When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

Chapter 487 Playing the Part

Over the past few years, they’d stayed in touch on and off.

ranched

Even so, Jean never felt like anything between her and Hector had actually changed. They weren’t close, but they didn’t dislike each other either. Every time she saw him, it felt like she was just playing the part of an emotionless stand–in–someone to tag along while he did something ordinary.

She treated it like a routine.

But at least it wasn’t all bad. Hector had money, and when they went out, he never hesitated to spend it. Food, transportation, lodging–everything was top–tier.

Given his generosity, Jean didn’t complain much.

Besides, she’d noticed how much he’d changed over the years. He was still quiet and cold, but the oppressive gloom he carried when they first met had faded quite a bit. That had to count for something.

It made her feel like all that time spent as his emotional support tagalong hadn’t gone to waste after all.

Still, she wouldn’t even consider them friends. If Hector weren’t the one constantly messaging her first, she probably would’ve ghosted him by now.

Right then, her phone chimed with a new message.

Jean opened WhatsApp and saw a link.

tapped on it, it redirected to a clean, modern webpage:

the name suggested, it was a bookstore built into the upper floors of a high–rise, surrounded on all sides by glass walls. You could

that’s where he wanted to

popped

“I want to go

immediately. She scrolled through the link, studying the

It looked nice.

Still, she began typing:

“Hmm, you can

been obvious–he wanted her to go with him. And as usual, Jean defaulted to declining. She figured if she kept saying no, maybe one day he’d finally just go without her and save

he never

wasn’t

coming

Playing the

Jean: “Heh.”

Of course he wasn’t going to

she tried to push back–just a

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