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.

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

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she didn’t have water in

mouth or she would’ve spit it all

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

guess Dominic had shown up to stand

Butan that method

ran fast. Watching it go down in person

gone to Stellarford Academy for jean,

girl had bolted before he could even speak to her,

7.39 PM c

11 Don’t Expect Anything

school basketball

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

took a long, effortless swig, wild and elegant

of water slid down the corner of his mouth

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landing lightly on Winston’s shoulder. He gave a

reply. He just kept drinking his water

he gave a faint

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

was his

known Winston

for years.

only found out about the sister

treated family like strangers–cold,

talked to them. And

brothers. But this

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

cold gaze flickered

around the water bottle, crushing it in his hand until it warped and

shut

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

didn’t

wasn’t even looking at him. His focus 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

met

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