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.

“Yes. We keep going. We’ve found a breakthrough.

wave of quiet joy spread

sneaked a glance at Johnathan–he looked calm. No sign of

around. He looked toward Johnathan, who, however,

wasn’t surprised

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whole office

something had

dry cough

what Johnathan wanted to say.

in her life, she didn’t want

Finished

to keep working on this, I won’t stop

was the only thing he

respond. And

feel uneasy in a

now. He’d had all night to reflect. He knew he

himself to stay

you want to stay here a few more days, go ahead,” he

said it, he

enough, her expression

further. Disappointed but composed, he quietly left

did Sierra finally raise her head to look

one sentence-“I’ll be waiting for you at

had a home can understand how warm

started to think of that place as

still needed time to cool

hadn’t dared to

out alone, his stomach dropped. Yikes.

before