Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Cough, cough, cough.

"I'll head out to buy you some medicine," Betty Starmount offered and then quickly stood up and ran outside without even putting her coat on.

Her feet were still bare.

As soon as she stepped outside, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

It was still snowing as she peered up at the sky. Her crying intensified, the sensation of pain in her abdomen was overwhelming.

She placed one hand over her stomach and knelt on the ground, her body curled up against the frozen ground in the courtyard. There wasn't a single maid around.

Just like that, she lied on the ground and allowed snow to fall over her.

After a long while, she slowly crawled her way up to enter her luxury car and drove away.

***

The next morning, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton got into their car, hand-in-hand, after waking up.

night, and it only stopped a while ago, making it appear as if the

bodyguards were all busy sweeping

The atmosphere seemed lively.

drove

seat and

they arrived at the Quest family's house, the

to be busy out in the

northern winds blew against the snow on the roof, sending it flying in every direction as if it

roof had already become frozen, forming multiple

was a

they got out

the cold, freezing weather outside, it was warm on

their coats and walked into the living room to find Jeremy Quest reading a

had not fully recovered from the cold yet, still coughing

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Xyla saw this, she sat

concerned look

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She gently patted