The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 54

Chapter 54 A Place to Escape

Finished

She and Daphne had never been the closest of friends, but when Sierra first arrived in prison, Daphne had taken care of her. She couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

The thought of it weighed on her chest.

Johnathan glanced at her and suddenly said, “Want to go to the lab?”

She looked up at him.

When I’m in a bad mood. I go there,” he added casually.

Sierra thought for a moment, then nodded. “Okay,”

Just as they were about to leave, someone called out from behind them.

“Wait a minute.

was the female officer who had taken her statement earlier.

There’s something I forgot to mention,” the officer said. That woman you called the police for this morning–she changed her mind at the hospital. She refused to get checked, insisted her injuries weren’t from abuse but from a fall.”

The officer sighed. They could see this all the time. People who don’t trust the law, who won’t protect themselves.

“If you can, try to convince her. Domestic violence doesn’t stop after the first time–it only happens again and again. She needs to trust that we can help.

Sierra wasn’t surprised.

That was exactly the kind of thing Yulia would do.

She was weak. That was why James had been able to control her for so long.

Sierra simply thanked the officer.

Thanks, but let her be. If she won’t fight for herself, then nothing we do will matter.

The officer hesitated. She had assumed Sierra cared about the woman she had reported, but her indifference said otherwise.

explaining. She just

already done

the way back, she called her grandmother and told her

was silent for a long time before

the way she wants it, then let it be. I can’t spend my life worrying about her. She’s made her choice. You’ve done enough, Sierra.

How are

patient. She talked to her for a long time before hanging

Johnathan glanced at her.

before we get there. You

almost forgotten

he wouldn’t have taken her to the lab at all

of mind wasn’t

weighing on her, but it was

“Okay”

closed her eyes, intending to just rest them for a

it,

for once, she

car had

faint scent of disinfectant and woodsy cologne

It was oddly calming,

Are

Are you awake!”

pulled her

looking at the

heart skipped for a beat too

a hand in front

“Awake?”

then nodded. “Yeah. For a second, I thought I was

bad one?” he asked

…Good.”

that made it feel almost

led her to his usual workspace, but along the way,

Evan and Yaron.

to see

swept over Sierra, then flicked