Ch. 1901..1910

Chapter 1901 Chapter 1901 Immediately after, Sophie Kenwick told Josh Batton about her Weibo experience earlier.

He raised his brows slightly when he heard this. "I'd like to apologize to you on their behalf."

"Forget it, this has nothing to do with you," Sophie said.

Josh didn't say anything further and directly opened his Weibo page.

Xyla Quest swiftly sat down next to Sophie and held her hand kindly. "Don't worry about those hateful comments online. They're just a bunch of brainless keyboard warriors." "Okay."

"They'll quiet down once you post a picture of yourself with Josh later," Xyla added.

Sophie nodded immediately. "Okay, that makes sense. I just want to embarrass these keyboard warriors as they annoy me so much.

"I don't understand what's wrong with me writing about how I feel on Weibo. It's not like I'm causing any trouble.

"I'm only publishing it on my page, so why are they criticizing and accusing me of trying to get popular?" Sophie asked.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she felt.

Xyla chuckled. "All right, don't be upset, Soph."

As they spoke, Sophie's phone vibrated.

She then saw that Josh had followed her on Weibo.

Suddenly, her heart began pounding at the thought that her idol had followed her.

It felt amazing!

Apart from feeling ecstatic, she also felt touched when she realized that he did that so that his fans would stop terrorizing her.

He wanted to prove to everyone that they knew each other.

Indeed, Josh was her idol with the way he was so considerate.

She started admiring him because of his good looks, but she became a loyal fan because of his personality.

Sophie silently swore that she would be his life-long fan.

Meanwhile, she was receiving a phenomenal number of private messages on the app- "What's going on? Do you know Josh in person?"

"D*mn. I can't believe what I'm seeing. Did Josh follow you?"

"I checked that person who followed you several times. It isn't a fake account. It's Josh himself!"

"Who are you? Why are you able to get acquainted so easily with Josh?"

"I'm sorry for doubting you."

Many of the people who sent Sophie private messages were the ones who called her out before. Sophie could recognize all of them.

She could not believe how quickly had turned on her the hey everybody's a . Content belong et She scratched her head again before thoroughly reading through the comments.

Those who had criticized her before were now humbly apologizing to her. None of them were acting arrogant as they did befor Some of them even started begging her— "Please, , We be friends? As long as you're to be my I'll do anything you ask me to."

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Chapter 1902 Chapter 1902 "Let's be friends from now on. Give me your WeChat ID."

"Can you take a few more pictures of Josh for me?"

"Is Josh next to you right now? How are the two of you related? Are you relatives?"

"Please, follow me!"

Sophie briefly looked through the comments, shaking her head helplessly.

Soon enough, she noticed a significant increase in her followers. In the beginning, she only had two followers. Now, she had over ten thousand followers, and was still rapidly increasing.

At this rate, she would end up with more than 100,000 followers by the end of the night.

Sophie could see that all her new followers had Josh's picture as their profile photos, proving that they were all his fans.

She couldn't help but feel awed by his popularity.

She quickly turned to look at Josh. "Thank you for standing up for me. Your popularity is terrifying. Just because you followed me, I started gaining thousands of followers. At this rate, I might even get my account verified as a celebrity account."

Josh beamed with a tender look in his eyes. "Don't mention it. You're Stanley's sister, and that means you're my sister, too."

"I should still thank you," Sophie insisted.

His smile gradually widened. "You're rather interesting. Didn't you want to take a photo of me? Come on, let's do it."

With that, Josh casually bared his hands.

Sophie promptly picked up her phone and started to take his photos from all angles.

He had a perfect face that was photogenic from any angle.

Sophie was murmuring to herself as she negli apping. "God r a little more time you.

Everything about you is flawst "Perhaps, he spent a little too much time on you and not enough on his other creations. That's why you ended up much better looking than others." She couldn't resist praising Josh.

When Josh heard this, he started laughing. "You are such a sweet-talker! Who taught you to say these things?"

"Nobody," she said. "I genuinely think so, and that's why I said those things."

"Fine."

Sophie didn't say anything further but focused on working the camera. Once she had her fun, she moved closer to Josh to show him the photos.

"What do you think of these?"

Sophie came from a past where she had never taken any photos before, but seen others do it when UMS she wandered around in her spirit form.

For that very reason, the pictures she took were also perfect.

Josh grinned in satisfaction. "Hmm, they look good!"

