Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

Xyla Quest quickly came back to her senses. "Nothing much. I'm just thinking that your girlfriend is rather lucky."

Stanley Batton looked deeply at Xyla. "Yeah... She sure is."

Hearing this, Xyla's heart pounded a little. She had a stunned expression on her face too.

However, she quickly recovered. "I'll wait for the food in the dining room," she said.

"Are you sure there's nothing on your mind?" Stanley asked with a serious look.

"Yeah... I look terrible because I stayed up late for work," Xyla said before directly turning around and walking into the dining room.

Stanley frowned confusedly. He did not press on for more answers. Instead, he carefully used his chopsticks to flip the bacon strips over on the flat pan.

***

May Conner's birthday party was unusually grand.

were parked everywhere outside and inside the Quest

the living room

bright and colorful balloons, pure white roses, towering bottles of champagne, a beautiful 18-layer, swan-shaped cake, and melodious waltz tracks playing in the background. All these elements made the

clothing, were gathered here in groups of three to five while they chatted with each other. Some danced along to the

a world of

resplendent in a silk, burgundy robe and diamond jewelries worth over a million dollars. She followed Jeremy Quest to toast and socialize

moment, she was

first thing Xyla saw when she walked in with Stanley on her arm was May Conner's glowing face. She found the sight a little difficult to look

occasion, wearing a long, silver, fringed evening gown and a sapphire necklace given to her by Rebecca Robin. Her long

upon layer of silver tassels on her dress swayed

a tie, two buttons below his collar were left open naturally. There was an air of nobility about him, but he seemed casual at the

the two of them appeared, everyone naturally shifted their attention from

they had become the

people began to flatter