Chapter 49 Fever and Distance

In ss, Sierra had always been like a bbiohazard/b–wherever she sat, no one dared to be near her.

But today, unexpectedly, a girl sat down beside her not long after she arrived.

Sierra nced at her but didn’t pay her any mind. She closed her eyes, trying to ease her headache.

“Heyb, /bso you’re actually the real daughter of the Xander family? That means Mr. Xander bis /bactually byour /bbiological brother?”

Sierra was surprised. How had this news spread to school?

Then she remembered at the birthday banquet, Denise had invited some of her friends from school.

She didn’t answer. Being a Xander had never been something she took pride in

But even with no response, the girl kept talking. “We all thought Senior Denise was the real daughter. Her brothers dote on her so much! I even heard that bSean /bused to visit her at school. Who would’ve thought she was the fake?”

“But.. they don’t seem to like you at all. Is it because you went to prison? I heard they threw you a huge birthday banquet. Does that mean they’ve forgiven you? Well, I guess they would… you are their real sister, after all.”

The girl’s endless chatter grated on Sierra’s nerves. She opened her eyes and said coldly, “Can you shut up?

The girl flinched in shock. “Oh–okay, okay!”

She hurriedly grabbed her books and left. bAs /bshe walked baway/b, Sierra heard her bmuttering/b,

“What’s her problem? Ughb./bb” /b

“No wonder no one likes her. With that attitude, who bcould /bstand her? Senior Denise is so much better!”

More whispers followed, but Sierra ignored them.

If it weren’t for Johnathan’s ss today, she wouldn’t havee at all.

Johnathan arrived just as the bell rang, and the murmuring in the room immediately died down.

His gaze swept across the ssroom andnded on Sierra, sitting alone in the front row as usual–impossible to miss

His bbrows /bfurrowed slightly.

She looked worse than yesterday.

Not just pale–something was clearly wrong.

bSierra’s /bbody felt bunnaturally /bwarm. Her face was flushed with ban /bunhealthy red, her lips dry and chapped. Her usually sharp, steady eyes were bunfocused/b.

Johnathan frowned and bstrode /bover to her. Then, in front of the entire ss, he ced hisrge palm against her forehead.

A sharp bintake /bof breath echoed bthrough /bthe room.

At Northwind University, everyone knew bthat /bMr. bJohnathan /bwas polite but distant.

There were even brumors /bbthat /bDenise liked bhim /bband /bbhad /bswitched bmajors /bjust to be closer to him, but after three years, no one had ever bmanaged /bto break bthrough /bbhis /bbaloofness/b.

bAnd /bnowb, /bthis buntouchable/b, bgodlike /bfigure was casually touching the forehead of a bconvict/b?

Sierra was

just bas /bstartled.

She bwanted /bto dodge, but the moment she moved, a wave of pain shot bthrough /bher skull. Before she could react, Johnathan’s

Finished

Chapter 49 Fever and Distance

After a moment, he pulled away, his expression bdark/b.

“You didn’t realize you have a fever?” ___

There bwas /bba /bsharpness in his voice, a rare hint of irritation. It made him seem more imposing, like someone impossible to defy

Siena med it on the teacher effect.

Automatically, she straightened her back and answered obediently. “I know

Johnathan let out a shortugh, but his face only looked angrier. “You know, and you still didn’t go to the hospital? If you don’t care about yourself, who else will?”

His words made something tighten in Sierra’s chest.

It had been a long, long time since anyone had scolded her like this–annoyed yet concerned.

Before she could respond, Johnathan had already set his lesson materials aside and pulled her up.

“Come on

Ten minutester, Sierra was lying obediently on a bed in the school infirmary.

ver was high, and the school nurse rmended an IV drip to bring it down. She agreed without hesitation.

As the needle pierced her skin, Johnathan instinctively nced at her.

She didnt even flinch.

Her expression didn’t change, not even the slightest twitch of difort–like she couldn’t feel pain at all.

Johnathan’s brows furrowed deeper.

His little sister would cry for bdays /b

“Doesn’t it hurt?” he asked.

s bover /ba tiny sc

scrape, yet here was Sierra, unfazed by a needle in her vein.

Sierra blinked, realizing what he meant, and quickly shook her head. “It’s fine.”

bShe /bbarely even felt the needle.

After all, she’d had years to get used to pain.

For some reason. Johnathan’s presence made her feel a little uneasy btoday/b.