The Lost Heiress 109

Chapter 109 A Visit from Jonathan

After finalizing the appointment with Abigail, Sierra headed home.

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she spotted Jonathan standing at her door.

“Mr. Jonathan?” Sierra looked at him in surprise. “What brings you here?”

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Jonathan adjusted his glasses and said, “I came across two new research papers that I think could be helpful for your work. I wanted to show them to you, but you weren’t home.”

Thank you, Mr. Jonathan!” Sierra said as she unlocked the door. “Why didn’t you come inside?”

Jonathan gave a smile. “I get the feeling that Dickson is a little afraid of me, so I figured it’d be better to wait until you got back

A warm feeling spread in Sierra’s chest–Jonathan was always so considerate.

Dickson had always been wary of Jonathan for some reason, and after everything that had happened, that fear had probably “only grown stronger.

Just then, the door to Dickson’s room cracked open slightly, and he peeked outside. He had planned to greet Sierra, but the moment he saw Jonathan, he quickly shut the door again.

Sierra sighed. Dickson’s condition was worse than she had thought.

check on him. I’ll wait

before going into

was sitting with a book open in his lap. When he saw her, he forced a smile. “You’re back, Sierra.

I told her you’re still getting over a cold. She told me to make sure you’re eating well and taking care of

flicker of

Grandma too. For as long as I could remember, it had always been just me, Mom, and Daphne. I loved the way Grandma spoke to me–soft and

thought of leaving the house, of stepping into the outside world–expecially going to a hospital–made his stomach twist. Just imagining it

hesitation. Sierra reassured him, “It’s okay. No rush. We’ll take things one step at a time. I’m going to talk

and Jonathan seemed like a good person for him to

his head

it. She quickly reassured him, “Okay, we won’t. You can stay

Dickson didn’t say

the door behind her, her heart grew heavier. His reaction was worse than she had

had something to do with the night Jonathan knocked him unconscious. Maybe that had only

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“I get it. I must have

lighthearted comment

teasing, “If my school principal looked like you, I probably wouldn’t have

for a moment, the

align closely with your research. I’ll be

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