Chapter 559 Just Say What You Want to Say

    Just thinking about it gave her a headache.

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    Jean stood at the gates of the Ginger family estate, staring up at the grand, ornate doors with a long, weary sigh.

    After hesitating a moment, she finally squared her shoulders and stepped inside.

    Thankfully, the entry hall wasn’t crowded. More importantly–Sarah wasn’t there.

    “Jean!” Sienna was the first to rush over, eyes full of warmth and relief. She looked at Jean like she was something precious. “You didn’t want me going to the school, so I waited here for you toe home.”

    As she spoke, the rest of her brothers began to gather around. Winston had already seen her earlier, but now the rest had arrived as well. One by one, they looked her over, clearly relieved to see her walk through the door.

    Their intense gazes–so full of affection and concern–fell on her all at once, leaving Jean slightly ufortable under the weight of it.

    “Sorry for making you all worry,” she said softly, looking up and meeting their eyes. Her voice was sincere, her smile faint but steady. “It really wasn’t anything major. I just didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.”

    She paused, then nced past them toward the far end of the hall. “Where’s Sarah? She’s not here?”

    The air shifted.

    Subtle, but noticeable. All of them froze for a fraction of a second.

    They had assumed Jean wouldn’t want to see Sarah, that she would still be bitter or hurt. They didn’t expect her to bring up Sarah at all–let alone without a hint of resentment in her tone.

    Sienna let out a breath and smiled. “She’s in her room.”

    Jean nodded. “I see… Mom,” she said gently, her gaze sweeping over the others, “I’m going to head to bed. I’m really fine, no need to worry. It’s been a long day, and I’m a little tired.”

    She even yawned a little, as if to emphasize her point.

    Seeing her like that, the rest of the family visibly rxed.

    This was still their Jean–calm,posed, and just like always.

    But the moment she closed her bedroom door, the smile disappeared.

    Her expression went cold, unreadable.

    Until she could break away cleanly from the Ginger family, she had no intention of falling out with them. Keeping things stable, preserving the appearance of normalcy–this was the smartest move for now.

    Eyes downcast, Jean sank back into thought again.

    She’d been doing that a lottely. Her mind was always racing, her mood heavy.

    She didn’t feel nothing for the Ginger family. That was exactly what made this so hard.

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    Chapter 559 Just Say What You Want to Say

    Right as she was getting lost in her thoughts, a sudden knock broke the silence.

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    Jean assumed it was one of the family membersing to check on her again. She quicklyposed herself, softening her expression before answering, “Come in.”

    But the person who stepped through the door wasn’t one of them.

    It was Sarah.

    Jean’s eyes narrowed faintly, her body going still as Sarah entered and quietly shut the door behind her.

    The two of them stared at each other in silence.

    The air in the room felt off. Still. Charged.

    Finally, Sarah looked her up and down, then broke the silence. “Just got back?”

    Her tone was neutral, casual–like it didn’t really matter.

    Jean stared straight into her eyes, calm and unblinking.

    “Say whatever it is you came to say.”

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