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

“PAL”

didn’t have water

mouth or she would’ve spit

line?

guess Dominic had shown

Butan that method

it go down in person might’ve been too much secondhand

Stellarford Academy for

bolted before he could even

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Expect

high school

the court. Winston sat alone on the far end of

water and took

his mouth like dew clinging

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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 really

kept drinking

finished, he gave a faint

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

she was

known

for years.

only found out about the sister

family like strangers–cold,

talked to them.

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

hold back, “I thought you hated your whole family. Yesterday, you really didn’t act like it… Is she

gaze flickered

the water bottle, crushing it in his hand until it

immediately shut

signs–and right now, Winston

didn’t

looking at him. His focus was locked on the

Rylan followed his gaze-

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

eyes met across the

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