Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 1907

“Don’t worry, I’m fine."

Cough, cough, cough.

“I’ll head out to buy you some medicine,” Betty Starmount offered and then quickly stood up and ran outside without even putting her coat on.

Her feet were still bare.

As soon as she stepped outside, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

It was still snowing as she peered up at the sky. Her crying intensified, the sensation of pain in her abdomen was overwhelming.

She placed one hand over her stomach and knelt on the ground, her body curled up against the frozen ground in the courtyard.

There wasn’t a single maid around.

Just like that, she lied on the ground and allowed snow to fall over her.

After a long while, she slowly crawled her way up to enter her luxury car and drove away.

***

The next morning, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton got into their car, hand-in-hand, after waking up.

It had snowed all night, and it only stopped a while ago, making it appear as if the world was adorned in silver.

The bodyguards were all busy sweeping snow.

The atmosphere seemed lively.

Stanley turned on the engine and drove toward the Quest family’s house next door.

Meanwhile, Xyla leaned into her seat and gazed at the snow outside.

When they arrived at the Quest family’s house, the maids were also busy sweeping snow.

When Xyla saw this, she sat next to Jeremy with a concerned look on her face. She gently patted his back. “Dad, are you alright?”

Jeremy shook his head. “I’m fine, I feel much better already.”

Due to his frequent coughing, his voice had already turned hoarse.

When Betty heard Xyla and Stanley’s voice, she immediately stopped what she was doing in the kitchen and stepped outside.

She was adorned in a white casual outfit with a black apron around her waist.

She looked like a typical, gentle housewife.

“Don’t you have some scenes to shoot this morning? Aren’t you going out?” Xyla asked.

Betty chuckled and walked over to her. “I took the day off. Jeremy is in such a terrible state that I can’t stop worrying about him. I still think it’s better if I stay home to look after him.”