The Ugly Lady Strikes Back novel Chapter 696

The elders of the Batton family managed to mostly maintain a serene and courteous front despite their shock. They returned Emily Quest a polite nod.

Nonetheless, the rest of them remained indifferent toward her arrival.

The same was true for Josh Batton, who was usually friendly and humble.

Emily did not care what the others thought about her.

She only cared about her beloved idol’s reaction.

From the second she opened the door, her eyes were able to perfectly capture all the subtle changes in Josh’s expression.

He resented her.

She clearly knew that it was because of Xyla Quest.

Initially, she thought that Josh liked Xyla.

Only today she had learned that Josh was one of the sons of the Batton family. He was Stanley Batton’s sixth brother.

All the tenderness and intimacy that Josh had for Xyla were simply because they were family.

However, even so, she was still jealous of Xyla.

“Can I have your autograph later? I’m a big fan of yours…” Emily asked nervously.

“My company has forbidden us from giving autographs to random fans.” Josh maintained a polite yet distant smile.

It was rare to find such an apathetic look on Josh.

Emily had been one of his biggest fans since a long time ago, and his affability had left a lasting impression on her. She could barely remember seeing such an expression on his face because it was only shown to someone he particularly hated…

Never in life had she imagined that Josh would hate her to such an extent because of Xyla.

Moreover, he had just turned her down in front of everyone.

“Your colleagues aren’t here. No one will know if you secretly give me your autograph…” Emily said again.

She did not want to give up.

She had waited for her whole life to meet Josh and had dinner with him. How could she give up so easily?

Josh smiled. “I have my principle.”

One’s heart could be divided into many parts.

Most of her heart was given to Tom Sullivan, and she had given the remaining small part to her beloved idol as well as the men she had one night stand with.

Her love for them was not contradictory to each other.

Although she loved Tom very much, it was impossible for her to stop fangirling over her beloved idol, nor finding those men…

Her love for all of them was clear and distinct.

“Waiter, bring my daughter a set of cutlery…” May Conner broke the deadlock and looked at Emily. “Emily, you haven’t had dinner, right? Let’s eat together.”

Emily nodded in response.

“Sister-in-law, do you want to have some red wine?” The coolness exuded by Josh had disappeared instantaneously. His eyes only expressed sincerity as he stared at Xyla.

Stanley glowered at him coldly before taking the bottle of red wine on the table and poured it for Xyla himself.

No doubt, Xyla was the main character at this table tonight.

As for Emily, she was just a sidekick as usual.