Page 111 of Betrayal of a Billionaire
But she’d come back to him. The minute he needed her, she’d been here. No, his mind corrected, the minute Sierra needed her, she’d been there.
A nurse wheeled his daughter back into the room. He smiled at her as she shifted in the bed. “Everything go okay?”
“I think so. I don’t think my wrist is broken just like Julia said.”
After a short wait, they received a mostly clear report. She was dehydrated with a minor sprain. They’d keep her overnight for observation, but she’d likely be released the next day.
“Daddy, I’m okay, if you want to go check on what they’re doing to find Julia.”
“No, I’m not leaving you.”
“But I kind of want to know. Oh wait, my phone! I lost my phone.”
“The police have it, but it’s pretty banged up. I’ll get you a new one as soon as we’re home, okay? You’ve been wanting one of those new fancy gold ones, right?”
“Yes,” she said, her grin fading quickly. “But what I really want is to know if Julia’s okay.”
He pressed his lips together as he squeezed her hand. “I’ll call Kyle.”
He scrolled through his contacts when a pair of high heels pounded their way to the room. “Oh, no.”
“Sierra!” Lydia shouted, her voice shrill as she appeared at the door. “My God!”
Sierra offered her an unimpressed glance. “What areyoudoing here?”
“I came as soon as I heard you’d been found. Darling, what did that woman do to you to land you in the hospital?”
“Whoa!” Grant said as he rose, his fingers tightening into fists. “Julia saved your daughter’s life while you didnothing.She risked her life for Sierra.”
Lydia rolled her eyes. “Oh, please. She’s so dramatic.”
“No, she isn’t, Lydia,” Sierra said. “I want you to leave.”
“Excuse me? Sierra, what did you just say?”
“You heard me. I want you to get out. I fell over a cliff and hung there for hours because I stormed off after you told me how awful I was. Well, I’m not awful. Julia rescued me because she loves me the way I am. But she wouldn’t be trapped in a cave right now if it hadn’t been for you!”
“Julia got herself trapped in a cave? She really is accident-prone.”
“She got herself trapped in a cave saving our daughter from falling from a cliff, and then from a microburst.”
“I don’t care what the reason is why Julia is there. I want you out of here.”
Lydia stamped a foot on the floor. “I cannot believe this! I cannot believe I’m being thrown out of my daughter’s hospital room over a woman who left you both behind for a delicious-looking sailor.”
“Julia was there when we needed her. The minute I called about Sierra, she was right there. Don’t you ever accuse her of leaving us behind. She loves Sierra more than you ever could.”
Lydia’s jaw unhinged before her posture stiffened, and she narrowed her eyes. “I can’t believe you, Grant. I’d watch what you say. You have no idea my feelings about Sierra.”
“GET OUT!” Sierra screeched, poking a finger at the door.
“Fine,” Lydia said with a raise of her chin. “But you’ll both regret this.”
Grant’s eyes widened as she left the room. Was that a threat? He desperately wanted to talk to Julia, but she was gone. Not because she was angry with him, but because she was…trapped.
“I hate her so much,” Sierra said with a frown.
“Well, she’s gone now, baby. Try to rest.” He scrolled through his phone, searching for Kyle’s name.
