Novel & Cerita Odio Las Mentiras

“Issue an immediate press release. We’re releasing proof of photo manipulation within the hour. Shut down any site that republishes this trash.” Leo walked back and forth while swearing to himself. “She had this planned out so well. That bitch.” I pressed my palms to my face, trying to breathe through the nausea curling in my stomach. My chest felt tight, my skin too small for the rage and shame pressing against it. “How can they believe this?” I whispered. “After everything I’ve said, everything I’ve done?” “Because lies scream louder than truth,” Adrian said, his voice dark. “But that doesn’t mean truth can’t prevail.”

I stammer. He holds my gaze for a breath, maybe two… then lets me drop. I hit the floor with a soft grunt and curl into a ball, lungs trembling with each breath. Why is Cole taking so long? “Son of a bitch,” Lloyd mutters under his breath. Then he laughs—a strange, low laugh that sounds more like disbelief than humor. He wipes a hand down his face and crouches beside me. “You’re worthless to him,” he says, voice quiet but bitter. “And he doesn’t deserve a mate like you.”

She questioned in denial. “Why. Isn't he? I'm tired of your lies, Nina. Tell me the damn truth!” Adrian walked over to her, staying by the doorway as they gazed at each other intently. So much for a dumb and slow-witted man, Hayley huffed inwardly recalling Leonardo's words. It didn't even take Adrian long before he found out the truth. “When have I ever lied to you, Adrian? I don't understand your accusations.” Hayley retorted, her gaze unyielding.

Letting out all that pinned up anger, he yelled at his mother. “You are lying” “Mother I am not lying, you are the one who's lying. You knew that I did not shot that woman and it was Ricardo who shot her, but you kept me under your control using that one lie. Almost all my life I felt guilty for something that I did not do, I was so stupid. I could have gone and checked up on the woman but I allowed Ricardo convince me that I should run and that he would handle it” Looking at his mother’s facial expression, he knew that she was caught out in a web of her own lies. Removing his attention from his mother, Leonardo turned to face Ricardo.

Not being able to see it was also a great relief. “You’ve been listening to the stories about me, haven’t you?” The voice said with a chiding lilt. “You shouldn’t believe such lies. Do you really think I would slice open your stomach and rip your intestines out to drag you around like a dog on a lead? Ridiculous. Think of the mess!” It’s disconcerting when someone denies accusations far worse than any that have actually been made. No one had mentioned intestinal dog walking to me. The image now sitting in my head made my steps gather speed. For all I knew, I was running towards the damn thing.

She tried her best to quickly think of a good lie to tell right in front of her good friend Gloria. "O-Of course he does! Do you know how much stuff I have to throw away every time because he keeps changing partners and women?" Isaiah replied fast, mixing half truth with half lie to make it sound real and believable for Gloria. "I also have to check the full background and history of each and every woman he hooks up with. It is so tiring and exhausting all the time!"

He knew tgis fucker was lying. “Oh. Now you want to play the fucking father?” he sneered. “Now you want to paint yourself as the victim, huh? Touching story. But you forgot one thing, Diego.” He leaned in, his face inches from Diego’s, and growled, “NON HAI UNA FIGLIA. SEI SOLO UN BUGIARDO.” [You don’t have a daughter. You’re just a fucking liar.] Diego’s eyes widened. His lips parted. But nothing came out. No defense. No more lies.

I rolled my eyes. "Don't you have spoons at home?" Heather interjected; her eyebrows raised. Lucinda and I suppressed our laughter. Ivan pouted. "None. We ran out, baby." I scoffed and scolded him in Spanish. "Le estás mintiendo a la niña." (You're lying to the child.) "Mentira piadosa." (White lie.) "What did you say, Mommy?" my daughter asked curiously. "I said he can go home now."

“Please listen to me.” “I don’t have anything to listen to from your mouth,” he says, not caring about the attention they’re now getting from people. “Everything that comes out of your mouth is just a lie.” She shakes her head, reaching out for his arm before pulling away. “I swear it isn’t. I’m not lying. I didn’t lie.” Adrian turns away and exhales, then turns to her again. “I hope you know I didn't buy a single word of the bullshit you just said inside that courtroom."

It would only hurt her more later. "Maddie, listen." She looked at me. I could see the disappointment in her eyes. "I am not saying your mother was a bad person." I stepped closer. "But we need the truth." She laughed softly. "The truth?" Her voice cracked. "My whole life has been nothing but lies." I had no response. Because she was right. --- ### Odora I looked at Maddie. And for the first time, I saw Elena's face in her. Not just her eyes.