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.

had become

Sierra’s expression turned heavy.

She had originally wanted to

about his mother. He’d mentioned her before, but never once brought

“you might want to keep a close eye on him this

added, “It might be worse than

for Johnathan this year. Several high- profile guests had been invited–including Johnathan’s

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

of birthdays with Johnathan. She watched him closely instead–but

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

late.

but didn’t show

himself as calm and composed–especially

kept everything bottled up.

himself. The pain, the wounds, the grief–those, he

what

little helpless. But she

own corners of darkness they don’t want to share. No matter how close

12:44 PM ·

262 The Birthday

Finished

to him, Sierra spent most of the day distracted–and unfortunately, Professor Martin was

sharp the professor could be, but this was her first time experiencing it