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.

not just anyone,

who had already been suspicious, the one who

spent so much time trying to divert his attention,

Arthur had

was the worst

too much as well, and he wasn’t the type to let

and Carl, reading the tension in the

clenched his fists, his mind racing for a way to shut this down before it spiraled

he turned and walked

no point in

this conversation started, the game

behind him, Arthur and

the first to

“What just happened?

let

if they really

got riddles, cryptic nonsense,

“He’s hiding something, Arthur.

it is, it’s big.” Arthur’s eyes darkened with

out

again, as he said, it’s not our business, is it?” His voice dripped with sarcasm before he turned on his heel and left, leaving Arthur alone in the room, lost

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

hiding something about

there was something to hide, it meant there was more

as he

more, and he could hardly wait to gather the

determination as he strode back

not a single

arrived,

the tension in the air thick with

competing now, following the battles of the minor kingdoms, who had fought for the chance to prove

with anticipation as the

choosing to go against Gigangum, the kingdom notorious for its sheer strength and unyielding warriors Many had expected

as warriors from all

isn’t just

It’s Haran against Gigangum.

war giants!” One of the excited guards from

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