When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

When the Family 52

Chapter 52 A Bargaining Chip

This definitely wasn’t in the original plot.

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But then again, she’d already veered so far off the host’s original path that it made sense everything was spiraling out of

control.

Still–random kidnappings? Really?

How much more ridiculous can this get?

Jean wasn’t scared, not really. Fear wouldn’t help her right now. What she needed was a clear head.

Whoever had taken her didn’t kill her while she was unconscious. That meant–for now–they didn’t want her dead.

Maybe she was still useful somehow.

In any case, she was still alive, which meant she still had a chance.

She didn’t think this was personal.

It wasn’t like Jean was some major player in Blairford. Hardly anyone even knew who she was, and even fewer had a reason to come after her. Maybe some students who hated her guts, but to go through the trouble of ambushing her! No way.

That left only one possibility.

They were after the Ginger family.

She’d shown up at the Vienna Hotel today–a well–known hotspot for Blairford’s upper crust.

If that’s where the elites gathered, it was only natural that their spies were crawling all over the place too.

She’d gone in without hiding her identity. She’d revealed to everyone she was a Ginger.

Chances were, plenty of eyes had already taken note.

So of course someone had targeted her.

She just hadn’t expected them to move this fast. They’d taken out her driver and set an ambush in the car.

Her head still throbbed. Even though she’d managed to piece all this together, her body was weak, like it had been drained of all strength,

And then-

Click

That was the sound of a light switch.

turned on–but not in the space she was lying

almost certain she’d been

tight, surrounded by solid walls. The only opening was a small window on one wall, about the size

coming from the other side of that

yellow beam streamed through the opening and landed across the

It was eerie, almost.

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Someone was out there.

switch had been flipped by hand. Someone was

her skin

and smooth, coming from just beyond the

Figures

who she was. Called

Jean–but “Ginger.” That meant he wasn’t after her. He was

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wealthy, powerful, and they’d made more than a few people

be frightened, the man continued, his voice deep and unhurried, like

Jean clenched her fists.

Guest! Seriously!

had the gall to call this

She snorted.

feel?” the man drawled. “The air’s nice down

Jean exploded.

you shut

think I’m gonna sit here and take

with whatever villain

snapped. “All this just to mess with a kid. You

she knew exactly

as leverage against the

could afford to push

you

sucks,” she continued. “You wanna keep me alive, you’d better provide a bed. Meals

brothers adore me. If they find out I’m being kept like this, do

throwing out as much nonsense

She was important. Precious.

A valuable bargaining chip.

better treat

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Then-

outside the window

beam vanished. Darkness rushed back in.

it? You’re just