Chapter 1838

The Swindle Order understood the art of deception in three stages. The first stage was called the Liar Stage, and only a small part of the story was the truth. The next stage was named the Truth Stage. The con artist would mostly tell the truth with just a tiny bit of deception. In the final stage, the Influencer Stage, no lies were told at all. The third stage was the hardest because every word spoken was the truth. There was no way to identify any flaws in the story. But the scammer had to twist the truth just a little to pull off the con, guiding the victim to come to their own conclusion. That conclusion was a lie. It was just how the scammer got what they needed to pull off the con. Since Matthew wasn't allowing any lies, Willie started telling the truth with every word. "Fine. I'll be honest. I adopted orphans to hide who I really am. I wanted everyone to see me as a good person." Matthew nodded. "There's some truth in what you said, but why go through the trouble to raise