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On hearing this, Miya couldn't help feeling unjust. She and Luke had known each other since childhood, but ever since Miya's father died, he never bought her any presents anymore except something cheap on her birthdays. Yet, he's been so generous with those girls he's slept with! Subconsciously, Miya clenched her fists, and she resented them. 
  However, Xenon appeared as if he had not seen them at all. He walked past them, holding Miya's hand, without taking a look at them. Miya followed quietly.
  Seeing the bodyguards carrying all those expensive bags of luxury behind Miya, Tiffany couldn't help feeling jealous. "Miya." 
  "Alright, Tiffany." Miya turned around and looked at her with a sneer. "Every time I see you, I can't help recalling our encounter in your café."
  Tiffany glared at Miya, but seeing Xenon holding Miya's hand, she retorted with a mocking smile, "Ha. I wonder how long you can last. I thought Mr. Xenon Uba got tired of you."
  Miya smiled proudly and said, "Well, I'm a lucky woman." 
  "Luck doesn't last long." Tiffany mocked. "Anyway, considering that you were Luke's ex and sort of a friend when you get dumped, you can come to ask me for help. I won't share my man with you, but I can at least give you a bit of money so you won't have to beg or go back to your old business, making money from old rich men."
  Miya walked up to Tiffany and slapped her on her face twice. 
  Tears filled Tiffany's eyes immediately, and her cheek turned painfully red. She glared at Miya resentfully, and despite how much she wanted to slap Miya back, she couldn't as Xenon was watching her closely.
  "Thank you for your generous offer." Miya said ironically, "But if one of us will be sleeping with rich old men to survive, it won't be me." She looked Tiffany into her eyes with a sneer and went on, "Next time you see me, you'd better hide, or it won't be just a slap of two on your face." 
  "Stupid bitch! My father runs the most successful construction company in town, and I'm his only daughter. I can have whatever I want. Why would I ever be any men's s.e.x toy?! But look at yourself, you are a s.l.u.t. You..." Tiffany retorted angrily.
  Again, Miya slapped her twice to cut her short. "YOU are the stupid one, Tiffany Agabus. Who knows when your father's company will go bankrupt. You know what, I've learned my lesson wasting so much of my time on an asshole, who is your boyfriend now. Good luck to you! Ha." 
  Enraged and feeling helpless, Tiffany stomped her feet and turned to Luke for help. "Luke, did you hear that?! She's so mean. She slapped me, and now she's insulting you as well!"
  Luke glared at Miya and said, "Miya, we have broken up. Whatever you do and how you make a living, disgracefully, is none of my business now. But Tiffany is my girlfriend, and you have no right to hit her." 
  Xenon stepped forward and looked at Luke icily. Frightened, Luke retreated a step. He dared not speak another word despite his anger. 
  Frustrated, Tiffany punched him on his c.h.e.s.t, and reluctantly, Luke retorted, "Mr. Xenon Uba, I shall warn you that Miya isn't the kind of woman that you can trust. She's going to bring bad luck." 
  Xenon sneered at him with disdain. "You lied to her, used her, and then dumped her. You stole her design and even managed to have her accused as the copycat. You are not just an asshole, Luke Johnson. You are the asshole of the assholes." 
  "You...I..." Luke was so furious that he couldn't find his tongue. He looked at the muscular bodyguards behind Xenon and Miya and remembered that where they were now, Las Center, actually belonged to The Uba Corporation. He was in Xenon's territory. 
  I'd better not anger him. He thought. Instead of shouting back at Xenon, he targeted Miya. "Miya, you should know yourself better. You are far from good enough to be with Mr. Xenon Uba. You..." 
  On hearing this, Xenon put his arm around Miya’s waist, pulled her into his embrace, and kissed her gently. 
  Luke went quiet, and Tiffany gasped. They were now both speechless. 
  Miya smiled proudly and said, "I don't know if I'm good enough for Xenon, but I'm sure I'm too good for you, and I know for certain that you are an asshole!" 
  She turned around to leave, her hand in Xenon's. 
  "Miya, I've known you since you were seven. I never ever thought you could be so arrogant and s.l.u.tty. One day, you will regret it." Luke shouted after them. 
  Since I was seven, I've always thought of him to be the best man. I've sacrificed so much for him, for his company. I have been a fool! Miya thought remorsefully. She turned around, intending to shout back, yet when she saw the most familiar face and recalled that he had once saved her life after all, she said nothing. 
  On the way back to the company, Miya sat in the car, looking out of the window quietly. She was deep in thought and didn't realize that Xenon was actually in a bad mood till later. 
  "Xenon, what's the matter?" She asked tentatively. 
  "What are you going to do, huh?" Xenon said coldly, "You still have feelings for that asshole, don't you? He dumped you and accused you of his new s.l.u.t. They even insulted you in public, but you let him off. Wow, what a great woman you are! You have a big heart, don't you?" 
  "I..." Miya felt hurt. She stuttered, "It's, it's my own business. You don't need to worry about anything." 
  "Don't forget that you are mine, every part of you, including your heart." 
  "Right. I won't forget. Since I accepted your help, I've never betrayed you, and I've been trying my best to please you." 
  Xenon made no reply. 
  Worried and frustrated, Miya leaned close to him and wanted to kiss him, hoping to cheer him up. However, Xenon pushed her away. "Don't be pretentious." 
  Miya pouted her lips and moved away from him. She leaned on the window and looked at the passing building on the streets.