Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 18

Instead of Jeremy Quest, two serious-looking police officers stood outside the door.

Before Emily Quest could react, ice-cold handcuffs were strapped around her wrist. “Emily Quest, you have been charged with hiring people to assault someone. You must come with us to Golden Bay police station.”

Emily was in a state of shock. She had clearly made the necessary arrangements, and these people had promised her they would not spill the beans on her.

‘D*mn it!’

“Police officer, I think there must be a misunderstanding.” Emily tried to appear friendly while her eyes filled with fear as she subconsciously backed away.

“Take her away!” The other police officer said coldly. The two police officers proceeded to arrest her and took her to the police car.

When May Conner saw this, she frantically stood in their way. “What are you two doing?”

“Mom, you must save me. Please don’t let Dad find out about this. Otherwise, he will kill me,” Emily cried out while she struggled to set herself free.

“Police officers… I can give you money. Can you please let go of my daughter first?”

However, both police officers ignored her and continued to shove Emily into the police car.

In that instant, May felt lost and paced around, completely unsure of what to do next.

In the police car, Emily continued to cry while she repeatedly pressed both thumbs against each other.

Her father was already very upset with her. If he found out about this, he would probably beat her until she died.

“What are you crying about? If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?” The police officer, who was driving, asked annoyedly.

***

Meanwhile, a red Maserati sped through the city center’s busy roads. It was like an eagle soaring through a plain field.

Feeling a little bored, Xyla Quest turned on the radio in the car.

“According to the latest news, the Dragon Group has already successfully acquired France’s biggest airline, Southern Airlines, this afternoon. This means that the Dragon Group has now stepped into the aviation industry.”

“Further details reveal that the Dragon Group’s new CEO single-handedly made this acquisition in Atlantis.”

At first, Xyla intended to change the channel. However, since it was news about the Dragon Group, she decided to pay closer attention.

Regardless of whether it was inside or out of the country, the Dragon Group had a top-notch presence and had subsidiaries in over a hundred countries in the world.

The industries the Dragon Group was involved in included electronics, Economics, travel, robotics, chemical products, shipbuilding, entertainment, hotels, property, advanced technology, high-end constructions, and various others.

However, the Dragon Group kept a very low profile. For many years, they had always earned a lot but never bragged about it. In fact, the people who managed the company rarely showed their faces.

The only things people knew was that the current president was named Wilson Batton while Ron Batton, a person with a shocking background, was his father.

As for who his wife was and how many children they had, the world knew nothing about it. In fact, there were very few pictures of Wilson Batton.

Come to think of it, Xyla felt that fate was in play since she seemed to be surrounded by people with Batton as their surname. While her husband was named Stanley Batton, the popular celebrity her company recently signed on was named Josh Batton.

Now, this person next to her was named Five Batton, and her teacher also had Batton as his surname.

However, she never knew her teacher’s full name. All she knew was that he was called Doctor Batton.

However, despite having the same surnames, their identities were far different from those within the Dragon Group.

After listening to the news, Xyla could not resist commenting, “No wonder they are the third largest international conglomerate. They are really rich.”

“They’re not too bad,” Stanley Batton replied calmly.

“He’s okay,” Stanley Batton kept a straight face.