Sophie was in an even better mood after receiving praise from her idol. "Thank you for the compliment, Josh. You're so handsome."

"Soph, you're such a sweet-talker today," Xyla laughed.

Chapter 1903 Chapter 1903 "That's a given. Look at who's in front of me," Sophie Kenwick said.

"Pick a few nice ones and publish them on Weibo. Many people are waiting for you to share those photos, so don't let them down," Xyla Quest said.

However, Sophie frowned and lamented, "To be honest, I don't want to share these photos with those people. They were horrible to me earlier." "You don't have to if you don't want to," Xyla said.

"Forget it, I'll still share them. Look at those people. It must be tough for them. I understand how much they love their idol," Sophie sighed.

After that, she selected a few photos that looked the best and published them on Weibo in a collage of nine photographs, adding a line of text, "Here are the photos you wanted. Don't yell at me anymore." Within seconds, comments flooded her Weibo post- "Ahh! Josh is so handsome!"

"Are these original pictures? They aren't photoshopped, are they? Josh looks fantastic."

"Your photography skills are excellent! Are you a professional photographer?"

"You're amazing. Thank you! You're so kind and forgiving. I like you a lot."

"Why does this background look so familiar?"

Soon, the fans figured out the source of the background— "Doesn't this look like Xyla's house? The picture she shared previously has the same background."

"It is Xyla's house, I am certain of it. I have a photo that she shared, and the background is identical."

"Does that mean if Josh is in Xyla's house, then this girl is there, too?"

"That means she is also Xyla's friend or relative, right? She must be from a wealthy family too, then. She's so lucky!"

"I'm truly jealous. I'm envious of her!"

Sophie was impressed with how observant Josh's fans were.

After a few minutes, she was bombarded with private messages on Weibo again.

While everyone attempted to befriend her, they also started to ask questions about her identity.

Everyone was curious about how she and Josh Batton were related.

Seeing that everyone was asking too many questions, she began to feel annoyed. She randomly chose one. for a reply. "I'm Stanley Batton's adopted sister."

That person quickly shared her response on his Weibo page, prompting another round of private messages as they had their question answered.

The fans became even wilder because of the reveal, with many trying even harder to impress her with compliments.

Feeling a slight headache, Sophie promptly exited from Weibo and started chatting with Xyla and Josh.

Meanwhile, #Stanley Batton's adopted sister#' and '#Josh Batton followed Stanley Batton's adopted sister# suddenly occupied the top two spots on Weibo's list of bot topics.

She had become the most envied girl there as people spoke about them.

Sophie, on the other hand, had no idea this was happening.

As the three of them chatted, Stanley entered the house.

He had walked under the snowy weather, so he seemed to be stiff with coldness.

Chapter 1904 Chapter 1904 Stanley Batton wore a gray turtleneck sweater under a long black woolen coat, with a pair of black pants and black leather shoes.

His hair and shoulders were covered in unmelted snow, but he still managed to look cool and dignified.

Just one look was enough to make Xyla Quest's heart pound.

Stanley carried a sizable paper bag sporting a logo belonging to his wife's favorite bakery.

Xyla immediately cheered up when she saw it. "Honey, did you buy me a cake?"

Stanley grinned with an indescribably gentle look in his eyes.

"Yes."

He quickly removed his coat and changed into slippers before placing the bag on the coffee table.

Stanley sat down beside Xyla, naturally extending his arm to pull Xyla into his embrace.

"How was your day? Are you tired?" he asked softly.

Everything about him seemed soothing and warm.

Josh had long gotten used to this, and so had Sophie.

Xyla felt warm in her heart. "No, I'm not tired. Honey, I feel like eating roasted pork ribs with fried eggs and tomatoes."

"Okay, I'll make them for you right away. Is there anything else?" Stanley asked.

"Hmm, maybe some roasted eggplants as well," Xyla suggested.

"As you wish," he answered.

"Thank you, Honey."

"Don't mention it."

Then, Stanley shifted his gaze to his brother's face. "You're here."

Josh shrugged helplessly. "Took you long enough to realize that."

"How have you been lately?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I miss your cooking too. Can you make some shredded pork?" Josh asked.

"Get lost," Stanley grumbled, and then stood up to enter the kitchen.

Josh was at a loss for words.

Sophie couldn't help but laugh at the differences in treatment between the two where her brother's double standards were indeed extreme.

