Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

Xyla Quest stroked her hair awkwardly. She gathered all her courage to meet Stanley Batton’s eyes and said, “Of course I’m worried about you. We’re still working together, you see. It will be very troublesome to me if anything were to happen to you.”

“Oh? Is that what this is all about?” Stanley’s eyes were full of suspicion.

“And… And we’re friends. I don’t want my friend to get into any trouble.”

“And?” Stanley continued to ask calmly.

“That’s all…” Xyla answered.

“Oh…”

“Look, you’ve helped me a lot. It’s unsurprising that I care about you,” she added.

“Oh.” Stanley looked deeply into her eyes, the corner of his lips was still curving upwards.

For some reason, Xyla always felt that his eyes were able to see through her, he seemed to know what she was thinking deep in her heart. She began to tense up inexplicably. She could not explain why she felt so nervous. And her heartbeat was accelerating, too.

“You should lie down and rest well in your bed even if you’re worried. You’re still sick.” Stanley placed one arm around her back and scooped the other arm around the bend in her knees, and lifted her up.

She was as light as

“What are you doing? I

answer. He marched towards the snow white bed and put her down carefully on it. He covered her with a blanket gently. “You’re injured. You can’t move around

rest of my body

still not allowed to move

“…”

sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the two of them

get out of

nodded, “I

blushed

up and get lost.” Stanley said without

say no?” Henry chuckled and

it guys… Please don’t make a

stared at

not aching anymore right now. She nodded. “Yeah, I’m fine. What’s wrong with

Thomson, of course.” Henry got up and grabbed an apple. He juggled the apple casually before pulling a chair to sit beside Xyla and