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.

Finished

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.

in the space she was

was almost certain she’d been thrown into some kind of

opening was a

was coming from the other side of

and landed across the

It was eerie, almost.

A

Someone was out there.

flipped by hand. Someone

her

a man’s voice, low and smooth, coming from just beyond the

Figures

knew who she was. Called her by

her. He was after

Finished

They were wealthy, powerful, and they’d made more than

voice deep and unhurried, like a cello in a dark room. “I simply

Jean clenched her fists.

Guest! Seriously!

the gall to call this

She snorted.

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

Jean exploded.

you shut up

you think I’m gonna sit

wasn’t in the mood to play along with whatever villain script this guy

guy, aren’t you?” she snapped. “All this

sharp, biting, but she knew

against the Ginger family, then she wouldn’t be killed. Not

meant she could afford to push

you

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

brothers adore me. If they find out I’m being kept like this, do you have any idea how mad

as much nonsense

She was important. Precious.

A valuable bargaining chip.

treat me

474 PM

A Bargaining

Finished

Then-

light outside the

vanished. Darkness rushed back in.

You’re just