When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70 She Refuses to Admit It

She’d tried to show Jean her warmth, to prove she was kind and easy to like.

Jean ignored all of it.

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She still remembered the way Jean looked at her back then–indifferent, unreadable, like she was looking at a stranger who didn’t matter. She hadn’t said a word, hadn’t even bothered to respond. Just a glance, then back to whatever she was doing.

It was humiliating. Everyone had seen it.

From that moment on, Lacey hated her. Not dislike–hate

Sure, the rest of the class mocked Jean, ignored her, isolated her. But Lacey didn’t stop there.

She sabotaged her. Quietly, but constantly.

She’d tear pages out of Jean’s homework before it was turned in. She’d hide her ID badge. She’d slip dead bugs into her desk drawer.

All harmless little “pranks,” or so she told herself.

But this time–this time had been different. This time she’d gone further than ever before.

She hadn’t regretted it. Not one bit. If anything, she wished she’d done more. She wished she’d made sure Jean couldn’t show up today. That’s what really got to her.

Jean didn’t look like someone who’d just come back from being poisoned. She looked sharp. Cold. Unbothered.

Jean sat down across from her, lingers laced loosely on the table.

“You really think I came here for fun?” she said flatly. “You know exactly what you did.”

Lacey stared back, caught off guard by Jean’s sudden shift in tone.

The way she spoke–it wasn’t the same Jean she remembered. This version had presence. Pressure. Her voice cut like ice. “You want me to spell it out for you?” Jean’s voice dropped lower. “You poisoned me to keep me from that audition.” Lacey’s fingers curled into her palms. Her stomach dropped–but her expression didn’t change.

She kept her face blank, composed, lips drawn into a polite smile

“I think you’re paranoid,” she said smoothly. “I don’t know what you’re imagining, but accusing me without proof? That’s slander. You want to be sued?”

Jean didn’t flinch.

Lacey could feel herself losing the upper hand, fast. Jean might not have evidence–but she wasn’t backing down either.

“You need to leave Lacey said finally. “I have better things to do than entertain your delusions.”

She picked up her cup, took a slow sip.

Jean didn’t argue. She j just looked at her for a few more seconds–then stood and walked out without a word.

But Lacey could feel it in the air.

She wasn’t done.

Outside the cafe, Jean’s phone started ringing.

Chapter 70 She Refuses to Admit it

Jean braced herself, expecting a lecture–but Sienna’s voice was soft on the other end.

“Where are you, sweetheart? You okay?”

“I’m fine,” Jean said quietly. “I didn’t think you’d let me go out so soon after the hospital”

“I’m not unreasonable,” Sienna said gently. “You could’ve just told me.”

Jean’s chest tightened

She promised to come home soon, said she just had to go by the school real quick

Sienna didn’t press her. Just told her to be careful.

After the call, Jean headed to Stellarford.

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