The smile on Gerald's face froze. But he quickly adjusted his expression and handed the phone over. "It was Spencer." Ariana frowned. "No way! I blocked him." "He used another number," Gerald explained. "I was going to bring it to you, but I accidentally hit the answer button. I thought you might not want to talk when I heard it was him." "So, you answered the call for me?" Ariana didn't look too pleased. "Even if it was an accident, you shouldn't have talked to him, right?"Gerald stood up and looked at her. "I'm sorry. I didn't want to talk to him. But after the call was connected, what he said... was very unfriendly. I got worried, and..." Gerald knew the art of mixing one lie with ten truths. The call was indeed from Spencer using an unknown number, and he did accidentally hit the button. Also, Spencer's words were truly unfriendly. Gerald was telling the truth. As for the rest, he wouldn't tell Ariana. He was sure Ariana wouldn't check it with Spencer, either. Sure
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