A Surprising Twist of Fates (Sierra and Theo)

Chapter 49 Memories

"You and them are family. I am not,” Sierra said.

"Sierra, it's not like that. Vera hurried to explain, but Sierra's cold voice cut heroft.

“Then, Mom, tell me this–why was Xavier surrounded by love and attention from both parents while I was abandoned the moment I was bom?

"Why did my father refuse to acknowledge me? Why, every year for Xavier's birthday, did you carefully prepare gifts, but on mine, I'm just forgotten? My birthday is only ten days after Xavier's, but none of you remember that."

As Sierra spoke her emotions began to overwhelms her, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Vera shifted uncomfortably under her gaze, her throat tight, unable to respond. The room fell into an oppressive silence.noveldrama

Sierra forced her gaze upward, fighting to hold back the tears that threatened to spill over.

“Actually, when I was six years old, I understood... I was the unwanted child.

Some children were bom to be loved, and then there were children like Sierra.

She had been unwanted by William. When she was bom, the Shaw Group was

p was struck by an unprecedented financial crisis, William had suffered a serious car accident and nearly lost his legs.

He consulted a fortune-teller, who told him that the source of the misfortune lay with her.

According to the so-called fortune-teller, her and William's destinies were incompatible, and living together would bring disaster to him.

William, believing in the so-called prophecy, paid the fortune-teller a large sum of money and decided to abandon her.

Vera, still recovering from childbirth, had knelt and pleaded desperately, but it hadn't softened William's cold heart.

When Sierra was less than two months old, William had callously thrown her into the snow during the harsh winter.

It was her Bobby who rushed over, furiously scolding William and exposing the so-called “spiritualist” as a fraud. However, William wouldn't listen, still insisting that he didn't want her.

Bobby was enraged. He declared that if William wouldn't raise her, then he would.

In the end, William couldn't argue with hobby's decision, and he relented, allowing him to take her back to the family residence.

11 was Bobby who gave her a second chance at life. He also gave Sierra the name she carried hoping that she would shine as brightly as the stars and the moon.

When Sierra was young, she envied the other children who were surrounded by the love of their parents, playing and laughing together.

Vera would visit her occasionally, but William never came, One time, she didn't hold back her questions and asked Vera why William never came to see her. Vera had replied that William was busy working and earning money and was too tired to visit,

Little Sterra had nodded obediently, and in her childish voice, she said that when she grew up, she would help William so that he wouldn't have to work so hard. At that time, she didn't understand why Vera's eyes suddenly filled with tears as she pulled Sierra into a tight hug.

When she was six, Bobby told her she now had a little brother.

She was thrilled. She'd often seen the neighbor's little boy, James, playing with his younger siblings, and she longed for a little brother or sister of her own to play with

Bobby promised that once Xavier was older, he would take her to see him, but Sierra couldn't wait. So, she packed her favorite cake and some oranges, eager to share them with Xavier.

She took the bus alone, heading to the Shaw residence for the very first time.

That day was Xavier's first birthday party. The Shaw family had invited many guests, and the decorations were grand and lively.

She didn't know anyone at the party, but she immediately spotted Vera. She looked stunning in a traditional dress, radiating beauty,

Standing beside her was a tall, handsome man, smiling with joy, gently cradling the chubby baby in his amus. in front of them, there was a towering cake...

Perhaps it was a bond formed by blood, but little Sierra immediately recognized the man and the baby- William and Xavier.

Excitedly, she ran to Vera, holding out the cake and fruit. “Mom, I've brought some treats for my little brother!"