When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

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Chapter 369 You Might Be the Variable

Samuel lowered his eyes, falling into a long silence.

He seemed deep in thought.

It took a while before he finally looked up, meeting Jean’s eyes. “I think you might…”

But halfway through, he cut himself off and said nothing more.

Jean frowned and immediately tugged at his sleeve, impatient. “Are you serious right now? Don’t stop halfway–you’re gonna kill me with suspense. Might what? Just say it!”

Right then, she looked like a soft little steamed bun–plump, pale, and slightly crumpled–with a touch of playful petulance in her voice. It was oddly pleasant to the car.

Samuel couldn’t help but smile.

He gave in with a small nod and finally said, “I was going to say-”

“You might be the variable.”

Jean blinked in confusion. “Variable? What does that mean?”

Samuel glanced at Hector, still asleep on the couch, and replied in a slow, calm tone, “I can’t say for sure… but maybe there’s something about you–some kind of energy‘ or presence–that calms him down. Calms the mania, eases the insomnia… maybe even allows him to sleep peacefully.”

him like he’d just told her aliens were real. Her eyes widened with disbelief.

she had was a bit

I said I’m not sure,” Samuel said with a helpless shrug. “We’d have to do some follow–up testing to figure out what really

“Don’t tell me I’m the

you. Otherwise, how could I confirm the connection between you and Hector… But

Jean fell silent.

couch. Right now, he looked serene and

violent fit

up sharply, tracking

It was Samuel.

ragged and uneven. The coughing

Oh no…

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over, brow

right away. He only glanced back at her and

face had gone pale with sickness. His long fingers fumbled across the

it instantly–his asthma

man actually

taking the medicine,

glass cannon yourself,” Jean said, blinking at him with a mix of

her gaze, the corners of his lips lifting. “I used to be even more fragile. I’m