The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 372 Half–Truths and Half–Nods

After thinking for a moment, Sierra carefully asked, “Does your mom… hit you?”

Her heart was in her throat the moment she asked it, terrified Dora might nod.

Thankfully, Dora shook her head.

Sierra let out a small sigh of relief. As they continued walking toward the restroom, she asked again, “Then why don’t you want to be with her?”

This time, Dora didn’t respond.

After a few such interactions, Sierra noticed a pattern. If the question was too complex, Dora might not know how to express herself–or maybe someone had told her not to speak, so she’d just shut down.

Then something struck her. A thought flashed through her mind and she asked, “Dora, the man who took you that day–do you know him?”

She wasn’t sure if she should even bring this up. What if it scared her?

But Dora’s reaction was far calmer than she’d expected. She just trembled slightly, then nodded in response.

Realizing Dora actually recognized the man made Sierra’s breathing quicken.

know him? Is he… your

blankly. Just as Sierra assumed she

mixed signals left Sierra completely puzzled. A nod and

i

how she followed up, Dora

ask more, but then noticed Quinn walking toward them. She dropped the topic and instead shifted to

are really cute. If you like them, Dora, Lcould get you a puppy or

end of Sierra’s sentence. She smiled warmly and said, “No wonder Dora likes you so much, Sierra. You’re so thoughtful. I’ve actually been

deciding what

“That’s nice.”

1:24 PM.

372 Half–Truths and

Finished

the others.

to return to the company to help Johnathan. This time, he didn’t shut her down outright. He simply said, “If you can make the arrangements on your end,

I was thinking of bringing her with me. She’s

a neutral response, neither agreeing

wait to tell Johnathan about her conversation with Dora and the girl’s

I asked her if that man was her dad–she nodded, then

thought about it for a moment before offering, “What if… that man used