When the Family Ch 29

Chapter 29 Should We Call the Cops?

Easton stared blankly at Jean for a second, then suddenly burst into laughter.

Jean pursed her lips..

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So he really is messed up. He’s beyond help. Does the Ginger family even have a single normal person lef? How did I become the only sane

One!

Hearing Jean’s inner monologue, Easton nearly laughed himself breathless.

When he finally calmed down, Easton sighed thoughtfully. “Jean, you really are adorable.”

So adorable that he had the sudden urge to break her.

What exactly did you want by calling me here?” Jean asked bluntly, already feeling restless.

She was ready to take back everything she’d thought earlier.

I’d rather be stuck with Lacey and those lunatics backstage than hang around a psycho like Easton!

Easton’s lips curled up slightly. “What, leaving already? I just wanted to catch up with my little sister. After all, it’s been ages since I last came home.”

“Well, Jean, pointed impatiently at the clock on the wall, “are we done catching up yet?”

You Easton shook his head with feigned helplessness. “Are you really in that much of a hurry to leave?”

Jean didn’t reply out loud, but thought to herself. Of course I am. Who wants to spend time with a weirdo like you!

“Fine.” Easton got up from the sofa, walked to the desk nearby, pulled something from a drawer, and returned to Jean. Take this with you before you go.”

Jean frowned slightly.

She accepted the item suspiciously and looked carefully-

It turned out to be a tube of ointment and a handkerchief.

“Make sure you apply that properly on your face. Easton lowered his eyes slightly, an ambiguous smile tugging at his lips. “You look pretty pathetic right now.”

Pathetic enough to annoy him.

Easton didn’t want those red scratches staying on Jean’s face any longer.

stared blankly for

grow a conscience? Wait, does he even have a

saying anything further, Easton cheerfully walked Jean

you around little

doorframe, eyes curving into

glanced at him once

turned away

misleading–smiling warmly on the outside, yet

7:42 PM

We

basic life trajectory and how he ended

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she thought about it, given how messed up Easton was, it was no

the women’s restroom, where there was

carefully opened the ointment tube and began slowly

sensation instantly spread

to hide the redness–Jean’s scratches quickly became less

guess Easton has at least some

returned backstage, everyone was gathered together, quietly

enter, they briefly glanced up, then quickly looked away again, deliberately treating

at the clock on the

finals weren’t

Easton had the chance to go to

were still several

would be

“My stuff is missing

Lacey’s

lose?

a handkerchief, a

go missing?

when we got back from the

on the sofa in the

no intention of leaving her

“Jean, get up!”

grabbing Jean’s arm and forcibly pulling her

the chance to respond, Lacey herself darted forward and snatched the handkerchief that was slightly sticking out

mine! Lacey declared after examining it

Jean stared in disbelief.

clearly the handkerchief Easton

so it’s yours Jean shrugged off the girl’s hand, stepping forward to face Lacey directly, her

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