Chapter 47 Misced 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, shey in bed, but the heat couldn’t chase away the coldness in her heart.

Scenes from the bday /breyed in her mind over band /bover 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 her bforehead/b–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. “You bdon’t /bneed to worry about the Richardson family deal. We’ll take care of it. And theb 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 her btracks /band gave Evan a baffled look. “What the bhell /bis wrong with you?”

She had made herself crystal clear yesterday. She had thought the Xander family would finally agree band /blet her go btoday/b. But somehow, things had taken an unexpected turnb. /b

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 ignored byou /bbefore. We won’t anymore. So stop bsaying /bsuch hurtful things. Mom and Denise cried half the night”

bSierra /balmostughed.

bSo /bafter everything, did they still think all bshe /bwanted was their bso/b–called battention/b!

The Xander family was something else–barrogant /bfrom top to bbottom/b. Some people were born human yet didn’t even. understand basic human words.

She couldn’t be bothered bto /bargue with them anymore.

If words wouldn’t work, then reality would bhave /bto bdo /bthe talking.

Her ride arrived. She opened the car door, got in, band /bleft without sparing Evan another nce.

Sierra went to see her grandmother, checked on her conditionb, /band chatted with her for a while. bJust /bas 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

harid

bSierra /bpaused, caught off guard. “How did she break her hand?”

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As soon bas /bshe asked, she realized the answer. “Jamesb?/b”

Finished

Her grandmother sighed. “I don’t know. She was just crying on the phone the whole time. Then she hung up, and when bI /btried 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 spent ball /bthese years beingpletely dominated by James.

Sierra asked tly. “What do you want me to do?”

She had no interest in helping Yulia. That woman was bbeyond /bsavingpletely useless.

Just… bhave /bsomeone check on her. Not you. Don’t go yourself.”

Her grandmother was afraid James wouldtch onto Sierra again. He was a leech–impossible to shake off. Sierra had barely bmanaged /bto 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 you bknow/b.”

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 before bsomeone /bfinally answered–it was Yulia’s voice.

After a while, the door opened.

bSierra /btook 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 downpletely. Tears streamed down her face.

“Sierra, please save me. Please, I’m going to die here. He’s going to kill me.”