When His Lie Became My Truth
Then —
“No, I’m not accepting this. Who do you think you’re fooling? Are scam calls this twisted nowadays?”
There was a stunned pause.
“Sir, aren’t you Ms. Lorien’s husband? This is a hospital, not some prank call.”
Pierce let out a bitter laugh.
“Oh, still acting? Fine, tell me, how much are you trying to scam me with this story?” he asked sarcastically.
“Sir, you don’t understand. We’re the morgue at Deep City Hospital…”
But Pierce couldn’t be bothered to listen.
“Who are you trying to fool? My wife is perfectly healthy! How could she possibly be dead? I just saw her two days ago…”