When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind novel Chapter 226

“What the hell is wrong with you?!” Sofia snapped, her voice tight with indignation. Her wide eyes brimmed with fury as her small fists clenched at her sides. “It’s bad enough you have no empathy–do you really need to be this nasty? Anyone who hires a lawyer like you is just asking for trouble. Did a dog eat your conscience or something?”

Clearly, the girl had been pushed past her limit.

“You-” Mr. Lwain raised a trembling finger and jabbed it toward her face, his expression twisted with rage. “People like you don’t deserve-

“You’re noisy.”

The voice cut through the tension like a blade.

Crisp, cool, and unmistakably disdainful.

Jean’s heart gave a sharp, startled jolt.

That voice…

She whipped her head around–and there she was.

Jolene.

Dressed in a sleek black suit, she strode across the parking lot with a calm authority. Her short hair was tucked neatly behind one ear, revealing a pale, striking profile. Her gaze zeroed in on Mr. Lwain, dark eyes narrowed in amused disapproval, like she was swatting away a mosquito with her stare alone.

Everyone else turned too, pulled by the gravity of her presence.

Mindy and Sofia blinked in confusion. They didn’t recognize the woman, but the air around her practically crackled with power.

Jean, however, remained still.

Calm. Watchful.

She didn’t know why Jolene had shown up here, but her gut told her one thing-

Jolene wasn’t here as an enemy.

They had a connection now. A shared tie through the Abyssal Choir.

And after the last routine meeting… even if Moon had stayed ambiguous in attitude, there had been no hostility. That meant something.

Across from her, Mr. Lwain stood frozen.

His eyes bulged. His lips parted hock. His shoulders trembled like he’d seen a ghost.

“M–Ms. Jolene?!”

A small, knowing smile tugged at Jolene’s lips. She clapped a hand on Jean’s shoulder, lightly but firmly, her tone playful yet mysterious. “What, did you forget? You asked me to step in as defense. Well–here I am.”

Wait, what?

Her brows knit tight. I mean, I did ask–but didn’t you shoot me down in two seconds flat?

Back at that last Abyssal Choir meeting, Jolene hadn’t just said no–she’d practically ghosted her after the rejection.

So what the hell was this?

Did Jolene suddenly have a change of heart?

Suspicious as hell.

Jean narrowed her eyes, letting out a faintly amused laugh. “Are you serious?”

Jolene lifted a brow, expression cocky.

“Truer than gold.”

From the sidelines, Mr. Lwain looked like he’d been slapped across the face with a brick.

He stumbled forward a step, his face twitching. “M–Ms. Jolene, you actually… you agreed to her request?”