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 of

What a joke.

frowned, clearly uncomfortable with her response. “That’s

We

he’s not exactly an outsider, but you

Sierra’s expression shifted slightly.

think Jonathan was the one who had driven her

find out about the cover–up? Or that an outsider would see that the great

had met, but he wanted to cut off any possibility before it grew into something troublesome–especially

smart enough not to mention that part. He figured Sierra wouldn’t

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nor did she care. Her head was throbbing from overworking herself,

found Denise already there. She looked pale and weak, clearly still recovering

her a glance

she teetered on the brink of death, she

the Xander family never failed to fall for

something, but in the

you’d struggle after switching majors

spoke, the entire Xander family turned

her fork but suddenly

laughed coldly. “So? Am I supposed to be grateful? Did I ask her to do

she never wanted, then expecting her to

if she should be kneeling at their feet, thanking them for

of twisted

“You-”

was caught off guard, momentarily at a loss

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