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Once Jean fully recovered, Carl decided to send her back to the Ginger family.

That familiar black van appeared before her again. Carl was the first to get in-

He was going to personally see her off.

Sitting inside the vehicle, the man’s deep, dark eyes looked straight at her, signaling her to get in.

Jean stood at the door of the car.

Behind her, the gothic mansion loomed with its signature mystery and beauty, like something painted in thick strokes of oil–grand and shadowy, cold yet elegant.

Strange.

She actually felt… a little reluctant to leave.

Maybe it was because her time recovering here had been the most peaceful and carefree days she’d had in a long while.

Carl heard the thought in her mind. His gaze faltered for a moment, just slightly.

“If something’s bothering you…” He hesitated for a second, then suddenly spoke. Her emotional state at that moment left him strangely unsettled. “You can talk to me. If you don’t mind.”

Carl’s sudden words caught Jean completely off guard.

brother. After blinking in surprise, she couldn’t

something so warm with such a cold

and instinctively turned his face away slightly, avoiding

I can’t deal with, I’ll definitely come find you,” she said cheerfully. “But if you dare say no, don’t blame me for

His gaze remained

where Jean sat, she couldn’t see the faint curve that briefly

quickly as

he slowly turned his head back, his face once again returning to its usual detached and stern. expression. He

“Get in the car,”

out any longer. She

particularly long, but

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when they had absolutely nothing to say to each other–when they could share the same air and

had finally thawed between them, the

across the street from the Ginger

dropping her off right at the

His gaze shifted past the window toward the ornate home in the distance. His eyes, always cold, had a darker cast

Jean immediately understood.

family?” she asked, voice light

her sideways, saying

offered no confirmation nor denial, just a

knew she’d

push him further. Instead, she smiled and

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