Josh scratched his head helplessly before looking at his sister-in-law. "Xyla, check out my brother."

She directly peered at her husband from behind. "Honey, can I have some shredded pork?"

"Sure, Darling," Stanley answered instantly.

Josh had no retort as he found himself to be the recipient of Xyla's amused gaze.

"You'll get what you asked for. So, are you going to stay for dinner?"

"Can I?" Josh asked.

"Of course. In that case, do you want to ask Annabeth if she wants to come over?" Xyla asked.

"It's fine, Mother will be there to cook dinner for her. She does not like the cold, so since she doesn't want to be let's not force her," Joe helt "All right then."

"Mother is protective of her and worried that I can't take care of Annabeth well enough, so she net come over nearly every day," Josh told her.

Xyla smiled gently. "That's only natural."

While they chatted, Sophie began to feel bored and opened Weibo again to find that people were still going to me lengths to compliment her.

Some went way over the top, to the extent of sharing her personal information.

Such information included her name, age and even the color she liked.

Chapter 1905 Chapter 1905 Sophie Kenwick couldn't help but gasp in surprise when she found that her personal information had all been made public. Josh Batton's fans were indeed powerful.

'Is this what being related to a celebrity feels like?' Sophie couldn't help but wonder and then figured that was probably the case.

***

After dinner at Xyla Quest's house, Josh Batton returned home.

Sophie went upstairs to take a bath and proceeded with her skincare routine while Xyla sat on the couch to play League of Legends.

Meanwhile, Stanley Batton stayed in the kitchen to clean up and do some housekeeping, exhibiting the prime example of how a family man should behave. Ever since Stanley started doing all the chores in the house, Xyla had gotten increasingly lazy and would opt out of many chores whenever possible.

All she wanted to do after every meal was to relax on the couch and then either work or play games on her computer.

Whenever she wasn't working, she would stay next to Stanley and wait for him to serve her.

Xyla felt extremely happy living like this.

It was snowing outside, but it felt warm due to Stanley's presence in the house.

As Xyla logged into the game, the Team XS members were all offline, so she played on her own.

Due to her advanced rank in the game, the system paired her with random teammates who were either professional gamers or highly ranked players from a foreign server. She enjoyed herself immensely playing with these people and their God-like moves. They were able to conquer their opponents' base quickly.

As soon as Xyla won the match, she received a call from Jeremy Quest.

"Hey, Dad. What's up?"

"Xyla, you promised you'd come home to have meals with me. You haven't been home for a long time. Will you come and have breakfast with me tomorrow?" Jeremy asked. "Okay, sure," Xyla replied.

Recently, they had been eating at home on most days because she preferred her husband's cooking.

Upon hearing her father's words, Xyla only realized she had not returned home for a long time.

"I'll be waiting for you then. Betty misses you a lot," he said.

Xyla's facial expression turned morose after hearing Betty Starmount's name, but she soon softened up again.

"Yeah, okay. I know, Dad. I'll be home tomorrow morning."

"Okay, great!"

Cough, cough, cough.

Xyla felt worried when she heard her father coughing. "Dad, what's wrong?"

Cough, cough, cough.

"It's nothing. I've just caught a cold. I'll be fine after taking some medication."

"A cold? How did you catch a cold?" Xyla asked.

"It's probably due to the significant difference in temperature between the indoors and outdoors. Don't worry, I've taken some medication," Jeremy assured her.

She frowned deeply. "In that case, sure to beake your meds on time, you don't feel too well, let me and I'll take you to the hospits I hels "

Cough, cough, cough.

"I know."

"Why don't I come over and take you to the hospital right now?" Xyla couldn't stop worrying.

"It's fine, I am about to sleep anyway. We will talk about it tomorrow. I need to get some rest as well," Jeremy told her.

"Make sure to let me know if you don't feel well," Xyla reminded.

"All right, I'm hanging up."

Soon, Jeremy found it hard to breathe after hanging up the phone.

vels Moreover, he felt increasingly nauseous as he began to breathe and coughed heavily. Conten His face turned pale.

"Betty? Betty, I don't feel too well. Where are you?"

Cough, cough, cough.

Cough, cough, cough.

Chapter 1906 Chapter 1906 However, there wasn't any response to his call for help.

Cough, cough, cough- Jeremy Quest continued to press his hand against his chest and coughed for a long while until eventually, Betty Starmount ran over to him.

