When the Family Ch 15

Chapter 15 Just Wait–I’ll Carry

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Dominic looked up slightly, as if he’d just heard something unbelievable. Even Bryson was surprised by Jean’s sudden offer.

Neither of them took it seriously. To them, it was just a kid saying something on a

a whim

Jean could tell they thought she was joking, so she asked seriously, “Dominic, if I actually bring Winston home, will you give me the 690 thousand or not?”

Even with her straight face, Dominic still didn’t take it seriously.

He answered in a light, amused tone, like he was humoring a child, “Sure. Of course I will.”

Jean clenched her fist. “Great, Just you wait,”

Dominic looked into her eyes, as if something had just occurred to him. “You seem… really interested in that 690 thousand.”

Jean nodded. “Of course”

“You short on cash?” Dominic’s brows drew together slightly.

“Not exactly.” Jean shrugged. “I just want to start saving for retirement.”

Dominic was speechless.

Being a woman of action, Jean immediately launched her “690 thousand” operation.

She got Winston’s number from Dominic.

Then she started calling.

Unsurprisingly, no one picked up.

Jean didn’t give up. She kept dialing, spamming call after call.

Eventually-

She realized Winston had blocked her.

But no big deal–Jean just registered a new number and continued her harassment campaign from there,

Finally-

Winston called her back.

had heard her

like the clouds had parted and the moon had come out. She

you out of your

voice was sharp, laced with

Jean barely got a word out

the phone, “Don’t

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Just Wait–I’ll

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the line again, I won’t go easy on you.” Winston’s voice was pure frostbite. No warmth, no patience.

then, she heard someone in the background yell, “Winston! Get on already! Ranked game’s starting! League of

The call abruptly ended.

stared at her

If she wasn’t mistaken-

just called Winston to play

a game. And that game was called League of

She didn’t

a real–world game referenced in this novel

had lived in a reality where

must’ve directly borrowed the

League of Legends, huh….

She immediately turned on her

the most popular PC games our

log in–only to find herself stuck in

waited, she browsed

should I start

thread at the top of

long as it’s not

“Yeah, avoid Server 1.

Server 13. Chill vibes, good

13? Please. It’s a ghost town. Takes forever

town. It’s just not full of

Server

place is crawling with pros. It’s

far away. Server I is hell. It’s a training ground for the

to rank up there unless you’re cracked. But if you’re into watching top–tier play, that’s

a Deadmark fan too! He’s number one on the server. I just want to

humTM

Even pro teams are

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