Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 472

“I won’t be around for a day three days later. Will it be okay to let Georgie take care of you that day?” Stanley Batton asked.

There were some important tasks regarding the foreign branch of his company awaiting him. Therefore, he had to travel there to settle the issue on his own.

“No problem.” Xyla nodded without asking for further details.

Stanley smiled at her before taking the basin of water into the bathroom.

At that instant, Xyla’s phone vibrated.

When she saw the name ‘Master’ was displayed beside the call symbol, all the congeniality within her melted away and was replaced by indescribable, mixed feelings.

Intense guilt kicked in and spread rapidly across her whole heart. It was like a pair of invisible hands that were constantly tearing her soul apart, without mercy.

Taking a deep breath, she tried to regulate her emotions and remained as calm as possible before she picked up the call.

“Hey Xyla, how are you?” The familiar voice of the old man flowed through her ears, the tone of his voice was as doting as ever.

“Couldn’t be better. What about you?”

“I’m fine too. I mailed you some fine ginseng just now, three boxes of them in total.” The old man on the other end of the phone continued, “The ginseng is perfect for a weak and cold body like yours. Just remember to add a little of them into your soup and drink them about twice a week, get it?”

His advice somewhat reminded Xyla of the days where she learned about medicine and medication under the guidance of Dr. Batton many years ago.

Back in those days, he always loved to prepare various arrays of tonics and supplements for her. Then, he would explain each of them to her in earnest and give her some helpful advice every single time.

However, the more he cared for her, the more she felt guilty about what she had done.

Her master had been really nice to her but she had disappointed him in the end. She failed to control her feelings and allowed herself to fall in love with another guy when she had promised him to maintain a three-years-marriage with her husband.

Moreover, there was no way she could keep that promise because of her feelings for the guy which should never have existed in the first place.

“Xyla?” The old man spoke again, pulling her back from her deep thoughts.

The tip of Xyla’s nose was slightly sore and her eyes were red. “Yes, I’m listening. I get it, Grandpa.”

Shortly after Xyla hung up the phone, she booked a flight ticket to Country Y through an app right away.

***

Three days later.

It was eleven o’clock in the local time when Xyla’s plane arrived at Country Y.

Stepping out of the airport, she dragged her suitcase behind her and hopped on a taxi at the entrance, heading to the villa where her master was staying.

The villa was mainly timberwork. A large, tough species of tree called Phoebe zhennan made up the framework of the house. The combination of wood and Country Y style had brought a modest yet luxurious aura to the villa. Suddenly, the memory of her first arrival here to learn about medicine flashed across her eyes.

She was truly miserable and desperate that time.

If her master did not offer her a shelter and heal her with all his heart, she could not imagine herself having a future.