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Chapter 71 Dad’s Back

Jean’s eyes swept across the classroom.

Then, she quickly walked to Lacey’s desk.

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Lacey wasn’t an idiot. There was no way she’d leave behind any obvious evidence at her seat-

Still, Jean wanted to see for herself.

Just in case.

She wasn’t about to let a single detail slip by.

Jean opened Lacey’s desk and carefully went through it. It was filled with nothing but books–no strange items at all.

She had no choice but to put everything back in place exactly how it was.

Jean wasn’t satisfied. She circled Lacey’s seat, even checked the trash can nearby.

But still nothing.

Jean pulled out a chair and sat down. She let out a low sigh, eyes unfocused as she stared into

space.

Was there really nothing she could do?

Was she really not going to find any proof that Lacey poisoned her…?

Jean quickly shook her head.

She couldn’t afford to think like that–not yet.

She stood back up.

Jean paced through the classroom’s rows of desks. The whole room was empty, quiet as a tomb.

She walked over to her own seat.

She hadn’t been back since last Friday. No one had touched this desk. Everything looked the same on the surface.

But-

Jean quickly lifted the lid of her desk and looked inside. And just like she thought-

Someone had messed with it.

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If she stayed that long, there was no way she didn’t do something.

left, she must’ve gone to her desk and

been drinking from. Like the snacks

They were the most direct proof of

they were gone. Not a single trace left

was the one who cleaned it

been expecting to find

to leave something that important

lips together and

Thunk.

the sound of something hitting the

Jean froze.

She immediately looked down.

was something on the

left the school,

key to the security office and

she even carried out a workbook with her–pretending

main road, Jean

as she climbed in, her

It was Sienna.

up the

scold her or nag. Her voice was gentle. “Jean, are you still at school? Do

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small nod.

Like she

Mom?” she asked,

spoke softly.

Her father?

storm of

of a deadbeat was

through the phone, but

She’d expected this.

too much. She knew exactly what kind of man Matheo really

back, of course she wouldn’t be happy

Jean didn’t feel angry.

managed to find at the

Sienna,

real

her tone

opened her mouth again, wanting to say more, but

she could hear her

The call ended there.

cab. She still had the textbook she’d taken from

moved, the lights from the streets cast fleeting shadows across her

to stir

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the gym, avoiding any face–to–face interaction

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