The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 262

Chapter 262 The Birthday He Never Celebrates

After some thought, Jade picked up the phone and called his assistant.

“Look into that girl. Sierra.”

Maybe she’d be the breakthrough he needed.

As the days ticked by, Sierra realized Johnathan’s birthday was getting closer–but he hadn’t said a word about it.

She remembered what Mateo had said and, still unsure if it meant anything serious, decided to ask him directly over lunch.

“Ma’am! What a surprise.” Mateo smiled brightly when he saw her.

Sierra didn’t waste time. “That day you told me to pay attention to Johnathan’s birthday—what exactly did you mean?”

She didn’t know if it was a warning, or something symbolic. Either way, it had been stuck in her head for days.

Mateo looked a little conflicted, like he wasn’t sure where to start.

“Is it something you can’t talk about?” she asked.

He shook his head. “It’s not that. I just don’t know how to explain it. It used to be fine, but ever since his mother passed, he doesn’t celebrate his birthday anymore. His mood always seems off around then, even though he hides it well. We’re not exactly sure what happened, but… from what we know, his mom died in a car accident. On his birthday.”

Even with how close they all were, there were still things they didn’t know for certain. But most of them guessed that Johnathan’s mom had been trying to rush back to celebrate with him–and that’s why the accident happened.

birthday had become a quiet,

Sierra’s expression turned heavy.

would be the first birthday she shared with Johnathan. She had originally wanted to plan a surprise for him–but now she realized there

his mother. He’d mentioned her before,

“you might want to keep a close

again, then added, “It might

that Mr. Wynn was planning a birthday gathering for Johnathan this year. Several high- profile guests

himself. And frankly, he was worried the whole thing might spiral out of

topic of birthdays with

mention it once. He only told her he wouldn’t be able to pick her

late.

was worried, but didn’t show

presented himself as calm and composed–especially in front of

everything bottled up. But in

ever showed people the best parts of himself. The pain, the

maybe that’s what hurts the

a little helpless. But she chose to

share. No matter how close two people get, that right to privacy still

12:44 PM ·

The Birthday He

Finished

mind kept drifting back to him, Sierra spent most of the

could be, but this was her first