When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

Chapter 572 A Bad Deal

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The man continued, “He’s probably tangled up with my men right about now,” the man said, tapping his long fingers lightly. “Then again, he might already be dead. It’s been this long, and he still hasn’t shown up. Chances are, he died out there.”

That offhand remark made Jean’s heart sink like a stone. So Carl was outside the estate? This man must have laid a deadly trap for him. Carl’s odds didn’t look good…

And the Ginger family inside the estate wasn’t much better off–no different from fish on a chopping block.

At this moment, she was the only one who could still move freely.

Jean couldn’t help but lift her hand and glance at her slender fingers. Still too weak. In front of this man, I can’t even protect myself, let alone anyone else.

After a moment of silence, she reached into her pocket-

Only to find it completely empty. Her brows knit instinctively.

“Looking for this?”

The man’s low, ominous voice rang out suddenly, like a ghost whispering in the dark.

Jean looked up at him and saw his hand raised-

Those pale, elegant fingers held a gleaming metal badge.

Abyssal Choir badge–he

of frustration rolled through Jean, though her face remained

on the Abyssal Choir for help, but

would help her without question

If Ludwig got dragged into this–and didn’t make it out–then she’d

badge was in the man’s hands, there was no point agonizing over whether

overthinking

voice rang

Ginger family

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Go, now. We made a deal with him. The cost was letting you

trying to figure

for her to

could they have any

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nodded in agreement.

into that cage willingly. Their only condition was your safety–that

out of here.”

up behind them, and her chest tightened

these people, trading themselves for her… That’s not