"Well I can understand the shock of my Father with holding such a secret, but I do believe it was out of sheer kindness on your part. Don't you agree? He cared so much for you that he did not wish to alert you to my presence until absolutely necessary...as he was trying to spare your feelings," she quickly stated, perhaps without enough thought. But the woman was being honest and Bayleigh was certainly not going to continue the charade, so to speak.
Taking in a long breath, she found better words. "My Father loves you. I believe that is enough to help you work past the hell that is my existence, if you don't mind me saying."