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."

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

would become the champion of the upcoming spring

agreed enthusiastically. "These kids are

with Team XS's performance. No other team in the world could compare to them

they remained humble and didn't become obnoxious despite

each remembered why they started this journey and kept moving

they could

If they they'll win the

this

keep

chip again this year.nex

husband said confidently.

proud. "Yeah, I sure hope so. If they keep it

spoke, Xyla's phone started ringing,

was a notification that Team XS would be competing that

to memory before putting

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

one of her buttons was left

at Stanley and quickly buttoned it up before calling out toward the door. "Come

businesslike

entered, carrying two