When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 318

Chapter 318 Hidden Truths

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After hanging up, Sierra waited anxiously for Johnathan. Thankfully, he returned not long after–but to her surprise, he didn’t come home alone.

Her eyes widened when she saw the child in his arms. “Dora?”

New place, unfamiliar people–by the time they’d gotten Dora calmed and asleep, it was well past midnight.

“Thanks for helping,” Johnathan said quietly.

He hadn’t wanted to bring Dora home, but with Quinn in no condition to care for her, and with no other options, there was no way he could leave a three–year–old girl out on her own.

“I’ll call around tomorrow–see if I can find a full–time daycare for her.”

He’d already decided on that on the way back.

Sierra waved it off. That wasn’t what mattered right now. “What happened?” she asked.

“Quinn… she’s in the hospital. She fainted while we were out this afternoon. The test results weren’t good.”

He summarized a few key data points.

Sierra’s expression changed immediately.

As a researcher herself, she knew exactly what those numbers meant.

It wasn’t technically leukemia, but it was dangerously close.

She and Johnathan were clearly thinking the same thing. “What about Dora?”

“No idea yet. I’ll take her in for tests tomorrow.”

He sounded tired–exhausted, even.

Then something clicked. “You called earlier. What was wrong?” he asked.

Sierra had originally planned to ask about the data Shane showed her–but now clearly wasn’t the right time. She shook her

head.

“It’s nothing serious. You said you’d meet up after work, then I didn’t hear anything from you. I just got a little worried.”

“Sorry,” Johnathan said, pulling her into a hug. “She fainted so suddenly, and there were a ton of tests to run. Plus someone had to go pick up Dora.”

And his phone had been on silent during the meeting. He hadn’t even realized she’d called.

“You don’t have to apologize,” Sierra said, hugging him back. “No one wants something like this to happen.”

She glanced toward the bedroom. “I just hope Dora’s okay.”

A child that young… if she had a blood disorder too–it was too awful to think about.

The next morning, Sierra went with Johnathan and Dora to the hospital.

Without needing to discuss it, they went straight to the lab for bloodwork before heading to see Quinn.

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