Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 971

"Don't you need to go back to your company? You've been with me for two days."

"My company is not as important as you," Stanley Batton answered truthfully.

"You can always go back to your office if you're busy. I'm fine being alone here," said Xyla.

"It's okay. I've settled everything there."

Xyla stopped arguing and surrendered to his secure embrace. She lay on her chest like a tame, adorable kitten.

"Dad didn't really eat just now. Make some dinner for him later. He loves your sweet and sour pork ribs," Xyla whispered, her voice soft and weak.

"No problem."

"Thanks, hubby."

"That's what I'm supposed to do."

Buzz buzz buzz...

Stanley's phone vibrated just as he finished his sentence.

Seeing Zack Cassidy's name on the screen, Stanley hung up on him without hesitation.

Very soon, Zack sent him a text message. "Fifth Master, we have a client waiting for you at the company. Should I pick you up now?"

"I'll talk to him another day." Stanley quickly typed and sent.

"What if he gets angry and stops working with us? It is billions of dollars worth of business!"

Nevertheless, Stanley remained as calm as ever.

"Let him go then."

"Okay... By the way, I have a few urgent documents waiting for you to sign. Where are you? I'll send them over to you."

"I'm with my wife. Not free. Tomorrow." Stanley's reply was curt.

Zack, who was at the president's personal assistant office, almost coughed blood when he saw Stanley's message.

He could not help but curse, "Bastard!"

If they were in ancient times and Stanley was a ruler, Zack bet that he would give up the whole empire for his love.

He would not even care about his people!

Though Zack was mad at Stanley's irrationality, he did not dare to disobey him. He swallowed his frustration and replied to him with an 'Okay' emoji.

After sending that, he found a cute smiley face and sent it to Stanley again.

"Zack... You're so fake..." Zack could not help criticizing himself as he stared at his phone.

Noticing that Stanley's phone kept ringing, Xyla released Stanley and asked him earnestly, "Do you have something to do?"

Stanley shook his head and shoved his phone into his pocket. "It's nothing. Zack wants me to go through some documents. I asked him to email them to me." "Oh, okay." Xyla then got back into his arms and leaned on his chest comfortably.

***

In the evening, Stanley went to the kitchen to make some dinner.

On the other hand, Xyla went to find the deceased maid's family under her bodyguards' watchful eyes to inform them about the bad news.

She promised to take full responsibility for the maid's funeral. She would also give them five million dollars and a mansion downtown as compensation. Everything would be transferred to their names tomorrow morning.

The maid's parents were depressed and mad when they heard the news. Nevertheless, they were touched by Xyla's sincerity.

They decided to stop looking into their daughter's death and promised to keep it confidential.

After settling the maid and her family, Xyla returned to the Quest family's house with a heavy heart.