Concealing the truth
“What exactly are you doing here?” ” Rose asked Vincent as gently as she could. She didn’t want to irritate David. Vincent recounted the tale he had told her parents. But most of it was false. He said Haily had thrown him out of the house and barred David from seeing him, but this was all a lie.
Lying to her parents
Rose was filled with feelings. Her voice was trembling. “How can you lie like that to my parents?” ” Rose tried to explain everything to her parents, but Vincent kept interrupting. He disputed his charges, but her parents suspected otherwise. They had never trusted Vincent in the past, so why should they now?