The Lost Heiress 318

Chapter 318 Hidden Truths

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After hanging up, Sierra waited anxiously for Johnathan. Thankfully, he returned not long after–but to her surprise, he didn’t come home alone.

Her eyes widened when she saw the child in his arms. “Dora?”

New place, unfamiliar people–by the time they’d gotten Dora calmed and asleep, it was well past midnight.

“Thanks for helping,” Johnathan said quietly.

He hadn’t wanted to bring Dora home, but with Quinn in no condition to care for her, and with no other options, there was no way he could leave a three–year–old girl out on her own.

“I’ll call around tomorrow–see if I can find a full–time daycare for her.”

He’d already decided on that on the way back.

Sierra waved it off. That wasn’t what mattered right now. “What happened?” she asked.

“Quinn… she’s in the hospital. She fainted while we were out this afternoon. The test results weren’t good.”

He summarized a few key data points.

Sierra’s expression changed immediately.

As a researcher herself, she knew exactly what those numbers meant.

It wasn’t technically leukemia, but it was dangerously close.

She and Johnathan were clearly thinking the same thing. “What about Dora?”

idea yet. I’ll take her in

He sounded tired–exhausted, even.

earlier. What

Shane showed her–but now clearly wasn’t the right

head.

meet up after work, then I

Johnathan said, pulling her into a hug. “She fainted so suddenly, and there were a ton of tests to run. Plus someone had to go pick

been on silent during the meeting.

Sierra said, hugging him back. “No

toward the bedroom.

young… if she had a blood disorder too–it was too awful

Sierra went with Johnathan and

they went straight to the lab

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Chapter 318 Hidden Truths

you’d be there, she agreed without hesitation.

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is that you rest and take care of yourself. We’ll

knowing she was a

about her, Sierra would

whispered, gently stroking Dora’s hair. But there was worry in

wanted to tell her not to worry–but with those test

now was hope Dora’s

relationship with Johnathan, so the test results

the moment he looked. Her stomach

out into the

nodded and handed her

One glance was enough.

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