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 Stanley's

don't worry. I'll put on a good

say anything. Instead, he silently hung up

anyone else find out. Also, send the body to the morgue

Don't let anyone modify the autopsy results. Other than

continued searching for Yaksha, feeling like he had

step he made felt

mid-winter season, the mountain was covered in snow that reached his calves, leaving behind visible tracks with every step he

to bellow, sounding

lively, but now, wilted and

continued to walk forward calmly until

he found Yaksha, squatting next to a boulder as he carefully dug a

his mask, with a

bamboo basket contained root

saw

aren't you there with her? [was preparing to visit her after I received your call. However, I wanted to bring some useful herbs over before I

thought of his children when he mentioned

his facial expression turned gloomy

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

"Yes." Stanley frowned again.

Yaksha

told him

Yaksha had a stunned look in his eyes and then quickly took a few steps back. "I didn't think your creditor would

way we could find the nine-tailed demon fox," Stanley said with a look

his emotions, he

in his eyes and didn't reply

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

his fists tightly upon hearing the question, Yaksha then fixed a determined look at the younger man. "Yes, I do. Come with