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!”

cry. No one else lives near the Bay Residence

was well aware because on his first day here, he’d scanned for electronic devices

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

actually hungry, especially after getting a taste of the food, which had whetted his appetite.

was still wary. “Then you can’t ask me

out of the blue, “Did your mom remarry and have another daughter after

slip–up too late.

I won’t ask any more questions today

just

It was you who spoke. Now I’m

he couldn’t rush these things. There would be plenty of time

a big win. He now knew he probably had not only a son but also a

it likely wasn’t a lie. So, the sister Langston

Twins, perhaps?

be that he’d accidentally done it with

Dorothy

a call from the Lopez

Corpamtion, and your employment contract has

How could Lane sell the company to Everett? “I need to verify this.”

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