After reading Zack Cassidy's reply, Stanley Batton fixed his gaze on Xyla Quest.

Xyla, on the other hand, had already fallen asleep here and now.

Meanwhile, Zack texted him again and asked, "Do you have any other questions?"

Stanley decided to ignore the message so he threw his phone to the side and headed to the bathroom to wash up.

***

The next morning, Xyla was awakened by a sudden noise of the phone vibrating.

Stanley also opened his eyes slowly and stretched his arm at the coffee table, his fingertips searching for his phone. He got up from the couch and shuffled to the floor-to-ceiling window to pick up the call.

Xyla sat up and casually stretched her back. She then grasped her phone and clicked open the news app.

"Fifth master, Logan Dankworth, the lawyer of Sullivan Food Group, had taken all the blame for bribing the police officers."

"The case had escalated into a huge ruckus and it went viral on the internet, garnering the attention of almost every citizen."

"As for Mary Sullivan, although she had instructed people to harm our Seventh Mistress, she didn't cause any harm to her personally. Therefore, she'll only be detained for a month later on."

of Sullivan Group was behind the

stop to the incident before it's aggravated as the matter had excessively

possible, the seriousness in his

and observed the heavy traffic

snorted in response. "Of

Stanley hung up the phone and

Xyla was reading a trending news on her phone. Her attention was fully drawn to it such that

the police station that was in charge of Catherine Batton's case-were fired for colluding with the Sullivans, perverting the course of justice. These police officers involved ranged from the senior officers to the police constabulary. Furthermore, Mary Sullivan would be detained for a month as she had hired people to harm Catherine Batton. Last but not least,

news, Xyla's mood was lifted instantly, her heart

the phone, his face remained expressionless. "What would

to his eyes and shook it happily at

into a

***

time, Catherine Batton was reading about the news too

could hardly contain her happiness to

with joy, she stretched her body comfortably and sat up from

Mary for a month was

by imagining Mary wailing and weeping in

from the door broke

herself turning to face the door subconsciously. "Please

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