Regardless of what happened, Mary Sullivan was bound to be humiliated today.
She genuinely regretted her behavior earlier.
She also hated God. Why did God always leave the best things for Xyla?
Who was she anyway?
After taking a deep breath, Mary looked down with conflicted feelings. Her face was completely red.
Right then, she could neither leave nor stay.
Everyone’s gaze seemed to burn into her skin.
“What’s the matter? Can’t stand to lose, Mary Sullivan?” Xyla Quest slowly flicked her long beige nails against one another while asking softly.
Although her voice was soft, she still had a commanding presence.
Despite not showing any facial expression, she could easily overpower Mary.
Mary was speechless.
Meanwhile, the bodyguards around Xyla couldn’t bear watching this any longer.
They started criticizing Mary on her behalf.
“She really can’t stand to lose.”
“Exactly. She said she’d get on her knees and call Ms. Quest Mommy. What’s the matter? Feeling regretful?”
“You can regret all you want. In that case, do a handstand and defecate just like you said.”
“Since you can’t bear the consequences, why did you act so bold earlier? Didn’t you consider the fact that you might lose?”
Mary felt even more embarrassed by what the bodyguards said.
Right then, she felt like she was the greatest joke in the world.
Humiliated to the point of anger, Mary stomped her feet and looked up at Xyla, who seemed unconcerned.
The calmer Xyla appeared to be, the angrier Mary felt.
Since she dared to say those things, she needed to walk the talk.
Mary frowned coldly and glared at the bodyguards. “Shut up, all of you! Who do you think you are? You’re only a bunch of goons. How dare you talk to me like this?
“Do you think people like you can talk to me? Ahh-” Before Mary could finish her sentence, Xyla had delivered a tight slap across her face.
Wham!
A bright red mark of Xyla’s handprint could be seen on Mary’s right side of her face.
Immediately after that, the right cheek became swollen.
Mary was taken aback by the slap.
She hastily covered her right face before peering up at Xyla in shock. “Xyla Quest, are you insane? What are you doing?”
Xyla scowled deeply. “Nobody can yell at my subordinates like that. You said they are lesser than you, but what about you? Are you so much better?
“At least they work for their money. What about you? Apart from leeching off your family, what are you capable of?” Xyla asked coldly.
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