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."

since the spring tournament and maintained their number one spot in the league. They didn't even

very likely they would become the

excellent," Xyla agreed enthusiastically. "These kids are brave in the game, and they all

XS's performance. No other team in

they remained humble and didn't become obnoxious despite winning the

remembered why they started this journey and

they could achieve

good. If they they'll win the

this

keep

chip again this year.nex

husband said confidently.

hope so.

phone started ringing, pulling

would be competing that night at

committed it to memory before putting her phone

then, someone knocked on the door, prompting her to jump up and adjust her

realized that one of her buttons was left

at Stanley and quickly buttoned it up before calling out toward the

appearance seemed businesslike and

carrying two food