When the Family Ch 11

Chapter 11 Don’t Expect Anything From Me

Jean ran straight into the bathroom.

Don’t ask her why she didn’t go back to class. She just happened to need to pee, okay?

By the time she returned to the classroom, the atmosphere had clearly shifted.

Deon’s seat was empty–he wasn’t there.

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And the rest of the class had lost their gossip–loving energy. Everyone sat with serious faces, quietly focused on their own

tasks.

What the heck was going on?

Jean

sat down, puzzled, when the back of her shoulder got poked with a pen again.

turned around-

Sofia had leaned in. The girl might be a top student, but she was just as into gossip. She lowered her voice, speaking like she was sharing state secrets. “Guess who just showed up?”

“Who? Some celebrity filming a variety show at our school““Jean guessed wildly. With the way Sofia was actin someone huge.

Sofia:…

it had to be

“It was Dominic She enunciated each word clearly. “You know, the Ginger family, The most powerful name in Blairford

Dominic?

Jean blinked in surprise.

Her lovely discounted older brother, what was he doing at school?

“Deon and his mom got the shock of their lives.” Sofia spoke like was just another Tuesday, clearly unmoved by Deon’s humiliation. Then her expression shifted, and she added with a hint of lingering fear, “Dominic is seriously scary. Do you know what he said?”

“What?” Jean asked flatly.

“Winter’s coming. Looks like it’s time for the Mills family to

“PAL”

didn’t have

mouth or she would’ve spit it all

classic CEO novel line? The legendary “Winter has

shown up to stand up for

Butan that method

she ran fast. Watching it go down in person might’ve been too much

to Stellarford Academy

he could even speak

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11 Don’t Expect

school

lounged around the edge of the court. Winston sat alone

a bottle of cold water and took a long,

the corner of his mouth like dew

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with his own bottle, hand landing lightly on Winston’s shoulder. He gave a half–smile. “That little girl yesterday, she’s

kept drinking his

he gave a

With how that girl had clung to Winston yesterday, anyone else would’ve been shut down hard. But Winston let it

was

known

for years.

out

family

Never talked to them. And he never mentioned them

brothers. But this sister? You’d

tilted his head, unable to hold back, “I thought you hated your

gaze

it

immediately shut

known Winston long enough to read the signs–and right now, Winston was bristling like a hedgehog, all prickles and

he didn’t really

even looking at him. His focus was locked

Rylan followed his gaze-

suit standing there. Cold, imposing, with the same sharp features as

met across

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