The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 424: A Truth Too Deep

The servant froze, blurting out instinctively:

“Mr. Wayne, what kind of question is that? She’s someone Mr. Simon brought back–of course we servants know who she is.”

“If you know she’s one of Mr. Simon’s people, how dare you speak out of turn here?”

Wayne’s expression went cold. “Do you know what her status is? And yours? Since when did the help have the right to comment on matters of the family?”

The old servant instantly knew he’d made a mistake. He’d meant to flatter the old man, seeing that Wayne was in a sour mood, but instead, he’d struck the wrong nerve entirely.

“Sir, that’s not what I meant.”

He tried to explain, but Wayne wasn’t about to give him the chance. The butler quickly gestured to the guards outside, and moments later, someone entered to escort the servant

out.

Once the man was gone, Wayne finally said:

“She really does care about that foolish boy. He’s not suffering in vain, at least.”

At Wayne’s level, few people dared contradict him anymore.

But Sierra’s first concern had been Johnathan’s wellbeing.

Such sincerity was rare–and if he still held it against her after this, it would be laughable.

“Have a serious talk with the rest of the staff.”

This was directed at the butler.

Cold sweat broke out across the man’s back as he quickly responded, “Yes, sir.”

mistake, it ultimately reflected poorly on

room. She had expected to find him asleep, weak with fever. Instead, as awake–on the phone, in fact–discussing business as if

Sierra,

you hadn’t come back, I was about to drag you here

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same as always. If not for his dry, cracked lips and flushed cheeks, it

Her lips moved like she wanted to say

you work with me–just

to understand

“Of course.”

But she knew feeling bad wouldn’t help anyone now. What she needed to

Her face turned serious.

then from now

from the fever, are

professional mode, Johnathan also

chest hurts. I think it’s

hadn’t intended to hide anything from

his words, Sierra’s eyelashes

is complete. Let’s do

help, but Johnathan grabbed

I

looked into her

issue is a few cracked ribs.

pain in his chest,

doctors had taken more blood to double–check, but the values were exactly the same as before–identical down to the last