The Last Time I Loved You novel Chapter 9

Using the quickest way possible, Matthew rushed Sierra to the hospital. He then ordered the doctors to conduct a thorough check-up for her before leaving to buy her favorite cake.

He returned with the cake a few hours later. As he was about to push the ward door open, he heard Sierra's voice. She sounded a little smug, as if everything was going according to her plan.

"Don't worry, Mom. Matthew doesn't have eyes for anyone but me now. He'll stand up for me and punish Amelia whenever I say the word and shed a few tears. It won't be long now before I replace Amelia completely. I'll be the only woman by Matthew's side then."

"I heard that the heir of the Sterling family is mentally ill. You just have to keep him dancing in the palm of your hand, and you'll eventually inherit his family's wealth."

Matthew could see Sierra talking to a woman whose eyes were glinting greedily through the door that was slightly ajar. The woman was smiling while wearing a scheming expression.

"I told you from the start that it would be extremely easy for you to have him wrapped around your finger with how beautiful you are."

Sierra looked as if she had just thought of something at the mention of Matthew. She lightly pushed her mother, Lindsey Otterman, and said, "We should stop talking about this now. I called Matthew earlier. He should be back any minute now. It'll be bad if he hears us."

The words had just left her lips when the ward door creaked open.

Matthew appeared at the door. His dark eyes were devoid of any mirth as he stared at Sierra and Lindsey.

A chill ran down Sierra's spine when she met his gaze, making her tremble. An ominous feeling began to fester in her heart as she recalled her conversation with Lindsey. Deciding to test the waters, she asked, "Did you hear what we were talking about, Matt?"

The silence that stretched on intensified the uneasiness within her. Fortunately, Matthew's tense expression softened in the next second. He shook his head and replied, "No, what were you talking about?"

Sierra discreetly breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed that he didn't seem to have heard their conversation.

Neither Sierra nor Lindsey noticed the flicker of darkness that flashed through Matthew's eyes. He hated it the most when people lied to him and took advantage of him.

Amelia had done so by using Leonard's influence to force Matthew to marry her, so she could join the Sterling family. Now, Sierra and Lindsey were doing the same.

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