Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)

Chapter 2408

Stanley Batton decided to yell at his son since he couldn’t yell at his wife.

“Sorry, Dad,” Leon Batton apologized sheepishly.

“Don’t blame him. I’m at fault, too,” Xyla Quest stated.

Lynette Batton walked over to her father and tugged his hand. “All right, Dad. Don’t be upset. Mom and Leon forgot about the time because they were too engrossed in the game.”

Stanley’s heart softened at his daughter’s pleading.

He no longer felt like yelling at Leon.

Although, he still frowned slightly and complained. “I don’t know what to do with you.” Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

With that, he caught his son's gaze. “I won’t punish you since you made your mother happy, but don’t lead your mother astray again.”

His son nodded even though he believed that his mother had willingly joined him of her own accord.

Leon was used to stuff like this since he was a kid, so he didn't let it bother him.

“To be honest, I joined him willingly,” his mother admitted.

“All right, let’s not talk about this. We’ll head home since it's so late,” Stanley informed them, and they readily agreed.

She then waved at Leon and led the rest out of the cyber cafe, keeping a low profile as they exited.

Fortunately, nobody noticed them as the other gamers were all focused on their computer screens.

Stanley drove his car, so he brought Lynette to his black Bentley Arnage, while his wife fetched Leon in her car.

As they drove home, she looked over at her son in the passenger seat. “I'll prepare the contract for you tomorrow since you’ve decided to become a professional gamer.”

He shook his head. “I don’t think a contract is necessary since we're a family.”

“Regardless, we should still follow the official procedures,” she insisted.

That was her way of treating him with respect.

Leon didn’t care about such things if he was honest.

“Most professional gamers get at least ten million in salary if they’re good. A newcomer like you would normally get that amount,” she explained. "I think you’re exceptionally talented. That’s why you’ll be getting fifteen million.”

She was adamant to treat him fairly as any other talented gamer since Leon wanted to become a professional. She would pay him the salary he deserved.

“I don’t mind, Mom. You don’t have to pay me,” he said.

“You deserve it, though. We shouldn’t let our familial relationship blur the lines of what you should earn.”

“As long as you’re happy,” he shrugged.

“I never expected you to become a professional gamer,” she said.

“Well, I was curious about this game at first because of you. I guess you influenced me one way or another,” he admitted.

“What do you mean?”

“I used to watch you play this game frequently as a kid. I thought it was very cool," he explained as he recalled his memory. "Once I got older, I learned how to use the internet.

"I also saw you winning many championships with Team XS on videos. I thought it was awesome. That’s how I unknowingly fell in love with eSports.”

“I see.”

Xyla didn’t expect this since he had never expressed any interest before when he used to watch when she played these games.

She just assumed that he wasn’t particularly interested in gaming.

“Well, I wish you the best because eSports isn’t an easy pathway. You have many obstacles lying in wait for you,” she said.