Lies with another lies

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Vanessa's shock was evident on her face as she couldn't believe what she heard from Victor.

She thought she was the only one who knew about that long-kept secret, and because of that, she expected to gain an advantage over him.

But seeing Victor's angry face, ready to unleash his wrath and pull the trigger at any moment, made her shiver in fear.

"H-how... I m-mean how did you know about that? N-no one knew about that... W-who told y-you? I already killed everyone who knew that s-secret... Is there still a-anyone who knows about it for you to find out..?" Vanessa weakly said, her voice trembling as she struggled to maintain her composure.

Victor's eyes narrowed, his fury barely contained.

"So you really did do that." he said in disbelief, his voice laced with a mixture of anger and astonishment.