The Billionaire's Heir I Never Knew Was Mine novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Who Is She?

But of course, the silence didn’t last long.

Halfway through his meal, Riley suddenly spoke again.

"Sienna," he said, his tone more careful this time, "I know you’re against that idea, right?"

Sienna didn’t need to ask what he meant. "Of course," she replied simply, giving a small nod.

Riley paused before voicing the question that had been on his mind. "But... aren’t you worried? What if those gangsters resort to violence?"

The words immediately changed the atmosphere.

Mia stopped eating.

Ava’s fork paused mid-air.

Both of them looked at Sienna, their expressions tightening, waiting.

Sienna, however, remained calm.

"No need to worry," she answered, her tone steady. "They don’t know I work here. And they don’t even know where my apartment is."

"That’s good to hear..." Riley exhaled, visibly relieved.

Mia nodded quickly. "Yes. That’s... very good. You are safe..."

Ava didn’t say anything, but her shoulders relaxed just slightly.

The tension slowly faded.

And just like that, the conversation shifted.

They started chatting about work, about guest complaints, about the mess in the hotel’s kitchen, and anything but Sienna’s family problems.

Sienna laughed softly, shaking her head as she listened to them. For a moment, everything felt normal again. However, beneath that calm, beneath that laughter and smile, her thoughts didn’t stop.

Because even as she smiled, even as she responded to their jokes, even as she finished her lunch, a question lingered quietly in the back of her mind.

’What if those gangsters really found me?’

Her fingers tightened slightly around her glass.

...

At the Sterling Family House.

Zoey Sterling stepped inside. She was here to visit her mother.

After all, a one-night hospital stay—no matter how minor her mother’s health—was still enough to make any daughter appear promptly the next day.

But as she walked deeper into the house, following the quiet hum of stillness, she found someone.

Zoey slowed her steps as she approached one of the family rooms, her gaze landing on a small figure seated on the sofa. Skylar, her nephew.

He sat there with his back to the entrance, completely still, his posture slightly hunched forward, as if in deep focus. Whatever had captured his attention was clearly more important than the world behind him.

Zoey’s lips curved into a small, amused smile.

Curious, she approached him silently, her steps light and careful, almost playful but natural. It wasn’t often she found her nephew so completely absorbed in something.

And naturally, she wanted to see what it was.

When she finally stood behind him, leaning slightly forward to peek over his shoulder, her smile widened.

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