The lost heiress never forgiven

The Lost Heiress 288

Chapter 288 Lines That Can’t Be Crossed

Draven shared the progress from his end.

Finished

“The collaboration’s confirmed–we’ll be working together soon. Just a heads–up though, I get a little crazy when I’m deep in research. Don’t let it scare you.”

Sierra gave a light smile. “I’ll believe it when I see it.”

When Johnathan and Maddox returned, they found Sierra deep in conversation with Draven about research. Johnathan felt a bit of relief settle in his chest.

He still didn’t understand why she had reacted so strongly. To him, aside from Autumn’s parents, none of those people had anything to do with her.

But seeing her back to her usual self, he relaxed.

Though it turned out, he’d relaxed too soon.

After that day, Sierra started to distance herself from him. She didn’t disappear completely–she still spoke with him, still acted close–but that old sense of trust, of full emotional reliance, was gone.

He didn’t know what went wrong. So he started looking into the Zach Group layoffs.

It was around this time that his grandfather finally sent word.

He was summoned back to the Wynn estate.

It was their first meeting since Johnathan’s birthday–over two months ago now.

how old the man looked. He was using

Johnathan instinctively

refuse. He studied his grandson for a long moment before finally

where things are now? You’re still not satisfied? Still not planning to let go? The

want to have this conversation, but there was

carefully. “Grandpa, I don’t

sighed. “The way you’re going about things… how do you expect me to rest easy? You’ve

unmoved. Mr. Wynn

you guarantee you’ll always be there to protect her? That

that, Johnathan’s expression finally changed. Something flickered

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days trying to figure out how

Finished.

Johnathan kept going down this path, the Wynn family had only two possible futures–unrivaled

or total destruction.

Mr. Wynn did. The boy didn’t care if

Wynn had focused

about Johnathan’s relationship with her, again and again,

hurting others means putting her

understood what his grandfather was getting at. He

he pictured Sierra actually getting

“They leave Capital City. That’s my

“Alright. I’ll handle it.”