When the Family 245

Chapter 245 Only One Person Comes to Mind

At that very moment

Winston had just exited the Stellarford Academy camps forum.

* Paaris

The user who had gone head–to–head with a swarm of rolls under the name user8976241–Was him.

He barely used the forum. His account had been created ages ago and practically abandoned. He never posted, never engaged. His profile was bare: no display pic, no nickname, just a blank shell.

Originally, he’d just clicked in to check the official school announcement clearing Jean’s name.

Then, by chance, he wandered into the forums.

Even after the principal himself had stepped in to clarify everything, those people still lived in a fantasy. Still clinging to their biases. Still spewing venom at Jean like it was second nature.

Hard to describe exactly how he’d felt reading their posts…

But lately, anything involving Jean had a way of messing with his head. Stirring something up. Making it hard to think straight.

Maybe he was just being nosy. Or maybe-

Winston didn’t want to dig too deep into that.

Without overthinking it, he’d opened a new thread and started typing. Called out the entire crowd.

because he felt

he couldn’t stand the self–righteous idiocy

phone back

an outdoor basketball

bright. The air

a long drink from his water bottle, then got up

school, Jean and Sofia had already left

announcement out, the ordeal was more or less over. There was no reason

as they walked, her voice low

answer

lips together and glanced away, deep

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May 8

Person Comes

spoken up for her on

name came

Her brother–Winston.

18 Pearls

a prickly, arrogant bastard as he was, she

But still…

didn’t quite

all people? Mr. Cold–Shoulder–Doesn’t–Give–A–Damn? Getting into

sound

head,

Whatever.

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