The Lost Heiress 194

Chapter 194 New Year, Old Grudges

Sierra followed Lily’s gaze and saw Jonathan rolling up his sweater sleeves, donning an apron, and bustling about in the kitchen like the perfect domestic man. Who could imagine he was the youngest professor with such a homely appearance?

A smile curled at the corners of her mouth as she said, “He really is good to me!”

After dinner, they started discussing the upcoming New Year celebrations.

With just over twenty days left, this would be the last New Year’s Sierra would spend with her grandma, so she wanted to make it lively.

Sierra. Dickson, and Lily discussed the festivities with great enthusiasm, each suggesting different things to do.

Jonathan felt somewhat out of place. From their conversations, he could sense their anticipation and nostalgia for the New

Year.

But for him, the New Year meant trouble, meant having to face countless insincere people at the large family mansion. He felt like he and they were not celebrating the same holiday.

Sierra noticed Jonathan’s silence and waited until Grandma had gone to sleep to ask, “What’s wrong? Don’t you like the New

Year?”

“It’s not about liking or

a kid because it meant I could eat good food and, more likely than not, avoid getting beaten

took breaks for the New Year. James had no place to gamble, so naturally, he didn’t

I loved sweets. Grandma would secretly buy me some but made a rule

Sierra reminisced about her childhood

cherish; looking back, whether good or bad, they were

about you? What were your New Years like?”

her talk about her childhood celebrations and hadn’t expected her to turn the question on him. Images of feigned emotions flashed through his mind, and he felt he had

his head, “My New Years were boring–just a bunch of people getting

scene well enough–many family members, each with their own. agendas. She didn’t press further and didn’t ask if Jonathan would stay

knew the answer; he had already said he would go

his family letting him stay away this long

didn’t bring up New Year’s again, only cautioning

a madman; you can’t think of him like

agreed, his fingers gently pinching Sierra’s

more, Jonathan returned to his place, not trying to coax Sierra Sierra to join him since he knew she

was

194 New Year, Old

shower, changed into

investigation on the Goodman family

Finished

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