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

found herself thinking

strange secrets

group, the perfectly polished but oddly charged

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

7:39 PM c

9 Her Brother Made

+8 Pearls

After school.

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

the moment she

saw Dominic’s tall figure

“Dominic?”

blinked in surprise. You’re

n was

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

“I got a call

from the

so I left early,” Dominic said, eyes fixed steadily on his little

There was pressure in the crease between his brows, a cold edge in his voice, and something darker lurking

tell me anything about what’s going

left his mouth, Dominic seemed

the right

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

feel like opening up to him,

weight of that truth

Jean scrunched her mouth.→

he’s still head over heels for

in thought, Dominic suddenly reached out and grabbed her

face cracked slightly. He looked almost

what kind of nonsense his sister’s brain was churning

hadn’t even met

ended up involved with

he had to fall in love with

spotted the steaming hot pot bubbling in the middle of

mind or something? How did he know I was

slightly and

he could hear what she was

two of them sat facing

a handled of beef slices and dumped them in–but she used

Brother Made Hot

Her hand trembled, and her fork almost slipped from her

look. He wants to throw me into the

in the middle of wiping himself

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