A surprised gasp erupted from Evelyn's throat and her hands flew to cover her mouth within the next second. "What…?" She mumbled under her breath, disbelief was written all over her face. It seemed like her world was falling apart right at this moment. "Is this…"
A flustered expression crossed my mother's face in an instant when she realised what I had just said. She was stunned by my sudden accusation that was hurled right at her, not knowing what to say or how to respond. Her eyes darted around anxiously for a moment before she turned to look at Evelyn, meeting her gaze.
"Don't listen to her, of course it's not true," she quickly explained, the words left her lips in a trembling voice. Then, her voice dropped to a hush whisper as she kept her eyes fixed on Evelyn, holding her shoulders. "You are part of Lloyd's family and nobody can take that away from you, got it?"
