When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

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Chapter 208 You Misheard

Carl turned his head again, slowly casting his eyes back over his shoulder.

His gaze was cool and deep, quietly assessing the girl in front of him from above.

Jean, as usual, couldn’t read Carl’s expression.

Finished

Then again, she never could. He was the kind of man who always cloaked himself in shadows–his eyes dark, his face unreadable, like calm water with no ripples.

Still waters, always hiding something beneath.

“Ahem…” Jean cleared her throat deliberately, and for a brief second, her usually bold expression faltered. “Did you just say… you were worried about me?”

As she asked, she tilted her head up slightly, blinking fast and looking at him with bright, questioning eyes.

Carl’s gaze wavered, just for an instant, before it sank back into its usual stillness–dark and unreachable.

“No. You misheard.”

Jean’s lips twitched.

doing that? Just gonna pretend you never said it? I heard you. Loud and clear. Wow, what a fickle man–says something one second, denies it the next. That’s commitment issues

inner commentary, and surprisingly, he didn’t

simply sighed and furrowed his

didn’t know what had come

“Let’s go.”

no intention of continuing this conversation. He gestured ahead,

nodded and fell into step

time, they

brain in overdrive. He definitely said he was worried. Then nothing. Just ends it right there? And then tries to gaslight me into

stewed silently, a firm hand landed on her shoulder, giving her a pat–not too hard,

Jean froze.

She turned her head.

down at her, hand still

Chapter 208 You Misheard

ahead,”

was a short staircase in

was still

that warning really necessary

didn’t let any sarcasm slip. She simply nodded politely.

looked away, no

to warn her about

to interrupt the runaway monologue screaming