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.

thing hadn’t

Winston wouldn’t have changed

from the

been that close

want to see his youngest

The next day

classroom when she got the news that Wenly

replaced

She wasn’t surprised

7:39 PM c

Time’s Up for the Mills

on her

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to make Jean’s

woman glaring down

“You’re Jean!”

was

her gaze without

her eyes practically spilled over, “I’m Deon’s mother. Come with me. I have

Deon’s mom?

Jean instantly understood.

and called

peak mama’s boy

up. A

taken a hit yesterday, but the Mills family wasn’t one to mess

She ran her mouth yesterday, but

cat got

anything, Deon’s mother lified her chin and

sure had a lot to say yesterday. What, nothing left

we

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that, she walked

behind, and Deon was already waiting outside in the hallway,

the classroom, students crowded around the windows

weren’t technically in the room anymore, it still felt

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