The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 268

Chapter 268 Not Just One of Us

Every day after finishing her lab work, Sierra would quietly go back to her corner and keep working on it. She’d failed more times than she could count. But this–this was the one she was most proud of.

To her, this place was their home. And that little handmade gift was the one thing she could truly give him.

Right after she finished explaining, Johnathan pulled her into a tight hug.

It was a long time before he finally spoke, his voice slightly choked.

“This is… the best gift I’ve ever gotten. Thank you.”

For the first time, his birthday didn’t feel so unbearable. Someone remembered. Someone cared. He wasn’t alone anymore.

That night, the two of them didn’t rest much.

From the living room to the bathroom to the bedroom–they left traces of themselves everywhere. No words, just the kind of closeness that came from need. They clung to each other like animals, as if holding on could drown out the pain inside.

Both of them had shadows in their hearts. But wrapped in each other’s arms, the dark didn’t feel so cold anymore.

Sierra didn’t even know when she passed out. The next morning, it was her phone ringing that finally woke her up–her senior was calling.

Even though her professor had granted her time off, she still had lab work to check in on.

Hearing how hoarse she sounded, Autumn immediately assumed she was sick.

“You didn’t look too good yesterday. Are you sick? Rest up. I’ll talk to the professor–he’ll give you a couple more days.”

Sierra coughed awkwardly. “No, I’m okay. I’ll be back to normal tomorrow.”

She couldn’t admit the truth.

toward deadlines and experiments… and she’d

Not exactly proud of

they both heard a voice on the other end of

awake? So,

let out a sharp gasp and blurted, “No freaking way-

Sierra was speechless.

That pretty much

There was no

leaned down and

the need to hide behind a composed front. He let himself

something

nodded. Then remembered something. “You

I wore

want to risk messing things up

hearing that,

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Not Just One of

wanted to spend more time

Finished

didn’t really need cheering up anymore–but he was more than

here for a while and haven’t explored. Let me show

“Okay!”

ate, got dressed, and

tourist spots. Instead, he brought her to a quiet

my mom’s place. I spent a lot of time here as

about his