The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 21

Chapter 21 The Idea of Concern

Sierra didn’t answer. She just headed upstairs.

“Stop right there.”

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Bradley’s patience was wearing thin. He had been more than accommodating, yet Sierra remained as distant as ever.

Thinking back to what had happened that morning and Jonathan’s words, he forced himself to stay calm, adjusting his tone to sound almost gentle.

“I’m your brother, Sierra. I care about you. Don’t treat me like the enemy.”

From the floor–to–ceiling window, he had seen the black Maybach parked outside. He had watched as Sierra stepped out of the car.

The windows were tinted, so he couldn’t see who was inside.

It made him uneasy.

Sierra barely had any friends, and she had just gotten out of prison. Who could she possibly know that drove a car like that?

Was someone trying to get information through her?

His voice lowered. “I gave you money, didn’t I? You know what you should and shouldn’t say.”

A warning.

Sierra let out a sharp laugh. “Relax, Mr. Xander. I took your hush money–I won’t talk.”

was his idea

What a joke.

clearly uncomfortable with her response. “That’s not what I

matter what, we’re family. We should handle our own

exactly an outsider, but you shouldn’t rely on

Sierra’s expression shifted slightly.

was the one who had driven her

that an outsider would see that the great Mr. Xander wasn’t as perfect as

wasn’t actually thinking that far. He didn’t know how Sierra and Jonathan had met, but he wanted to

to mention that part. He figured

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throbbing from overworking herself, and she had no energy to waste on him. Without another word, she went

and found Denise already there. She looked

her a

was truly something else. No matter how many times she teetered on the brink of death,

failed to fall for

Sierra, Denise hesitated, lips parting slightly as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she stayed quiet, as if afraid

such reservations. “Denny was worried you’d struggle after switching majors so suddenly, so she personally asked some of the top sophomores to lend

he spoke, the entire Xander family turned to look

her

set it down and laughed coldly. “So? Am I supposed to be grateful?

always did this–forcing things on her she never wanted, then expecting her

air of generosity, as if she should be kneeling at their feet, thanking them for their

twisted logic

“You-”

off guard, momentarily at a loss