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?”

I’ll take her in for

He sounded tired–exhausted, even.

clicked. “You called earlier. What was wrong?” he

data Shane showed

head.

meet up after work, then I didn’t hear

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

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

apologize,” Sierra said, hugging him back. “No

toward the bedroom. “I just

had a blood disorder too–it was too awful to think

went with Johnathan and Dora

straight to the lab

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be there, she agreed without hesitation. Dora really likes

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it. What matters now is that you rest and

know Quinn well, nor what she’d gone through–but knowing she was a divorced mom raising a child

since Johnathan clearly cared about her, Sierra would

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

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

they could do now was hope Dora’s results came

long–standing relationship with Johnathan, so the test results

his brows draw together the

quietly pulled him out into the hallway.

handed her the

One glance was enough.

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