When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

Chapter 390 Tough Words, Soft Heart

After she sent the message, Winston went silent again. The pause stretched on–long enough that Jean started to think he might not reply at all-

Then suddenly, a new message popped up from Winston.

Winston texted: “He really… said that to you?”

Jean didn’t respond right away. She just stared at the message for a few seconds.

Even though it was only plain text, she could almost see it–Winston’s hesitation, his confusion, that flicker of emotion he didn’t quite know how to express…

She couldn’t help but start typing.

Jean texted: “Of course it’s true. So can you not be so harsh with him? It’s just a game–you don’t even have to see him in person. And I’m the one who talked him into joining the team. If you kick him now, that’s basically undermining me. Can’t you just let him stay?”

Jean no longer held out hope that the two of them would resolve their misunderstanding and make up.

One of them had gone full zen, the other was like a hedgehog–bristling and reactive.

Jean didn’t have the energy to force it anymore.

But she didn’t want Winston to kick Dalton out of the team over some old grudge–especially when she’d worked so hard to convince him to join.

be so

thinking that, Winston sent another

replied: “Fine. I won’t kick him while we’re still playing together. We’ll talk

agreement caught Jean off

him down first–with coaxing, bargaining, maybe even

So-

Dalton.

it’s a deal. Thanks,

the matter was settled, she

on the team was already a win–that had been her goal from

sent Dalton a

I just put in a good word for you. Turns out he’s kind of a softie under all that attitude–he agreed not to kick you off the team. But if you don’t want to stay on the team

Thu, 29 May

GO

390 Tough Words,

take full responsibility!”

replied right away, he sent a thumbs–up

stay. I’ll keep playing with