Chapter 153

"I wasn't with him! Seriously, Adrian, don't jump to conclusions," Claire said flatly, lying with a straight face. "Debbie," Adrian tapped the table, his eyes sharp as a knife as he stared at her. "Has no one ever told you how bad you are at lying? If people knew you were my sister, I'd be embarrassed." In the business world, everyone's basically a veteran actor. Spouting nonsense without blinking is a basic skill. Claire? She didn't even make it look believable. Claire pouted a little and mumbled, "You sound kinda proud of that." They weren't even sitting far apart, so of course Adrian caught every single word. He glanced at her. "And what if I am proud? Listen, Debbie, you need to learn. If you wanna survive out there, being nice isn't enough—you gotta outsmart the jerks. You can't even lie properly! Out there, you're just asking to get taken advantage of. Dammit, why am I even preaching like an old man? Just tell me—why did you go to the hospital today? What happened to you?" Realiz