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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

lower lip,

on, you’re home can’t

Winston was speechless.

shoe cabinet, apparently intending to change

there were no slippers for

faint flicker of

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irritated, eyes

home all of a sudden today?”

side–eye and muttered.

“Not telling me?”

Jean grit her teeth.

guess. Come on, stop

glance, but surprisingly, didn’t seem annoyed by her

in his chest seemed to loosen

simple visit home, and yet his

had been wound too

old saving–the closer to home, the greater the

the deep–seated discomfort he felt toward the idea of “home”

voice was easing those nerves bit

respectfully placed

Suddenly-

echoed from the

a crisp white loungewear set, walking down

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downstairs just in time for dinner. What he hadn’t planned for–Was seeing Winston standing at

locked onto Winston’s

who’d seen his fair share of wild things,

imagined, not once had he

home on a

one thing he’d never been able to accomplish was

recovered his composure and strode toward the

the surface, but his face

Winston gave a

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

him into the living

followed behind the two of

Dominic said as they walked side by

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Dominic’s riqually intense