Chapter 1256 As Hell:My Step-daughter's Revelation((Taboo Sex):>Ep18

• The silence that followed was different; the horrified quiet was gone. Instead, something heavy and unknown filled the air. It was as if a dam had broken, releasing forbidden, long-suppressed truths that flooded the room.
• Anne was the first to move. She let out a long, slow breath, as if she was releasing the last of her fight. "Okay," she said, to no one and everyone. "Okay." She pushed herself to her feet with a slight groan. "First, we need to get cleaned up." She waved a hand at the room, her nose wrinkling, and in that utterly normal, mom-like gesture, a sliver of the real world slipped back in.
• She offered a hand to Mallory, who took it and stood up with a wince. Anne didn't let go of her hand. She looked at me. "Go take a shower. I'll...I'll help Mallory. Of course, you may want to remove the rest of those glorious braids in your hair," she chuckled. "Can't wait to hear that story."