Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

"Got it. I'll book the entire hall for you, will that do?" Sharon Lindt asked her son.

Josh Batton nodded. "Okay, sure. Thanks."

"I'm doing this for Annabeth. I hope her husband gets the respect he deserves," she clarified.

"Mom, you don't need to be so upfront about certain things," he told her.

"That won't do. Some things need to be made clear."

"Fine. I now know for sure that my brother and I were adopted. Annabeth and Xyla are your real daughters. That is dead certain," Josh lamented.

"I can't help it if that's what you think," his mother replied.

"Yes," Wilson Batton said.

Their two sons were speechless.

"What genre is that film of yours?" Sharon asked.

"Wasn't it all over the news?" Josh replied.

"Yes, but I had my full attention on Annabeth and Xyla, so I didn't have time to pay attention to you. I'm sorry."

hurt once again, nodding before letting out a

she echoed with a

"I told you this already. I'm

I forgot," she

Josh didn't bother replying.

and abruptly changed the subject. "You told me you've been losing hair after giving birth, didn't you? I have ordered shampoo that counters hair loss. It should be arriving

smiled. "Okay.

"Don't mention it."

a noticeable change in Sharon's attitude when

idea her son's movie was premiering, nor could she remember what

loss after giving birth, and

was a significant gap

was a

person. Nobody else could

heart when she looked at her mother-in-law. She was always good to her,

had good things to say about

could

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from Sharon and make sure her son was as good as the men in the generations

Xyla?" Sharon asked

should learn and emulate you if I become a mother-in-law in