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 a breakthrough.

quiet joy spread across the

glance at Johnathan–he looked

were settled, Mateo had no reason to stick around. He looked

wasn’t surprised

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softly, “can we

whole office went

something had

a dry cough and

wanted to say. Her emotions were still a

life, she

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 the

was the only thing

respond. And

coldness made him feel uneasy in a way he’d never experienced

now. He’d had all night to

himself

days, go ahead,” he

said it, he kept watching

enough, her

dare press further. Disappointed but composed, he

after he walked out did Sierra finally

one sentence-“I’ll be waiting for you at home“-had hit her harder than she

truly had a home

think of that place as

she still needed time

hadn’t dared to leave

walk out alone, his stomach dropped.

before but never