StarNovelThe rocks were making Xyla Quest's feet ache.
On top of that, the path was slippery due to the snow. Each step had to be taken carefully. That was why Xyla felt exhausted.
"But... I can still take it... I'm not that weak..." Xyla said.
As soon as Xyla finished speaking, Stanley Batton bent over and picked her up.
Stanley gently carried her through the wind and snow, step by step, as they headed up the hill.
This affectionate scene made the bodyguards around them jealous.
The single men instantly felt attacked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe bodyguards behind Xyla and Stanley were very far away.
A few of them couldn't resist discussing among themselves in hushed voices.
"Mr. Batton truly adores his wife..." "Exactly. He treats her like the most fragile thing on earth." "I suspect that he would give up his life if his wife asked for it." "I only admire two people in this world. The first one is Mr. Batton. He had only taken over Dragon Group not too long ago, but he's already brought it to greater heights with his extraordinary capabilities... The other person I admire is his wife... She's truly unusual for being able to turn cold Mr. Batton into a loving husband..." Their voices were soft. Stanley and Xyla, who were far away, couldn't hear them at all.
Beep, beep, beep- Right then, Xyla's phone started ringing.
It was the leader of the Blue Sky Exploration Team, Darren Green...
He was the man in charge of mine exploration on Blue Mountain.
Xyla immediately answered the call. "Hi, Darren. What's the matter?" she asked.
"Ms. Quest... We've encountered an issue here..." Darren said.
"Go ahead..." Xyla seemed curious.
Stanley silently listened to the entire time. He kept his attention on his feet.
He was afraid of getting Xyla hurt.
"Here's what happened. We've already explored a thousand meters below ground... Whatever we needed to dig up, we've already done. The quality of the jade down there isn't fantastic...
"I've already gone five hundred meters below... None of the ore veins look good... There would occasionally be a few decent ones, but most of them are of poor quality. I think there isn't much value teft to explore further... What do you think?" Darren asked.
After hearing this, Xyla thought deeply for a few seconds. "I'll cover tomorrow and talk over the details tomorrow... Carry out the tasks you have on hand for now..." Xyla said.
"Alright, Ms. Quest..." Darren replied respectfully.
After that, Xyla hung up.
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Stanley, who had listened to the entire conversation, didn't ask m anything. Instead, he silently carried Xyla up the hill... Xyla had obtained significant financial revenues from her jade mine on Blue Mountain. She had earned up to ten billion dollars from it...
Xyla was already satisfied with that amount.
However, even so, she still didn't want to give up so easily. She wanted to try using her X-ray vision tadək deeper. Sath the FindNøv\l.n\t website on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality. As far as she knew, there were many uncertainties regarding ore veins.
Sometimes, just because things didn't look good in the first few m hundred meters, it didn't mean there En was nothing good at all... They might discover good stuff after digging a few hundred meters deeper.
Approximately twenty minutes later, Stanley arrived at the peak with Xyla in his arms...
The only building on the hill's peak gradually becclear to Xyla.
She could see how the building looked in its entirety.
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