When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

When the Family Ch 13

Chapter 13 I’m Not Signing Up for This Crap Again

“1 refuse. Jean said flatly, curling her lip.

To be honest, playing a tree wasn’t a big deal to Jean. She wasn’t particularly bothered by the role itself.

But she wasn’t about to waste her precious time on this kind of nonsense.

She was here to vibe, not to suffer. And it was painfully obvious that Lacey had it out for her.

This was a setup if she’d ever seen one. Why walk straight into the trap.

As for Lacey-

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The host’s memories were incomplete. Jean didn’t know exactly what had caused this princess of a girl to hold a grudge. Maybe Lacey was just following the crowd, joining the others in bullying the weird, unlikable girl that was the host.

like the others who openly isolated her, Lacey was sneakier–always stabbing from the shadows.

And those fake smiles and sweet words? Way worse than being hated outright.

“Refuse?” Lacey frowned slightly, putting on a troubled look. “If that’s how you feel, why didn’t you speak up before the drawing? Now you’ve been picked, and you want to back our?”

She said it all very logically, which made it seem like Jean was being unreasonable and breaking her word.

“There’s a saying, you know–if you place a bet, you take the loss. A boy laughed from the back, clearly just enjoying the drama.

“Like she knows anything about taking responsibility. She’s single–handedly dropped our class average like five points.”

“Yeah, good one–ha!”

jean ignored the noise. She looked straight at Lacey, let out a dramatic sigh, and said-

“Lacey, I’m just not doing this stuff anymore, okay? If 1 join, I’ll be unhappy. And if I’m unhappy, I’ll be dead inside. And if I’m dead inside, that’s basically the same as being dead–dead. And I’may be a totally average nobody with no accomplishments, but I’m still my mom’s precious baby. If she finds out someone made me feel this awful, she’s gonna be heartbroken. And then she’ll call the cops. And then you’ll be the one in trouble.”

She gave Lacey a crooked smile.

Silence.

The classroom feli completely still

Lacey looked stunned by Jean’s sudden monologue. Her eyes widened in confusion. She opened her mouth, but before she could speak, the bell rang.

Class was starting

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I’m Not Signing Up for This

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scare me? If you can get me kicked out of school altogether, I’ll

was kind

her a perfect excuse to retire

guard. She hadn’t expected Jean

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said suddenly, switching gears, “I’m

Her tone sharpened.

you, but what abour Sofia? I

expression didn’t change, but

noticed how Sofia had shown

o one

the crowd. But her grades

wouldn’t go after her. Sofia came from an average family. Lacey

close to you. Would you really be okay seeing her get

and cold

Jean had to admit-

knew how to mix emotional

her trademark fake smile. “Son’s one of the only people who’s

walked past Jean and returned

Jean almost laughed.

She wasn’t a

a pair of pants once.

jean had to go humiliate herself on stage as

grabbing her drink, Jean returned to class just as

down calmly and pulled

thin metal sheet

between the pages

landed on

Iran frowned slightly.

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