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

Carrying the lottery box, she quickly returned to her seat–but not before sneaking another

water, only to get cut off at the corridor’s end by none other

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recognition. You could even get a

was icy, the threat practically

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

was kind

would give her a

caught off guard. She hadn’t expected Jean to be so completely

like punching a cloud–no

switching gears, “I’m involved in end–of–term evaluations

Her tone sharpened.

might not care what happens to you, but what abour Sofia? I could easily mark

didn’t change, but her

Lacey had noticed how Sofia had

o one

crowd. But her grades were so far above

mean Lacey wouldn’t go after her. Sofia came from an average family. Lacey definitely thought she was someone she could afford

really be okay seeing her get dragged down

her voice as smooth and cold as a devil’s whisper, dripping

Jean had to admit-

to mix emotional blackmail and veiled

fake smile. “Son’s one of the only people who’s ever been kind

that, she walked past Jean and

Jean almost laughed.

She wasn’t

lent her a pair

humiliate herself on stage

returned to class just as the bell

pulled a textbook out

metal

from between the

on her

Iran frowned slightly.

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