She was stunned for a moment when she saw him.

Clenching her fists tightly, she calmly walked up to him. "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

"Get me some cough medicine. My cold is going away, but the coughing has gotten worse. I'm feeling out of breath." Jeremy continued to cough as he placed one hand over his chest and panted. He had no idea that his face had already turned purplish red.

When Betty saw him in such a state, she immediately stepped forward to pat his back gently but froze when her hand stopped about one centimeter away from Jeremy's back.

Her hand hung suspended in the air for a moment, and then with a deep breath, she slowly pulled away. "Understood. I'll get the medicine for you right away."

After turning around, Betty frowned deeply, then rubbed her stomach gently before heading upstairs.

Five minutes later, she returned to his side, carrying his cough medicine and a glass of warm water.

After taking a deep breath, Betty assisted Jeremy to take his medicine, but he still didn't stop coughing even after.

She frowned deeply and sat next to him, wanting to speak but didn't.

Seeing him in such a state made her feel bad, and it showed in her eyes.

She looked down at her lower abdomen. Soon, her awful feelings disappeared, and in their place was a sense of endless cold.

Jeremy panted as he smiled bitterly at her. "My body is deteriorating more and more each year. In the past, I'd recover very quickly after taking some medicine, but now, nothing had changed. "I was still fine when I spoke on the phone earlier. But it got bad really quickly."

Betty frowned again. "We should get you to the hospital if it's unbearable."

He shook his head. "That's not necessary. I've already called Xyla just like you asked. She'll be coming over for breakfast tomorrow morning."

"Okay."

"Betty, didn't you say you like Mr. Luke's matcha crepe cake from the city center? I've instructed the maid to buy some earlier. You can have some now.

для "Also, I've already instructed someone to buy your favorite lemon juice, too," Jeremy added before erupting in another coughing fit.

Cough, cough, cough.

Cough, cough, cough.

Betty's eyes filled with tears. "Why are you so nice to me?"

Jeremy laughed. "Silly girl." Cough, cough. "You are my girlfriend, so who else would I be nice to? Also, I have already pre-ordered the purse you wanted.

"The van you take to the film set doesn't seem very comfortable.

have purchased a recreational net vehicle for you. It should be arriving soon," he said.

Right after that, he leaned weakly against the couch, panting as he closed his eyes.

"You have given me so much stuff. Aren't you afraid I might take everything and leave one day?" she wondered out loud.

"You can leave at any time you want Ine to. Your youth is worth so much more than those material things. Besides, I know that you care about me, and you won't leave me."

Jeremy began coughing again as he finished speaking.

Cough, cough, cough.

At that moment, Betty's eyes turned even redder.

"Why are you crying, Betty?" He seemed concerned.

Betty quickly shook her head and dried her tears that streamed down her face without her realizing it.

"It's nothing. I was just worried about you."

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"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Cough, cough, cough.

"I'll head out to buy you some medicine," Betty Starmount offered and then quickly stood up and ran outside without even putting her coat on.

Her feet were still bare.

As soon as she stepped outside, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

It was still snowing as she peered up at the sky. Her crying intensified, the sensation of pain in her abdomen was overwhelming.

She placed one hand over her stomach and knelt on the ground, her body curled up against the frozen ground in the courtyard. There wasn't a single maid around.

Just like that, she lied on the ground and allowed snow to fall over her.

After a long while, she slowly crawled her way up to enter her luxury car and drove away.

***

The next morning, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton got into their car, hand-in-hand, after waking up.

It had snowed all night, and it only stopped a while ago, making it appear as if the world was adorned in silver.

The bodyguards were all busy sweeping snow.

The atmosphere seemed lively.

Stanley turned on the engine and drove toward the Quest family's house next door.

Meanwhile, Xyla leaned into her seat and gazed at the snow outside.

When they arrived at the Quest family's house, the maids were also busy sweeping snow.

Everyone seemed to be busy out in the courtyard.

The northern winds blew against the snow on the roof, sending it flying in every direction as if it was snowing.

Snow that melted on the roof had already become frozen, forming multiple icicles.

It was a magnificent sight.

Xyla and Stanley held each others' hands as they got out of the car, and then entered the house together.

Unlike the cold, freezing weather outside, it was warm on the inside.

They both removed their coats and walked into the living room to find Jeremy Quest reading a book on the couch. Cough, cough, cough.

