increasingly intrigued by this girl.Girls like her were rare these days.Despite many good job opportunities out there, she didn’t seem interested or even consider using her connections as a stepping stone to stardom.Instead, she willingly stayed by Xyla Quest’s side to be a bodyguard.Gary wondered briefly if Sophie was too intelligent or too daft.He perused her from head to toe, deciding it was probably the latter.“You’re quite unusual,” he declared all of a sudden.“Hehe, instead of unusual, you could say that I love Xyla a lot,” Sophie replied.“You shouldn't say this too often in front of Stanley, or I’m afraid he might think of you as his rival in romance,” Gary smirked.Sophie immediately chuckled. “That doesn’t matter, my brother knows I’m into men.”Gary laughed, feeling entertained by her.This girl was definitely interesting.“Gary, since you are one of the sponsors for J