Chapter 1293:

“Jasper, are you good at school?” Nina asked, launching her signature tactic like a practiced diplomat.

Jasper hesitated before replying coolly, “I do okay.”

“Can you help me with my homework, then?” Nina asked with a straight face, throwing her own brother under the proverbial bus. “Jesse gave me some assignments, but there are parts I just can’t figure out. And I don’t dare ask him. He’s a little scary.”

Jasper thought for a second before responding. “He looks nice.”

“That’s because he’s nice in front of others. When it’s just the two of us, he’s frightening,” Nina replied without the faintest worry of being caught. “Every time I ask a question, he calls me silly.”

Jasper instinctively glanced toward Jerome.

Jerome remained silent. Ever since Jasper arrived, Nina had been paying less and less attention to him.

help me with my homework?” Nina asked again, determined to

didn’t thaw, but he

Nina cheered, nearly

Jerome to the study on

inside, Jesse was already seated with a

a twinge of guilt but pushed through. She pulled a worksheet from her drawer and held it out.


looked at the paper

also leaned in,

our level,” Jasper said, quickly recognizing the

Nina admitted, glancing anxiously at Jesse, her little heart skipping a

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one more look at the page, then

to lies, Jesse didn’t tolerate them

one only brushed against him, he let it slide—for now.

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