Chapter 191


    The lights were all switched on in the house, making it seem almost as bright as day.


    Meanwhile, the house was warm enough due to the working heater. It felt almost like summer


    inside.


    After dusting the snow off her body, X Quest quickly took off herrge coat and hung it near the


    entrance. She then changed into her slippers and entered the living room.


    At that moment, Stanley Batton was sitting on the couch watching the news on the television.


    Coincidentally, the news being broadcast was rted to how Dragon Group had sessfully


    withdrawn its investments from the Sullivan Group.


    Dressed in a ck, silk set of house clothes, he seemed very noble.


    Meanwhile, his fair skin seemingly glimmered under the bright lights.


    X quickly walked over and sat next to him before opening a pack of chips.


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    “Are you interested in this too?” She asked as she ate the chips.


    “Just browsing through,” he said.


    “I heard that Dragon Group withdrew their investments from the Sullivan family because thetter


    made the partner of Dragon Group’s heir upset,” X said before cing another chip in her mouth.


    “Oh,” Stanley said calmly. His facial expression did not change.


    “I’m very curious about the kind of woman she is to be able to influence Dragon Group’s heir to this


    extent,” X said.


    “She must be a very beautiful woman,” Stanley said after turning to look at X and lighting a


    cigarette.


    “That’s for certain,” X said.


    “Did you have hot-pot for dinner?” Stanley asked.


    “Yeah. How did you know?”


    “You smell like hot-pot,” he said.


    “You really have a good sense of smell. Yeah, I did have hot-pot for dinner. Have you eaten?” X


    asked.


    “I did,” he answered before taking a puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaling the smoke.


    “Who did you eat with? A guy or a girl?” Stanley asked.


    “My best friend,” X answered honestly. However, she could not help but feel that Stanley was


    crossing the line slightly once again.


    “Five Batton, do you realize that whatever happens between us is fake?” X asked.


    “Yeah,” Stanley answered without expressionlessly. After that, he swiftly flicked the cigarette ash


    into a crystal ashtray.


    “Good. Have you had dinner?” X asked.


    “Yeah,” he answered.


    “In that case, I’m going upstairs to sleep. Go to bed earlier,” X said.


    “Okay…”


    ***


    “Breaking news. ording to our sources, the Quest Group’s president, Jeremy Quest, and his


    wife, May Conner, were assaulted ten minutes ago in front of the Quest Group’s main entrance. For


    now, the assassin has already escaped. Jeremy Quest and May Conner have been taken to the


    municipal hospital. We are still not certain about their exact conditions,” a news reporter said.


    A footage of medical personnel hurriedly carrying Jeremy Quest and May Conner into an


    ambnce suddenly appeared on the television screen.


    Due to the blurry footage, those people’s faces on the television screen could not be clearly seen.


    Obviously, a bystander had recorded it with their mobile phone.


    At that moment, X felt as if her heart had been pulled out of her chest. The pain was


    indescribable.


    X felt a buzz in her head as if her mind would soon explode.


    Meanwhile, Stanley subconsciously turned to look at X, shocked.


    “Don’t panic. We’ll go to the hospital right away,” he said.


    X nodded mechanically before standing up as quickly as she could. She then ran to the entrance


    to put on her coat before running out the door. In fact, she did not even bother putting her shoes on.


    Likewise, Stanley couldn''t care less about wearing his shoes as he quickly ran after X.