Regrets Come Too Late (Sierra and Johnny) novel Chapter 362

Chapter 362

Using asset transfers in a marriage and using the people around someone to force them to stay was rotten to the core. Fortunately, the grant deeds had never been finalized.

Sierra latched onto something else instead. “Men…?”

“Don’t pay attention to any of his threats.” Anna lowered her voice so only the two of them could hear. “He’s making one final, desperate move now that he’s lost all his power. As long as you don’t look back, no one will get hurt.”

Sierra’s eyes rested on Anna’s face. She knew very little about her mom’s past. In the past, whenever she had asked, the word ” orphanage” had always been enough to end the conversation.

But now… It seemed her mom’s past had not been a happy one at all.

“Before, you…” Sierra started, then trailed off.

Anna didn’t want her daughter trapped in a world ruled by men like that. “Sierra.”

“Yes, Mom?” Sierra asked.

“Do you trust me?” Anna asked.

Sierra answered without the slightest hesitation. “I do.”

“Then just keep moving forward and leave the rest to me,” Anna said. “I’ll take care of everything.”

She had gone through so much to bring her little princess into the world. She hoped Sierra could spend her whole life happy, doing what she loved, and walking the path she wanted.

“If someone had said that to you back then, would your life be better than it is now?” Sierra’s heart ached for her mom.

Even though Anna had never said much, these scattered words were enough for Sierra to see that her mom hadn’t been happy at all. Her mom must have carried enormous pressure just to give birth to her many years ago.

And the man who was her father, where had he been?

“Someone did,” Anna said.

It was herself.

The version of her who had already fallen once.

The courage she had gained after being deceived.

“I used to be pretty happy,” Anna said with a smile.

She brushed Sierra’s cheek.

“If someone bothers me, I just smack them. When Nathan treated me badly, I slapped him and kicked him, too. I lived free and easy, settling scores the moment they came up. I could make money. I did well in school. I picked up all kinds of skills and did so many things back then. In Harbor City, everyone had to call me Boss Anna.”

A vivid image rose in Sierra’s mind.

A spirited young woman living carefree with her friends, being confident in public with a proud smile always on her face.

“But I haven’t even learned a tenth of what you know,” Sierra said.

She didn’t ask why her mom had chosen Lucas for a contract marriage. There had to be a reason that had left Anna with no choice.

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Anna looked at Sierra gently. “Do you know why I never let you study finance or management?”

Sierra shook her head. “I don’t.”

“There are two reasons. Firstly, you’re too honest and too straightforward. You’d suffer and see the darkest side of people in those two industries,” Anna said, telling Sierra the whole truth. “Secondly, and this is the most important one, I have a lot of money. It’ll be enough for you to spend for the rest of your life, so you only need to study what you like.”

Sierra wrapped her arms around her as Anna patted her back.

“I’ll handle everything, okay?” Anna said.

“You have me too,” Sierra told her.

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