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When the Family Reads the Fake Heiress‘ Mind
Chapter 153 No Sense of Tact
Meanwhile, back at the Ginger family home.
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Sienna quickly pushed Matheo out of her mind. Right now, Dominic’s condition was what mattered most.
She immediately called for the servants to help settle Dominic safely into a room.
Seeing that things had more or less been taken care of, Carl clearly had no interest in lingering at the Ginger family home any longer.
He lifted his eyes carelessly. To him, everyone else in the room seemed nonexistent. His cold gaze fell straight onto Sienna. “Now that everything’s done, I’m heading back.”
Sienna was momentarily stunned.
Heading back?
This was his home
—
where else would he be going?
But that flicker of emotion quickly disappeared. Sienna forced a small smile and spoke with a hint of regret. “Leaving so soon? I was hoping we could all have a meal together…”
“My time is very valuable,” Carl said, lowering his head to glance at the watch on his wrist. His voice was icy.
Sienna’s smile stiffened slightly.
The atmosphere grew heavy.
The others quietly shifted their eyes between Carl and Sienna, none of them speaking, all merely pressing their lips into thin lines.
“I understand,” Sienna said after a beat, quickly smoothing over her emotions and pulling her smile back into place. “Thank you for your help.”
Carl, cold as a walking ice sculpture, responded without a trace of warmth. “Don’t expect it again.”
Sienna was speechless.
Jean couldn’t help shaking her head.
Dear Lord, this guy’s emotional intelligence is beyond saving.
Just then-
She noticed something.
Everyone
–
Carl, Jean, Winston, and Easton – all quietly shifted their gazes toward her.
Jean blinked in confusion as she caught the family’s strange stares.
Why is everyone looking at me?! Do I have something on my face or what?
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“I still have things to take care of. I have to go,” Carl said, looking back at Sienna. His usually cold voice held a rare trace of warmth.
Although Carl’s expression remained blank, the fact that he offered this small explanation was, in its own way, a concession.
“I understand,” Sienna replied.
Her heart, which had been somewhat heavy, lifted a little. She smiled and nodded. “Be careful on the road.”
And so, everyone saw Carl off together.
During the entire time, the three brothers of the Ginger family exchanged not a single word. No one spoke to anyone else.
It was like a gathering of strangers.
Jean silently observed the strange atmosphere and said nothing.
In truth, aside from Sienna and Jean, Dominic was the only one who still maintained any willingness to communicate with the family.
The others had all grown cold to an extreme degree.
After Carl left, Sienna wanted to invite Easton and Winston to stay for dinner, but Easton refused almost immediately.
“I’m leaving too.”
The handsome man ran his fingers through his hair, his voice laced with a lazy indifference. “I just stopped by to check in. Now that I know Jean’s fine, I’m relieved.”
As he spoke, his light–colored eyes turned to Jean, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile touched his lips. “I’ve got things to do. See you next time, Jean.”
On the other side, Winston also showed no intention of staying.
“I have things to take care of too. I need to leave right away,” the boy said, lifting his eyelids slightly to reveal eyes as cold as frost.
He had only come to take a look – nothing more. There was no reason to stay any longer.
Seeing this, Sienna didn’t try to persuade them.
Dealing with Dominic’s situation had already drained her completely. She didn’t have the energy to deal with her other children right now.
After Easton and Winston left, Jean finally returned to her room, feeling a rare sense faint contentment in her heart.
se that stirred a
Just then-
Her phone suddenly rang, its sharp ringtone sounding especially loud in the quiet bedroom.
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