"O-okay," said Lizzie. "Tell me what happened, then."
Darcy breathed deeply, then began speaking. "George and I grew up together. My father thought very well of him, and promised to pay for George to go to college. However...after my father died, George asked for the money that had been set aside for the college. I offered to pay the tuition myself, but George insisted, and I gave him the money, which he spent in less than a year."
Darcy paused, and Lizzie stared at him in shock. Could this be true?
"George came back to me and asked me for more money, which I didn't give to him. He then decided to tell people that I had wronged him, and denied him what was rightfully his, as he told you."
"So George lied."
"Yes."
"How do I know you're even telling the truth?"
"Because there's more to the story than what I just told you." Darcy paused, then started speaking again. "I have a little sister named Gigi, and last summer, she started dating George. He was only with her for the money, as he showed by leaving her when I gave him a choice between her and a check. He broke her heart, Lizzie, just for money and getting revenge on me."
Lizzie turned away from Darcy's intense gaze, her thoughts swirling in her head. She didn't want to believe him, but the fact that he was sharing such personal information with her
made her inclined to believe he was telling the truth.
"Well, thank you, Darcy," she finally said.