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.

her response.

family. We should handle our

not exactly an outsider, but you shouldn’t rely

Sierra’s expression shifted slightly.

he think Jonathan was the one who had driven her

find out about the cover–up? Or that an outsider would see that the great Mr. Xander wasn’t

that far. He didn’t know how Sierra and Jonathan had met, but he wanted to cut off any possibility before it grew into something troublesome–especially since

that part. He

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had no idea what was going through Bradley’s mind, nor did she care. Her head was throbbing from overworking herself, and she had no energy to waste on him. Without another word, she

downstairs for breakfast and found Denise already there. She looked

a

truly something else. No matter how many times she teetered on

never failed to

she wanted to say something, but in the end, she stayed quiet, as if afraid of upsetting

“Denny was worried you’d struggle after switching majors so suddenly, so she personally asked some

Xander family turned to look

picked up her

coldly. “So? Am I supposed to be grateful?

her she never wanted, then expecting her

with that condescending air of generosity, as if she should be kneeling at their feet,

of twisted logic was

“You-”

momentarily at a loss for