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.

going. We’ve found

quiet joy spread across the

glance at Johnathan–he looked calm.

stick around. He looked toward Johnathan, who, however, had eyes only for

wasn’t surprised by

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said softly, “can we talk

office

had

but Professor Martin gave a dry cough and

didn’t know what Johnathan wanted to say. Her

the first time in her life, she didn’t want

Finished

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

only thing he could

respond. And that

feel uneasy in a way he’d never

Johnathan was thinking clearer now. He’d had all night

forced himself to stay

here a few more days, go ahead,” he said.

said it, he kept watching her

enough, her expression

Disappointed but

he walked out did Sierra finally raise her head

you at home“-had hit her harder than

a home

to think of that

still needed time to

hadn’t dared to leave

alone, his stomach dropped. Yikes. That bad,

fab before but never