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.

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

nothing more than a tool, and let her take the fall

brother had been detained, she hadn’t asked a single question about them, she was only focused on blaming Sierra. His hand was in a cast, but she didn’t even notice.

in pain? Was Bradley not

Mattered.

Denise had ever

“Evan…”

was met with his cold interruption: “Don’t call me that. We re Xanders; you’re a Coleman. It felt

What did he mean?

stared at Evan in shock, unable to believe what

didn’t waver. She instinctively turned to Sean for support, but

words.

You, you guys_

years, she had relied on this move; whenever she was unwell, everyone

be the last time we see each other. I’ll make an official statement clarifying that you are

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