The Lost Heiress 272

Chapter 272 The Knife and the Calm

When Johnathan got home, Sierra wasn’t there. He was about to call her when the door opened.

“What do you want for dinner?”

She said it like nothing had happened, walking in and heading to her room to change.

Johnathan didn’t ask where she’d been. He just rolled up his sleeves and went straight into the kitchen. Sierra followed to help, moving quietly beside him.

It didn’t take him long to notice something was off.

“What’s wrong?”

Sierra hesitated for half a second. Then said plainly, “Jose came to see me today.”

The moment the words left her mouth, Johnathan’s whole face darkened.

“What did he say to you?”

Sierra didn’t sugarcoat it. She gave him the basics–what Jose had said, how he offered to leave if Johnathan returned to the family.

Johnathan let out a short, cold laugh. “He said he’d leave?”

He sneered. “Did he say anything about Susie?”

He always found it funny how they were willing to be noble only when it suited them. If Jose really wanted to avoid conflict- why show up in the first place?

“He said he couldn’t speak for his mother. Just that… she loves your father very much.”

The knife in Johnathan’s hand paused mid–chop.

Sierra reached over quickly, placing a hand on his arm. “Easy. You’ll crack the cutting board.”

way of grounding

looked over at her. “Do you

“I believe you.”

voice was calm, steady. “He’s a stranger

Johnathan–Sierra wasn’t going to tell Johnathan to accept him. Maybe Jose was innocent. But

the knife from his hand and kept cutting, her

to you. He came to me to say

tension in Johnathan’s shoulders

as innocent as they

supposed to be best friends. No one who actually cared about

Wynn family again. Sierra shifted the conversation to

days ago. He’s doing

when he comes back this weekend, we’ll make something

didn’t bring up

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272 The Knife and

already had enough on his plate–she didn’t want to

Shane clearly

Finished

saw him on campus–standing with school leadership, apparently visiting the research

talking about? Didn’t expect

followed her gaze–and

Shane.

Her face turned cold.

human, but they’re worse

them never cared about others;

her look up in surprise. This wasn’t the calm,

to.

“Wait… you

back to her work, tone

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