Chapter 182: A Slip of Tongue Chapter 182: A Slip of Tongue “And the worst part?

My other big brother, my own family, was the one who set this whole thing up.” Her chest tightened as anger, betrayal, and humiliation swirled inside her.

Carl wanted to explain, but looking at her now, he knew, no words would fix this, at least for now.

“What does he want?

To disgrace me?

To find something, anything, he can twist against me?

So they can finally achieve their goal of kicking me out of the family?” Nnenna spat out her suspicions, her voice trembling with rage.

Carl’s stomach twisted.

Kick her out of the family?

She scoffed bitterly.

“You know what?

It doesn’t even matter.” She turned on her heel and stormed off, not sparing him another glance.

Carl stood frozen, watching her retreating back, stunned.

Kick her out of the family?

His mind reeled.

What was really happening inside this Lionara royal family?

That one sentence echoed louder than anything else she had said.

It lit a fire in his chest.

He had eventually found out himself that she was adopted.

It all finally made sense.

Her beauty, her long hair and her other features were not the same with the rest of her family.

If they truly planned to cast her aside… even though she was adopted, even though she wasn’t blood… Did that really mean she wasn’t family?

His jaw clenched.

they were truly planning to abandon her, then he wouldn’t

an act of the heavens for her to be welcomed

would find a way to make it

always wanted a

clear from the way they spoke, the way they sighed wistfully whenever they saw noble families with both sons

after they were gone, that

a sister, someone to protect, to share moments

looking at Nnenna, he realized he wouldn’t mind taking her with

had grown on him, this stubborn, brilliant

was not the

he recalled the events looming

he had to

her living situation

time was right, he

her like

wave of frustration surged

part of the problem, then why had he stayed

he let Nnenna live under this cloud of uncertainty for so

state, ten years of doubt, of questioning

tightening, he immediately set

deep in conversation with a

he grabbed Somto by the arm and pulled him away without a word, his grip firm with

they entered the private room, he did not waste

you do not want Nnenna in your family?” His voice was sharp, cutting

slightly, caught

are you talking

She’s my adopted sister.

took her in, why wouldn’t we want her in our family?” Carl folded

I was thinking

Then explain the mistreatment.

sidelined from

supposed to participate, and

for this

sit out, and I highly doubt that was her

today, it’s clear that she feels like an outsider

have you been doing that makes her

to do?” He leaned in slightly,

just appear out

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