Xyla Quest might be a naive girl, but Sharon Lindt couldn’t afford to be one.

Sharon had to be more skeptical for Xyla and her children’s sake.

“Yeah, it’s true. Why would I lie to you? Besides, do you think Xyla is that gullible?” Stanley Batton asked in return.

“Why wouldn’t I? Xyla is such a naive girl, so of course, she’s gullible. I’m telling you, you’d better be telling the truth. Otherwise, I’ll make sure you pay for it. I will only ever accept Xyla as my daughter-in-law,” Sharon warned.

“If Xyla’s around, you’ll be around. If she's gone, then you’re dead,” she added.

Stanley didn’t say anything further. Instead, he silently handed his mother a leather folder.

Sharon eyed her son suspiciously. “What is this?”

“You’ll find out once you open it, won’t you?”

Sharon opened the leather folder with a curious mind, finding a document inside.

Glancing at Stanley again, she quickly retrieved the document.

It was an adoption letter.

The document proved that he had adopted a gir