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 water

or she would’ve spit it all

line?

Dominic had shown up to stand up for

Butan that method

ran fast. Watching it go down in person

had gone to Stellarford Academy for

had bolted before he could even speak to her,

7.39 PM c

11 Don’t Expect Anything

high school basketball

the court. Winston sat alone on the far end

water and took a

corner of his mouth like dew clinging to a

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Winston’s shoulder. He gave a half–smile. “That little girl yesterday,

kept drinking his water

he

girl had clung to Winston yesterday, anyone else would’ve been shut down hard. But

she was his

had known

for years.

out about the

Winston treated family like strangers–cold, distant, even

avoided them. Never talked to them. And he

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

unable to hold back, “I thought you hated your whole

gaze flickered

tightened around the water bottle, crushing it in his hand until

immediately shut his

known Winston long enough to read the signs–and right now, Winston was bristling

didn’t

was locked on the far side of the basketball

Rylan followed his gaze-

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

eyes met across

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