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

joy spread

Johnathan–he

Mateo had no reason to stick around. He looked toward Johnathan,

Johnathan wasn’t surprised by her

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said softly, “can we talk

whole office

knew something had happened

didn’t answer, but Professor Martin gave a dry

say. Her

her life, she

Finished

working on this, I won’t stop you. I’ll do my best to make sure you don’t

the only thing

respond. And

coldness made him feel uneasy in

yesterday, Johnathan was thinking clearer now. He’d had all night to reflect. He

himself

here a few more days, go ahead,” he said. “I’ll be waiting for

it, he

enough, her expression softened–just

press further. Disappointed but composed,

Sierra finally raise her

at home“-had hit her harder than

a home

really had started to think of that place as

needed

hadn’t dared to

alone, his

Beard fab before