Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 2043

"She was talking before she suddenly died. The pathologist is here to investigate the cause of her death," Zack Cassidy told them.

Nobody had expected things to end that way.

Sharon Lindt, Xyla Quest, and Stanley Batton all wore shocked expressions.

"Let me know when you replace out," Stanley said before hanging up.

"She died just like that. After hurting us so badly, it seems too easy on her," Xyla lamented, still wishing she could shred Betty Starmount to pieces.

Her shocking death wasn't enough to appease her. She wanted to question Betty about the location of that nine-tailed demon fox, but now that plan was ruined. Perhaps, this was all pre-determined as everything happened by fate.

Xyla couldn't have her way just because she wanted it.

She probably wouldn't replace the nine-tailed demon fox until it executed its plan, but she wasn't about to give up.

She wanted to change her fate, not allowing anything like her father's tragedy to happen again.

It was the only time she would ever experience losing a loved one.

Meanwhile, Yaksha also had a shocked look in his eyes.

He hadn't expected this, either.

He immediately took a step back upon hearing the news. "The clue is gone," Yaksha grumbled as he let out a long, helpless sigh.

"She died so suddenly. Could the nine-tailed demon fox have shown up? But then, it was injured badly, so it couldn't possibly resurface so soon. "Could it be -?" he added but then stopped himself.

Xyla frowned as she looked at him. "What is it? What do you suspect?"

"Perhaps the demon fox didn't offer her the cure after poisoning her? Could that be why she died?" he asked.

"What do you mean?" she questioned.

"It's only a guess, but maybe the nine-tailed demon fox poisoned her so that she would do things for it, threatening to let her die if she didn't obey.

"And now that she had done everything according to his plan and exposed herself, she's no longer needed. That's why she wasn't given the cure, resulting in her death. "Perhaps, it is also possible that the nine-tailed fox was too weak to show up to give her the cure," Yaksha expressed thoughtfully.

What he said made sense. To Xyla, it sounded like the things Betty said proved his point.

Even if Betty had been forced to do the things she did, Xyla would never forgive her or stop hating her.

Not even if she was dead.

"However, this is only a guess. We'll have to wait for the autopsy results," he added.

Xyla nodded.

"Stanley, get some water for Xyla to wash her face. I'm going out for some fresh air." With that, Yaksha directly turned around and left, leaving Xyla, Stanley, and Sharon in the ward. They didn't want anyone else replaceing out about the various mystical elements in recent events, so they didn't allow Wilson Batton and the others to visit.

As far as Wilson knew, it was the police who had found the children.

In addition, they randomly came up with an excuse that Xyla wasn't in the right frame of mind to see anyone.

Wilson and the others couldn't see the children even if they wanted to.

Stanley's father was a reliable person, but he tended to drunkenly ramble on about things he shouldn't.

Stanley and the rest didn't dare to tell him the truth.

Meanwhile, Sharon also took part in the plan to keep everything a secret.

The bodyguards and the hospital staff were all instructed to keep the incident an absolute secret.

By dusk, Betty's autopsy report confirmed that she had been poisoned with enterotoxin, a kind of poison that would cause a person's intestines to rot.

This medical condition did not have a cure within a short time unless Betty were to take a pill every month to extend her life.

This further proved Yaksha's point even more clearly, resulting in him checking out Betty's body at the scene of the crime. Apart from the traces of poison, he didn't notice anything else.

***

A week later, Xyla gradually healed as her wound recovered well, and she was allowed to get out of bed.

Her children were also improving and becoming better looking, their skin even fairer than before.

Since Xyla had recovered and the important matters were resolved, Yaksha left.

After that, the Batton family organized Jeremy Quest's funeral with Xyla observing the entire process through a video call.

***

A month later, Xyla was finally able to return home with her children after being discharged from the hospital.

Wilson Batton, Ron Batton,

Sebastian Brenand, Rachel Wood,

Gary Lakes, Henry Armstrong,

Georgie Clementine, Josh Batton,

and Annabeth Cates were alDwaiting for her when she arrived home.

As soon as Xyla walked in, everyone surrounded her and asked how she was doing. Then, they stood around the children, excited as they badn't seen them for a while.

Wilson eagerly picked up Lynette Batton and gazed lovingly at her.

Ron, who was seeing his great-grandchildren for the first time, excitedly gathered Leon Batton into his arms and gazed at him.

Overjoyed, they examined Lynette and Leon one after the other.

After a month of processing her emotions, Xyla was in a much better mood.

There was a healthy glow about her

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since she had recovered to pre-delivery condition. Her body hadn't changed at all from when she first became pregnant.

She looked just like a teenager.

Xyla stood still and smiled as she looked at everyone. The joyful scene made her feel warm in her heart.

Right then, the twins were the centers of attention in the family, taking the spotlight from Xyla.

Soon, many others were eagerly waiting for their turn to hold the children after Wilson and Ron had their fill. Everyone was careful and wore affectionate expressions on their faces.

Josh even had his phone out to take a picture of each of them before publishing it on his Weibo page-

"My adorable nephew and niece," he had written.

Suddenly, Lynette and Leon attracted countless attention on the internet, making them the most discussed topic.

Netizens were talking about their photos, and they were being constantly praised for their good looks.

They were considered lucky to be born into such a great family.

The twins were even tagged in various hashtags.