When the Family Ch 21

Chapter 21 Fortune Favors the Bold

Jean walked out of the bathroom and casually started washing her hands.

Once done, she turned into the hallway,

On the other side of the bathroom was a stairwell leading up to the second floor.

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It was early evening now. The sun had already dipped behind the horizon, leaving a dim, gray haze in its wake. The lights int the art building hadn’t turned on yet, casting long shadows across the corridor. The stairwell behind her looked like it was shrouded in a thick, heavy fog.

Jean suddenly stopped walking.

The hallway was completely silent.

And empty

The reason she’d stopped was because-

Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a faint shadow on the wall near the stairwell.

4 person.

Jean’s fingers curled slightly, her face tightening as she pressed her lips into a straight line.

Someone was hiding near the stairs.

Could it be the same person who gave her the iron token?

So someone really was watching her from the shadows…

Even though her nerves were on high alert, Jean showed no sign of fear. She knew better than to panic. Not now.

She pretended not to notice anything and stood still, head lowered.

A few moments passed.

The shadow by the stairs disappeared.

But Jean didn’t let her guard down. She counted to ten, making sure the person was truly gone-

Then she whipped around and headed straight for the stairwell.

Right to the spot where that person had been hiding.

The lighting was still dim. Jean moved quietly, eyes scanning the steps and walls as she crept up.

she was doing

the person doubled back and caught her

didn’t matter.

Jonune favors the bold.

since her previous life. The bigger the risk, the

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