Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

After the awkward encounter earlier, Freda would be sure to knock before entering Xyla Quest's office next time.

So, she allowed Stanley Batton to do what he wanted and indulged him for now.

She rested her head against his shoulder and relaxed. "Which game did you play today?"

"Honor of Kings," he answered.

"Did you win?"

"Yeah, I was great in every match," he replied smugly.

"Awesome."

Talking about games made Xyla want to play, too, but the rational part of her mind was telling her to prioritize work first.

She still had a lot of work to deal with, and once she started playing, she would lose track of time.

She would have to start working in earnest after lunch.

"My teammates were great, too, so it wasn't so bad," he said.

He then gazed at her. "Team XS has been doing well lately."

maintained their number one spot in the league. They didn't

they would become the

agreed enthusiastically. "These kids are brave in the game, and they all work very

increasingly impressed and satisfied with Team XS's performance. No other team in the world could compare to

remained humble and didn't become obnoxious

why they started

believed they could achieve even greater

pretty good. If they they'll win

this

keep

chip again this year.nex

husband said confidently.

very proud. "Yeah, I sure hope so. If they keep it up, they might probably

spoke, Xyla's phone started ringing, pulling her gaze

was a notification that Team XS would be competing that

it to memory before putting her

the door, prompting

one of

buttoned it

appearance seemed businesslike and proper

entered, carrying two food