He’d noticed his twin brother had been on a wild hunttely, and going out of Xattlewood alone terrified him.


    "I understand, and that’s where I’lle in." Anastasia’s reply received a small frown from the trio—Xander, Samantha, and Michelle—standing before her. "You see, I have connections to important cities I believe would be the best ces to expand your business, like Regalith."


    Regalith was a city ruled by kings and queens, a royal family that didn’t seem to want to get involved in such a business.


    "That city is clean as hell, there’s no way the king and queen of Regalith would want such a business to be tied with their kingdom," Samantha said.


    Anastasia’s eyes slowly tore away from Xander to look at her. Anastasia could swear Samantha was wearing more than 10kg of makeup just to look presentable. If the lights were switched off right now, she was sure Samantha would stand out like a ghost.


    However, these were things running around in her mind.


    "The city may look clean, but I’m sure there’s something the royal pce is hiding. Everyone has a secret of their own they wouldn’t want anyone to know about," Anastasia replied.


    Xander couldn’t help but wonder if <i>Jennifer Reyez</i> was talking about him or everyone.


    "I’ve done my research on the royal family," Anastasia began, her voice low but firm, "and I’ve uncovered some crucial information about them. Information that, if used correctly, could threaten them into allowing a baby factorypany to be built in Regalith without any external interference."


    Now, Anastasia’s words piqued Xander’s interest.


    While Anastasia had been busy recovering, that wasn’t the only thing she’d been doing. She was aware earning Xander’s trust was a long journey that would take a lot of time, so because of that, she made research on his behalf that woulde in handy when meeting him once again.


    "What kind of information?" Michelle, who’d been quiet, questioned this time around.


    Samantha gave her an odd look and she pretended not to see it.


    "We can’t have that kind of conversation right now." Right when those words flew out of her mouth, the emcee of the event came and made a quick announcement regarding the event starting in a few minutes. "Let’s meet up one more time and I’ll share everything you need to know about the Regalith city and the secrets of the royal family."


    Xander and Samantha exchanged a look and Samantha nodded.


    ’Oh so he takes advice from her first,’ Anastasia thought to herself, loving the simple yet tender intersection between the two. Unfortunately, they were devils that needed to be sent back to hell.


    "Share your contact details, I’ll let you know when and where we can continue this conversation," said Xander.


    Anastasia quickly shared her contact details with Xander, and they left for their seats as the event was about to start.


    Anastasia released a rough breath she didn’t realize she’d been holding the whole time she was speaking with the trio. Then her gaze settled on Michelle’s back who swayed her hips left and right as if she was begging the bone to break.


    Anastasia had to sit in the opposite direction to Xander and Samantha. She couldn’t handle sitting near them.


    Julian was with her the whole time.


    "You did a great job," he said.


    She was tempted to smirk but it was still too early to celebrate. Phase one of her n wasplete, now phase two which was sharing the information regarding the Regalith family would be put into action very soon.


    The emcee came out once again and made another announcement.


    Anastasia was not only there to speak with people there and get to know them, but also to make friends with the main couples of the anniversary.


    A man in histe fifties came out with the biggest pot belly Anastasia could swear she’d ever seen. It was like he was pregnant with five babies. Beside him was his wife. She looked wless and beautiful, not a single hint of the dark world exposed on her skin.


    "Thank you all foring to my anniversary today. Me and my wife have been together for the longest ages and..." The words of the man drifted off as Anastasia monitored his movements. He moved like a king, a ruler. Even with his appearance, he was still oozing with power.


    Anastasia was tempted to leave and prepare for her next meeting with Xander, but she stayed.


    The night was still too young and who knew what other important information she would be able to unravel.