Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

The small garden had been carefully designed to be surrounded by man-made hills with flowers, lush greenery, a pavilion, and a small river. It was visually stunning.

"This scenery is so beautiful. Unfortunately, now isn't the time to admire all this," Lynette Batton said with a sigh.

"Maybe not right now, but once we've performed for Grandpa and Grandma, we can come back here to enjoy the scenery," Leon Batton answered. "Okay."

Then, she pulled her brother into the pavilion and began to rehearse her part while he observed her with an affectionate smile on his face. Meanwhile, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton entered the ballroom hand-in-hand.

By then, most of the guests had already arrived.

Beautifully-clad women in traditional dresses were up on stage, playing stringed instruments that sounded heavenly.

Several invited guests found themselves in small groups of three to five people, sitting together to drink tea or play chess.

Numerous others sat quietly off-stage as they listened to the stringed instruments.

It was a peaceful setting.

as they made their rounds

attention when she entered the ballroom. Some even emitted

as the younger couple made their way

the couple and didn't see

Lynette

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admiring the scenery outside? Did they arrive

and they are sorry they couldn't make it this

year, though. I'm disappointed they couldn't make

and they had

prepare some of their favorite dishes expecting that his grandchildren would be

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attendance at the party.

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not intentional," Sharon said in an effort to comfort him. Their grandchildren were very

their reasons despite