Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 357

“You’re welcome.” Xyla Quest shrugged nonchalantly.

By then, waiters had started to serve the dishes. Hence, everyone quieted down and started to eat and drink silently.

Cindy Snyder carefully tugged on Xyla’s sleeve. “Xyla… Can you really get so many autographs at once? It’s not easy to get Josh Batton’s autographs,” she whispered.

“Yes,” Xyla said softly.

Cindy grabbed Xyla’s hand excitedly, “Xyla, even I feel envious of myself. I can’t believe I have a friend like you,” she said.

“Silly girl,” Xyla ruffled Cindy’s hair and chuckled softly.

Cindy laughed along. The way she laughed was as gentle and reserved as she did before.

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After dinner, Xyla and Stanley Batton walked out of the room together. They were surrounded by everyone else. The group of people went downstairs in batches.

Without a doubt, Xyla and Stanley were among the first batch to head downstairs with Cindy and other female classmates, who were close to Xyla back in school.

When the group arrived at the lobby, they could hear people shouting crazily outside from afar.

“Josh Batton, chase after your dreams without worries. Your fans will always be here for you…”

The loud cries were overwhelming, and they all came from different girls.

They were shouting in unison, and they all seemed to be crazy about Josh.

Just like that, they continued to shout over and over again tirelessly.

Xyla immediately looked over at the entrance.

Stanley and the rest of the group quickly looked over as well.

Josh Batton could be seen walking quickly through the door with his head lowered. There was a large group of bodyguards and staff members around him.

The two of them looked so good together.

Xyla was the first thing Josh saw in the crowd. The crowd and lights around her seemed to fade into the background.

Josh only had eyes for her.

At this moment, Xyla was also looking at him.

When their eyes met, Xyla smiled at him before looking up at Stanley. “Let’s go…”

Stanley glanced briefly at Josh before holding Xyla’s hand ever so naturally. Their fingers were interlocked as they headed outside.

Although Xyla wanted to pull away, she thought about how many of her classmates were around them. Since she and Stanley were pretending to be an affectionate married couple, there was nothing wrong with what he did. Hence, she allowed Stanley to hold her hand.

When Josh saw them holding each other’s hands, he felt a pricking sensation in his heart, almost as if a pile of pins had fallen into his chest.