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Chapter 50

Chapter 47 Misplaced Concern.
“Dad. I don’t agree with the Richardson family arrangement. If we have to form a marriage alliance. I’ll marry their daughter myselfTM
Bradley and the others argued noisily
Sierra had no idea what was happening downstairs. After taking a hot shower, she lay in bed, but the heat couldn’t chase away the coldness in her heart.
Scenes from thedayreplayed in her mind overandover again.
That night, she slept restlessly, haunted by nightmares
Sometimes, she saw herself locked in a dark, windowless room, subjected to cruel treatment. Other times, she saw people reaching out to her for help, their hands desperate, their cries silent. She saw 00060’s silent plea for help.
When she woke up, her body was drenched in cold sweat, and her head felt heavy. She touched herforehead–she had a jslight fever.
She didn’t care. After another hot shower, she went downstairs.
It was early. Normally, no one in the Xander family would be up at this hour.
But to her surprise, Evan was sitting in the living room. The moment he saw her, he stood up hurriedly. “Are you heading to school! I’ll drive you.”
Sierra gave him a strange look, unsure what kind of stunt he was pulling. She ignored him and headed for the door.
Evan quickly followed. “Youdon’tneed to worry about the Richardson family deal. We’ll take care of it. And the lab you wanted–1 arranged one for you. From now on, it’s yours alone. Also, about your grandmother, Bradley and I are working on getting the best specialists for her.”
Sierra couldn’t listen anymore. She stopped in hertracksand gave Evan a baffled look. “What thehellis wrong with you?”
She had made herself crystal clear yesterday. She had thought the Xander family would finally agreeandlet her gotoday. But somehow, things had taken an unexpected turn.
Evan pressed his lips together. Clearly, saying all this was already a huge struggle for his overconfident, self–important self.
But he still forced out the words:
“We ignoredyoubefore. We won’t anymore. So stopsayingsuch hurtful things. Mom and Denise cried half the night”
Sierraalmost laughed.
Soafter everything, did they still think allshewanted was theirso–calledattention!
The Xander family was something else–arrogantfrom top tobottom. Some people were born human yet didn’t even. understand basic human words.
She couldn’t be botheredtoargue with them anymore.
If words wouldn’t work, then reality wouldhavetodothe talking.
Her ride arrived. She opened the car door, got in,andleft without sparing Evan another glance.
Sierra went to see her grandmother, checked on her condition,and chatted with her for a while.Justas she was about to leave, her grandmother called out to her.
The old woman hesitated for a moment before finally speaking. “I got a call from your mother yesterday. She she broke her
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Sierrapaused, caught off guard. “How did she break her hand?”
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Chapter 47 Misplaced Concern
As soonasshe asked, she realized the answer. “James?”
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Her grandmother sighed. “I don’t know. She was just crying on the phone the whole time. Then she hung up, and whenItried calling back, no one answered. This morning, I tried again. Still no response. I’m worried something might’ve happened.”
She was disappointed in her daughter–angry at her for being so weak, for never standing up for herself. If Yulia had even a sliver of backbone, she wouldn’t have spentallthese years being completely dominated by James.
Sierra asked flatly. “What do you want me to do?”
She had no interest in helping Yulia. That woman wasbeyondsaving–completely useless.
Just…havesomeone check on her. Not you. Don’t go yourself.”
Her grandmother was afraid James would latch onto Sierra again. He was a leech–impossible to shake off. Sierra had barelymanagedto escape his grasp. She couldn’t be dragged back in.
“Alright, don’t worry, Grandma. I’ll find out what’s going on and let youknow.”
She patted her grandmother’s hand reassuringly.
Leaving the hospital, Sierra felt her dizziness getting worse.
She frowned but still hailed a ride to the Coleman family home.
She knocked for a long time beforesomeonefinally answered–it was Yulia’s voice.
After a while, the door opened.
Sierratook one look at her mother and saw that her condition was just as serious as she’d expected. One of Yulia’s hands was bent at an unnatural angle, and she clearly hadn’t received any proper medical attention.
The moment Yulia saw her, she broke down completely. Tears streamed down her face.
“Sierra, please save me. Please, I’m going to die here. He’s going to kill me.”
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