Chapter 359 He Had a Rough Childhood
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Jean pressed her lips together, curiosity quietly blooming in her heart about the relationship between Dalton and Winston.
After a brief hesitation, she typed out a few messages and sent them one after another: “You and my brother… You two look like you’re enemies or something. But you don’t really seem to hate him?”
“Why is that?”
“My brother has a terrible temper. He doesn’t even treat family nicely. But you… you actually think he’s not a bad person?”
She fired off several messages in a row.
This time, Dalton did not reply immediately.
It was like he was weighing his words. Half a minute passed before a response finally came.
Dalton explained: “Your brother had a rough childhood. The way he is now… it’s understandable.”
His childhood? Wait a second…
That one line carried a lot of weight, and Jean needed a moment to fully process it.
So Dalton and Winston might have known each other since they were kids.
They were childhood friends? Their connection went that far back? And then there was that part about Winston’s difficult past… What exactly had he gone through when he was little? It had to be something bad. Bad enough to twist a person’s personality this much.
Jean stared at the message on her screen, her mind slowly spiraling into deep thought.
Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, typing and deleting, trying again and again.
She wanted to ask. Wanted to find out what had happened between them in the past but did not know how to phrase it without sounding pushy or rude.
But before she could send anything, Dalton sent one more line: “I’ve got something to do. Let’s talk later.”
Jean had no choice but to drop the topic.
She would have to find another opportunity next time.
That evening…
It was time for their scheduled team training.
But Jean’s mind was not in the game, Dalton’s words still lingered, looping in her head, making it hard to focus.
As a result, her performance suffered. She made several mistakes in a row.
After the match ended, Winston sent her a private message.
Deadmark: “What’s going on? That didn’t look like your usual level.”
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Chapter 359 He Had a Rough Childhood
Jean spaced out at the screen for a second before finally typing back.
Wingflare: “Sorry, I’m just a little distracted today.”
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Deadmark: “You don’t need to apologize. If you’re not in the right mindset, we can always reschedule.”
Wingflare: “No need to reschedule. I’ll pull myself together.”
Jean reached up and gently patted her cheeks.
Come on, focus!
Whatever was going on with Winston’s past, she would have to shelve it for now. She could dig deeper another time.
For now, she needed to concentrate on the game.
Then, a new message popped up again.
Deadmark: “How old are you?”
Jean’s heart gave a small lurch.
What the… why’s he asking that all of a sudden?! Please don’t get curious about my real–life identity! Please!
Wingflare: “Why are you asking about my age all of a sudden?”
Deadmark: “Nothing really. Your voice just sounds… young.”
Right. Because she had the shop owner custom–tune her voice changer to a crisp, minty–sounding teenage boy voice…
Anyone who heard it would think she was just a kid.
Jean quickly typed out a reply.
Wingflare: “It just sounds young.”
Speaking of voices, during the training earlier, Dalton had also joined their voice chat.
Unlike her, he had not gone to the trouble of buying a fancy voice changer. He had just… changed his voice manually.
He sounded like a chipmunk on helium.
The moment he spoke, the entire team was spooked.
Jean had nearly burst out laughing.
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