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.”

his idea

What a joke.

frowned, clearly uncomfortable with her response.

we’re family. We

Jonathan… he’s not exactly an outsider, but you

Sierra’s expression shifted slightly.

the one who had driven

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

met, but he wanted to cut off any possibility before it grew into something troublesome–especially since Jonathan was someone

that part. He figured Sierra wouldn’t want to

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The Idea of

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Her head was throbbing from overworking

already there. She looked pale and weak, clearly still recovering from her recent

spared her a

teetered on the brink of death, she

never failed to fall for

she wanted to say something, but in the end, she stayed quiet,

majors so suddenly, so she personally asked some of the top sophomores to

family

her fork but suddenly

Am I supposed to be grateful? Did I ask her

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

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

twisted logic

“You-”

momentarily at a loss

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