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.

many questions in

"All right, don't worry. I'll put on a

silently hung up and

secret, and don't let anyone else find out. Also, send the

eye on the morgue. Don't let anyone modify the autopsy results. Other than the pathologist, I don't want anyone else near the body, especially Betty Starmount," he

hung up the phone and continued searching for Yaksha,

he made felt

that reached his calves, leaving behind visible tracks with every step

sounding like it would tear the entire

but now, wilted and lifeless trees were everywhere he looked with no green plants

was cold amidst the snow, he continued to walk forward calmly

Yaksha, squatting next to a boulder as

wearing his mask, with a serious expression on his

basket contained root plants of various shapes

he saw

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

children when

facial expression turned gloomy

this, he promptly straightened and asked, "What's the matter? Did something happen to the

"Yes." Stanley frowned again.

Yaksha asked

him everything

his eyes and then quickly took a few steps back. "I didn't think your creditor

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

he rarely showed his emotions, he couldn't

a conflicted look in his eyes

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

tightly upon hearing the question, Yaksha then fixed a determined look at the younger man. "Yes, I