Chapter 64: Can You Take Me In?

Just then, Jonathan, who had already left, suddenly turned back. “Come with me first!” He glanced at the bewildered Sierra and said, “Otherwise, you won’t be able to leave even if you want to later.” Without saying much, he unlocked his phone, tapped twice, and handed it to Sierra.

Sierra took it and glanced at the screen. Her expression changed instantly! Online, her photos and personal information were being spread everywhere. Even her mugshot from when she was in prison had been dug up. Netizens were judging and discussing her relentlessly. She had no idea what had happened, but seeing the trending topic, she understood Jonathan’s point and hurriedly gathered her things.

Jonathan took her into the car, and only then did Sierra finally figure out what was going on. The source of all this was Sean’s post! Her gaze grew colder.

At that moment, her phone rang. It was Sean. She stared at the screen for a moment before pressing the answer button. Sean seemed surprised that she picked up. He paused before speaking. “I know about what’s happening online. I didn’t expect it to blow up this much. Don’t worry. I’ve already asked people to suppress the trending topics.”

Sierra had no patience for this. She asked only one question: “Why did you do it?”

Sean hesitated for a second and replied awkwardly, “I said I’d treat you and Denise the same from now on. I have to follow through.”

“Hah!” Sierra almost laughed from sheer frustration. So all of this was because of Sean’s self-righteousness. He thought he was doing her a favor, but all he brought was endless trouble. The Xander family was utterly incapable of grasping simple truths. That day, she had laid everything out with absolute clarity, yet not a single one of them took her words seriously. They kept doing what they assumed was best for her, but in the end, she was the one who had to pay for their actions. She couldn’t stay with the Xander family any longer, not even for a day.

She turned to Jonathan and asked, “Jonathan, can you take me in for a few days?” Just moments ago, she had asked Jonathan to drop her off at the Xander Residence, where security was tight enough to keep intruders out. But after giving it some thought, she no longer wanted to go there. Every single person in the Xander family disgusted her to the core.

Jonathan glanced at her and said, “I’m charging you for it.” With that, he turned the steering wheel and headed toward his own place.

Meanwhile, Sierra pulled out her phone and made a call. “Yeah, I still have the evidence. I’ll send it to you later. Just transfer the money to my account. This time, what I have will put Xander Pharmaceuticals, and even the entire Xander family, into a massive crisis.” She didn’t bother avoiding Jonathan while making the call, and he heard everything clearly. But he acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing, not even sparing her a glance.

Jonathan spared her a brief look. “Any food preferences? It’s not a good idea to eat out right now. I’ll have something delivered.”

Sierra was caught off guard and instinctively replied, “No.” She didn’t say anything else, but her mood improved significantly. She didn’t notice that the corners of her lips had lifted slightly, and her whole demeanor had softened. Jonathan glanced at her once before shifting his focus back to the road.

While Sierra was taking refuge at Jonathan’s place, the Xander family was busy with damage control. Franklin had never liked Sean being in the entertainment industry, and now that such a huge mess had erupted, he was even more irritated. “Do you have any sense at all? Why do you post everything online?”

Sean remained silent despite being scolded. He hadn’t expected things to spiral out of control either. When he made that post today, he hadn’t given it much thought. Initially, he just wanted to mention visiting his sister, but for some reason, Sierra crossed his mind instead. Back when he filmed at his school, everyone knew Denise was his sister, but no one was aware he had another one. A sudden pang of guilt toward Sierra made him include her this time. He never imagined it would spark such an uproar.

Bored netizens had unearthed Sierra’s entire history, and now, news of her past imprisonment had become a wildfire of a trending topic. It was nearly impossible to suppress, no matter how much they tried.

“Try using your brain next time,” Franklin snapped, reaching for his phone to personally take control of the situation. But before he could, another crisis hit. The scandal about Xander Pharmaceuticals’ drugs causing deaths hadn’t even settled yet when a new bombshell dropped. Xander Pharmaceuticals was exposed for using substandard ingredients, with most components exceeding safety limits.