The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 172

Chapter 172 The Fall of a Princess

Denise spoke at length, expecting sympathy, but was met with nothing but silence. When she finally looked up, her brothers Evan and Sean were standing before her, expressionless,

“What’s wrong? Evan, Sean.”

“Did you know? Dad and Bradley have been arrested.” Evan’s voice was calm, eerily so.

Denise’s heart skipped a beat. She hesitated for only a second before quickly nodding.

“I just heard from the officers, Sierra is too cruel. No matter what, they’re still her own father and brother! How could she…” Denise fumed, expecting Evan and Sean to agree. Any other time, they would have. They would have turned their wrath onto Sierra, blaming her for everything. But this time, they didn’t.

Instead, their minds were flooded with if

If Denise hadn’t killed that man, they wouldn’t have forced Sierra to take the fall. If she had been healthy, they wouldn’t have joddled her and made Sierra bear the consequences.

If she hadn’t always been so sickly, maybe they would have paid more attention to Sierra instead of pouring all their love and protection into Denise. If she hadn’t kept the bush money, Sierra wouldn’t have suffered the abuse she endured in prison,

Instead, they found themselves thinking that if Denise hadn’t run someone over that night, they wouldn’t have forced Sierra to take the fall for her. If her health had been better, they wouldn’t have pitied her so much, nor would they have made Sierra bear all the consequences.

constantly sick, they would have noticed Sierra instead of focusing all their attention on Denise. If Denise hadn’t pocketed that money, Sierra wouldn’t have suffered so much in prison, she wouldn’t have harboured so much hatred, and none of this would have happened. If… So many if, but there’s no medicine for

always ignored Sierra, treated her as nothing more than a tool, and let her take the fall for three years behind bars. Looking at Denise,

seen it before? Denise only cared about herself. Even after knowing that their father and older brother had been detained, she hadn’t asked a single question about them, she was only

pain? Was their father not in pain? Was Bradley not in pain? Yet somehow, her pain was the only

Mattered.

was unfamiliar, colder than Denise had ever seen before. A sudden fear crept into her

“Evan…”

out, she was met with his cold interruption: “Don’t call me that. We re Xanders;

What did he mean?

Evan in shock, unable to

Sean for support,

words.

You, you guys_

her chest, struggling to breathe. For over twenty years, she had relied on this move; whenever she was unwell, everyone would

even a hint of hesitation. Evan continued coldly. “This will be the last time we see each other. I’ll make an official statement clarifying that you are not a Xander. From now on, you’re on your

1:51 PM 0

Fall of

could this be

Finished