When the Family 198

When the Family Reads the Fake Heiress‘ Mind

Chapter 198 More Mature Than He Thought

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Even as her thoughts churned wildly beneath the surface, Jean kept her face carefully composed.

She refused to let this woman catch so much as a flicker of emotion.

“Ma’am.. I really don’t understand what you’re talking about…” Jean furrowed her brow in confusion, eyes shimmering with fear. Even now, with her cover nearly blown, she clung to her last defense–denial. No matter what, she was determined to keep up the act.

The woman’s grip tightened.

Jean felt her collar yank upward, pulling hard against her throat. The pressure made it hard to breathe- like her neck was being squeezed in a vice.

“Don’t try to outsmart me,” the woman said coldly, each word cutting like glass. “I’m not falling for it.”

Jean blinked once, slowly, and bit her lip.

But in her mind, thoughts were racing.

I need a way out. Fast.

of the

admitted anything, this woman would definitely

obvious she was after Abyssal

nothing. She had a bad

lungs burned with every breath. She looked up, opened her mouth

let her go

the tension–low,

in disbelief, her heart suddenly skipping

And then-

figure stepped into view, sharp against the glare of daylight. Even through her blurred vision,

Carl

Instead, he wore a dark gray overcoat, like he’d just walked off

Even bathed in the soft glow of sunlight, he still radiated a quiet, menacing

for a split second when she saw

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head and raised a brow. “Let her go? Do you even know

his tone

of his gaze was like a hammer, all calm

woman’s lips twitched in protest, but after a few seconds of

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