Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

"All right, Stan, I think you're right. What if Xyla hates us when she finds out later?" Sharon Lindt asked.

Stanley Batton frowned deeply, feeling mixed emotions. "I'd rather be hated by her than have her go through an emotional breakdown."

Xyla Quest was already devastated. If she found out about her father's death, things would only worsen.

The consequences might be dire if the emotional stress takes a toll on her.

He wouldn't allow that to happen, even if Xyla ended up hating him.

He needed to protect his wife.

Sharon instantly nodded in agreement. "All right, Stan, I'll do as you say. What do we do next?”

Stanley furrowed his brows. "Send his body to the morgue but don't proceed with cremation just yet. Get an autopsy first."

His mother's eyes widened in surprise when she heard this. "Do you suspect there might be something behind his death?" He frowned again. "Just as a precaution."

It was better to investigate Jeremy Quest's death thoroughly since it happened a little too suddenly.

Sharon nodded immediately. "All right, I'll do as you say."

"Don't worry about it, I'll handle the rest," he assured her.

"Okay, but how will I face Xyla when she wakes up? I feel like I've indirectly caused her father's death," she said.

"Do what you need to, but don't be weird about it. And let's not jump to conclusions about the cause of his death." Since Betty showed up, Xyla had a premature delivery, and then her father died without a cause.

Perhaps there was a connection between those incidents?

The timing of these incidents seemed a little too coincidental.

questions in

worry.

didn't say anything. Instead, he silently hung up and called Zack Cassidy on

passed away. Keep this a secret, and don't let anyone else find out. Also, send

to hire more people to keep an eye on the morgue. Don't let anyone modify the autopsy results. Other than the pathologist, I don't want anyone else near the

and continued searching for Yaksha, feeling like he had

step he

covered in snow that reached his calves, leaving behind visible tracks

to bellow, sounding like

to look lush and lively, but now, wilted and

amidst the snow, he continued to walk forward calmly until he arrived

Yaksha, squatting next to a boulder

mask, with a serious expression

him, a large bamboo basket contained root plants of various shapes and

saw Stanley

quickly stood up. "Why are you here? Didn't you tell me that Ms. Quest had a premature delivery? Why aren't you there with her? [was preparing to visit her after I received your call. However, I wanted to bring some

immediately thought of his children when he mentioned 'premature

facial expression

observed this, he promptly straightened and asked, "What's the matter?

"Yes." Stanley frowned again.

Yaksha

then told him everything

in his eyes and then

you if there's any way we could find the nine-tailed demon fox," Stanley

emotions,

in his eyes and didn't reply right

way, don't you?" Stanley immediately asked when he noticed the

then fixed a determined look at