Little White Lies Jennifer Lynn Barnes Novels & Stories

I ask with my head bowed, to afraid to look her in the eyes, I know what they are but I hope my intel is wrong. “My first born son.” She says proudly. My eyes shoot up and a bright smile paints her face. This poor woman has no clue what her son does for a living. “Why, dear, why would you ask such a question and how do you know my son?” She ask suspiciously. Michael and Anya turns their attention to our conversation. I feel my heart sink into my stomach, I divert my eyes from hers and look at Michael. “We are old friends of Gustav.” Michael utters, not even the slightest bit ashamed of telling a white lie to the elderly woman.

Ashley teased, pointing at Garnet. Garnet simply smiled, while John cleared his throat awkwardly. "Okay… maybe this year," he said hesitantly. Garnet turned to look at him, eyes wide with surprise. He had no choice. He had to lie. "That’s settled then! I’ll call Esmeralda later—I have good news for her!" Diana said excitedly. Then, the unexpected happened. "I don’t want to get pregnant." The room fell into silence. All three of them turned to look at Garnet.

There’s no hint of emotion in my voice. I don’t want there to be. Not with her. “That story has been killed,” Ruby answers. “Although, I thought the title Black Ties and White Lies was pretty fucking epic for the name.” I grunt. I wouldn’t hate the title if the article on the center of the website tomorrow wasn’t originally planned to out everything that’s transpired between Margo and me. All the lies included. I’d be fine with the world knowing the lies I’d told to get her, but I don’t want Margo’s name anywhere near it. Especially with how big tonight is for her. I don’t want anything clouding it tomorrow.

“That’s what she does.” “Answer me, Dante.” My silence is her answer. Carina’s breath catches. She withdraws, shaking her head. “You… you knew.” I did not know till it was too late, I say. “Alina tricked us both.” Vanessa claps slowly. “You see, my love? He lies so beautifully.” The rage in me breaks loose. I shoot at a glass closest to me--glass smashes, and the pieces fall. You can no longer cloak yourself with ghosts, Vanessa!

“Oh, so you’ve seen the papers, haven’t you?” “You said you were going to contact them to change it.” “I lied,” she answered carelessly. “You know, the same way you lied to Dylan Bass and told him my proposal was yours.” “That’s what this is about?” “What? You think I was just going to let you get away with pulling such a dirty trick? Of course, that’s what this is about? How does it feel to not be given the credit you deserve, Dominic? I bet it’s an amazing feeling.”

What the hell? This can’t be! I’m probably seeing wrong, they just look alike. I gulped, looking away. “Are you okay?” Frank whispered close to me, his hand gently rubbing my palm. I slowly looked at him, forcing a smile on my face. “Of course.” I nodded, feeling a lump in my throat. “I just hurt my nail,” I lied, picking up my purse while avoiding looking at him. “Uncle Frank!” The young man cheered, walking towards us, my body shook from his presence, I could feel the hair on my skin rise in both excitement and fear.

“I’m sorry, but please hear me out! “Actually, I’m a fresh graduate! I’m just carrying out my internship! “John found me and asked me to play along with him by paying me a lot of money. I’ve also been forced to…” I was baffled when I heard that. “You actually harmed an old person over such a ridiculous reason!” John saw that his actions were exposed. His eyes flickered, and he started to make up stories. “Peter, Janice, I did this for a reason! “I was forced into doing this! Helen has not been pregnant after a long time. That day, she was in a bad mood when she found out that Gabby was pregnant, so she scolded her and accused Gabby of being my mistress.

She approached the mirror to fix her makeup and outfit. Charlie wanted to present her best and most stunning self to Casen. Meanwhile, Tyler and Casen’s people transported an unconscious Casen back to the hotel. Casen was out for a whole day. He came to on the next day. Casen stared at the ceiling hazily, his mind a blur. Turning his head, he spotted a woman sitting by his beside. The woman, dressed in white, let her hair fall onto her shoulders. “Bonnie…” His raspy voice was barely audible.

I hesitated for a moment, cleared my throat, then picked it up and answered. “Hello?” [Amelia, thank God. I was starting to think you’d blocked me.] His voice was light, relieved. Too relieved. “Sorry… I’ve just been super busy with work,” I lied smoothly. In reality, I was dodging him on purpose. [How’s the job going?] Oh, you know. Almost got fired for undressing the boss. All good. “G-Great. Totally fine. I’ve been doing well,” I forced a small laugh, trying not to sound fake. I’d been faking so long, I was basically a professional at this point.

"You went out and had your fun to the point of having an illegitimate child! What's the point of coming over to apologize?! The Medina family doesn't welcome you anymore! And my daughter has nothing to do with you anymore! You've already divorced! Don't harass my daughter after this, or I'll beat you up every time I see you!" "No, this isn't real! None of this is real..." He frowned in thought, suddenly struck by realization. "I didn't mean to sign the divorce agreement. I signed it when I was drunk! It was all that woman's plot! I was tricked! Please believe me, I truly love Lia. I don't want a divorce." Midas sneered, his voice cold. "Your name's on the paper. How is it fake? The child is