The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 209

Chapter 209 The Fall of the Xander Family

“I agree,” Yulia said, making her decision.

Johnathan Test two days before New Year’s Eve. He had delayed it long enough—any longer, and it would be hard to justify.

“If anything happens, call me.”

“You’ve said that a dozen times already,” Sierra sighed, feeling both amused and helpless

Once Johnathan was gone, she sat for a moment before heading out to run errands.

Sierra’s grandmother seemed to be in good spirits, so Sierra invited her and Dickson along to the supermarket.

Sierra’s grandmother loved lively places, and this would be her last New Year. If possible, Sierra wanted every moment of it to be filled with joy,

The supermarket was packed, bustling with people preparing for the holiday.

Sierra pushed her grandmother’s wheelchair while Dickson walked beside them, the three of them chatting and laughing

But to some people, this scene was an eyesore.

Evan watched Sierra from a distance, instinctively ducking behind a shelf.

He didn’t want her to see him like this.

Once, they had housekeepers, assistants–none of them ever had to worry about something as mundane as grocery shopping.

But now, everything had changed.

Xander Group was gone.

Not only that, but the family had suffered immense financial losses. All their fixed assets had been seized.

Sean’s properties and cars were all sold off.

After being blacklisted bnline, he lost every endorsement deal, forced to pay huge penalty fees.

Now, they lived in a tiny apartment–the same one Evan had earned as an academic prize during his university years.

It had once been a symbol of achievement.

He never imagined he would one day be forced to live in it

Life was hard.

and their father were suffering in

last time Evan visited, he was

than a month, they

bruised, covered

demanding to know

refused

had the arrogance they once

They were hollowed out.

broken.

managed to walk out

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the situation at home, but what was

their father had been the pillars of

Now, they had collapsed.

fallen onto Evan’s

Finished

of money he had left into the guards hands, begging them to take

the suffering

severe depression.

to handle the drastic fall, had succumbed

always looking down on others–was now a

he had fallen from a top celebrity to the internet’s

outside anymore, drowning

no trace of

hardly breathe under the weight of it

But he couldn’t fall.

the last one

him, his mother and Sean had

had no income.

background,

But he was

as wrong.

went,

employers called him in just to humiliate him, to

see the once–proud Evan

first, he

Then, he became numb.

one would

he was