Chapter 954

Xander's house was a three-room home. It had two bedrooms and a study, all immaculately tidy. Lisa had taken up residence in the guest room. The curtains and furnishings, especially the vanity table, seemed as if they were prepared specifically for a woman. "Dr. Carline, please don't get the wrong idea. This room doesn't belong to my ex-girlfriend. You're actually the first woman, apart from my mom, to ever stay here," he quickly explained. He told Lisa that the room had been his mother's. Occasionally, she would stay over when she felt like it or when she got into an argument with his father. As a result, the room's decor had a distinctly feminine touch. She could sense it too—the room had a motherly feel to it. It reminded her of the times she used to sneak into Martha's room to sleep when she was little. Martha tried to make her sleep in her own bed, but she would always refuse, often sneaking back in late at night. This continued on and off until she was around ten years old