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 like obsidian in the dark, scattered with

white, the kind where you

vibe he gave off

do you

the icy boy curled his lips into

cute–if it weren’t for how strangely out

yet somehow, it

The

boy clearly knew

did her

she

Finished

You must’ve

Jean’s brain raced.

loss. On the other, she needed to coax more info

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

like colil, polished beads–utterly detached. He

Jean was puzzled.

just training,” he said

was starting to

long do you plan to hide out in this dark little

boy tilted his head, then suddenly leaned

Jean jumped.

widened

was so close she could see her reflection

here, isn’t

voice was clear and crisp, like wind chimes

Because of her?

that

didn’t mention this part. Jean was

kept a straight face. Even if

I have to stay nearby… You know I can’t

Jean, honestly—

dropped slightly. “You shouldn’t

heart skipped a

Did he notice something

a flicker of nervousness, but her face remained calm. Her

The organization he mentioned…

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