The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 15

When the Flame of Love Fades

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Just as she expected, Shane’s next words confirmed her suspicion.

“The prison called me. A few of your old cellmates ran into some trouble.”

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“One broke her hand. Another had her leg tendons cut. The rest… well, they all got hurt, more or less. All of them, your–hm, roommates.”

Sierra’s face immediately darkened.

She had a feeling this wasn’t the end of it.

Sure enough, Shane continued, “Oh, and apparently, someone’s looking into how there were snakes and bugs in the prison.”

“Why go through all that effort? Should I just tell them directly?”

Sierra clenched her jaw, forcing her voice to remain steady. “Whatever you decide to do is your choice.”

Shane studied her for a few seconds, as if trying to gauge whether she was telling the truth.

Then, he let out a bored sigh and waved a hand dismissively. “I’ll let you know what your payment is later.”

That was it.

Sierra hesitated for a second before nodding and turning to leave.

The research facility was in the outskirts of the city, far from any main roads. Taxis didn’t come out this way.

She walked the entire way back.

She needed the time to think.

She had a good guess about what happened today.

She didn’t feel grateful.

Just disgusted.

By the time she reached the Xander estate, the sun had already set. Her phone had rung nonstop during the walk, but she hadn’t answered once.

Surprisingly, the entire Xander family was home.

The moment she stepped inside, everyone visibly relaxed.

Sean was the first to explode.

“What the hell is wrong with you? Why weren’t you answering your phone? Do you know how

were?”

Sierra glanced at him mockingly.

ried we

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Sean saw her expression and immediately felt his anger flare again.

He was about to say something but forced himself to calm down. After what they learned today, he couldn’t just lash out like before.

“Whatever. Just don’t ignore calls next time,” he muttered. Then, as if trying to make up for his tone, he added, “I bought you some dresses. Go take a look. Girls shouldn’t wear pants all the time.”

Evan spoke next. “You didn’t go to class today. You didn’t even file a leave request. What happened?”

Noticing how harsh his words sounded, he softened his tone.

“I’ll let it slide this time, but you need to notify someone if something comes up. I already spoke to the department. From now on, all your courses are switched to mine.”

Bradley added, “Yeah, from now on, Evan’s got your back. No one at school will dare mess with you anymore.”

the people who bullied you before? We’ve

Sierra laughed.

She couldn’t help it.

was just too

tears

even ask if she wanted

changed her schedule–did they ever consider that she didn’t want to see

for getting

Please. That wasn’t revenge.

nothing more than their

she truly wanted, they could never

a life free from

they give

expression turned cold. Her voice was

unnecessary meddling, but could you all do me a

of my

was the first to

you kidding me, Sierra? Can you stop being so ungrateful? No wonder you got bullied in prison. You fucking

Sierra didn’t even blink

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“Yeah, I deserved it.”

gaze, her voice as sharp as a

I never would’ve

that

“You want justice?”

She scoffed.

“What a joke.”

them, she headed upstairs

was so

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favor, but the

a lunatic. Who knew what kind of twisted

just so “grateful” for

air, leaving the Xander brothers‘

done,” Sean muttered. “Let her do

And honestly… she has every right to. We really did

household registration back into our family records. We can’t even call her family if we’re

Sean’s anger immediately

coming back? Does he even know

two weeks,” Bradley answered. “And no, I didn’t tell

honest, he hadn’t even

Cameron had told him the prison

was eligible for early release on a

yeah, he had a sister

back, he still

pick her up himself and signed off as her legal

lied to her, pretending he had fought tooth and

still, it wasn’t completely untrue. He had done it without

something right?

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not agree,”

father cared too

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they first found out the babies had been switched, he had

family they were, he had wanted nothing to do with

even suggested leaving things as they were, pretending the switch never

Colemans found out, the

the only reason Sierra was

assumed she was an illegitimate

a criminal record, it would be even harder

back,” Evan said. “She’s still our

convince him,”

finished her shower and checked her

message

It was about James.

detained and wouldn’t

Two weeks?

Sierra was surprised.

to

must have had a

debating whether to call and thank

she remembered–she had blocked

she removed him from her blocklist and dialed