When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

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

but doubt

found herself

lot of strange secrets were hiding just

the perfectly polished but oddly charged atmosphere of

in a feel–good, badass female lead

7:39 PM c

Her Brother

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After school.

usual spot. Jean, backpack in hand, hustled to the curb and climbed

got home, the moment

Dominic’s tall figure standing

“Dominic?”

blinked in surprise.

n was

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

“I got a call

from the

left early,” Dominic said,

between his brows, a

me anything about what’s

Dominic seemed to realize something. His

have the

he’d ignored her for so long. Never

didn’t feel like opening up to him, it was perfectly

of that truth

Jean scrunched her mouth.→

actually cares. I’m so touched… but let’s be real, he’s still head over heels for that Lawson family princess. I’m just a

she was deep in thought, Dominic

cold and stoic face

what kind of nonsense his sister’s

hadn’t even met

if–like Jean claimed–he ended up involved with her in the

had to fall in love

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

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

turned his head slightly and

could hear what she was

of them sat facing each

She grabbed a handled of beef slices and

9 Her Brother

hand trembled, and her fork

wants to throw me into

froze in the middle of wiping