Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 340

“Fred Thomson saw me on the road when I went out to get you some breakfast. He honked at me, trying to accost me.” Stanley Batton said.

“I had the drug that you prepared for me last night in my pocket. Therefore, I got into his car and followed him to a hotel.”

“Then, I added that drug into his glass. His body reacted to it as soon as he drank it, and he started to work it out on his own.”

“I called the police when he was done, telling them that he…well…” that word was stuck at the edge of his lips.

He paused for a while and continued to describe the incident to her in earnest. “After that the police came to gather some evidence. After they collected the sample of body fluids Fred left behind, the police took both of us to the police station.”

“Later on, I explained the whole incident at the hotel to the police. I also submitted the video of you and Georgie being tortured by Fred in the dark room to them. Subsequently, he was taken into custody and everything went smoothly.” Stanley added.

He felt disgusted when he thought of the video.

“Stan, the police had arrested Fred temporarily for now but he will be released later if his father and uncle interfere with the case. There’s another important step in my plan that I didn’t tell you about…Listen.”

“If we want Fred’s father and uncle to stay out of this, we have to threaten them with the video we have of Fred. To make a mountain out of a molehill and expose Fred, or sending Fred into jail for the rest of his life, I believe they will prefer the latter. After all, if we make a big deal out of the incident, Fred won’t simply be imprisoned for life but he will be sentenced to death.” Xyla continued.

“I’ve settled everything.” Stanley said.

“Are you serious?” Xyla was dumbfounded.

“Yeah…Everything’s settled. Don’t worry about it.” Stanley replied calmly.

“You went to negotiate with Fred’s father and uncle? How did you do it in such a short period of time? And that video, I didn’t give it to you, did I?” Xyla asked.

“Anyway, everything’s done. All you have to do is keep your mind at ease and wait for Fred’s verdict.” Stanley smiled.

“You copied the video from Fred’s phone after I fell asleep? And then, you went straight to his father and uncle right after everything that happened at the hotel and police station? You managed to persuade them? Do you have to be so bold?” Xyla’s mind was racing and this was the only possibility she could think of.