A Surprising Twist of Fates (Sierra and Theo)

Chapter 5

Chater 5 Sierra lowered her head and apologized, her voice trembling slightly. She didn't dare open her eyes to meet Theo's gaze.

Theo's eyes fell to her hands, which were nervously clutching the edge of the blanket. A faint trace of amusement flickered across his face, almost imperceptible.

Without warning, he leaned down, closing the distance between them.

"I don't like it when people talk to me while looking somewhere else," he said.

His cold fingers brushed against her skin as he gently lifted her chin, forcing her to look at him.

Faced with his strikingly handsome features now magnified before her, Sierra's body tensed in an instant. Panic flickered in her wide eyes as unease wrapped itself around her.

"I said I'm sorry," she stammered.

"Sorry for what?"

His eyes, slightly upturned at the corners, carried an innate air of arrogance. Beneath his right eye rested a perfectly placed beauty mark that softened the sharpness of his expression.

There was no denying it, he was breathtakingly mesmerizing.

sorry, Uncle Theo. I won't mistake you

the

he gave her a meaningful look before

ribs. She just mistook him for someone else. Did

did you

through the

the night before surged back to the surface. Her

as she steadied her voice.

miss the way her lips pressed tightly together,

the medical expenses. You're busy— I'm fine now, so you don't need to worry about me.

as he studied her smile-a smile that looked more painful than tears. His jaw flexed, but he

and walked out of

on the hospital bed, her body

the room, Theo stood motionless. Through the small window in the door, he watched

"Mr. Gray-"

what happened to Sierra at the hotel last night,"

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