The CEO’S Unplanned Heir novel (Aurelia and Leopold) novel Chapter 1164

"They're all just playing nice to you," Agent A said, a smirk playing on his lips. "Deep down, they're laughing at you and regarding you as a total fool. You might think you're some kind of a shrink because you took a psych class, but that doesn't mean you can see through everyone. Some folks are just born actors. They'll have you chasing your tail and you won't know what's real and what's a trick."

Skyler shot him a mischievous grin and stuck out his tongue in playful defiance. "Nice try stirring the pot. But that's not gonna work on me. I've noticed you're not the brotherly type, always trash-talking them behind their backs. That's pretty low, dude. They never bad-mouth you. I wonder if you're real Raines or maybe an imposter?"

The words hit Agent A like a bullet, causing a shiver to run down his spine. His heart raced. Could Skyler have stumbled upon his secret?

"What are you blabbering about? You’ve got an overactive imagination there, buddy. You’ve been binge-watching too many of those cheesy mystery shows, huh?"

Skyler took a few confident strides forward and stopped inches from Agent A, bending down so his chiseled face was close enough to scrutinize. His eyes, wide and intense, scanned Agent A's face.

"Are you really Raines?" Skyler asked again.

A chill raced down Agent A's back, and he felt a bead of sweat trickle down his spine.

Skyler was piercing his gaze like an X-ray vision, seemingly able to see right through Agent A.

"Cut it out, will you? Don't get ahead of yourself just because you're Jessica's nephew and disrespect me."

"Are you Raines?" Skyler pressed again.

"Damn right I am. If anyone dares to impersonate me, I'll make them wish they hadn’t," Agent A snapped and clenched his jaw, desperately trying to keep his composure.

Skyler's piercing eyes didn't waver, remaining fixated on Agent A's face.

"Did you know," Skyler began, "When people lie, their eyes tend to flick to the upper right? It's like their brains are working overtime to fabricate a sound or an image, in other words, lying. If they're trying to remember something that happened, they'll look up to the left. This eye movement is a reflex. Unless you've had some serious training, you can't fake it."