He had not fully recovered from the cold yet, still coughing occasionally.

However, he felt much better than he did the night before.

When Xyla saw this, she sat next to Jeremy with

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face. She gently patted his back.

Jeremy shook his head. "I'm fine, I feel much better already."

Due to his frequent coughing, his voice had already turned hoarse.

voice,

When Betty heard Xyla and Stanley's immediately stopped was doing in the kitchen

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She was adorned in a white casual outfit with a black apron around her waist.

She looked like a typical, gentle housewife.

"Don't you have some scenes to shoot this morning? Aren't you going out?" Xyla asked.

Betty chuckled and walked over to

her. "I took the day off. Jeremy iszin such a terrible state that I can't stop worrying about him. I still think it's better if I stay home to look after him."

Chapter 1908 Chapter 1908 "Xyla, please talk to your father. I was worried sick, but he refused to go to the hospital. " Betty Starmount seemed genuinely worried.

Xyla Quest was quite pleased to see her being considerate, regardless of whether her concern was real or fake.

It was good that someone was around to take good care of her father.

Even if it was only on the surface, it was good enough that Betty made it seem genuine.

Xyla frowned and looked at Jeremy Quest. "Dad, you're not getting any younger, and your health is not the same as in the past. If you don't want to go to the hospital, you can come to me. I can help you." "Forget it, I refuse to eat those weird medicines. I'd rather go to the hospital," Jeremy declared.

"In that case, let's go to the hospital," she agreed.

However, her father shook his head helplessly. "I don't think that's necessary. I know my body well enough."

"I don't care. You will come with me to the hospital after breakfast," Xyla insisted with a determined and irrefutable attitude.

"It's fine, I feel much better than I did yesterday," Jeremy replied when he saw how serious Xyla seemed.

"Are you going or not?" she asked again.

Jeremy had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender when he saw how persistent his daughter was.

"Fine, fine. I'll do as you say, all right?" he sighed gently.

Xyla smiled in relief upon hearing that. "That's more like it."

"I'll take you there personally," Stanley Batton said.

"It's fine, Stan. You're so busy with work. I'll get Betty to take me," Jeremy said.

"Work isn't as important as your health," Stanley said.

Stanley's words instantly warmed Xyla and Jeremy's hearts.

Having been married to Xyla for a long time, Stanley had always been good to the Quest family.

Jeremy liked everything about Stanley and often considered him as his biological son.

"It isn't necessary," Jeremy maintained.

"Listen to me," Stanley urged.

"Dad, just listen to Stanley," Xyla said.

bet Betty smiled, pleased at the outcome. "Hmm, you two seem to be more effective in persuading him. I've said it a hundred times, but he still wouldn't listen to me."

Xyla glanced helplessly at her father before shifting her attention to Betty. "You should call me if he acts like this again in the future. I'll come right away." Betty nodded instantly. "All right, I will. Breakfast is ready. Come on, let's go and eat."

Xyla nodded before helping Jeremy to his feet.

Stanley hurriedly walked over to the other side and carefully assisted him into the kitchen, with Betty following close behind.

Seeing how speedily Xyla moved, Betty couldn't help but step forward.

"Xyla, how have you been feeling recently? You've been pregnant for quite some time now. Do you feel anything different?"

Xyla shook her head without hesitation. "Nothing feels different. I still feel very relaxed, almost as if I wasn't pregnant.

"I feel much better now than when I first got pregnant. I had a lot of pregnancy symptoms back then, but there's nothing now," Xyla added.

"Have you gone for any periodic pregnancy checkups? It's important that you do so. Someone told me once that her kid was born in a deformed state because she didn't get herself periodically checked," Betty said.

Xyla instantly laughed. "Don't worry, I've been doing so all this while. Everything is normal with the baby."

When Betty heard this, her smile instantly froze without anybody noticing.

Everything was normal.

How could everything be normal?

That didn't make any scientific sense.

Chapter 1909 Chapter 1909 It seemed that Betty Starmount needed to- The painful sensation in her stomach returned.

She quickly pressed one hand against her stomach, taking a deep breath and pretending as if nothing was happening. She continued to follow them toward the dining room.

When she reached the dining room entrance, she couldn't take it anymore and broke into a cold sweat.

"I'm going to the bathroom," Betty announced abruptly before she quickly dashed toward the nearest bathroom.

As Xyla turned around, she caught sight of Betty's pale face and sweat all over her forehead.

