Xyla Quest basically hadn't stopped talking the entire night while acting as host.

Her legs were in pain after standing all night long in four-inched high heels.

Not only that, but her throat also felt sore.

Stanley Batton immediately retrieved the single-use slippers he had prepared in advance, helping her to change into them. “I told you to hire an emcee, but you wouldn’t listen,” he chided gently.

“I think it would seem more sincere if I hosted the banquet myself," she replied in exhausti