*English Reading Practice*

“What? What are you talking about

? You told me yourself—”
“I lied.” He shrugs.
My mouth has fallen open. 😲
“There are three things you should know about me, love.” He steps forward. “The first,” he says, “is that I hate my father more than you might ever be capable of understanding.”
He clears his throat.
“Second, is that I am an unapologetically selfish person, who, in almost every situation, makes decisions based entirely on self-interest. And third.” A pause as he looks down. Laughs a little. “I never had any intention of using you as a weapon.”

Words have failed me.
I sit down. Numb.