Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

The strong, tingling sensation caused Xyla Quest to take a deep breath.

Subconsciously, she glanced over at her expensive diamond watch by the bedhead and noticed it was already close to noon.

She immediately glared at Stanley angrily. "Stanley, I woke up late because of you again..."

"Hmm..."

"You... You shouldn't do this next time," Xyla added.

"Hmm. I'll keep that in mind," Stanley said.

Xyla rolled her eyes at Stanley.

'Keep that in mind? Doesn't he say this every time? When has he ever actually kept that in mind?' Xyla thought.

"Beep, beep, beep..." Right then, Stanley's phone started ringing.

silk pajamas, she

Stanley reached for his phone and looked at the

was from Henry Armstrong, he picked up. He then slowly sat up and leaned lazily against the bedhead. "Zack Cassidy told me you didn't come into the office today," Henry said.

'Despite the sun being high up in the

ask you out for lunch. But you're actually not here... No... I was

important, I'm

Henry could say anything, Stanley hung up

get out of bed

placed it in his mouth, and lit it up with his head lowered.

made him look very

she exhaustedly returned to the bedroom and sat in front of the dressing table to put makeup on. The spotless mirror

accidentally wet the hair around her temples when she was washing her

had finished smoking his cigarette. After glancing over at Xyla, he stubbed out the cigarette and entered the bathroom. Due to the lack of time, Xyla put on very light makeup, and she didn't even put on lipstick. All she used instead was a layer of lip moisturizer. Her

glossy lip balm, her lips looked almost like succulent

everything seemed alright, Xyla quickly chose an outfit she usually wore to work. She put on a light blue suit, a white shirt, and a pair of beige heels. When she walked out of the closet, she looked like

she randomly selected, she still seemed