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hapter 14 What If I Can Actually Do It?

Jean couldn’t shCake the feeling that someone might already be watching her every move

Whoever it was knew a lot–right down to the Hope Cup

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After school.

Jean was quietly organizing her backpack.

Knock knock.

Someone gently tapped the edge of her desk.

She looked up.

Lacey stood there, poised and towering over her. “Jean, have you made a decision yet? What’s your answer?”

Her smile was faint, but her eyes were cold. “If you’re still refusing, then I’ll just have to find another way to make you say yes”

“No need to go that far. Jean calmiy zipped up her bag. “I’ll participate in the Hope Cup.”

Lacey blinked in surprise.

She hadn’t expected Jean–who’d been stubborn as a rock–to suddenly give in.

“Is it because of Sofia?” Lacey’s gaze sharpened, her tone laced with mockery. “Someone like you growing a conscience and thinking of others?”

In her mind, Jean was already saying no.

Sofia wasn’t the real reason. It was the iron slip with that engraved message that forced her hand.

Whoever had etched that message clearly wanted her in the Hope Cup finals.

Jean didn’t know who they were or what their connection to the host was—were they collaborators? Enemies? A threat?

If she disobeyed, would they retaliate? Would she be in danger?

in the open. The other side was hidden in the dark. If things went south, Jean

her only shot at digging up

to

members” she barely trusted–people who might one day turn against

Winston for help, she’d only seen him as a temporary tool. There

tapped the desk again,

blinked, then smiled sweetly. “Not today, I mean, do trees really

when it’s closer

it. Her eves

7:40 PM c

What If I Can

mad about it! Want to kick me out? Go ahead.” Jean’s smile

and

which meant more passive–aggressive torment.

As soon

home, Dominic

anyone else given you trouble:” Dominic stood in front of her, patience unusually

of the past few days had made him realize that Jean’s

was something he should’ve noticed

done everything he could to explain that what happened was just a misunderstanding, a coincidence. He swore

a word of

her brother’s dark

into a full–time helicopter mom in just a few days? Was it the

Dominic was puzzled.

a big deal,” Jean said breezily “School is whatever. I’m going to

slipped away before Dominic could

really didn’t want him

Ginger family heiress getting out. If Dominic made too much noise,

need to send in the boss monster just yet. If

would probably start spilling

100.

Dominic v

feeling a little

both his brother and his

a brutal blow

he dialed

result Straight to

for a second

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