Chapter 956

Lisa started coughing abruptly. Even a real son-in-law wouldn't act so close with the wife's mother, let alone a fake one. She stared at him blankly. Xander winked at her, offering a reassuring smile. Then, he began introducing himself to Martha on the phone. "Mrs. Carline, Liz and I have been together for a few months now. She was just afraid you might not approve of me, so she didn't dare introduce me to you... Yeah, yeah, we're keeping our relationship under wraps now." Lisa rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "What nonsense is this guy talking about?" She tried to grab the phone from Xander, not wanting him to continue with his fabricated story. But he dodged her attempt and kept talking. "Mrs. Carline, I'm her boyfriend, for real... Otherwise, why would she be at my place this late, right?" Lisa was impressed by his quick thinking and silver tongue. She realized hiring him as her fake boyfriend might have been one of her smartest decisions. "Okay, I'll let you talk to her