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."

Sullivan Group was behind the incident. Everything was

stop to the incident before it's aggravated as the

the seriousness in his tone was

the balcony and observed the heavy traffic on the street underneath. "Keep an eye on Mary for the

response. "Of course I

the phone

on her phone. Her attention was fully drawn

forty police officers-from 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

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

her and peeked at the screen of the phone, his face remained expressionless. "What would you like to have for breakfast? I'll get it

blossomed on Xyla's face when she brought the phone to his eyes and shook

up into a shallow arc.

***

Catherine Batton was reading about the news too in

hardly contain her happiness to receive such good news

her body comfortably and sat up from

Mary for a month was more

just by imagining

A short series of raps from the door broke the

herself turning to face the door subconsciously.

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