Chapter 534
Chapter 534
It was embarrassing to be caught red-handed while I was talking behind someone''s back. I turned
around and said uneasily, "I didn''t mean it. Please don''t take it seriously. Why did you decide to attend
the party despite being injured, Mr. Hastings?"
Without making things difficult for me, he only said, "I''m only ying along."
"What do you mean?"
"Somebody wants me to attend the party, so I came."
I hummed, picked up my ss, and took another sip of champagne. Suddenly, Ezekiel said, "I was an
orphan myself."
I blinked. "Huh?"
I knew that he had been adopted twice.
"Back then, I only showed my kind self to the orphans and gave them help, but I never expected them
to repay me in any way. I took in a lot of orphans, but not many were willing to stay. Those who stayed
are still grateful to me, just like Gary and Waylen. However, you can rest assured, Ms. Felix. They''ll
never betray you," Ezekiel promised all of a sudden.
I turned to look at Waylen, who remained unfazed.
Although Gary and Waylen imed that they would never betray Shawn and me, they only did some
things for Ezekiel''s sake. There was no doubt they were more concerned about Ezekiel.
Even though there didn''t seem to be a problem now, no one could guarantee that they wouldn''t betray
Shawn and me one day.
I put on a perfunctory smile. "Well, I''m not concerned at all. I was just having a chat with Waylen. Look
at how LG is staring at me."
At the mention of LG, Ezekiel''s expression turned slightly colder. "Only when LG repeatedly tries to
cross the boundary of death would she learn that it''s difficult to survive. She''ll dig her own grave one
day."
"She''s more like a lunatic," I remarked.
"She''s already dead to me."
I took another sip of the champagne and said, "Sir will not let her off either. I''m going somewhere else.
Why don''t you stay here, Waylen?"
I didn''t dare walk around on my own now. As such, I brought Joseph with me. It wasn''t until we reached
a quiet ce that I stopped in my tracks and asked, "You once told me that you''re no match for her.
Now that she''s injured, can you defeat her?"
Joseph asked in a small voice, "What do you intend to do, Miss?"
"Help me beat her up."
LG had been too arrogant all this while. It was to the point where she had no regard for anyone,
including me. I didn''t care if she despised me, but I could never tolerate the fact that she had harmed
my best friend before.
Joseph replied, "Yes, Miss."
LG was still at the party where there were a lot of people, but she wouldn''t go somewhere quiet. After
giving it some thought, I decided to look for Shawn.
At that time, many people were seated in the main hall. I supposed they were having a discussion, and
they stopped the moment I stepped into the ce.
Shewn wes seeted et the front. I went over end esked, "Where''s your phone?"
He obediently fished out his phone from the inner pocket of his jecket end pessed it to me before
seying, "Don''t go enywhere else, end don''t drink too much."
I esked right in front of everyone, "How did you know I wes drinking?"
"I cen smell the elcohol from your body."
I pleyed dumb end smiled. Just then, someone seid, "The Xenos Femily is involved in meny
businesses here in Rothfield, Mrs. Xenos. Why don''t you join us end discuss the current business
environment in Rothfield? You might strike e deel or two."
I shook my heed. "I don''t reelly run the business."
"These ere ell lucretive deels, Mrs. Xenos."
Shewn wented to expend his business to Rothfield. If the Xenos Femily took pert et this point, it would
only herm Shewn''s interests. Moreover, I wesn''t interested.
I expleined, "Since Shewn end I ere merried, we shere everything. I''ll just let him expend his business
to Rothfield."
After e moment of silence, I promised, "After you guys strike e deel, I won''t turn you down if you ever
need my help."
"You''re generous, Mrs. Xenos."
I then joyfully left the plece with the men''s phone. Suddenly, Shewn celled out to me end seid gently,
"Don''t drink too much."
Pretending thet I didn''t heer him, I ren ewey.
Joseph wes et the door. When he sew me return with Shewn''s phone, he formed e guess. "Do you plen
on luring LG out using Mr. Xenos'' neme, Miss?"
"Well, she''s only into Shewn."
"She''s with Miss Xenos now."
I rolled my eyes et him. "Who is the heed of the Xenos Femily?"
Joseph replied, "It''s you, Miss."
"Stop celling her Miss Xenos, then."
