When the Family Ch 8

Chapter 8 She Deserves an Apology

Jean couldn’t care less. She walked straight to her seat without glancing sideways.

Her desk was a single. She was the only one in class without a seatmate.

The moment she sat down, the classroom door suddenly slammed

open.

Everyone’s attention was immediately drawn to it-

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The person who entered was none other than their homeroom teacher, Wendy.

Her eyes were red, her expression defeated. Her gaze swept across the room before settling on Jean.

She hurried toward Jean’s seat, steps unsteady.

Everyone thought Wendy was about to tear into Jean again. Their eyes lit up with interest, faces full of schadenfreude. Jean stayed calm.

She could tell something was off. Wendy looked like a lion who had lost her fight–tail tucked, dragging herself forward in pain.

As Jean wondered whether someone in Wendy’s family had died, or if the woman herself was on her last leg, Wendy stopped in front of her and, without warning, spoke-

“Jean.”

Her voice trembled slightly.

jean sat in her seat, raising her eyes with perfect ease, calmly waiting for Wendy to continue,

Wendy’s shoulders twitched. “I… I want to apologize. I was wrong about you. I shouldn’t have punished you….”

To the students waiting for drama, this was like a bolt from the blue.

What the hell?! Wendy was… apologizing?

It felt like the world had flipped upside down.

Jean, on the other hand, didn’t look surprised.

figured Winston must’ve

that it,

ww

She gave a small smile, lier eyes bright. “If we want fairness and

had been watching and enjoying the show this whole time. Wendy froze

she knew she didn’t have the

you want to

say no anymore

a security

The atmosphere shitted immediately.

look nervous. The

landed in

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ones speaking. Her eyes had a lazy chill to them, and her voice

how cold she looked. Maybe it was how solid her words landed. Either way, everyone fell

looked visibly

end, they pulled the

was a

a boy named Deon

person who had planted the prank

from

had walked into the classroom before Jean arrived and casually placed the paint–filled ball on

stopped him. In fact,

done it, but the rest? They

up immediately, but there wasn’t a hint of remorse in his face. His eyes were filled with arrogance and scorn. “It was just a harmless joke. I’m not

trapped in the middle, stuck between two immovable

her to clean this up before her reassignment, make sure

justice and Deon refused

It was a deadlock

proud of not apologizing?” Jean looked at

hesitation. “Don’t use that tone with me! You’re just some bastard daughter

Everyone believed the rumor.

the illegitimate child of a Stellarford

was using

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