The Good Lie Novels & Stories

she said, determined to see him through this. Fiona was lost in a hopeful daydream. "If you marry one of them, it'll be a huge boost for your career. Before you know it, the Jones Group will be the top dog in Jubilee City." Adrian scanned the dozens of photos spread before him. The women were a mix of cute, innocent, sultry, and sizzling, but not one of them was Liliana. With a sweep of his arm, he sent the photos scattering to the floor. "I want no one but Liliana!"

Bottomless Revulsion. All because I lied.

He thought that he doesn't have any way of thinking that he is interested to know his opinion. "Isn't it good to believe in those things?" "Why? What is the good thing about that?" There was a small silence around them. Ian is still finding the words he wanted to tell. They said that in this world, there are two kind of people who can't lie. The first is the children and the second one are the people who was drunk. And here, right in front of him is one of those.

Damien: Where are you? Guilt twists my stomach. I type back: Running errands. Be home soon. Another lie This whole thing is built on lies now. Lies to Damien. Lies to Julian. Lies to myself about what I'm feeling. But that's fine. Because lies are the foundation of good revenge. And I'm getting very good at revenge. The car heads toward Damien's penthouse, and I stare out the window, replaying every moment of lunch. Julian's touch on my hand.

"I keep hearing the scripts he wrote for me. The ones from the charity galas. 'Reed Global stands for integrity, family, and future.' I can still recite them by heart, Roman. What if my brain just defaults to the lie because it’s safer?" "The lie isn't safer anymore," Roman said, his voice dropping into that dark, low rumble that always acted like an anchor when my head started to spin. He leaned up, pressing his forehead directly against mine, his hot breath washing over my lips. "The lie has a fence around it now. You saw the news outside. They know what the machine looks like. They just need you to tell them how the gears tasted." "It's going to hurt," I muttered, my eyes closing as I bre

He points out with the excitement decreasing. Rule #4: If you're going to lie, make it believable. "I didn't hear it fast enough," I lie with a quivering tone, biting my lips slowly, but if he took note of that he doesn't say. "Turn the TV to Channel 11." He tells me instead and I get up from my seat and walk out of my office to the outer room where the TV is and I turn it from fashion TV currently showing, to Channel 11 as instructed. There is news being broadcasted and then I see Eli on the TV screen giving a speech to the host interviewing him and the caption reads "Eli Wilson on the gift of Sight" is below the screen

My search bar blinked at me like it knew I wasn’t mentally stable. I typed: “how to lie without sounding like a liar” G****e responded with: “Why do people lie? Signs someone is lying. How to stop lying.” “No!” I hissed. “I didn’t ask for therapy!” Backspace!! Try again. “how to keep a long term lie alive without getting caught” G****e acted like an offended grandmother: “It’s better to tell the truth.” “Oh my God,” I muttered. “G****e. Please. I’m begging.”

"Can I help you?" "Ari, don't be mad. Hear me out," he rushed out. "What happened with Iris was an accident. I've already thought it through on the way here—I'll send both of them abroad immediately. They'll never come back for the rest of their lives. You won't have to worry about anything else. This is my fault. I shouldn't have lied to you, and I shouldn't have gone behind your back with her… but I know how wrong I am now. There's really nothing between us. You're my one and only. Please don't misunderstand!" What a ridiculous excuse. What cheap love.

I cut him off, pointing out, "You may not know, but you touch your earlobe when you lie." His hand hung in mid-air, then dropped as he tried to pull me close. "It's not what you think. I can explain." I pulled up the video and shoved it to his face. "This is why you bailed on me seven times, right?" I looked him in the eye. He held me, flustered. "I had my reasons." I waited for him to continue, curious about the reasons that had pushed him to marry Vivian behind my back and lie for three years.