Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 850

Ron Batton gazed at them thoughtfully. Having no other choice, he nodded helplessly. “Okay then.”

After that, Ron went upstairs, leaving the two alone in the living room.

The two watched the old man until he was out of their sight. Making sure that he had gone upstairs, Stanley Batton placed his right hand behind Xyla Quest’s back, scooped her knees, and lifted her. “Let’s get some rest too. Hmm?”

Xyla nodded. “Sure, but please put me down. You’re not feeling well recently, are you?”

“Nah, that’s not true,” Stanley rebuked.

“Your body should be frail when anemia kicks in.”

“Do you think I’m weak?”

“... Anyway, you should take care of yourself…” Xyla reminded him.

“There is no need,” Stanley insisted.

***

The next day.

At the Quest family’s house.

Emily Quest and May Conner were observing Xyla’s house with binoculars from the rooftop.

Xyla’s red Maserati and Stanley’s black Bentley Arnage were both in their line of sight.

“Apparently, that blockhead went back last night.” Emily sneered.

“Yeah. It’s already eight o’clock, but the two haven’t gone out yet. Do you think Xyla has laid her cards on the table? Maybe they’ve quarreled for the whole night.” May raised her brows.

“No idea, but I think Xyla won’t leap to any hasty conclusions before she finds out the truth. She’ll first identify the recording’s authenticity, then work out a plan to find out whether Stanley shares the same blood type as her,” Emily mumbled.

“Is that so?”

“No matter what’s going on between the two of them now, they’ll divorce in the end. That’s inevitable. I’m sure they’ll get into a big fight today.”