Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

After Lynette Batton fell asleep, Leon Baton carefully placed her head on her pillow. Then, he picked up another one for himself and settled down next to his sister. It was peaceful and quiet outside the window.

The warm summer night had a sky full of stars accompanied by the sound of singing cicadas. Fireflies danced in clusters now and then.

It was a wonderful sight to behold.

The twins slept soundly in their warm and luxurious room.

Everything seemed so serene.

Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton checked in on them later that evening and witnessed this scene.

They couldn't help but smile in contentment as they sat by their bed to watch them for a while.

They felt blessed to have such amazing kids who seldom caused trouble or worried them needlessly.

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and Lynette were accepted into the prestigious Phaeton Kindergarten soon after Xyla

had brand-new identities as a cover story to protect their privacy. Their parents were supposed to be the owners of South City Property Group, a notable company in South City. It ranked among the top five hundred companies in the

would make them the most low-profile in that

grandchildren of

under the radar and not attract unwanted

anything even if the new identities shared

protect their privacy. People might assume that they had intentionally adopted the names

folks

after other children from powerful families or royalties, believing this superstition would bring them

nobody would question the similarities of their names to

and Leon

with a chauffeur

so nobody ever saw their real parents. Neither were they curious