[ she's silent for a long stretch after that, trying to think of a way to phrase this without seeming suspect. ]

I can't do that. I quit because I had some personal differences with the way your father handles information. He's very set in his ways, and with---[ another pause. ]---with reason. I can't hide information from him, not in good faith. I respect what he does too much to do that.

You're going to have to figure out how to keep your moonlighting a little more secret from him yourself.