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?”

not about liking or disliking; it just doesn’t mean much to

kid because it meant I could eat

the New Year. James had no place to gamble, so naturally, he didn’t lose money, and their home was unusually

buy me some but made a rule that I

childhood New

tough, she had many memories to cherish; looking back, whether good or bad, they were

you? What were your New Years like?” Sierra

to 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,

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

guess the scene well enough–many family members, each with their own. agendas. She didn’t press further

the answer; he had already said he

him stay away

bring up New Year’s again, only cautioning Jonathan,

you can’t think of him like a normal

agreed, his fingers gently pinching

place, not trying to coax Sierra Sierra to join him since he

he was

194 New Year, Old

shower, changed into clean

that investigation on the Goodman family lunatic going?” he

Finished

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