LAILA'S POV
To say I was shocked about the way things were unfolding was an understatement. Going over everything that Dylan had told me made me feel like this was all a dream. There was just no way that this was real. I was relieved and glad that we were not related, but now I felt like the truth was going to be way worse than the lie that I had been believing. Now that we were on the verge of possibly knowing the whole truth, I was beginning to wonder if I was really ready to hear it and if I would be able to handle it.
During dinner, I could feel that things were tense in the room. Dylan’s mother seemed like she had a lot to say, but she said nothing. She didn’t comment on how I was dressed, and when Nathan went to fetch another chair, she seemed like she wanted to complain, but for s
