When Stanley Batton heard that, he immediately turned on the phone’s loudspeaker.
Right after that, Sharon Lindt’s voice became dispersed. “Are you happy that Xyla won the championship title?”
“Yeah…” Stanley replied.
“Me too. I’m thrilled. Unfortunately, your father and I couldn’t watch it live today. We did say we would go at first. Is Xyla angry?” Sharon asked.
“To be honest, I feel it’s such a shame that I couldn’t personally watch Xyla shining in the competition…” Sharon added with a sigh…
“You didn’t have a choice. Xyla would understand…” Stanley said.
“Yeah, Mom… Your distant relatives came to visit. You had to entertain them…” Xyla immediately chipped in when she heard what was said.
It truly was a coincidence.
Xyla’s distant relatives happened to call today and say they would be coming over at night…
The time they chose also happened to be the time when the competition started.
Xyla was very considerate of this. Hence, she didn’t feel emotional about it.
Sharon chuckled in response. “Xyla is such a considerate person. I was so annoyed that I couldn’t be there today. Why must my distant relatives come and visit today? Couldn’t they have come sooner or later?”
After saying that, Sharon let out a long, helpless sigh…
Xyla laughed. “Alright, don’t be like this. Even if you didn’t get to watch it live, you could still watch the replay. It’s the same.”
“But it’s still different from watching it live… I wanted to personally witness you winning the championship title and holding the trophy. I wanted to cheer for you in person!” Sharon exclaimed.
Xyla’s smile gradually widened. “You can do so next time. Then, perhaps, I might feel inspired next year and take part in it again…” Xyla said carefully.
However, she thought that she most likely wasn’t going to take part next year.
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