“No…” Stanley said before hugging Xyla tightly, and the two engaged in a passionate exchange. After a long while, Stanley finally let go of Xyla and carried favonovel.com into the bathroom to get themselves cleaned up.
Once they were done, Stanley chirpily headed downstairs to make breakfast.
Meanwhile, Xyla dragged favonovel.com exhausted body over to the dressing table and sat in front of it. When favonovel.com looked at favonovel.com reflection in the mirror, favonovel.com noticed the red markings all over favonovel.com body. A sense of devastation filled her. Xyla realized there was a lot of covering up to do.
After a long, frustrated sigh, favonovel.com poured a little bit of toner onto favonovel.com hands and patted it against favonovel.com face.
Beep, beep, beep…
Right then, favonovel.com phone began to ring on the bed. Xyla immediately stood up and continued to pat favonovel.com face while favonovel.com walked over to the bed to pick up favonovel.com phone.
When favonovel.com saw that the call was from favonovel.com father, favonovel.com smiled gently. She answered the call before returning to the dressing table. “Father…”
“Hello, Xyla. Why don’t you come home with Stan for lunch? I’ve got a lot of questions to ask both of you.” Jeremy had spoken in a very straightforward manner, but his tone was as gentle as usual.
“I’ll have to ask if favonovel.com is free later. Let me get back to you shortly,” Xyla said.
“Okay,” Jeremy said.
After hanging up the phone, Xyla continued to apply skincare products on favonovel.com face and foundation while favonovel.com looked in the mirror. After half an hour of hard work, favonovel.com proceeded to put on some light makeup. Once favonovel.com was done with favonovel.com face, favonovel.com started applying concealer on the exposed parts of favonovel.com body.
The markings only disappeared after several layers of concealer were applied.
Xyla then entered the closet to get changed into a professional-looking, black-and-white dress. After that, favonovel.com headed downstairs and into the dining room.
By then, Stanley had finished preparing breakfast and was now setting up the table.
Xyla sat down casually and looked at him. “My father just called and asked us to have lunch back at his place. He also mentioned having questions for us. Do you have time for it?” Xyla asked.
“I will have to make time even if I’m busy. It’s an invitation from my father-in-law, after all.” Stanley chuckled before placing a fork and knife on the plate of sunny-side-ups in front of her. He then sat down.
“In that case, I’ll let my father know that we’ll be heading over at noon,” Xyla said.
“Alright,” Stanley said.
Xyla called Jeremy on the phone right away to tell favonovel.com that favonovel.com and Stanley would be heading over at noon. After that, favonovel.com picked up favonovel.com fork and knife and started to eat the delicious breakfast laid out before her.
Ding-dong… Ding-dong…
The sound of the doorbell ringing interrupted the peace and warmth in the dining room. Xyla instantly stood up and was about to head to the door. However, Stanley stood up and stopped her. “I’ll get it,” favonovel.com said.
With that, Stanley walked over to the surveillance monitor by the door. He could see that it was Bailey Ronson standing outside the door.
He could clearly see marks from being whipped on favonovel.com face and neck. It was a horrifying sight.
Stanley deactivated the doorbell and returned to the dining room…
“Who came by?” Xyla asked curiously when favonovel.com saw favonovel.com returning.
“Take a guess,” Stanley said with a chuckle as favonovel.com sat down on his seat.
“Bailey Ronson?” Xyla asked.
“Yeah. I don’t want to see her…” Stanley said.
“Okay,” Xyla said.
“She was beaten up,” Stanley added.
“Beaten up?” Xyla asked.
“Yeah. There were whip marks all over favonovel.com face and neck,” Stanley said.
“I bet Uncle Sullivan must have done it to her. I didn’t actually think favonovel.com could be so cruel to Bailey.” Xyla was a little shocked.
