The Lost Heiress 231

Chapter 231 Burning the Past

“Can we eat now? I’m starving-

Sierra didn’t believe Johnathan’s excuse.

Her gut told her whatever was in that notebook had something to do with her.

Johnathan, what’s in there?”

Johnathan pressed his lips together and stayed silent.

Sierra reached for the notebook, but he dodged her hand.

“Give it to me.

She was getting angry now.

But Johnathan still wouldn’t let go, and the tension between them thickened.

Johnathan was trying to keep his composure, hoping she would give up.

But Sierra wasn’t backing down.

Johnathan, give it to me!

Her voice was calm, but this time, Johnathan’s face darkened,

Mateo, sensing things were about to escalate, quickly stepped in

“Ma’am, it’s really nothing special—”

He couldn’t even finish his sentence.

Sierra’s cold stare shut him up immediately.

Johnathan, I have a right to know what concerns me.

She met his eyes, unyielding.

Johnathan held her gaze for a long moment before finally handing her the notebook.

Sierra flipped it open

The first two pages meant nothing to her.

reached the main content, her

forced herself to

was an

she was the

that happened to her in prison over the

had barely read a page

“That’s enough”

notebook from her hands and wrapped his

didn’t want you to relive those

Burning the

let him

a look before quietly slipping away to Dickson’s room, leaving

a long silence, Sierra

not as fragile as you

She exhaled slowly.

this to deepen my trauma. And to piss you off. I won’t fall for

Johnathan didn’t say anything.

her how deeply

trying to pass his warmth to

running.

she insisted

forcing herself to

burned hotter

knew it

he couldn’t stop the anger boiling inside

Finished

being treated like some experiment, documented like an object–he wanted nothing more than to

Shane had succeeded.

how

completely enraged

tasteless

in his arms, coaxing her

no matter how hard she

she closed her eyes, those memories

murmured. “If you can’t sleep… let’s do something

flipped her over

would give in

she

almost desperate using pain to push back the fear in

needed to drown herself in

the stronger Johnathan’s rage

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