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The Lie Of That Night Chapter 08 The banquet hall of the Mendez’s mansion was a sea of brilliant lights. Tonight was Paulina’s birthday gala — the very occasion Terrence had chosen to officially give her the recognition she deserved. He had bought out the finest hotel in the city, inviting nearly half of high

The Lie Of That Night Chapter 07 The following day, Roderick was well enough to walk around. He approached Gretchen tentatively, tugging at the corner of her sleeve. “It’s stuffy in here,” he murmured. Gretchen looked down slowly, meeting Roderick’s eyes — eyes that were now brimming with an unspoken dependence. In an instant, a

The Lie Of That Night Chapter 06 The next day, the Mendez’s mansion was thrown into utter chaos. Roderick had fallen from the sixth-floor balcony, crashing into the bushes below. When he was found, he was unconscious from massive blood loss and in desperate need of a transfusion. When Gretchen heard the news, she bolted

The Lie Of That Night Chapter 05 When Gretchen opened her eyes, she saw a boy resting not far from her. Roderick… Her breath hitched, and a searing, swollen ache filled her chest. She dared not move, terrified that even a slight shift would shatter this fleeting, illusory peace. A maid noticed her wake and

The Lie Of That Night Chapter 04 That night, Gretchen succumbed to a raging fever. It came on with a ferocious intensity, refusing to break as day bled into night. Her cheeks were flushed a sickly crimson, and she was swallowed whole by nightmares. Fragmented whispers spilled incessantly from her lips, the same haunting plea

The Lie Of That Night Chapter 03 Paulina pulled back her hand, her features masked in a layer of frost. “Gretchen, what is this madness? Just because your own daughter died, you’re going to lash out at mine? Ricky is my son. If you keep spouting nonsense, don’t blame me for being rude!” Terrence knit

The Lie Of That Night Chapter 02 The moment Gretchen clawed her way back to consciousness, she bolted upright. The movement ripped cruelly at her surgical incision, and a wave of agonizing pain turned her vision black. But the fire in her heart burned hotter than the pain. Where was her daughter? Her bare feet

The Lie Of That Night Chapter 01 The very night Gretchen Harvey brought her daughter into the world, Paulina Elliott — the widow of her husband’s elder brother — came to take the infant away. Paulina had brought a robot with her. The robot’s frame was plastered with a photograph of Gretchen’s son, Roderick Mendez.