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.

loved, and then there

When she was bom, the Shaw Group

had suffered a serious car accident and nearly lost

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

William's destinies were incompatible, and living together would bring disaster to

fortune-teller a large sum of money and

still recovering from childbirth, had knelt and pleaded

less than two months old, William had

who rushed over, furiously scolding William and exposing the so-called “spiritualist” as a fraud. However, William wouldn't listen, still insisting that

if William wouldn't

end, William couldn't argue with hobby's decision, and he relented, allowing him to take her

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

envied the other children who were surrounded by the love of their parents, playing and laughing

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

wouldn't have to work so hard. At that time, she didn't understand why Vera's eyes suddenly filled with tears as she pulled Sierra into a