The Lost Heiress 289

Chapter 289 Turning Point

“You didn’t know? She’s been going to the Astrophysics Institute these past few days, Autumn ca, deafy surprised.

Johnathan smiled politely. “She mentioned it once. I didn’t realize she was already over there?

“Sorry to bother you.”

He turned to leave, then suddenly looked back at Autumn.

“Sierra mentioned your parents had some trouble a while ago. Is everything resolved now?

“It is. Thank you for asking,” Autumn replied, pleasantly surprised that someone like Mr. Yaeger had remembered something so minor.

“Good.”

Johnathan nodded with a smile, but the second he turned away, his face fell.

He was sure Sierra had never told him about going to the Astrophysics Institute. He knew about the potential collaboration, but he didn’t know she was already involved.

He had suspected she was avoiding him. At first, he thought he was imagining things–but now it was clear. She really was avoiding him.

He didn’t drive over right away. Instead, he sat in the car for a long time, thinking.

He was smart. It didn’t take much to figure out the root of the problem.

It wasn’t just the Zach family.

It was his attitude.

Sierra seemed indifferent on the surface, but she had a warm, kind heart. She had never been treated with much care herself, yet still managed to care deeply for others.

So what he said that day must have made her uncomfortable.

Johnathan pressed his lips together and let out a long breath before finally starting the engine.

institute, after working alongside Draven for a few days, Sierra

the surface, but once he got into work mode, he became

the most obsessed with research

anyone’s reputation. He roasted everyone equally. The only time he held back even slightly

back to being the

handed him a milk tea and said, “Now I finally

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Chapter 289 Turning Point

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Finished

“Your Professor Martin’s way too soft. If you ended up under me… tsk tsk.You have

“Thanks, but I’ll pass.”

immediately. She

were talking, Draven’s phone rang. He glanced at the screen,

“It’s Johnathan.”

someone to open the gate. Even with access, Johnathan would only be allowed to park

“Come on, he’s waiting.”

and glanced at her. “You two

“No.”

Sierra’s tone was calm.

raised an eyebrow but didn’t press

down to the parking lot. When they reached the

here for ages, and this is the first time you’ve ever come

“What’s there to see?”

think that highly of

Sierra, the mockery vanished. His tone

“Sierra, all done?”

there, Sierra couldn’t say much. She simply answered, “Just finished. I’ll grab my things

“Alright. I’ll wait.”

into the building

noticed and couldn’t help asking, “Still not fixed things

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