Xyla Quest did not dare to tell her father the entire truth.
Since Jeremy Quest was a man of tradition, he would be enraged if he found out Xyla got married to a stranger to recover her looks. More importantly, the fact that she remained in a marriage, which lacked solid foundations and might even end up being divorced.
Perhaps, Jeremy might think that Xyla lacked self-love and was a harlot.
Instead of telling the truth, which might make him upset, Xyla thought it was a better idea to create a s