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.

heard you. Loud and clear. Wow, what a fickle man–says something one second, denies it the next. That’s commitment issues if I’ve ever seen

of her inner commentary, and

simply sighed and furrowed his brows, visibly

come

“Let’s go.”

intention of continuing this conversation. He gestured ahead,

it either. She nodded

they walked

Just ends it right there? And then tries to gaslight me into thinking I imagined it? I really thought for a second he was starting to

her shoulder, giving her a pat–not too hard, not too

Jean froze.

She turned her head.

looking down at her, hand still on her

Chapter 208 You Misheard

ahead,” he said

looked forward. There was a short

still

warning really necessary this

sarcasm slip. She simply nodded politely. “Oh.

and looked away, no

actually meant to warn her about the

to interrupt the runaway monologue screaming inside her