The Lost Heiress 249

Chapter 249 Secrets and Names

Hearing that familiar voice, Sierra relaxed.

But then she remembered–they were still right outside the lab building. The thought made her a little uncomfortable.

“Let’s head back first.”

“Mm.”

Jonathan loosened his hold on her, but instead of letting go, he simply laced their fingers together and walked her away.

As they walked, Sierra caught a faint scent of alcohol.

“You were drinking?” she asked, surprised.

“Maddox is back. We had a drink together and talked about the gathering this weekend,” Jonathan explained.

Then, looking at her, he asked, “You’ll be able to make time, right?”

“Yeah, I already told Finn and the others.”

Hearing that, Jonathan’s mood improved.

Not seeing her for the past two days had left him restless.

“I kind of regret letting you go to North Salem University,” he muttered. “You’re even busier than me.”

He let out a self–deprecating chuckle. He never thought he’d have this kind of feeling.

“How’s your research going?” he asked.

“It’s going well.”

Sierra didn’t say much more.

Jonathan glanced at her, a little surprised.

to love discussing her research with him. But

to a research group, and there were confidentiality agreements to

it didn’t sit

it well, but maybe the

squeezed her fingers slightly and asked,

“It’s not classified. I just thought

in everything about you,” Jonathan

corners of Sierra’s

explained the general direction

We’ll need to wait for

think of it, she hadn’t even met

direction makes sense, but it depends on what your professor wants as

as they

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hesitation, she asked, “What about you? What

the need to report his activities to

ask was almost

going over my family’s business records from

family empire wasn’t something you could

decided to announce him as heir after his birthday, which was

time to get a handle on

Wynn family had rules in place for

people who would try to

it at all–if anything, he seemed

She didn’t press further.

next morning, the two of them started

the end, it never

around ten, Jonathan received a

His expression darkened instantly.

soon as he hung up, he grabbed his coat and headed

Finished

in the hospital. I’m going over. I already told Mateo and the

could even respond,

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