When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

Chapter 39

When the Family 39

Chapter 39 The Truth Unveiled.

Jean tugged on the straps of her backpack as she walked through the hallway of the art building.

At this point, she knew–she had to come here.

It was still early. The building was empty.

She followed the corridor all the way to the stairwell from before.

Pale morning light streamed through the windows, mixing eerily with the shadows at the stairwell.

In the dim, dusty air touched by sunlight, she could see particles floating like motes in a sunbeam.

She squinted instinctively.

Then she stepped onto the stairs, raised her hand, and knocked on the wall near the stairwell. She called upward:

“You. Come out.

At first, there was only silence.

Jean started to feel discouraged, about to give up and turn back-

When suddenly, the faintest footsteps, soft and almost inaudible, slipped into her ears

He was coming.

She’d come here today for one reason- -to meet the mysterious figure face to face.

After what happened yesterday, she was nearly certain now:

Whoever this person was, whatever connection he had to Abyssal Choir, he didn’t mean her harm. In fact, it seemed like they were secretly working together.

If that was the case, she had no reason to be afraid. No need to tiptoe around.

She wasn’t going to guess anymore. She wanted answers

The footsteps grew louder, clearer.

And then she saw the–black sneakers.

the rest: a teenager in all black,

narrow eyes gleamed like obsidian in the dark, scattered with faint stars of cold

the kind where you could see veins just beneath the

gave off

do you

curled his lips into a smile, his

been cute–if it weren’t for how strangely out of place it looked on someone

somehow,

39 The Truth

clearly

her best to take

Cup she said cautiously,

Finished

must’ve seen the

Jean’s brain raced.

want to expose her memory loss. On the other, she needed to coax

like something was weighing on her. “But what if I hadn’t

like colil, polished

Jean was puzzled.

he

starting to

tone and said. “How long do you plan to

head, then

Jean jumped.

eyes widened

so close she could see her reflection clearly in

here, isn’t that because

clear and crisp, like wind chimes on a

Because of her?

did that even

gaps, the missing plot details–even the novel didn’t mention

straight face. Even if she didn’t

me to protect you in secret. I have to stay nearby… You know I can’t show my Lace, so this is the

Jean, honestly—

“You shouldn’t

heart skipped a

Did he notice something

her face remained calm. Her mind, meanwhile,

The organization he mentioned…

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