When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

Chapter 553 You’re Being Mean to Me

She could feel the heat in Asher’s grip–gentle, yet firm, like a soft shackle that wouldn’t let her go.

“No matter what,” Asher said, voice low and steady, “to me, you’re just you. You have nothing to do with your family.”

Jean didn’t respond right away. She simply stared into his clear, sincere eyes.

“Thank you,” she finally said, lips curling into a faint smile.

Asher blinked, momentarily dazed by her expression. But then he held her gaze and went on. “If you’re ever in trouble, tell me. I’ll help you–no matter what.”

The genuine weight in his words warmed something inside her. Jean nodded, a little harder than she meant to, and the curve of her smile grew.

“You don’t even have to say it. If I’m ever in real trouble, you’ll be the first person I come to,” she teased lightly. “Just don’t try to run away then.”

Her easy tone seemed to lift something in him. Asher’s face relaxed a little, the heaviness in his features fading.

a few more minutes before Jean turned toward the dorm building. Asher watched

Sofia wasn’t there. The apartment was completely quiet. She dropped her backpack by the bed, let out

out for

wasn’t disappointed. That was the downside of forming attachments to the Ginger family in the first place. She should’ve stayed distant from the

over and over–but still, she’d ended up trying to change their fate.

to stay clearheaded. Backing out now was

she heard the front door

had returned and stood up to greet her. But when she opened her bedroom door, the person

eyes were as dark and sharp as

she said, voice light

the room in

small in his presence, completely overshadowed by the weight

This is the girls‘ dorm…” Her

did you sneak

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