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.

mimic Dominic’s tone and posture, “Winter’s coming. Looks like it’s time for the

“PAL”

was lucky she didn’t have

or she would’ve spit it all over the

novel line? The legendary

guess Dominic had shown up to stand

Butan that method

in person might’ve been too much secondhand embarrassinent

to Stellarford

had bolted before he could even speak to her,

7.39 PM c

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school

boys lounged around the edge of the court. Winston sat alone on the far end of

took a

his mouth

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Rylan walked over with his own bottle, hand landing lightly on Winston’s shoulder. He gave a half–smile.

kept drinking his water in

he finished, he

how that girl had clung to Winston yesterday, anyone

she was his

had known Winston

for years.

only found out about

treated family like strangers–cold, distant, even

avoided them. Never talked to them. And he

Winston’s four famous older brothers. But this

you hated your whole family.

cold gaze

crushing it in his hand until it warped

immediately shut

now, Winston was bristling like

he didn’t really get

even looking at him. His focus was

Rylan followed his gaze-

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

met

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