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.

while they were out in the open. Investigating in secret would be harder than using this as

“Si–er–ra.”

disapproving. “I can’t let

“But I want to.”

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step into a lab

Finished

that. Rationally, he knew

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couldn’t let Sierra

what happened to himself

words stuck in his throat, but finally

the field

least until this was

answer. She just stared at Johnathan

room fell into a heavy silence. The air felt

something to break the tension. But before he could, Draven clamped a hand over his mouth and dragged him out. Stone and Maddox

was left with only Johnathan and

said,

then asked, “What if the truth never

time something like

“Sierra…

struggled to speak, but didn’t know what to

them was willing to

く

it really smart to

they wouldn’t even be around

work out themselves,” Draven said. “And this

Johnathan’s theory was right, Sierra could become the next target.

to her, no one could save

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