Chapter 405: My Mother Didn’t Remarry

Arthur was so startled that he nearly dropped his fork. "My... my neighbor's sister!"

Liam placed the dish on the table and then sat down across from him.

"Arthur, children shouldn't lie."

"I'm not lying..."

"You have a sister. Your mother had two children." Liam's words were firm and definitive, not a question but a statement.

The key point wasn't just what he said; it was the panic he saw in Arthur's eyes after he said it.

This confirmed that he was right, even though he had used a small trick to get the information.

"I don't want to eat anymore!" Arthur felt like he couldn't hide anything in front of Liam and wanted to leave.

Liam quickly grabbed his wrist.

"You need to eat dinner. No leaving."

"You want to bully me! I'll cry!"

Liam shrugged. "Go ahead and cry if you want. No one else is around Easter Bay to hear you."

Arthur knew that, of course. On his first day here, he'd scanned for electronic devices nearby. The few he found proved how empty the area was.

Liam added a few piece