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Tom lay in the room until five in the evening before he regained some strength. He was about to get out
of bed when his phone vibrated.
Seeing that Julian was calling, he lifted the phone with much difficulty and answered the call.
“Tom, where did you go? Why haven’t you come home for so long? Mom and Dad are starting to
complain,” Julian’s voice was gentle as usual.
Tom tried to keep his voice composed and natural. He summoned all his strength to say, “I went out for
a trip with some friends, and I’ll be back in two days.”
“It’s almost time for New Year’s. There’s a lot to do at home, so come back quick,” Julian urged.
“Got it.”
“Alright then… I’ll wait for you. Right, Tom, the one who caused you this much harm has been
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtidentified.”
Tom’s body quivered as the spirit returned to his mind. “Who was it?”
“It’s not one, but many. They’re all our rivals in the food industry,” Julian said.
Tom’s eyes were filled (ninja.com content) with disbelief when he heard. “Isn’t Xyla among them?”
“She really isn’t… I’ve investigated Xyla Quest many times in detail, but there wasn’t any evidence of
her participating in this,” Julian added.
Torn let out an exhausted sigh and simply ended the call. There were no words to describe the guilt in
his heart.
So it wasn’t Xyla. He was just overthinking.
***
On the day before New Years, Xyla had received Jeremy’s call early in the morning, asking her to
return home for dinner. After she agreed, she drove her car out for shopping. Having been busy for so
long, she planned to relax during this rare day off. She did not deliberately dress up but merely put on a
basic skincare layer and wore a set of outfits from a trendy brand she had bought online.
She was wearing a(ninja.com) black fleece sweater paired with a pair of tight-fitting black jeans.
On her feet were a pair of black Converse sneakers, making her look just like a student.
She headed directly to Goldfield Plaza.
Once inside, she went straight into Chanel’s official store and planned to choose some new spring
outfits.
She had just reached the store’s entrance when the outfit on display on the mannequin outside caught
her attention. It was a white chiffon midi dress paired with a mist blue knitted cardigan. There was a
silver belt at the cardigan’s waist, just nicely accentuating the wearer’s shape.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe instantly turned to the sales attendant and said, “Take this down for me to try on.”
“I’ll take this. Just wrap it up for me,” Just then, a beautiful woman in a mink coat walked over and said
to the sales attendant.
Xyla knew this person, Faye White. She was an actress who had just debuted one year ago in X
Entertainment. The girl was currently considered a C-List celebrity within the country.
Xyla knew Faye, but she knew Faye didn’t know her. Although she regularly went to the company when
she wasn’t busy, she always did it discreetly and ran into any celebrities.
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