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,

suspicious, the one who had been

had spent so much time trying to divert his attention, making

Arthur had

that was the

as well, and he wasn’t

eyes flicked between Somto and Carl, reading the tension in the

his mind racing for a way to

another word, he turned

no

moment this conversation started, the game was

him, Arthur and Carl exchanged

the first to break the

“What just happened?

Carl let out a slow breath, his expression

to ask if they really don’t want Nnenna in their

a straight answer, I got riddles, cryptic nonsense, and more questions than before.” His lips curled

“He’s hiding something, Arthur.

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

out a dry

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 in deep

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

definitely hiding something about his so called

there was something to hide, it meant there was more

as he had

he could hardly wait to gather the pieces before deciding

he strode

to miss anything, not a single clue

the time he arrived, the

had taken their positions, the tension in the air

now, following the battles of the minor kingdoms, who had fought for

buzzed with anticipation as the competitors

go against Gigangum, the kingdom notorious for its sheer strength and unyielding warriors Many had expected them to avoid such a formidable opponent like the others, but Haran had

as warriors from all the

just any

It’s Haran against Gigangum.

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

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