"What's the matter?" Xyla looked at her and asked.

"It's nothing, I'm having my period," Betty said, then directly entered the bathroom and locked the door behind her.

When Xyla heard this, she immediately glanced at Jeremy Quest and Stanley Batton. "I have painkillers for that in my room. I'll get some for her."

Jeremy nodded. "Okay, thank you, Xyla."

"Don't mention it."

Although Xyla was not particularly fond of Betty, she couldn't just watch her suffer without doing anything.

"She seems much worse than when you had your period in the past. Do you think she's all right?" Jeremy asked thoughtfully.

Xyla shook her head. "I'll check on her. Don't worry."

With that, Xyla directly walked over to the bathroom door, followed closely by her father.

It wasn't appropriate for Stanley to get involved in this matter, so he went to take his seat in the dining room.

Right then, Betty was all curled up and out of breath on the bathroom floor.

Sweat drenched her body, caused by the pain in her stomach.

However, sound, even resorting to her collar to avoid it. Chnet to en.swgonet belongs She could hear a voice, but she could not see anyone.

"Betty Starmount," the disembodied voice said. "If you hesitate again t time, I will definitely not help "Here, eat this."

A white pill from above, prompting her to part her lips with an look in her Immediately after, a white pill entered her mouth, melting instantly.

Soon, Betty stopped feeling any pain as color returned to her face.

ent She stood up quickly and walked over to the basin, staring at her reflection in the mirror.

Right then, a line of words appeared on the mirror in blood-red- "If you obey me, you live. If you don't, you die."

Very soon, she could hear a masculine voice by her ear.

"Xyla Quest. Jeremy Quest."

"None of them can be spared."

"Not a single one."

Chapter 1910 Chapter 1910 "Remember this, you are an emotionless tool."

"If you obey me, you live. If you don't, you die."

The voice kept repeating the lines.

Betty Starmount could only hear the voice but not see the person it belonged to.

She closed her eyes and nodded slowly. "I understand. I won't spare Xyla Quest."

"I-I also won't spare Jer-Jere-Jeremy Quest!"

She began to stammer when she mentioned his name, taking nearly half a minute to utter the two words.

After that, Betty clenched her fists tightly and looked at the mirror in front of her. However, the words written in red had disappeared by then.

Everything had returned to normal.

She quickly used a face towel to wipe away her sweat.

Knock, knock, knock- Someone was knocking on the bathroom door, and then she heard Xyla's voice. "Hey, are you alright?"

Opening the bathroom door, Betty looked at Xyla. "I'm fine."

Right then, she saw Jeremy standing with a worried expression behind Xyla. As soon as he saw her, he immediately stepped inside. "How are you feeling? Are you alright, Betty? "You can tell me if you don't feel well. I'll take you to the hospital right away," he told her.

Betty nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry, I am feeling better already."

"Really?" Xyla asked curiously.

"Yeah, it always hurts a little. Don't worry," Betty replied.

When Xyla heard this, she extended her hand to her.

"What are you doing?" Betty had a confused look in her eyes.

"Give me your hand, and I'll have a check. I might be able to solve your problem," Xyla said.

However, ham haetty subconsciously took a step with grabbing her right wrist left hand. "It's fine, I can it."

Sensing nce to have b pulse checked, Xyla immediate net "What's the matter you?"

However, Betty took another step back. "N-nothing, I don't need it."

After that, she hastily ran out of the bathroom.

Xyla was speechless.

What was wrong with Betty?

Was she afraid of taking traditional medication like Xyla's father?

She helplessly shook her head before holding Jeremy's hand. "Come on, Dad. Let's go and eat."

Jeremy nodded before leading Xyla into the dining room.

After they entered, he sat next to Betty, while Xyla took her seat beside Stanley.

The four of them sat across from each other.

Betty stood up and began to fill their bowls with porridge.

When Xyla saw this, she immediately reached for the spoon. "You should rest. Let me do it."

Betty smiled and sat down obediently.

Jeremy gently held her hand. "You should let Xyla check on you. Let her find out what's the problem."

"It's fine, I'm all right. I was only feeling chilly. I'm already taking net Songs to en.swnoved some medicine," Betty said.

"I see. What kind of medicine are you taking?" Xyla asked. "Nothing special, just the usual medicine," Betty said evasively. "Those aren't as effective as traditional medicines," Xyla said.