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.

on–but not in the

been thrown into

was sealed tight, surrounded by solid walls. The only opening was a small window

the other side of

beam streamed through the opening and

It was eerie, almost.

A

Someone was out there.

by

her

coming

Figures

who she was. Called her by

That meant he wasn’t after her. He was

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of enemies in the original novel. They were wealthy, powerful, and

his voice deep and unhurried, like a cello

Jean clenched her fists.

Guest! Seriously!

really had the gall to call this an

She snorted.

you feel?” the man drawled.

Jean exploded.

you shut up

you think I’m gonna sit here and take

with

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

biting, but she knew exactly what she

was being held as leverage against the Ginger family,

could afford to push

you

alive, you’d better provide

they find out I’m being kept like this, do you

now, throwing out as much nonsense as she

She was important. Precious.

A valuable bargaining chip.

better treat me like

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52 A Bargaining

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Then-

outside the window

rushed

it? You’re just gonna