The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 226

Chapter 226 Picking Up the Pieces

Kason smirked, as if he found the whole thing amusing. Without hesitation, he nodded.

That dog belonged to Shane

But what was Shane going to do? It was just a dog.

The Samoyed barely reacted when it was brought out. Whether it was because it believed its owner the endless torment it had endured, Sierra wasn’t sure.

Either way, it showed no emotion.

If dogs could lose their souls, this one had.

A Kason walked her to the car, he casually said. “If the dog starts acting differently, let me know,”

Sierra tilted her head. “What if it dies?”

was dead or because of

“Kason chuckled. “Then tell me anyway. Not my dog. I’ll have to pass the news along to its real owner”

As soon as Kason’s car drove off, Sierra stepped into the elevator.

The doors slid open-

Johnathan was waiting.

The moment she saw him, everything inside her crumbled.

She didn’t say a word.

She just threw herself into his arms.

Johnathan held her tightly, saying nothing.

Mateo and Dickson were standing in the hallway, but they understood immediately. Without a word, they turned and walked

away.

Johnathan didn’t ask her anything.

He didn’t tell her to stop.

He already knew–Kason’s existence alone was enough to make Sierra sick.

And the more disgusting he was, the less Sierra would back down.

She wouldn’t let herself.

It was a long time before Sierra finally pulled herself together.

face was unreadable

she said, voice

she led the dog to

moment later, leaning against the doorframe, watching as Sierra gently cleaned the

He glanced at Johnathan.

too

had barely been able to stomach what

she had seen

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him. His focus was

had always been like

when she was surrounded by darkness, she carried a light inside

if the world was cruel, she never let it steal the warmth from her

dog lay

Sierra treated

its will to

had forced it to

its

“You deserved better.”

dog like this–who had been thrown away so easily–didn’t deserve an owner like that in

even flick

hands, Sierra

get everything

“Yes.”

Finished

it hold up

problem is, technically, everything they’re doing is legal. The contracts were signed voluntarily. The research itself isn’t classified as illegal. And since no one died, there’s no

the animals?”

not endangered species. No laws protect them. At

Sierra didn’t look surprised.

stil! missing the real

arms, deep in

videos… and the missing

that’s what this

They were all dead.

She had no doubt.

where were

careful Kason had been, he had

Jonathan had been investigating

Dickson had been digging.

But there was nothing.

No records.

Finished

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