When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

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?”

Jean right out of her

then quickly shook her

to seem sweet, polite, easy to

stretched her lips into a cheerful, well-behaved

picky at all,

steak and shoved it

“Really… it’s not bad…”

her brain was

butt. I’m acting.

stayed quiet for a second, then said

don’t want to eat it,

his stiff, no-nonsense delivery made it sound like a direct

Jean’s eyes widened.

Inside, she was panicking.

He just snapped

mouth tightened

about to pretend everything was fine. Her eyes

super

“I wasn’t.”

softened his tone a little, kept his voice calm, and said

Jean wasn’t buying it.

were. You looked right at me

her cheeks and pulled

want to

Dominic looked down.

little outburst didn’t

truth was, he and Jean

hardly ever said a

would call close. If

of that strange moment when he heard her thoughts—something shifted. Jean didn’t

She felt real.

Dominic, about

the dining room but trailed off the second he saw Dominic and Jean having

was clearly not something that happened often.

to him and gave a slight nod, signaling him

cheek against her palm, casually

does

Ginger family’s young lady a courteous smile, then shifted his focus back to his

called. He asked if you’re free tomorrow afternoon. His sister, Ms. Selena is back in town.

Jean’s brows pinched together.

in Blairford? That’s not just any pretty face. That’s

just like that, his attention shifted completely from