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Chapter 108

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When you trulycare,the difference shows.
Watching Sierra walk away without hesitation, Bradley couldn’t bring himself to call her back.
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Everything she had said earlier had made him realize the truth–he had been lied to. And the person who deceived him was the sister he had always cherished the most.
At first, he was furious. He believed everything traced back to Sierra’s suffering during those three years in prison.
If only Denny hadn’t taken that money for herself–if she had used it to help Sierra instead–none of this would have happened
Before he could even confront her. Dennyhadbroken down into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. She admitted she had made a mistake, that she had acted out of fear–fear that they would abandon her. After all, Sierra was their biological daughter–the rightful Xander heiress.
She was terrifiedthather parents and brother wouldstopcaring about her,andthat fear droveherto do what she did. Even she felt ashamed of herself.
At first, they were angry. But when they saw their beloved sister break down intears,their frustration faded, and their hearts softened.
At the
e core of it Denny was just afraid she didn’t truly belong. She had never felt completely at ease in the family. Could they reallyholdthat againsther?
And when she suddenly collapsed and had to be rushed in for emergency surgery, whatever lingering frustration they had disappeared completely. All that remained was concern and guilt.
This wasn’t Denny’s fault. Ifonlytheyhadrecognized her fears earlier, reassured her, and helped her through them, none of this would have happened.
That waswhatBradley had believed–until he sawSierrajust now.
Denry was innocent, but what about Sierral Wasn’t she the real victim in all of this?
When Bradley led the specialist upstairs, he noticed Eleanor’s eyes were still red from crying.
As the doctor examined Denise, Bradley hesitated before saying. “Tjust saw Sierra downstairs. I’m not sure if she’s sick.”
The room fell silent for a moment.
Then Eleanor spoke. “Check with the hospital director. She won’t tell us if something’s wrong–she doesn’t want to see us. But maybe we can find a way to help.”
“Good idea
Bradley felt a wave of relief. They did careaboutSierra. They had just been unaware of how much she had suffered.Butmoving forward, things would be different. One day, Sierra would understand that everything they didwasfor herowngood. It didn’t take long before Bradley got an answer.
“She said it was for herbrother?” Bradley asked, stunned.
Yes told thehospitalstaff, she is here for her brother. As for hiscondition..”
The hospital director, a longtime acquaintance of the Xander family, didn’t hold back and explained everything about
Dickson’s situation
Bradley’s face darkened with anger.
She cut ties with us and refused to acknowledge our family, yet she casually took in some random guy as herso–called brother? Who knows
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family’s daughter–our sister. What willpeoplethink? They’ll assume he is connected to our family too. Someone from his kind of background int fittobe associated with us!
Fuming. Bradley stormed out, heading straight for Dickson’s hospital room.
Dickson satquietly, waiting for Sierra. He didn’twantto be around people, especially not the doctors and nurses. Their pitying looks made his skincrawl, and he couldn’t stand it.
Just then, the hospital room door swung open. Instinctively, he flinched.
Bradley noticed and scoffed in disgust. “So, you’re Dickson?”
Dickson didn’t respond. He just stared at Bradley warily, his entire body tense with resistance and fear.
Bradley looked down at him with nothing but contempt.
“I don’t know how you managed to trick Sierra into acknowledging you as her brother and letting you stay at her place,” he said coldly. “But let me give you some advice–don’t try anything. She’s not someone you can take advantage of. You just want money, right? How much? Is 30,000 dollars enough for you?” His gaze swept over Dickson from head to toe, full of disgust. “For someone as filthy as you, 30,000 dollars is more than generous.”
Sierra was at the front desk, picking up Dickson’s medication and handling his discharge paperwork when she overheard people murmuring–there was a fight in the inpatient wing, and it had already turned bloody.
Her heart skipped a beat. She immediately quickened her pace.
Dickson had only just started stabilizing emotionally–what if this pushed him over the edge?
As soon as the elevator doors opened, she rushed towards the room, only to find a crowd gathered outside. Her stomach twisted in panic as she pushed her way through.
“Excuse me! Let me through–I’m his family!”
The crowd parted, and the sight before her made her eyes widen in shock.
Dickson was pinned to the ground by security, his eyes bloodshot with rage. And Bradley? He was standing inside the room, gripping his head, blood dripping between his fingers.
Sierra didn’thavetime to process why Bradley was even there.
She rushed inside. “Let him go!” she demanded, turning to the guards restraining Dickson.
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