Zac's eyes welled up with tears. "Dad, I really wasn't smiling. I don't know why Arthur is saying that about me, but I swear, I wasn't smiling!"
He repeated the words over and over, his voice carrying the weight of deep grievance.
From a young age, acting had become second nature to him. He didn't even need to think about it anymore, it was an instinct, a survival mechanism to gain their sympathy.
He wasn't the least bit worried about Arthur exposing him later. Now that he had "fainted", Arthur had the perfect opportunity to tamper with the so-called evidence. When the time came, he could simply claim that Arthur had doctored the video. And he knew, without a doubt, that no one would believe Arthur.
This trick had worked countless times before. The Gray family had always taken his side.
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