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."

XS had been winning every match since the spring tournament and maintained their number one spot in the league. They didn't even lose in

seemed very likely they would become the

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

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

they remained humble and didn't become obnoxious despite winning

each remembered why they started this

they could

good. If they they'll

this

keep

chip again this year.nex

husband said confidently.

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

spoke, Xyla's phone started ringing,

XS would be competing that night

committed it to memory before putting her phone

prompting her to jump up and

she realized that one of her buttons was

at Stanley and quickly buttoned it up

appearance seemed businesslike

entered, carrying