When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 274

Chapter 274 Yours and No One Else’s

“You’re overthinking it. What can I possibly do to him? He’s the heir of the Wynn family, after all.”

Shane said this as he flipped through a stack of old files in his hand.

Thanks to his new role in the medical system–and the not–so–little power that came with it—he had access to a few things. And what he’d dug up was juicy.

Severe depression? Tsk. Who would’ve guessed the former Mrs. Wynn had that kind of diagnosis?

Add in Johnathan’s little outburst during the Wynn family banquet… and the picture was clear. Shane had a pretty good idea what had happened.

He didn’t stand a chance against Johnathan head–on. But not everyone was as bulletproof. As that thought took hold, he flipped open a file on Jose.

There wasn’t much there. Just a few lines.

Honestly, if he hadn’t been at that banquet himself, he never would’ve connected the dots between the soft–spoken Jose and the Wynn family at all.

He stared at Jose’s file and muttered, “Sierra, I’m not sending you flowers for some hidden reason. I’m serious. Date me.”

Hearing his words, Sierra almost laughed. The absurdity was off the charts. Shane wasn’t just sick–he was certifiably unwell.

“You work in the medical system now. Might be a good idea to get yourself checked out–especially your brain.”

She moved to hang up, but his voice stopped her.

“You really think you’d be alive without me? Sierra, maybe stop looking at everything so one–sided.”

Her thumb hesitated for half a second before she hit the red button. Still, his words lingered.

Back then, in prison, there were times she almost died. She remembered him being the one to get her transferred to a hospital. At the time, she’d felt grateful.

Then she’d found out he only did it for the thrill of watching her squirm.

And the more she’d gotten to know Kason, the more she realized that place had been filthier than she ever imagined.

Kason had once joked that he wished he’d met her earlier. Something about it had made her pause, but she hadn’t understood why.

Now it clicked.

She might’ve been a Xander by blood, but the Richardson family had never treated her like she mattered. And the Xanders didn’t give a darnn about her either.

If Kason had known who she was, he definitely wouldn’t have let her go.

And yet, somehow, he’d never seen her. Never even mentioned her name.

That hadn’t been luck, had it?

Sierra shook her head hard, snapping herself out of it. Don’t let Shane’s bullshit get to you.

She had bigger problems right now–like dealing with the groupies swarming her at school.

With a sigh, she rubbed her temple and made a decision. Then she picked up her phone.

Johnathan had been swamped for days.

The Zach family wasn’t small potatoes. With years of support from the Yuan family, they’d become one of the most powerful families in Capital City.

12:38 PM