They were dismayed by her lies and could not comprehend why she had to lie in the first place.
After watching the footage on TV, Balfour glared at Patricia, asking coldly, "You said you've never been to that park. Then why did the footage catch your car heading there? Can you make sense of all this?"
Facing her brother, Patricia clearly didn't have a leg to stand on, "I... I didn't sleep well last night, and I was feeling down this morning, so I thought I'd go for a drive. The outskirts are quieter. I just happened to drive that way. That doesn't prove I've been to that park, does it?"
Ellinor sneered, "Ms. Howard, you just confidently said you didn't go out this morning. Now you're admitting you went for a drive? Which of your words are true and which are lies? Don't you find your story full of holes?"
Patricia was in a flap, "I..."
Balfour massaged his forehead, totally fed up with his sister's pack of lies.
Ellinor continued, "If you just wanted to clear your head this morning, why sneak out behind everyone's back, and deliberately drive a car nobody in your family recognizes? You didn't want anyone to know your whereabouts or who you were meeting! So, what's a straight shooter like you, Ms. Howard, doing sneaking around like that, hmm?"
Patricia's eyes darted around, totally at a loss for a comeback.
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