The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 17

Chapter 17 Putting People in Their Place

Lawyer?

Sierra was momentarily stunned before realizing what Jonathan meant.

“Your health isn’t in great shape. If someone’s been abusing you, you can apply for legal protection,” Jonathan suggested.

Sierra felt a rare warmth in her chest.

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All this time, Jonathan was the only one who had noticed her condition and actually given her a solution.

“No need. But… thanks,” she said.

Her situation wasn’t something the law could fix.

Jonathan didn’t push. He simply nodded.

“If you ever change your mind, I know a good lawyer.”

Sierra glanced at him.

“Mr. Yeager, are you always this helpful?”

“No,” Jonathan said with a small smirk. “I actually hate trouble. But I believe in fate. I helped you because it felt like we were meant to cross paths.”

As he spoke, he absently spun the prayer beads around his wrist.

Sierra just noticed them now.

The beads suited him–simple yet refined.

Jonathan already had an air of calm, cultured elegance. The warm scent of sandalwood from the beads only made him seem more composed and approachable.

Before she could say anything, he continued, “I’ve been looking for someone. She disappeared a few years ago. The day you posted on the forum, I finally got a lead. That’s fate.”

Sierra stiffened.

That day, she had briefly logged into her old account.

So that’s what he was referring to.

A strange feeling crept into her chest.

She had disappeared for three years.

Yet, Jonathan had never stopped looking for her.

“Is she a friend?” she asked, her voice softer than usual.

“Something like that. She vanished without a trace. For three years, not a single word. I started to worry.”

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As he spoke, his fingers moved over his prayer beads again.

Sierra was about to respond when her phone suddenly rang.

Jonathan handed it to her. “I charged it for you.”

She glanced at the caller ID.

Bradley.

Annoyance flashed across her face.

Without hesitation, she declined the call.

A moment later, her phone rang again.

This time, it was Evan.

She declined again.

What the hell was wrong with the Xander family?

bored? Why were they

about to power it off when

should answer. It might actually

hesitated, then swiped to

moment she did, Bradley’s

What the hell did you

on us! Why are

Sierra’s eyes turned cold.

retort when Jonathan casually reached over and

his voice

later, Bradley stormed into

Bradley looked a

Sierra, his

you in

no desire

was

couch, his voice even. “I ran into Sierra this

the street so I brought

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reacted to that

“What did you say to Denise last night? And where

forget–you’re still on probation. You’re

Sierra stared at him.

Cold. Emotionless,

even

had long since stopped expecting anything from

involved Denise, she was always

their fake apologies–what a

frustrated

even realize Denise almost died last

unconscious in the hallway. She refused to go to bed–insisted on waiting

saying she was

upset, but Denise never wronged you! She truly loves you! She sees you as her sister!

“Enough.”

stood up, cutting

expression darkening as

this one more

Sierra, she was in

she collapsed

me she was your sister

finally

from

the first time, he really

was

kind of pale that came

echoed in

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Even bite marks.

voice was calm, but every sentence was

his mouth, guilt flashing

“I…”

He trailed off.

His throat felt dry.

been in

She hadn’t woken up.

Sierra’s name,

had been

all night, trying to reach

when they finally did, he had assumed

thought she was just being

looking at

had never once considered her

sorry, Sierra.

the words wouldn’t

he knew an

He felt embarrassed.

Humiliated.

tried to

if you hadn’t snuck out in the middle of the night, none of this

Jonathan’s jaw tightened.

how they

was about to speak, but Sierra beat him