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."

and maintained their number

they would become the champion of the upcoming spring

kids are

XS's performance. No other team

become obnoxious despite winning the world championship

they started this journey and kept

believed they could

If they they'll

this

keep

chip again this year.nex

husband said confidently.

sure hope so. If they keep it

ringing, pulling her gaze to her

notification that Team XS would be competing

memory before

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

she realized that one of

eyes at Stanley and quickly buttoned it up

businesslike and

carrying