When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

Chapter 40

When the Family 40

Chapter 40 Someone Came Home

Sienna wasn’t home for long before heading overseas again.

Jean barely got a few words in with her mom before she was on a plane.

Talk about dedication.

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No wonder she’s the one holding up the Ginger family. A woman should be career–focused–then she doesn’t have time to fall into the trap of

Soon, it was the weekend. Jean had specifically asked Dominic to stay home and eat dinner with her

The man was so busy, Jean never knew what day or hour he’d be around. If she didn’t “book” him early, there was no way her little weekend production could play out

At the moment, Dominic was holed up in the study, buried in who knew what

Jean thought about her relationship with her older brother. Things had eased up a bit–they were closer than before–but it still wasn’t the kind of warm, cozy sibling bond where they’d laugh and talk and look out for each other.

His world wasn’t one she could step into.

But whatever. That wasn’t her priority

She wasn’t here to build relationships. She was here to make money, save money, and then-

Crash and burn in peace!

Just then a sound came from the front door.

“Mr… Winston!”

The housekeeper’s eyes flew wide open like she’d seen a ghost, the shock plastered all over her face.

Winston stood in the doorway, tall and straight.

He wore a black jacket, cool and coldly handsome, with a sharp edge to his calm.

He didn’t come in right away. He stood there at the threshold, dark and chilly gaze sweeping casually across the living room.

Jean bolted from her bedroom to the door.

“Winston.

Seeing him show up on time, just like he’d promised, made Jean genuinely happy.

well, look who’s

lower lip, pretending to be

you’re home can’t

Winston was speechless.

down at the shoe cabinet, apparently intending to change shoes before

there were no slippers for

pressed into a line. A faint flicker of annoyance crossed his cool, shadowed

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lowered his head, clearly irritated, eyes fixed on

all of a sudden today?” Jean asked with

side–eye and

“Not telling me?”

Jean grit her teeth.

guess. Come on,

her a cold glance, but surprisingly, didn’t

his chest seemed to loosen under her relentless

know why–this was just a simple visit home,

been wound too tightly. Like he couldn’t

that old saving–the closer to home, the

it was the deep–seated discomfort he felt toward the idea of

right now, Jean’s annoying little voice

placed

Suddenly-

from

dressed in a crisp white loungewear set, walking

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in time for dinner. What he

locked onto Winston’s

fair share of wild things, actually froze for

all the scenarios he’d imagined,

on a random night like

he’d never been able to accomplish was happening right

quickly recovered his composure and

with dark eyes, emotion swirling beneath the surface, but his face stayed calm and

gave

was sudden” Dominic looked him over. “You should’ve

brushed past him into the living

the

seem so willing before,” Dominic said as they walked side

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head and met Dominic’s riqually intense stare. I’m just

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