The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 363 No Way to Back Down

“You’re worried I’ll get dragged into this too?” Sierra asked.

“…Yes.”

Johnathan nodded. If he hadn’t been worried about Sierra, he wouldn’t have laid everything out like this.

“Sierra, you’re another me. Your talent in this field is something many people envy.”

He also knew Sierra’s nature – she was kind.

If her research was ever used for something terrible, she wouldn’t be able to accept it.

Sierra pressed her lips together and stayed silent for a while.

She understood. But there was no way she could explain this to anyone else. She couldn’t convince Professor Martin and the others.

She glanced at Johnathan. He immediately understood her concerns.

“Sierra, leave the project.”

Johnathan knew it would be hard, but he was genuinely worried.

Because this incident somehow involved Quinn too, and he didn’t know where the trap lay.

Johnathan had never been this cautious before. If it were just him, he wouldn’t quit. He would use this as bait to dig out the truth.

But since it involved Sierra, he didn’t dare gamble.

Sierra looked at him for a long moment before she said, “No. The experiment continues. Tomorrow, I’ll tell the professor we’re resuming. I’m not quitting, Johnathan. This is a chance.”

What Johnathan had thought of, Sierra had too.

Since they couldn’t be sure, they might as well force certainty.

the open. Investigating in secret would be harder than using this as

“Si–er–ra.”

her, disapproving. “I can’t let you take that

“But I want to.”

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Way to Back

a lab again,”

Finished

that. Rationally, he knew she was right.

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couldn’t let

what happened to himself but Sierra, he had to

throat, but finally

the field for

least until this was

time, Sierra didn’t answer. She just

heavy

to break the tension. But before he could, Draven clamped a

left with only Johnathan and

and said, “Nothing is more important

if the truth never comes out? What if it

every time something like this happens, just run

“Sierra…

to speak, but didn’t know

was willing to

く

it really

started fighting, they wouldn’t

out themselves,” Draven said. “And this situation isn’t

could become the next target. Worse

something happened to her, no one could save

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