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

startled, then

She wanted to seem sweet, polite, easy to

she stretched her lips into a cheerful, well-behaved

not picky

of that bloody steak and shoved

“Really… it’s not bad…”

brain was screaming something totally

I’m acting. This is all a

stayed quiet for a second, then said

don’t want to

stiff, no-nonsense delivery made it

Jean’s eyes widened.

Inside, she was panicking.

just snapped at

tightened at the

fine. Her eyes went wide, and she looked Dominic dead in the

super mean

“I wasn’t.”

Always-Icy actually did something rare—he softened his tone a little, kept his voice calm, and said it

Jean wasn’t buying it.

were. You looked

pulled a mock-serious face,

want to

Dominic looked down.

outburst

he

said a word

call close. If anything, they were strangers with

he heard her thoughts—something shifted. Jean didn’t feel like a blurry figure in the

She felt real.

about

off the second he saw Dominic and Jean having dinner together. A quick flicker of surprise crossed his

not something that happened

and gave a slight nod, signaling him to keep

her cheek against her

assistant? Why does he look kinda…

was thinking. He gave the Ginger family’s young lady a

just called. He asked if you’re free tomorrow afternoon. His sister, Ms. Selena is back in town. Mr. Thomas mentioned a few times that he wants to introduce

Jean’s brows pinched together.

in the Selena Lawson? The one who’s supposedly the most beautiful woman in Blairford? That’s not just any pretty face.

just like that, his attention

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