When the Family Ch 2
Chapter 2 The Tragedy Behind the Perfect Brother
Dominc’s face didn’t give anything away. He just looked at her, with eyes that seemed to shift and darken like deep water.
Then Dominic said absolutely nothing.
Cool as ever, he glanced away like the moment never happened and turned toward the stairs.
Jean stared at his retreating back, her thoughts going wild.
Seriously? That’s it? He’s just gonna walk off? I thought for sure he was gearing up to say something else…
Dominic stopped mid-step.
And then—
Jean blinked as he doubled back out of nowhere. Same calm, quiet voice. Same distant tone.
“Do you… want to eat dinner with me?”
……
In the big, stylish dining room, Jean found herself sitting face-to-face with Dominic.
He ate like he was in a commercial. Totally silent, perfectly poised, his lips barely moved, and not a single sound came from his utensils.
Jean glanced down at her plate.
Broccoli. Corn. Salad. And a rare steak that was still bleeding.
This must be what rich people think healthy looks like…
She screamed inside.
This dinner is straight-up punishment!
Dominic’s fingers holding the utensils slowed for just a beat.
Jean kept slicing into her steak while her mind wandered off.
Buffalo wings. Chili dogs. Loaded nachos. That’s real food. Who wants to gnaw on a half-raw steak when you could be tearing into something crispy and greasy… melt some cheese, add a little jalapeño and hot sauce… mm, now that’s flavor…
Across the table, Dominic suddenly set down his fork and knife. His face stayed unreadable.
“You’re not into this kind of meal?”
yanked Jean right out of her food
then
She wanted to seem sweet,
lips into a cheerful, well-behaved
picky at
steak and shoved it in her mouth,
“Really… it’s not bad…”
brain was
my butt. I’m acting. This is all a
quiet for a
don’t want to eat
was trying to be considerate, but his stiff, no-nonsense delivery made it sound like a
Jean’s eyes widened.
Inside, she was panicking.
just snapped
mouth tightened
Her eyes went wide, and
you were super
“I wasn’t.”
actually did something rare—he softened his tone a little, kept his voice calm, and said it like he
Jean wasn’t buying it.
were. You looked right
her cheeks and pulled a mock-serious face, copying his cold
want to
Dominic looked down.
little outburst didn’t annoy
truth was, he and Jean barely
ever said a word
call close. If
thoughts—something shifted. Jean didn’t feel like a blurry figure in
She felt real.
Dominic, about
he saw Dominic and Jean having dinner together. A
something that happened
him and gave a slight nod, signaling
cheek against her palm,
Dominic’s assistant? Why does he look
no idea what she was thinking. He gave the Ginger family’s young
town. Mr.
Jean’s brows pinched together.
supposedly the most beautiful woman in Blairford? That’s not just any
that, his attention shifted
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