Chapter 182

“How do you know Carver Mayfield?”

Elias feels his heart relocate itself somewhere in the vicinity of his windpipe.

For a fraction of a second, a cold streak of panic flares through his mind as he wonders how the hell David even knows that name. Then he remembers they met in the hospital three weeks ago when he’d introduced Carver to David as his uncle Thomas.

How the hell did David find out his real name?

Elias swallows the dryness in his throat, forcing his posture to remain perfectly still, ensuring not a single muscle in his face betrays the absolute chaos tearing through his thoughts.

“Like I told you at the hospital, sir,” Elias keeps his voice still, “he’s my uncle. My mother’s older brother.”

David raises one eyebrow. Just one, keeping his gaze locked on Eli's but says nothing.

“I know I introduced him as Thomas,” he says quickly. “But he has a lot of outstanding debts with the wrong kind of people in the city, so he uses an alias