Chapter 175 His Brotherly Shift


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    Jean lifted her eyes slightly, staring straight at Winston without blinking, like she was trying to study every inch of him.


    Winston, feeling the weight of her gaze, instinctively turned his head away-


    Like she had just read his mind.


    To be fair, he was a little worried about her because of those rumors spreading around school.


    But that wasn’t something he was about to admit out loud.


    “So, you came all the way over here,” Jean tilted her head slightly, her eyes bright, “just to have a little chat with me, Winston?”


    The corners of Winston’s lips dipped a little. He stayed silent for a moment before finally asking, “Did you… really cheat?”


    Deep down, he already knew–Jean probably didn’t cheat.


    His sister had never cared much about anything. Especially not school.


    Would someone who couldn’t care less about grades really go out of their way to cheat?


    It didn’t add up.


    That said, Jean had definitely changedtely. Her attitude was different. Maybe she’d suddenly decided to turn things around and improve her scores…


    But no matter how you looked at it, Jean had no reason to cheat. Because-


    Even if she didn’t take the cement test, the Ginger family could still pull strings to get her into Sterford Academy’s high school.


    So the test meant absolutely nothing to her.


    Winston thought all this to himself, but still asked the question–just to find a way to open the


    conversation.


    Jean’s lips pulled into a faint pout. “Wow, even you think I cheated?”


    “I don’t.” Winston shot back immediately.


    His face was as cold and unreadable as ever, voice low but carrying that clean, sharp tone that was uniquely


    his.


    He rarely looked pleasant. His expression was always sharp and brooding, and he carried a constant air of distance. At first nce, Winston didn’t seem any different from before.


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    “What are you thinking? Winston suddenly asked, his brows drawing together.


    Was she picking up on the fact that he’d gone a little easier on her?


    His eyes, cool and sharp like frosted ss, lowered as he pressed his lips together–hiding the flicker of unease that shed through them.


    <i>Was </i><i>it </i>that <i>obvious</i>?


    Was he… changing?


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    “I wasn’t thinking anything…” Jean flinched when he asked, startled by his tone.


    To the watching crowd-


    It looked like Winston was scolding Jean, and she waspletely shaken by it.


    Someone let out a quiet snicker. A few others couldn’t hold back and startedughing.


    Sofia clenched her fists, unsure if she should step in or go find help—


    She was genuinely afraid Winston might bully Jean…


    Meanwhile-


    “As long as you didn’t cheat,” Winston said, his tone cold and curt. His brows lifted slightly, his mouth twitching like he was holding back a smirk, “then I won’t be embarrassed.”


    “What’s there to be embarrassed about? No one at school even knows we’re rted, except the principal…” Jean replied matter–of–factly.


    Winston froze.


    He hadn’t expected his little sister to leave himpletely speechless like that.


    “Whatever the case,” Jean tugged the corner of her lips into a grin and shed Winston a big smile, “I’ll take care of this mess myself… shouldn’t take too long, probably. Mm-”


    Her eyes narrowed slightly, a shadow passing through them. “I’m going to wash every speck of filth they’ve thrown on me clean.”


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