Chapter 41 The Fracture

“Make a U–turn. We’re taking Ms. Xander home

Sierra’s breath hitched for a moment. Just now, Shane did not show the slightest intention of taking her home; binstead/b, he was nning to discipline‘ her.

Why the sudden change of mind? It must have something to do with the phone call earlier. It was certainly not the Xander’s family, but who would help me?

Jonathan’s face shed across Sierra’s mind, but she could not be sure. Even if Jonathan held ba /bprestigious position in the field, he was just a professor. How could he possibly go up against the power of capital?

Soon, the car arrived in front of the Xander residence. As Sierra opened the door and stepped out, she heard Shane say, “I’le pick you up tomorrow,”

Sierra paused and looked at Shane. Is it a return of the favor fromst time?”

Sierra needed to rent aboratory earlier, and she owed Shane a favor for it.

Shane answered sofily. “Yes.”

Sierra tightened her grip on the car door and nodded, “Alright.”

She had no idea what was waiting for her tomorrow, but now the sword that had been hanging over her head had finally been lowered, and she felt bless /bworried.

Sierra closed the door and walked towards the Xander residence. Shane watched her for ba /bwhile, then tapped the door and said, “Let’s go.”

It was alreadyte at night, but Bradley, bEvan/b, and Sean were still wide awake.

Earlier, when Bradley made the phone call in front of Evan and Sean, they all knew something may happen today. Seant pulled out a bottle of liquor in irritation and poured a ss of liquor for each of them that were there. Everyone picked up a ss and drank, even the most disciplined bEvan /b

bFor /ba long bmoment/b, none of them spoke. In the end it was Sean who broke the silence. “Don’t you think Father bhad /bgone too far bthis /btime?‘

They could bhave /bepted it if they were kept in the dark, but they had seen the scars on Sierra’s with their own eyes, and they had heard the prison guard describe what happened inside, and that it was not all that person was capable of.

Who knew what else had happened in ces they could not bsee/bb? /bYes, Sierra had been disobedient today, but still she is our little sister. Sean could not shake the difort growing in him.

Bradley and Evan remained silent.

After a while, Evan put down his ss and stood up. Tll go check on her.

Bradley sighed band /bstood up as well. “Let’s go. I’lle with you.”

It should be about enough by now. As long bas /bSierra learned her lesson, that was enough,

“I’ming too!” bSean /bran his hand through his hair in frustration. “Otherwise, I won’t be able bto /bsleep.”

Just bas /bthey were about to bhead /bout, the bfront /bdoor opened. Sierra, who was supposed to be dragged into prison for strict discipline, appeared in front of them. She was still wearing the bsame /bbnightgown /bbfrom /bearlier. It bwas /bin bcrimson /bred, and it zed even brighter under the blights /blike fresh blood.

Sierra walked towards them, bas /bif she had brisen /bfrom a mountain of corpses band /bba /bsea of blood.

At that moment, three of them felt something different in Sierra. It bwas /bbas /bif something between them had broken. They could almost hear the sound of the breaking apart.

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Chapter 41 The Fracture

Bradley was the first to breact /bbas /bSierra approached, “Sierra, you’re back? His voice was tinged with disbelief.

Sierra’s lip curved into ba /bbcold /bsmile. “Bradley, you look disappointed to see me

Finished

No, I didn’t! Bradley faltered, but his heart eased ba /blittle seeing Sierra unharmed. But almost immediately, his expression darkened as he remembered bwhat /bhappened earlier. “You’repletely out of line today. Do you bhave /bany bidea /bhow big of a mest you

created? Father is furious! The Xander family is going to be theughingstock after today. When did you be so selfish! You”

Sierra cut in before Bradley could finish his sentence. “Do you even know who Kason really is?”

Bradley, Evan, and Sean all stiffened when they heard Sierra’s question. Sierra smiled mockingly. “So byou /bdo know”

Scan bquickly /breacted and exined. “Those were just rumors. Kason isn’t entirely like that. Besides, we’re here. We’ll protect you. He bwouldn’t /bdare to do anything to you. You don’t have to be afraid.”

“Protect me?” Sierra let out a fulugh as if she had just heard the funniest bjoke /bin the world, “Ha. Protect me? Your definition of protection is to hand over to a psychopath? Or do you mean getting the prison guard to ‘discipline‘ me? So this is what you bmean /bby protection. My brothers, you all had been so good to me. What a group of wonderful brothers I have.

Sierra’s words struck all of them like ba /bp to the face. All three of them froze and remained speechless.