The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 369 The Rift Deepens

The past was the past–there was no going back. Whether Johnathan regretted it or not didn’t matter anymore.

What mattered was what came next.

He exhaled quietly, then turned to the professor. “I’d like you to suspend the experiment for

now.”

That put Martin in a tough spot.

He’d already entrusted the entire project to Sierra. If she insisted on moving forward, he couldn’t stop her–just like yesterday, when she’d locked down all the data without hesitation.

“If your girl’s upset, fix it yourself,” the professor said bluntly. “And let me remind you–you’re the one who screwed up. Why should Sierra be the one to

pay for it?

“She’s been busting her ass on this project. It’s finally showing results, and now you want her to walk away from it? Even if she agreed to that, what about her seniors?”

He gave Johnathan a sharp look. “I know you don’t care about stuff like this, but Sierra does. She really respects them.”

Johnathan’s jaw tightened, but he said nothing.

“Let’s hope nothing’s gone wrong,” Martin muttered.

Just then, Mateo’s voice rang out. “Cloud’s clean. No signs of intrusion. I also added a few extra layers of protection.”

Everyone let out a breath of relief.

Autumn glanced between Johnathan and Sierra, then cautiously asked, “So… can we keep going?”

All eyes turned to Sierra, waiting for her decision,

Even Johnathan was watching her closely.

keep going. We’ve found

of quiet joy spread

at Johnathan–he looked calm. No sign

things were settled, Mateo had no reason to stick around. He looked toward Johnathan, who, however, had eyes only

wasn’t surprised by her

24 PM

The

he said softly, “can we talk for

office went

had happened between

Martin gave a dry cough and ushered

what Johnathan wanted to say. Her emotions were still

time in her life, she didn’t want

Finished

I acted on impulse. I’m sorry. If you want to keep working on this, I won’t stop you. I’ll do my best to make sure you don’t get caught in

was the only thing he

she didn’t respond. And that silence put a knot

uneasy in a way he’d never experienced

thinking clearer now. He’d had all night to reflect. He knew he couldn’t

he forced himself

days, go ahead,” he said. “I’ll be waiting

said it, he kept watching

enough, her expression

didn’t dare press further. Disappointed but

finally raise her head to look at his

you at home“-had hit her harder than she expected.

a home can understand

to think of

still needed time to

hadn’t dared to

alone, his stomach dropped. Yikes.

before