When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

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Chapter 12 The Unlucky Fool Turned Out to Be Me

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Jean suddenly sneezed in the middle of class.

She rubbed her nose.

Who the hell was talking trash about her?!

“Everyone, I’ve got something to announce”

Lacey stepped up to the podiuin, wearing her usual pleasant smile. Her gaze swept across the classroom. “As you all know, the finals for the Hope Cup are coming up. We’ve been preparing for a long time, but right now…. we’re short on people.”

Lacey was the class arts rep, and the full name of the Hope Cup was-

The Hope Cup National Youth Drama Competition.

It was a major event on the national level. Winning a priz but also a big bonus for college applications,

a prize in the Hope Cup meant not just hefty rewards from the school,

Because of that, nearly every student was eager to join. Tons signed up, hoping to get on stage.

Of course, the competition was brutal. After several intense rounds, most had already been eliminated. But somehow, Lacey had led her class all the way to the finals.

They’d been preparing for their performance for weeks.

“Short on people? Like backstage help: Or do you mean performers?” someone asked right away.

Lacey smiled gently. “We’re short one actor for the stage play.”

That got everyone’s attention. The classroom stirred with excitement.

This was a huge opportunity. If they got lucky and filled that one spot, they’d get to perform in the finals–maybe even snag a prize. And that meant sharing in the glory.

Jean yawned.

The Hope Cup! This wasn’t even a major plotline in the book.

What was the point of transmigrating into a novel if the plot kept tossing her into uncharted territory?

“Lacey, you know I’ve got great stage presence. Want me to take the role?”

Someone raised their hand, volunteering right away.

The others weren’t about to sit back and lose the chance. The room turned chaotic.

“Wait, that actually sounds fun! I want in too!”

“Larry, pick met I’ll play anything. I won’t hold you back.”

trying to hold something back. Then she said seriously, “We need someone

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Unlucky Fool Turned Out to

all, she was twenty–nine years old

those were things she might’ve cared

prop tree? Does someone really need

xact it on

play a tree? That’s

back what I said

trees. I’m allergic

same. Lacey, you

student asked

everyone realized the “final missing role” was a literal tree, their enthusiasm dried

to win the Hope Cup. But they

a tree?

seemed to have expected

glint flickered briefly in her

wasn’t a tree, would I

it,

pleasant. “Well, since

that

even necessary?”

why does it have to be played by a

drawing lots. This is

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her ground. “I’ve already cleared it with the principal. He’s very invested in the finals. The Hope Cup is tied to the school’s reputation–and ours. The principal made it clear: anyone who gets picked and refuses will

Jean shook her head.

really knew how to play dirty at her

coercion were

The guilt–tripping

pulled a small box from under the desk and shook it before

it be me. I’ll never live

Just assign someone

for this trash role. I’m

the chaos, Lacey pulled out a folded white slip

veryone held

tarah Even

ed over, curious i

who the unlucky

unfolded ther

mauiskly, then flinuri

slow the name written

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12 The Unlucky Fool

Jean was speechless..

turned out to be me. The clown turned out to be