BENEATH THE LIES
I lied, my smile tightening.
“Yeah, I know, it’s quite fancy,” he said, nodding enthusiastically.
I rolled my eyes inwardly. This guy really had no taste.
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**Stanley’s POV**
I knew the Nexus Bar was a dive—a place for people scraping by, not even middle-class—and when Alora told me that’s where her date was, I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself. Now, standing in the bar, I saw the shame and disappointment etched across her face, exactly as I’d hoped. She’d bragged about Russel’s wealth, expecting a glamorous evening, and instead, she got this. It was perfect.
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