Chapter 405

Langston nearly dropped his fork in shock. “1… It’s my neighbor’s sister!”

Everett placed the dishes on the table and sat down in front of him.

“Langston, it’s not good for kids to lie all the time.”

“I’m not lying.”

“You have a sister. Your mom had two kids.” Everett’s words weren’t a question. They were a statement – a statement of certainty.

But that wasn’t the point. The real issue was the panic visible in Langston’s eyes after Everett spoke.

That meant Everett had hit the nail on the head. Even if it took a little cunning to draw it out

“I’m not hungry anymore!” Langston felt like everything was laid bare before Everett, and it was better to just avoid the topic altogether. He tried to put down his fork and leave.

But Everett grabbed Langston’s wrist before he could pull away.

“You need to finish your dinner. Before that, you’re not going anywhere.”

“You’re trying to bully me! I’ll start crying, just you watch!”

shrugged. “Go ahead and cry. No one else lives near

day here, he’d scanned for electronic devices nearby and found very

onto Langston’s plate and ordered, “Eat up.”

taste of the

was still wary. “Then you can’t ask me any more questions! I won’t tell you

blue, “Did your mom remarry

slip–up too late. “I’m done eating. I’m

promise I won’t ask

just said you…”

spoke. Now I’m promising not to ask

things. There would be plenty of time

probably had not

had blurted out that Dorothy hadn’t remarried, it likely wasn’t a lie. So,

Twins, perhaps?

couldn’t be that he’d accidentally done

to report to the Lopez Corporation?” Dorothy was flabbergasted when she got the call from

own business, receive a call from the Lopez Corporation’s HR department?

now part of the Lopez Corpamtion, and your employment

impossible!” How could Lane sell the company to Everett? “I need to verify

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