When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind novel Chapter 283

Chapter 283 Just Wait and See

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Selena had heard the crash. Startled, she glanced at the screen and fixated on the boy standing at the center of the courtroom.

She didn’t recognize him. Not his face, not his name.

But what shook her more than the stranger’s appearance… was her brother’s reaction to him.

“Thomas… do you know that guy?” she asked, voice trembling with unease. “Is something wrong?”

Thomas’s knuckles were still clenched

hite.

His molars were grinding, jaw visibly tense, and his face was drained of color. He looked furious–cornered.

But he didn’t answer.

His entire focus was pinned to the screen, to the boy.

Selena, confused, looked between him and the monitor. She didn’t know Thomas had ever dealt with this teenager. She had no way of knowing what Edgar represented.

After a long, brittle silence, Thomas finally spoke, voice dry as dust.

“It’s nothing.”

He offered no more than that. Then he clamped his mouth shut, refusing to say another word.

Selena, knowing better than to press, slowly fell silent.

But the mood in the office had bottomed out.

The earlier smugness was gone. The air was thick with dread, uncertainty, and things unspoken.

Selena turned back to the screen, eyeing the unfamiliar boy with growing worry.

Who was he, for Thomas to react like that?

What power did he hold?

Meanwhile, Thomas slowly exhaled, trying to level out his breathing.

His heart was still burning, but his head was cooling. He had to stay calm.

Yes, Edgar had broken their agreement. He’d gone rogue. He’d chosen Jean’s side.

A spit in the face.

But even so-

Thomas didn’t believe Edgar could ruin everything. A teenager’s statement couldn’t be considered hard evidence, not in the eyes of the court. Right?

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Chapter 283 Just Wait and See

In the courtroom-

“They seriously just dragged someone in off the street? This is a joke.”

Sofia instantly grabbed her arm, eyes wide with alarm and curiosity. “Jean! Who is that guy? Where’d he come from?”