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Chapter 223 Out of Reach

Street corner, a café.

Jean sat by the window, resting her chin on her palm, listlessly staring at her phone.

“Jean!”

Just then, Sofia pushed open the cafe door. Spotting Jean at the table, she raised a hand with a smile.

Jean looked up and smiled in return.

Earlier, she’d received a call from Sofia–once again, it had to do with Asher.

Jean figured it was too complicated to explain over the phone, so she invited Sofia out for a face–to–face chat.

After Sofia sat down, they skimmed the menu and ordered two

of the same coffee.

she settled in. It had been quite a few days since

since Jean showed up at Stellarford Academy. Though the “cheating scandal” still lingered, most students assumed she was

okay,” Jean replied vaguely, brushing the question aside. She didn’t want

f recent events.

she shifted the topic. “You mentioned earlier on the phone that

smile faded almost instantly. Her brows furrowed tight. “Yeah… She’s been having a rough time these days. And the whole legal situation

find a lawyer. Does that still stand? I just feel like… she must be feeling completely hopeless right now. Maybe that’s why she’s not answering my

nodded firmly. “Of course it still

best lawyer for Mindy. It was only because of everything that had happened lately that she hadn’t been able to

seat. “If she’s not answering her phone and she’s in a bad mental state… we should go see her right

into despair–if she did something reckless–it wasn’t out of the

too, seemed to realize what might be

jumped up quickly, her expression now tense and

of them left the café at once,

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