The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 144

Chapter 144 A Storm in the Making

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Sierra was always quick to sense both kindness and malice. She could tell that Bella curiosity wasn’t laced with bad intentions. which made her expression soften even more.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Sierra. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major.”

Bella blinked in surprise before breaking into a bright smile. “It’s a pleasure to meet you too, Sierra!” Sierra also smiled back.

Compared to her current lighthearted mood, Denise was on the verge of a breakdown at the hospital. Her surgery had been unsuccessful, keeping her bedridden for longer than expected. And just when she thought her situation couldn’t get any worse, someone sent her a screenshot, of Jonathan and Sierra holding hands at school.

That wasn’t all. Jonathan had even made a public statement declaring that he had pursued Sierra for a long time and warning others not to harass her. Some messages sent to Denise were filled with pity. Others mocked her misery.

But she didn’t care about any of those. All she could see was that picture, Jonathan’s protective stance, Sierra’s relaxed expression, and their interlocked fingers. The sight of it made her chest tighten painfully, and her breathing grew rapid and erratic.

Why? Why was that woman getting everything she wanted so effortlessly?

Denise clawed at the sheets, trying to sit up, but her body wouldn’t cooperate. The combination of her frustration and worsening pain became so much that her vision blurred, and with a strangled gasp, she lost consciousness. Denise wasn’t the only one seething

On the other side of the city, Kason was staring at his phone, his expression dark as a storm cloud. News about Jonathan and Sierra had spread far beyond Northwind University, and someone had made sure to send him a copy of the infamous hand- holding photo

Chase Palmer smirked as he swirled the whiskey in

playing you, Mr.

in Sierra. Hell, he had even taken her to one of their

could he not take pleasure in Kason getting humiliated like this? Kason’s grip on his glass tightened

officially marked her, but that didn’t matter. And now she had thrown herself into the arms of some lowly

downed the rest of his drink, his jaw clenched so tightly it could crack steel. Chase, seeing an

to teach those

to mess with Sierra, but Kason had held him back

all restrictions were off.

long pause, he said coldly, “No one touches my

something dangerous. “But that

disrespected him once before, three years ago, when he had refused to collaborate with any pharmaceutical companies, including Kason’s. At the time, Kason had dismissed him as an eccentric academic. Now, Jonathan had dared to take his woman. And that was unacceptable. Chase grinned;

I’ve never played with someone like

Ionathan’s fore Handrame Tall I make lika ha’d ha

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smile twisted

pain filled the air–his latest plaything trying and