When the Family Ch 9

Chapter 9 Her Brother Made Hot Pot

Not very peaceful!

Jean wasn’t sure what Sofia meant by that. But the girl continued, “Whatever you do, don’t go near the art building. Lacey and Deon both got into something dangerous over there.”

Lacey and Deon?

Weren’t those the two who bullied her today?

That was great news!

Whoever was lurking in the art building doing the Lord’s work deserved a medal.

Jean’s face–relaxed, her expression casual. “Really…? What kind of danger?”

“It happened last month,” Sofia explained, her brows still tightly furrowed. “School hadn’t started yet. The two of them came to campus with a few others to hang out and something happened in the art building. The school covered it up, so not many people know.”

“Then how do you know?” Jean asked.

Sofia sighed, clearly reluctant. “My uncle works as a security guard here.”

Sofia came from an ordinary background. She got into Stellarford Academy entirely on the strength of her grades–though her uncle being on staff didn’t hurt.

Her uncle was a talker. Always rambling about school gossip and rumors.

He’d let this one slip by accident.

It wasn’t like she wanted to know, okay?

“You’re not afraid I’ll spread it around?” Jean raised an eyebrow.

Sofia just shrugged. “There’s no such thing as a real secret. Everything comes out eventually. Sooner or later. But you’re the only person I’ve told.”

Jean’s eyes lit up, clearly intrigued. “Then tell me–what exactly happened to Lacey and Deon in the art building?”

Sofia shook her head. “I don’t know… my uncle wouldn’t tell me.”

In fact, he’d been tight–lipped about the whole thing. He hadn’t shared a single detail.

All he’d said was-

It was creepy. He didn’t want her having nightmares, so he left it at that.

But today, both Lacey and Deon had shown up to school like nothing had happened. They looked totally normal. No weird behavior, no aftereßects,

really that serious? Sohan

help but doubt

found herself thinking

secrets were hiding

the perfectly

was supposed to be in a feel–good, badass female

7:39 PM c

Her Brother Made Hot

+8 Pearls

After school.

backpack in hand, hustled

the

saw Dominic’s tall figure

“Dominic?”

blinked in surprise.

n was

left before dawn and came back after dark. Seeing him home while the sun was still up was enough to throw

“I got a call

from the

said, eyes fixed

between his brows, a cold edge in his voice, and something

anything about what’s going

soon as the words left his mouth, Dominic seemed to realize something. His

really have the right to say

ignored her for so long. Never

opening up to him, it

weight of that truth made his

Jean scrunched her mouth.→

head over heels for that Lawson family princess. I’m just a random little sister he happened to pick up along

in thought, Dominic suddenly reached out

usually cold and stoic face cracked

had no idea what kind of nonsense his sister’s brain was

hadn’t even met Selena

up involved with her in the

mean he had to fall in love with

hot pot bubbling in the middle of the table, surrounded by plates and

or something? How did he know I was craving

his head slightly and gave

could hear what

of them sat facing each

a handled of beef slices and dumped them in–but

Her Brother Made Hot

a beat. Her hand trembled, and her fork almost slipped from her

look. He wants to throw me

the middle of wiping

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