The Lost Heiress 351

hapter 351 No One Came

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Sierra had been in a somber mood, but Mateo’s rambling had her laughing despite herself.

Seeing her smile, Mateo added, “Sierra, you’re gonna run into more guys like that in the future. The second and third generations? They play way dirtier.”

He didn’t know how else to put it. Sierra was just… too clean. She couldn’t stand filth.

But some stains couldn’t be scrubbed away.

Every family had a few rotten ones.

Sierra looked at him. “You think the way I handled Trev was wrong?”

“Of course not!”

Mateo shook his head quickly. “He bullied you. You fought back. He had it coming.”

“I just meant…”

He fumbled for the right words, and Sierra finished them for him. “Don’t be so cynical? Don’t be so self–righteous?”

“Something like that.”

He’d noticed it back in Maviston–Sierra had a strong sense of justice. If she didn’t, Kason would’ve been dealt with long ago.

“I’m not trying to be righteous. I just keep thinking about myself.”

Sierra lowered her gaze. “Back when I was in prison, when people were hurting me, I kept wishing someone would help. Someone who’d speak up and expose what they were doing.”

But no one did.

showed up–not even when she

make everything public. Someone had

can understand how even the smallest hope can save

everyone to get it. People who haven’t been

of despair feels

“I’m sorry, Sierra.”

apologized quickly. “That

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do anything wrong. We just come at it from different

didn’t want to keep talking about it. Just then, Mateo’s laptop

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and the three of them gathered around the computer as Mateo quickly sorted

Sierra’s is the only one. But there

up the profiles while talking. “Look, here

last year

year.

from a few years ago. The most recent one was

drug isn’t

Might just be something a few people are playing around

there’s also another possibility–they

people used all kinds of substances. just for fun, so when they

more inclined to believe that

places abroad, recreational drugs were so common that

at the first patient’s data–dated five years back. Not

about was whether they were using his

I can get my hands

the substance existed out there, Johnathan

the details over dinner. When it was over, Mateo

after, Johnathan got

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