Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 2000

"Oh, how much do our children weigh at birth?" Xyla Quest asked.

She wanted to know a little more about her children's condition.

Stanley Batton answered truthfully. "Our son currently weighs 1.32 pounds while our daughter weighs 1.31 pounds."

Xyla's heart ached when she heard how tiny they were.

They should have been absorbing nutrients inside her body and growing steadily, but they came into this world far too soon.

Weighing so little, they must have been tiny in size.

When Xyla thought of this, she couldn't help but recall the images of premature babies she had seen before.

Those babies were all tiny, their skin tender and pinkish.

To keep them alive, they had to stay in a womb-like thermal box, connected to numerous tubes that provided them with fluids of sustenance.

Her heart ached at the thought.

Until now, she still couldn't understand why her babies had to come so soon.

She had been so careful all this time during her pregnancy.

When she checked her pulse in the shower, everything was still normal.

What had gone wrong?

Did somebody do something to her?

"Did the doctor say why the babies came so early?" Xyla wondered out loud.

Stanley frowned slightly. "I asked the Director who had saved you, and he said you might have received external stimuli.

"She said there was nothing in your blood that was harmful to the babies. Hence, something external must have prompted the premature delivery," he added thoughtfully.

She felt even more confused when she heard this.

"I've been very careful lately. You know that better than anyone. I haven't done anything I shouldn't."

Frowning deeply, he nodded. "I know, that's why I think there's something fishy about this matter."

"What sort of external cause could it be?" Xyla wondered.

Since the doctor found nothing suspicious in her blood, she could eliminate the possibility of being poisoned.

Other than poison, what else could have stimulated the babies' arrival?

Xyla was sure there was nothing wrong with her body.

Perhaps if it had been poison, whatever used was undetectable through a blood test?

That theory wasn't impossible after some consideration.

Xyla instantly looked at Stanley's face. "Honey, do you think somebody might have poisoned with something undetectable through a blood test?"

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The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

"Who do you think might have done it?" he asked.

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close to her that might have motive.

Xyla felt that she needed to investigate this matter thoroughly in time.

"I can't think of anyone. I'll have to figure it out slowly," she added.

"Okay, but don't overthink too much for now. Leave it all to me, all right?" he asked.