When the Family Ch 10

Chapter 10 Time’s Up for the Mills Family

Il’inston never comes boine, not even during breaks… So now it’s just me and Dominic under this roof

Dominic frowned slightly and said in a calm voice, “You saw Winston today?

It sounded like a question, but his tone made it clear he already knew the answer.

The principal had already reported everything that happened at school.

Jean nodded. “Yeah. He really helped me out today…”

Speaking of Winston–one of the many villains in this messed–up family–his fate in the story was pretty tragic too.

That thought made Jean lower her eyes, her mouth tightening just a little.

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Winston’s a poor guy too… Who would’ve thought the school’s golden boy would one day face dozens of criminal charges and spend the rest of his life behind bars

Clatter.

Dominic’s cutlery dropped onto the table.

Jean snapped out of her thoughts, startled by the sudden noise. She blinked at him. “Dominic, can’t even hold a fork properly? What is this, early onset Parkinson’s?”

Dominic picked the fork back up. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

He responded absently, “I’m fine. Keep eating.”

But his mind was still echoing with what he’d just heard from Jean’s thoughts.

All the brothers had been busy with their own lives, barely coming home, but Winston… he hadn’t come back in a long time, Not even a phone call.

The once–sweet youngest sibling had grown into someone cold and distant, brash and unpredictable.

And now, Jean was saying he’d end up in prison?

A deep look crept into Dominic’s eyes. His fingers curled slowly against the edge of the table.

that thing hadn’t

wouldn’t have changed

wouldn’t have drifted away from

been that

didn’t want to see his youngest brother

The next day

had just stepped into the classroom when she got the news that Wenly

be replaced temporarily by a rotation of

She wasn’t surprised

7:39 PM c

Up

down on

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to make Jean’s ears ache

to see a richly dressed middle–aged woman glaring

“You’re Jean!”

voice was anything but

her gaze without

in her eyes practically spilled over, “I’m Deon’s mother. Come

Deon’s mom?

Jean instantly understood.

Deon lost an argument and called in Mommy? How

this peak mama’s

up. A

had taken a hit yesterday, but the Mills family wasn’t one to mess with. His mom, in particular, was infamous for being

She ran her mouth yesterday, but now she was going to pay

got your

that Jean hadn’t said anything, Deon’s mother lified

lot to say yesterday. What, nothing

as ever. “Ma’am, didn’t you say we should talk outside? Let’s go. No need to disturb

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that, she

Deon was already waiting outside in the hallway, standing tall like a smug little

the classroom, students crowded

room

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