Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 1883

At that point, Sharon Lindt felt deeply troubled and upset.

Sophie Kenwick politely nodded at her and smiled before heading upstairs obediently.

Still, Sharon had a dark expression on her face, her face remained unsmiling.

Stanley Batton calmly walked over to his mother and wife before taking a seat across from them.

“Alright, start explaining.” Sharon wanted to see how Stanley would talk his way out of this.

Right then, she was looking at him in a way that seemed as if she was a cop interrogating a suspect.

The stern gaze made Stanley frown slightly.

Stanley raised his brows slightly. “It’s not what you think.”

Sharon didn’t say a single word. She had a cold expression on her face that seemed to say, ‘we'll see about that".

Stanley pinched his forehead helplessly. “She is my sister. It is not the kind of relationship you imagine. I adopted her a long time ago.”

Stories about past lives and reincarnations might be too far-fetched for his mother right then.

Even if Stanley explained the truth thoroughly, she would still think he was lying.

Hence, he decided to come up with a seemingly reasonable lie.

Sharon frowned in annoyance. "Why was I unaware that you had adopted someone?”

“This happened seven or eight years ago. I adopted Sophie when she was ten. She was so pitiful, orphaned after the massive earthquake years ago,” Stanley stated.

“I adopted her, but I only gave her money and didn’t stay by her side. Naturally, you wouldn’t know about it,” he continued to speak.

Sharon was still somewhat doubtful. “Really?”

“Yeah, I’ve always seen her like my younger sister, and that’s why I treat her as such. I didn’t tell you because I was afraid you wouldn’t agree to it,” Stanley said.