CHAPTER 226
Author: R. AUSTINNITE
last update2025-04-11 22:52:02

Max regretted mentioning his brother the moment Neil asked that question. He hadn’t even adequately told his new friends that Tedmond was his brother. He’d only dropped subtle hints, letting them piece it together themselves. It wasn’t like he was proud of the connection.

He hated the fact that he and Tedmond shared the same blood. He’d even taken multiple DNA tests, hoping—praying—that the results would prove otherwise. But the papers always said the same thing:

They were related.

‘I didn’t want to tell Alicia about Tedmond,’ he thought, sneaking a glance at Neil. ’It would’ve been better if she found out on her own, in her own time.’

Neil raised an eyebrow, watching Max spiral into silence over a simple question. “What’s with the sudden mood drop? Did I say something wrong?”

Max blinked, snapping out of his thoughts. “No, you’re good. It’s just... complicated.”

Neil leaned back, folding his arms. “Complicated how? I just said you never told me you had a brother. I was curious about
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