The Foster Daughter's Lie

Summary

My mother, Eleanor, dropped a bomb in the family group chat: she was bringing home a foster daughter.

This girl, Isabelle, claimed to be a brilliant, underprivileged student recommended by a prestigious charity foundation.

What she didn’t know was that my entire family could now hear my innermost thoughts.

So, as Isabelle tried everything she could to win over my father, I stood by, thinking to myself:

If Dad knew she was actually Mom’s illegitimate daughter with her secret lover, he’d probably have a heart attack.