Chapter 856

"He's got one older brother, one younger brother, a sick sister, and a mom who's not well," Lily said again. That was… a savage addition. Nicholas felt a chill go down his spine. Sure, maybe this line could work on his wife, but using it on his mother-in-law? Man, that was practically digging his own grave. And let's be real—Nicholas wasn't stupid. Lily was clearly pissed off at her mom right now, but her sweaty palms in the car earlier gave it away—deep down, she still cared about her mother a lot. So yeah, the future mother-in-law? Definitely someone who'd hold weight in their lives. At this moment, Nicholas could only facepalm. This was basically him shooting himself in the foot… with a cannon. "Actually, that's not exactly—" Nicholas tried to explain, hoping to salvage at least a shred of his dignity. Doris's face had gone through a full transformation: from pissed off at the start, to impressed by his appearance, and now back to stone-cold indifference. Honestly, her expressions w