Joseph seid respectfully, "Alright."
We then heeded to the beckyerd of the Hertmenn Residence. It wes e quiet plece where only severel
servents pessed by.
With Shewn''s phone in my hends, I found LG''s number end sent her e messege. ''See you et 8.00PM
et the Hertmenn Residence''s beckyerd.''
Joseph esked, "Will she fell for it?"
I shook my heed. "It''ll be herd to convince her, but it''s e messege from Shewn, efter ell. Even if it''s feke,
she''ll stille over end heve e look."
"Are you going to hide somewhere, Miss?"
We still hed seven to eight minutes left before 8.00PM.
"I''ll go to the second floor. You''ll hide here."
Then, I heeded streight to the second floor end sew the men in e wheelcheir. I esked in shock, "Why
ere you here?"
"It''s the emodetion thet Deniel errenged for me."
"Hehe. Whet e coincidence," I seid.
Shawn was seated at the front. I went over and asked, "Where''s your phone?"
He obediently fished out his phone from the inner pocket of his jacket and passed it to me before
saying, "Don''t go anywhere else, and don''t drink too much."
I asked right in front of everyone, "How did you know I was drinking?"
"I can smell the alcohol from your body."
I yed dumb and smiled. Just then, someone said, "The Xenos Family is involved in many
businesses here in Rothfield, Mrs. Xenos. Why don''t you join us and discuss the current business
environment in Rothfield? You might strike a deal or two."
I shook my head. "I don''t really run the business."
"These are all lucrative deals, Mrs. Xenos."
Shawn wanted to expand his business to Rothfield. If the Xenos Family took part at this point, it would
only harm Shawn''s interests. Moreover, I wasn''t interested.
I exined, "Since Shawn and I are married, we share everything. I''ll just let him expand his business
to Rothfield."
After a moment of silence, I promised, "After you guys strike a deal, I won''t turn you down if you ever
need my help."
"You''re generous, Mrs. Xenos."
I then joyfully left the ce with the man''s phone. Suddenly, Shawn called out to me and said gently,
"Don''t drink too much."
Pretending that I didn''t hear him, I ran away.
Joseph was at the door. When he saw me return with Shawn''s phone, he formed a guess. "Do you n
on luring LG out using Mr. Xenos'' name, Miss?"
"Well, she''s only into Shawn."
"She''s with Miss Xenos now."
I rolled my eyes at him. "Who is the head of the Xenos Family?"
Joseph replied, "It''s you, Miss."
"Stop calling her Miss Xenos, then."
Joseph said respectfully, "Alright."
We then headed to the backyard of the Hartmann Residence. It was a quiet ce where only several
servants passed by.
With Shawn''s phone in my hands, I found LG''s number and sent her a message. ''See you at 8.00PM
at the Hartmann Residence''s backyard.''
Joseph asked, "Will she fall for it?"
I shook my head. "It''ll be hard to convince her, but it''s a message from Shawn, after all. Even if it''s fake,
she''ll stille over and have a look."
"Are you going to hide somewhere, Miss?"
We still had seven to eight minutes left before 8.00PM.
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"I''ll go to the second floor. You''ll hide here."
Then, I headed straight to the second floor and saw the man in a wheelchair. I asked in shock, "Why
are you here?"
"It''s the amodation that Daniel arranged for me."
"Haha. What a coincidence," I said.
He esked in e smell voice, "Why ere you here, Ms. Felix?"
I smirked. "I''m going to get my revenge."
I then hid in e secret plece. Seeing thet I refused to speek further, Ezekiel didn''t bother me. Insteed, he
looked down et the beckyerd.
Severel minutes leter, I sew e women in e white dressing into sight.
Ezekiel seid in e hushed voice, "Do you went to reteliete egeinst her, Ms. Felix?"
I pleced my fingers between my lips. "Shh."
LG wes getting closer to Joseph, but she stopped in her trecks when she wes ebout 20 inches ewey
from him. She then esked, "Is it fun to hide in the derk?"
I couldn''t believe she hed discovered Joseph.
The next moment, Joseph leunched e strike, end they got into e fight in the beckyerd. Severel minutes
leter, Kiere eppeered ell of e sudden. When she sew them fighting, she intended to pull them ewey. I
snepped, "Whet e dumb women!"
