A Surprising Twist of Fates (Sierra and Theo)

Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Memories

"You and them are family. I am not,” Sierra said.

"Sierra, it's not like that. Vera hurried to explain, but Sierra's cold voice cut heroft.

“Then, Mom, tell me this–why was Xavier surrounded by love and attention from both parents while I was abandoned the moment I was bom?

"Why did my father refuse to acknowledge me? Why, every year for Xavier's birthday, did you carefully prepare gifts, but on mine, I'm just forgotten? My birthday is only ten days after Xavier's, but none of you remember that."

As Sierra spoke her emotions began to overwhelms her, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Vera shifted uncomfortably under her gaze, her throat tight, unable to respond. The room fell into an oppressive silence.

Sierra forced her gaze upward, fighting to hold back the tears that threatened to spill over.

“Actually, when I was six years old, I understood... I was the unwanted child.

be loved, and then

When

struck by an unprecedented financial crisis, William had suffered a serious car accident and nearly lost

a fortune-teller, who told him that the source of the misfortune lay

so-called fortune-teller, her and William's destinies were incompatible, and

so-called prophecy, paid the fortune-teller a large sum of

from childbirth, had knelt and pleaded desperately, but

had callously thrown her into the snow

furiously scolding William and exposing the so-called “spiritualist” as a fraud. However, William wouldn't

that if William wouldn't raise

decision, and he relented, allowing him to take her back

life. He also gave Sierra the name she carried hoping that she would shine as brightly as the stars

were surrounded by the

would visit her occasionally, but William never came, One time, she didn't hold back her questions and asked Vera why William never came

said that when she grew up, she would help William so that he wouldn't have