Chapter 59 Things Left Unnoticed

Denise was still her grandmother’s biological granddaughter. Of course, she would hesitate.

That was just how it was.

Sierra had juste to terms bwith /bit when her grandmother suddenly spoke.

“You don’t have to worry I won’t do anything to her. I bjust /bbwant /bbto /bbask /bher a few things. bYou /bsaid it yourself–she’s my granddaughter too. What could I possibly do to her? After all, I’m not like you. I bcould /bnever be so heartless as to abandon my

wn flesh and blood”

Her words left the Xander brothers speechlessb, /b

Bradley and Evan exchanged nces before Evan stepped outside to make a call, leaving Bradley behind to set some ground

rules.

“Denise isn’t in good health. She can’t handle too much bemotional /bstress. bPlease /bbe mindful of that. And she’s very sensitive. Some things are better left unsaid. Also, she prefers the temperature at exactly 25 degrees. I’ll adjust it before shees in. The smell in this room should be taken care of as well. bAnd /banother thing-

Before he could finish, Sierra’s grandmother cut him off.

“You remember all of bthat /bso clearly. Do you remember what your real sister likes to eat?”

bBradley /bfroze. His eyes flicked toward Sierra.

If hat did Sierra lite to cat?

His mind reyed the rare asions she had eaten at the same table bas /bthem.

The dishes bon /bthe table bhad /balways been bwhat /bDenise liked.

He could name at least seven or eight of Denise’s favorite foods.

But for Sierra:

Nothing came to mind

He racked his brain bfor /bban /banswer, then awkwardly said, “She’s not picky. bShe /beats anything.

The moment he said h, even he felt how wrong it sounded.

Even the least picky eater had preferences. But he couldn’t bname /bba /bsingle bone/b.

As far as he could remember, Sierra had never bsaid /bwhat she liked or disliked.

Feeling guilty, he raised his voice slightly.

“Alright, I get it. You’re trying bto /bsay we never paid attention to her. But that’s not our fault. She never told us. How were we supposed to knowb?/b”

Yes. It was Sierra’s fault. She didn’t say anything. So how could they have known? They weren’t mind readers, were they?

Maybe he knew he was in the wrong because Bradley didn’t even dare look at Sierra while saying it.

After spitting those bwords /bout, he found an excuse to leave the room, making a call just like Evan bhad/b.

bNow/b, only Sierra and her grandmother remained.

Her grandmother held her hand tightly, silent for a long moment.

With just a short conversation, she had already pieced together what Sierra’s life had been like in the Xander family.

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Chapter 59 Things Left Unnoticed

Even a mother who barely cared would still know at least one or two things their child liked.

Yet the Xander family–her own flesh and blood–knew absolutely nothing.

Her heart clenched in pain.

Seeing the look in her grandmother’s eyes, Sierra felt warm inside. She squeezed her hand and smiled slightly.

Finished

“It doesn’t matter, Grandma. I stopped caring a long time ago. As long as I have you, I’m fine. Once everything is settled, Til buy a house, and we’ll live together. Just the two of us. How about that?”

That sounds wonderful, her grandmother said, nodding quickly.

But deep inside, she felt bheavy. /b

She knew her own body.

Even with the best treatments, she wouldn’tst much longer.

Af it weren’t for wanting to spend more time with Sierra, she would have already let go.

She had been relieved when the Xander family took Sierra in.

She had thought–at least now, Sierra would have people to rely on

But seeing what bhad /bactually happened, she couldn’t bear to think about what would happen once she was gone.

She wouldn’t let bthat /bhappen.

Meanwhile, Denise had arrived at the hospital.

“Bradley, Evan, why did you call me over so urgently” she asked curiously.

“Sierra’s grandmother is inside, Evan said.

At the mention of Sierra’s grandmotherb, /bDenise’s expression changed.

She hesitated, visibly ufortable.

Evan saw it and immediately regretted this decision.

“Maybe we should bjust /bdrop it,” he bsaid /bquickly.

“What? What’s going bon/b?”

Denise looked at them suspiciously.

“Sierra’s grandmother wants to see you, Bradley exined.

“You’ve been wanting Sierra toe back, haven’t you? If you can bconvince /bher grandmother, she’lle home. And then everything can go back to the way it was. That’s why we called you here. But if you don’t want to, that’s fine. Nothing is more important than you.”

He patted her head affectionately, the same way he always did.