"Tell Mom the truth. How much did you lend her?"
Ruth said with particular seriousness, "You must have kept this from Lily, right? Otherwise she would have definitely discussed it with me. You're sisters, that's true, but accounts must be settled clearly. You both have your own families now."
Luis was stunned hearing this, and thought to himself that his Mother-in-law had been trained quite well by him now.
She used to be an unreasonable shrew, but now she spoke so sensibly and reasonably, it was almost as if she had become a completely different person.
Seeing Nancy's nervous expression, he knew she definitely hadn't admitted to anything. She would even likely argue stubbornly, saying something like, 'Wait until your brother-in-law comes back and ask him, then you'll know.'
However, no one knows a daughter better than her mother. Ruth did not believe her excuses and had asked so directly because she was afraid of turmoil within the family.
