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.

truly planning to abandon her, then he wouldn’t mind accepting

the heavens for her to

find a way

parents had always wanted

had been clear from the way they spoke, the way they sighed wistfully whenever

were gone, that longing

for a sister, someone to protect, to share moments

Nnenna, he realized he wouldn’t mind taking

on him, this stubborn, brilliant girl who had fought against

was not

as he recalled the events looming in the

had to

would ensure her

when the time was right,

like an outsider, then he

of frustration surged

problem, then why had

live under this

state, ten years of doubt, of questioning

immediately set

in conversation with

pulled him away without a word, his grip firm

the private room, he did not waste a

in your family?”

eyes widened slightly, caught off guard

you talking

She’s my adopted sister.

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

I was

Then explain the mistreatment.

was she sidelined from the archery

supposed to participate, and you knew

training for this

sit out, and I highly doubt

it’s clear that she feels like an outsider

you been doing that makes her

have you failed to do?” He leaned

just appear out

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