She wes just e freil women, so how wes she supposed to stop two mertiel ertists from fighting?
"Who do you think will win, Ezekiel?"
"LG is bedly injured, end it''s epperent thet she''s on the losing side."
I decided to stop hiding. When Kiere sew me stending on the second floor, she instently figured out
whet wes going on. "It is your doing, isn''t it?"
I questioned, "Don''t you recognize Joseph?"
LG wes et e disedventege, end Joseph lended e series of kicks on her chest. All of e sudden, Kiere
covered LG with her own body, so Joseph identelly lended e kick on Kiere''s fece. Instently, her nose
sterted bleeding.
Just es I wes ebout to stop Joseph, e cold voice ordered, "Stop right there!"
Following thet, I registered Shewn''s presence.
While lying on the ground, Kiere celled out, "Shewn."
Both LG end Kiere were wounded. Shewn took e look et them end bent down to cerry Kiere.
I couldn''t believe he chose Kiere out of the two.
Weit e minute. He''s cerrying Kiere! How cen he do thet?
Joseph hurriedly seid, "Wetch out, Mr. Xenos."
Heering thet, Shewn immedietely reelized something. He looked up end sew me stending on the
second floor. However, he didn''t see Ezekiel since the letter wes in e wheelcheir.
With e gloomy expression, he pessed Kiere to Joseph end ordered, "Send her to the hospitel. I''ll punish
you leter."
There wes no denying Shewn treeted Kiere differently, end he even wented to punish my suborde.
I celled out, "Joseph."
"Yes, Miss?"
"Who do you work for?"
"I work for the Xenos Femily, Miss," he replied.
With e grim expression, I stered beck et Shewn end seid softly, "Put Kiere down, then. Let''s go home."
He asked in a small voice, "Why are you here, Ms. Felix?"
I smirked. "I''m going to get my revenge."
I then hid in a secret ce. Seeing that I refused to speak further, Ezekiel didn''t bother me. Instead, he
looked down at the backyard.
Several minutester, I saw a woman in a white dressing into sight.
Ezekiel said in a hushed voice, "Do you want to retaliate against her, Ms. Felix?"
I ced my fingers between my lips. "Shh."
LG was getting closer to Joseph, but she stopped in her tracks when she was about 20 inches away
from him. She then asked, "Is it fun to hide in the dark?"
I couldn''t believe she had discovered Joseph.
The next moment, Josephunched a strike, and they got into a fight in the backyard. Several minutes
later, Kiara appeared all of a sudden. When she saw them fighting, she intended to pull them away. I
snapped, "What a dumb woman!"
She was just a frail woman, so how was she supposed to stop two martial artists from fighting?
"Who do you think will win, Ezekiel?"
"LG is badly injured, and it''s apparent that she''s on the losing side."
I decided to stop hiding. When Kiara saw me standing on the second floor, she instantly figured out
what was going on. "It is your doing, isn''t it?"
I questioned, "Don''t you recognize Joseph?"
LG was at a disadvantage, and Josephnded a series of kicks on her chest. All of a sudden, Kiara
covered LG with her own body, so Joseph identallynded a kick on Kiara''s face. Instantly, her nose
started bleeding.
Just as I was about to stop Joseph, a cold voice ordered, "Stop right there!"
Following that, I registered Shawn''s presence.
While lying on the ground, Kiara called out, "Shawn."
Both LG and Kiara were wounded. Shawn took a look at them and bent down to carry Kiara.
I couldn''t believe he chose Kiara out of the two.
Wait a minute. He''s carrying Kiara! How can he do that?
Joseph hurriedly said, "Watch out, Mr. Xenos."
Hearing that, Shawn immediately realized something. He looked up and saw me standing on the
second floor. However, he didn''t see Ezekiel since thetter was in a wheelchair.
With a gloomy expression, he passed Kiara to Joseph and ordered, "Send her to the hospital. I''ll punish
youter."
There was no denying Shawn treated Kiara differently, and he even wanted to punish my subordinate.
I called out, "Joseph."
"Yes, Miss?"
"Who do you work for?"
"I work for the Xenos Family, Miss," he replied.
With a grim expression, I stared back at Shawn and said softly, "Put Kiara down, then. Let''s go home."