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"That 'what if' would mean you've been lying to me." His smile didn't fade. His voice remained gentle. But deep within those eyes, there was only ice, void of any warmth. "Kelly, do you know what it costs to lie to me?" He was too dangerous. Kelly knew that staying close to him was like bargaining with a tiger. One misstep, and she'd be torn to pieces. But she had no way back. That door had already closed. And maybe because of that, she made up her mind. "I was joking," she said with a dazzling smile. "You made a joke with me just now. I figured I'd return the favor. Seems fair, doesn't it? You're not mad at me, are you?"

Her voice rose as she pulled the phone from her ear and pressed it against her lips as she screamed, "HOW MANY WOMEN, FRANK?" "A couple." "What's a couple? Two? Three? Fifteen?" "I'm not having this conversation." "You're right, you sorry bastard - you're not. I'll ship your ring back to you before I leave town and you can call our parents and explain what you've done." She sniffled, her mind clearing a little. "If you lie to them about what happened, I'll be sure to sleep with the editor at my newspaper and get him to run a story on you that shows nothing but the truth."

Penelope’s mouth fell open, but she didn’t say anything. Kayla stepped forward, her voice shaking but fierce. “You think I’m the only one who’s ever lied? You think I’m the only one who’s ever done something wrong? What about Kang Jin? What about all the deals he made, all the lies he told, all the people he hurt? You all knew. You all saw the documents, you all heard the whispers, you all knew that something was wrong. But you didn’t say anything. You didn’t do anything. Because it was easier to look away. Because it benefited you.”

I replied. “You're not going to push him?" “No." Lex frowned. "He won't break easily.” “I'm not trying to break him," I said as I stopped walking and turned to him. “I'm making Sebastian choose." That landed well enough. Lex's expression changed, “You think he'll come out for him?” “He won't have a choice,” I replied. “Family isn't something men like him ignore." "Leo, he's just a cousin,” Lex clarified. "Trust me, he's way more than that,” I said and walked away, leaving the rest unspoken because it didn't need to be said.

“You are stepping on my last nerve, Noelle.” “Oh, okay, we are stating the obvious now? Okay, Dominic Fitz, you are a stupid, manipulative bastard.” “Watch your-“ “She almost cried!” Dominic froze. “What?” “She almost cried,” Noelle repeated. “She was so sad, that she almost cried. That was her life work that you just stole from her.” “I didn’t steal it. You gave it to me. Why are you trying to act innocent? You basically sold your boss out.”

"Please, miss… My mom's still in there. I'm a little man; I have to protect her. Just give us one, please…" "Iris, give it to him." I hadn't even spoken yet when my best friend, Eliza Pearl, already had tears welling up in her eyes, as if they might spill at any second. "They say a real man never kneels unless he has to—this guy's willing to throw away his pride just to save people. Besides, we've got two detonators anyway… Maybe one would be enough? "Why don't we give him one? It's the apocalypse—if we're all still human, shouldn't we be helping each other?"

"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

I sigh, and I turn around with the rest of the guys. After a few minutes of rustling behind me, we hear a small gasp from the young girl. "What is it?" I ask, not daring to look back from the fear that Kenli will beat me with a hammer. "Nothing. She's just cold." I can hear the tremble in her voice. She is obviously lying, people in this family just love to lie. But I shake it off, lying isn't our biggest problem right now. *********************************** Kenli A gasp escapes my lips as I take off her shirt to reveal several hundred cuts covering her body. "What is it?" The one called Alec questions. I look up at him to make sure he isn't looking.

Something normal. I carry my plate to the sitting room. Distraction. That’s what I need. I settle on a random rom-com, letting it play in the background. It doesn’t work. Because my mind drifts anyway. Alexander teaching me how to ride a bicycle. “Don’t let go!” “I won’t. ” A lie. Alexander teaching me how to fly a kite. Alexander standing in front of my bullies, his voice low and dangerous. Alexander doing my homework while I watched, pretending I understood everything.

The silence is relaxing and beautiful-- this is what I need and what I want, the responsibility, guilt, and regrets were eating me alive but realizing and taking my time changed everything especially when Leira came into my life, the first time I saw her smile at me, while her little hands held my finger-- that's when I knew that I found the thing I've been looking for and it took me months to realize that but it was all worth it. The lies-- were made for someone to believe what they're not supposed to know and it's something we can't even avoid, lying and keeping secrets. When we love someone we intend to lie to keep them safe-- some were to keep them, it's not something to be proud of but