Chapter 183: Talking Too Much Chapter 183: Talking Too Much “What exactly is going on?

What do I not know about her?” His voice was low but firm, pressing for answers.

“I found out that she was adopted into your family at six, no thanks to you.

And she’s been with you guys for ten years now.

She just turned sixteen.

So what else is there?

What are you hiding?” Carl took a step closer, his presence imposing.

“I’ve always known you were keeping something from me.

From the very first day, I noticed how you treat her differently from your other siblings.

I know you love your family, that you put them first, but this, this is different.

And the suspicions around her including her appearance made it worse.

Looks like I was right all along.” He folded his arms, eyes narrowing.

“So tell me, Somto.

What are you hiding?” Somto’s jaw tightened.

“None of your business,” he snapped, turning on his heels to leave.

As he swung the door open, he nearly collided with Arthur, who was standing right outside, his hands poised mid air as if he was about to knock.

Somto “!!!” Arthur’s expression was unreadable, but the slight furrow in his brow showed he had heard enough to be concerned.

“I was looking for you two,” he said, his gaze shifting between them.

“Then I heard voices and followed the sound.” Somto’s irritation flared.

The last thing he needed was another person sticking their nose into this.

Great.

Now someone else knew.

anyone,

already been suspicious, the one

his

Arthur had

was the

had heard too much as well, and he

flicked between Somto and Carl, reading the tension in the

his mind racing for a way to shut this down before it

he turned

no point

started, the game was

door shut behind him, Arthur and

was the first to break the

“What just happened?

he say those things?” Carl let out a

ask if they really

of a straight answer, I got riddles, cryptic nonsense, and more questions than

“He’s hiding something, Arthur.

it’s big.” Arthur’s eyes darkened

let out a dry

as he said, it’s not our business, is it?” His voice dripped with sarcasm before he

the events unfolding around him, the more certain he became, he was on

was definitely hiding something about his

was something to hide, it meant there was

as he

few days would reveal more, and he could hardly

with determination as he strode back toward

a single clue from either Nnenna

he arrived, the match had

had taken their positions, the

battles of the minor kingdoms, who had fought for the

buzzed with anticipation as the

for its sheer strength and unyielding warriors Many had expected them to avoid

filled with restless murmurs as warriors from all the major

just any

It’s Haran against Gigangum.

battle of two war giants!” One of the excited guards from

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