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

“PAL”

was lucky she didn’t have

mouth or she would’ve spit it all over the

CEO novel line? The legendary “Winter

shown up to

Butan that method

she ran fast. Watching it go down in person

gone to Stellarford Academy for jean,

had bolted before he could even speak to her,

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11 Don’t Expect Anything

high school

court. Winston sat alone on

water and took a long,

slid down the corner of his mouth like dew clinging to

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

didn’t reply. He just kept drinking his water in

finished, he gave a faint

didn’t flip out…” Rylan looked thoughtful. With how that girl had clung to Winston yesterday, anyone else would’ve been shut down hard.

was his

known Winston

for years.

out about the sister

family like strangers–cold, distant,

avoided them. Never talked to them. And he never mentioned them

Winston’s four famous older brothers. But this sister? You’d never know she

hold back, “I thought you hated your whole

gaze flickered

fingers tightened around the water bottle, crushing it in his

shut

read the signs–and right now, Winston was bristling like a

didn’t really

His focus was locked

Rylan followed his gaze-

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

eyes met across

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