Chapter 294
Chapter 294:
But not today. With Leah, Janice, and even Aiden around, Sierra felt like a bird newly freed from its cage.
“Nellie, I’m not turning against you. I’m simply standing up for myself. I’m done being your shadow.”
Seeing Sierra’s determination and confidence, Nellie understood it was Janice and Leah’s influence.
She knew she couldn’t afford to be too forceful in front of the crowd, but backing down now would mean losing face—not just for herself, but for the entire Ramirez family.
“Ladies, could we please just let this go?” Out of nowhere, Kenneth stepped in, attempting to smooth things over.
Today, he looked every bit the picture of elegance, dressed in a crisp white suit—a stark contrast to Aiden’s more somber attire.
“This is Delgado Jewelry’s celebration banquet,” Kenneth added, his voice calm and measured. “If you keep this up, it’ll put me in a tough spot as the host.”
Nellie gave Kenneth a fleeting glance, her chin lifted in a haughty gesture. “Fine. For your sake, Kenneth, I’ll hold off on the argument. Sierra, don’t get too comfortable. Just because you have their support doesn’t mean you get to call the shots. No matter what, as long as you carry the Ramirez blood, you’ll always have to play by the family’s rules.”
A wave of dizziness washed over Sierra, the weight of Nellie’s words pressing down on her.
As a Ramirez, Sierra couldn’t escape her bloodline—no matter how far she ran, the family could reel her back in at any moment.
Just as the suffocating feeling threatened to overwhelm her, a warm hand clasped hers, sending a soothing wave through her body.
Looking up, Sierra met Janice’s steady, reassuring gaze. “Janice…”
Lаτєѕτ chɒρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєls.𝒸𝑶𝓶
“There’s always a way,” Janice said with a soft smile, her voice a balm for Sierra’s turmoil. “We weren’t born to live for the family or anyone else. We live for ourselves.”
Those simple, grounded words seemed to calm the storm in Sierra’s heart.
“Thank you. I will fight for my own happiness, no matter what.”
From the sidelines, Nellie narrowed her eyes, frustrated. She had nearly broken Sierra’s resolve, but Janice had managed to pull her back from the edge.
It seemed her instincts were right. Janice was the real problem here. If she could get rid of Janice, everything would fall back into place. Sierra would make her way back to the Ramirez family, and Aiden…
Nellie stole a quick glance at Aiden but was immediately jolted by the chilling intensity of his gaze.
His look struck her like a freezing wave, as if she were falling into an endless, icy abyss.
It was a silent warning.
For a fleeting second, Nellie had the strangest sensation that Aiden could take her life with nothing more than that icy stare.
It was terrifying, yet… exhilarating.
A man like that—intimidating, relentless, unapologetically domineering—was exactly the kind of man who would be worthy of her.
“Nellie, let me introduce you to some friends.” Sensing the tension in the air, Kenneth gave a subtle nod toward Janice and ushered Nellie away.
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