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

hår a lot of strange secrets were hiding just beneath the

of God group, the perfectly polished but oddly charged

a feel–good, badass

7:39 PM c

Brother

+8 Pearls

After school.

usual spot. Jean, backpack in hand, hustled

home, the

Dominic’s tall figure standing in

“Dominic?”

surprise.

n was

after dark. Seeing him home

“I got a call

from the

Dominic said, eyes fixed

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

me anything about what’s

left his mouth, Dominic seemed to

didn’t really have the right to

all, he’d ignored her for so long. Never showed interest.

opening up to him, it

truth made

Jean scrunched her mouth.→

he actually cares. I’m so touched… but let’s be real, he’s still head over heels

she was deep in thought, Dominic suddenly reached out

and stoic face

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

even met Selena

ended up involved with

that mean he had to

dining room, and she immediately spotted the steaming hot pot bubbling in the middle of the table, surrounded

read my mind or something? How did he know I was craving

head slightly and gave her a

could

two of them sat facing each

beef slices and dumped them in–but she used too

Brother

hand trembled, and her fork almost slipped

That look. He wants to throw me into the

froze in the middle

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