The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 406

Chapter 408 Not Ready Yet

Facing Dora’s pure, expectant eyes, Sierra couldn’t bring herself to answer.

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She wanted to nod–but reality reminded her not to act on impulse. Her voice was slightly hoarse as she said, “Dora, I don’t know if you’ll be able to see me every day. I’ll try my best. Maybe we can keep video calling, like before.”

She couldn’t even look Dora in the eyes while saying it–for fear she’d cave and promise something she couldn’t keep.

Dora was the kind of child who took every word seriously.

And Sierra knew she couldn’t give her the care she deserved. Not just because of her workload–but because there was a real danger now. That organization might still be watching. She didn’t want Dora to be in harm’s way again.

“I’m sorry, Dora,” she whispered, her voice catching.

But Dora didn’t seem bothered at all. “That’s okay! Video calls are great too. Can you tell me a story every day? I think that’s something I can do!”

Sierra forced a smile.

“If I ever have something come up, I’ll tell you in advance, okay?”

“Okay!”

Dora agreed without complaint. She was easily satisfied.

left under escort, glancing back at Sierra

nearly broke Sierra’s resolve. She felt the sudden impulse to call Dora back–to

as she moved, Johnathan

“Sierra. Stay calm.”

disappeared down the hallway and couldn’t help but ask, “Mr.

child isn’t easy. Are you really

she could respond, he

had built up

admit- she wasn’t ready to be someone’s mother. She

who need help. We can’t save them all. But Dora… we can help her in other ways. We can fund her, L good home. But that doesn’t mean we have to be responsible for the

her a

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not Dickson. You understand

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slowly. She did understand. And those were the same worries that had kept

I’ve been thinking about

they left the topic there–both quietly aligned in

her upcoming academic presentation, looked after Johnathan, and

day of

insisted on

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