FORTY-THREE | A Secret Not What Knowing

GILBERT

When my mom sent someone to me, I knew Kate must have reported the incident to her. I left my room and headed to her place, not after I sent for Arden too. Since he was there when everything happened, he should be able to defend me.

"Ask him to meet me in the hallway to the meeting hall," I told the guard I sent.

Arden did not turn up early as I had expected so I had to wait for him.

"Why would you ask me to join you?" he asked when he met me in the hallway. "Is there a..."

"So you can speak to my mother" I replied.

He furrowed his brows. "We are going to your mom's place?"

"Where do you think we are going?"

"You asked me to meet you in the hallway to the meeting hall. What do you expect me to think?"

I scoffed. "Are we supposed to have any meeting today?"

"No, and that is why I was surprised when you sent for me"

"Why would you think it's a meeting when we are not supposed to have one"

"I thought it could be an emergency meeting"

"For what if I may ask? Is there any issue tha