Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 1845

After Sebastian Brenand left, Xyla Quest shifted her gaze to the documents on her desk that were left unsorted.

It was already getting late.

She didn't want to stay in the office and make her husband, Stanley Batton, worry so she decided to resume her work the next day.

As she powered down the laptop, she turned to look at Sophie Kenwick who was still entertaining herself on the iPad. "Sophie, are you hungry?" Sophie instantly snapped her head up upon hearing the question, hearing her stomach rumbling at the very moment she gazed back at Xyla.

Feeling embarrassed, she scratched her head and said sheepishly, "Yeah, I am hungry."

"In that case, let's go home and eat. I'm sorry for losing track of time and forgetting about dinner," Xyla said.

Sophie immediately shook her head. "It's fine, Master."

She then quickly stepped forward and picked up Xyla's purse and phone, completely giving up on her pride as a former princess and embodying her role as Xyla's bodyguard. Once everything was packed up, Xyla held Sophie's hand and left the office.

As soon as they walked out, Stanley sent Xyla a text on Wechat. "What time are you coming home?"

Back at home, Stanley was sitting on the couch with a laptop in his hands. He was having a meeting with the high-level executives from an overseas subsidiary company. They were reporting their job progress to him in English.

Meanwhile, Stanley listened while constantly checking his phone, resulting in puzzled expressions on all the executives' faces when they noticed.

It was a known rule that checking one's phone wasn't allowed during meetings, so why would Stanley break that rule knowingly?

When Xyla saw his text, she immediately felt warmth in her heart. "I was working until now, but I'm coming home right away. I love you, Darling," Xyla quickly replied.

On the other end of that message, Stanley smiled with tenderness when he read the reply.

Seeing his sudden smile allowed the executives to realize why he broke the 'no phone' rule.

They couldn't resist exchanging glances with each other.

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could one of them said a word,

some

female executives

't help but feel envious inwardly. Ebookex.com

Stanley then pressed a button to send a voice note, "Hmm, I love you. Honey, be careful on your way home cooked some delicious food for you. I'll wait for you to gethome and have dinner with you."

At that moment, his tone was so gentle that he seemed like a completely different person from how he behaved during the meeting with his staff.

Suddenly, the female executives felt even more jealous.

When Xyla heard his message, she immediately sent her husband a 'kiss' emoji.

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Once Xyla and Sophie were outside, they returned home with the rest of the bodyguards.

The interior of the house felt warm and inviting.

Stanley had just finished his meeting and was switching his laptop off.

His dark blue outfit made him appear to be imposing at first glance.

Xyla directly led Sophie over to her husband, where he looked at his wife before shifting his gaze to Sophie.

Right then, Sophie was also looking at him, smiling from ear to ear.

In the next second, Stanley felt a sharp pain in his chest.