Complex sentence: As her mother becomes more interested, Holly has to find a photo of this admirer, she sends one of the real Ben, and then devise a reason they can't meet in person, claiming he is working in China.
Split into simpler sentences: As her mother becomes more interested, Holly has to find a photo of this admirer. She sends one of the real Ben, and then devises a reason why they can't meet in person, claiming he is working in China.