Lie

Aiden wore a sullen expression, gritting his teeth and said, "Are you playing me?" Valentina retorted, "Do I need to?" Aiden looked at the calmness on Valentina's face and fell into silence. He sat there, wordlessly, seemingly lost in his thoughts. After a while, he weakly asked, "Where did you meet him?" Valentina replied, "I never met him." Aiden's brow furrowed, a fierce look in his eyes aimed at her, his anger reaching its peak. Valentina continued, "I've only seen his photo." Aiden demanded, "What photo? Where did you get the photo?" "A friend showed it to me, my friend was quite close to your brother." "Where's your friend now? Where's the photo?" "My friend has passed away, and the photo is gone." "You!" If Valentina hadn't been a girl, Aiden would surely have picked a fight with her. "Whether you believe it or not, I don't care." Aiden's breath hitched in his chest, unable to respond to her audacity. He seemed incapable of processing the sudden news. He didn't utter a word unti