The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 269

Chapter 269 The Blackmail Album

Sierra froze for a second–then burst out laughing.

She couldn’t help it.

She thought Johnathan stopped her because he had some typical embarrassing baby photos, maybe wearing a dress or something. Most parents love doing that. Technically, it was a dress…. but Johnathan went all out. He was dressed like a flower fairy, rainbow–colored hair, glitter–covered wand in hand, mid–transformation pose and all.

If she hadn’t seen it for herself, she wouldn’t have believed it.

Johnathan looked like he wanted to disappear. He hadn’t been back in years–he’d totally forgotten about these blackmail- level moments.

“Can I keep going?” Sierra asked, still grinning, eyes full of mischief.

“Yeah, whatever,” he sighed. “Might as well.”

She kept flipping.

There were baby pictures, toddler tantrums, every costume you could think of–superheroes, cartoon characters, more magical girls.

But somewhere along the way, something shifted.

Sierra saw it. At first, he was just a kid, wild and happy. But by the last few pages, especially his eighth birthday, he didn’t look like a kid anymore. His smile was gone. He looked… still. Like someone who had to grow up too fast.

And that was the last photo with his mom.

single picture

could learn a lot from one

gently. “Your mom

“Yeah.”

He’d never doubted that.

A

know she was sick. All he knew was that she was always there. Later, he found out she used up all her clarity for him. Every time she had a good day, she

she came back

arms

ruin you. Let

understood what she meant. He didn’t say anything–just rested

it go.

mom hadn’t been so good to him, maybe he wouldn’t hate them all

silence. She looked up and said, “I’m not asking you to forgive them. I just don’t want you stuck in this pain forever. Whatever you decide to

through it. And she wasn’t about to tell him

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The Blackmail

night, brought their own food, and didn’t check their

Finished

got back, both their phones were basically melting

chaos–his grandfather, half the Wynn family, and several

could even read through them,

enough,” Maddox exhaled. “Your grandfather’s in the hospital.

after the party. The family’s dirty laundry had been aired in front of every major power in the room, and by the time he got