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.

“You called earlier. What was wrong?” he

ask about the data Shane showed her–but now clearly wasn’t the

head.

You said you’d meet up after work, then I didn’t hear

there were a ton of tests to run. Plus someone had to go pick

his phone had been on silent during the meeting. He hadn’t even

to apologize,” Sierra said, hugging him back.

glanced toward the bedroom. “I just hope

she had a blood disorder too–it was

went with Johnathan and

went straight to

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Chapter 318 Hidden Truths

she heard you’d be there, she

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What matters now is that you rest and take care of yourself. We’ll look after Dora

was a divorced

since Johnathan clearly cared about her, Sierra would help however she

gently stroking Dora’s hair. But there

to tell her not to worry–but with those test results, any words of comfort

they could do now was hope Dora’s results came

had a long–standing relationship with Johnathan, so the test

the moment he

out into the

handed her the

One glance was enough.

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