Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 48

Jeremy Quest could not be bothered to respond to May Conner. Instead, he continued to look at Xyla Quest affectionately. “Xyla, go to bed. Oh, right. I have already transferred Emily’s five percent of shares to your account.”

“Okay. Thank you, Dad.” Xyla chuckled as she stood on her tiptoes to give Jeremy a peck on his cheek. After that, she exhaustedly made her way upstairs.

After Jeremy glared at his wife and younger daughter, he walked upstairs in a huff.

“If Xyla Quest continues to stay in the limelight, the Quest family’s business will really end up in her hands!” Emily said frantically.

“Therefore, we must do something more extreme to her.” May had a cunning look on her face.

“I asked you to check on something before. How is it going?” May asked.

“I’m still looking into it.”

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“Fifth Master, these are the receipts from Master Armstrong, Master Lakes, and Master Brenand.”

Buried in a deep pile of work in front of his high-class desk made of Narra wood, Stanley Batton slowly lifted his head to look at Zack Cassidy.

Zack carefully pushed his golden-framed glasses up his nose-bridge before quickly placing a bunch of receipts on the desk.

“Why did they give me this?” Stanley frowned.

“They probably wanted to show you proof that they bought the buildings,” Zack answered respectfully.

“Throw them away.”

“Yes.” Zack nodded.

“This is the contract we signed for purchasing the property, along with the receipt. Please have a look.” Zack placed a thick, red folder in front of Stanley.

“Got it. You may go out now.”

After finishing his sentence, Stanley Batton shifted his gaze to his phone to continue reading a news article about the launch of Imperial Prime.