Kelly was unsure whether she would cry or roll out laughing on the floor because one thing she knew, her father would never listen to her explanation if she reasoned out that Alex was not her boyfriend.
She grew up in a complicated system, and being caught by your parents with a naked man in your room is a serious matter.
She was at a great loss. She is naturally snobbish and has a glib tongue. But knowing her father and the culture she grew up with made her helpless to reason out.
"Papa... I will go home soon." In the end, she give up. However, she has no plan to bring Alex back to Dubai. She would not explain for now nor deny anything, but she will tell her father personally.
"Let's talk by then," she added afterward.
She knew her father would be angry at her, but there's nothing to be exaggerated too much. And so she made up her mind.
Kelly was about to hang up, but her grandmother Farah and mother Jamila Varghese showed up.