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.

in the rest: a teenager in all black, maybe seventeen or eighteen years

sharp and neat. His long, narrow eyes gleamed

where you could see veins just

vibe he gave off was cold

you want,

the icy boy curled his lips into a smile, his eyes bending like crescent

was like a high–strung cat suddenly curling its tail and inviting you closer. The smile would’ve been cute–if it weren’t for how strangely out of place it looked on someone with

yet somehow, it

39 The Truth

boy clearly knew

did her best to take

she

Finished

You must’ve seen the

Jean’s brain raced.

one hand, she didn’t want to expose her memory loss. On the other, she needed to coax more info out

sighed like something was weighing on her. “But what if I hadn’t managed to pull

boy stepped closer. His eyes were like colil,

Jean was puzzled.

I gave you were just training,” he said breezily “Still, you did

to

long do you plan to hide out in this dark

tilted his head, then

Jean jumped.

eyes widened on

could see her reflection clearly

here, isn’t that

clear and crisp, like wind chimes on a summer

Because of her?

did that even

didn’t mention this part.

if she didn’t

secret. I have to

Jean, honestly—

shouldn’t have

heart skipped

Did he notice something

but her face

The organization he mentioned…

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