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.

and posture, “Winter’s coming. Looks like it’s time for

“PAL”

she didn’t

would’ve spit it all

classic CEO novel line? The legendary “Winter has come.

had shown

Butan that method

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

gone to Stellarford Academy for

bolted before he could even speak

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school

of the court. Winston sat alone on the far end of a

a bottle of cold water and took a long, effortless swig,

water slid down the corner of his

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

didn’t reply. He just kept drinking his water

finished, he gave a faint

thoughtful. With how that girl had clung to Winston

she was his

had known Winston

for years.

only found out

all, Winston treated family like strangers–cold, distant,

them. And he never mentioned

this sister? You’d never know she existed unless someone told

tilted his head, unable to hold back, “I thought you hated your whole family. Yesterday, you really didn’t act like

cold gaze

fingers tightened around the water bottle, crushing it in

immediately shut

right now, Winston was bristling like a

he didn’t really get

him. His focus was locked

Rylan followed his gaze-

a tall man in a suit standing there. Cold, imposing, with

eyes met across the

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