The Lost Heiress 381

Chapter 381 The Line in the Sand

Jonathan had never given it much thought before, but after spending so much time with Sierra, he’d come to realize just how much he despised these kinds of relationships.

He stood up. “Grandfather, I’m leaving.”

From now on, whether there was a reason or not, he no longer wanted to step foot in that house.

Wayne heard the meaning beneath his words and couldn’t help frowning. “Don’t forget what you promised me.”

Jonathan gave a low chuckle. “Grandfather, I don’t understand. You don’t fully trust me, so why insist on making me the head of the Wynn family?”

“You don’t want it?”

“No.”

Jonathan’s voice was calm. He had never cared about being the Wynn family’s successor. The only reason he hadn’t let because he didn’t want to hand it to Jose on a silver platter.

But now? He found it all meaningless.

“Someone else would be more suitable. Grandfather, I’m withdrawing from the Wynn family,” he said with firm finality.

Wayne’s expression changed completely. He hadn’t expected the conversation to take such a drastic turn.

go was

still have that kind of influence once you

because of you? No–it was the Wynn family’s reputation that Jade was honoring. The moment you leave the family, Shane

indulged his

“Do you really think I’m

was powerful. But he hadn’t

to the century–old Wynn legacy yet, they were more than enough to

to avoid giving Jose an opening; second, out of respect

a blind eye to Quinn’s actions–or worse, possibly

long as he bore the Wynn name, Sierra would always be the one

that final statement, Jonathan walked away–leaving Wayne fuming

from anger, unable to catch his breath. Edmund rushed in just in time with

some time before Wayne recovered. “So, I couldn’t fool

hold up. What he hadn’t expected was how ruthlessly decisive his

would actually walk away from

made a serious mistake. He had completely underestimated how

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The Line

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Jonathan’s hatred for his own father. He was even willing to give up the Wynn

past, while Jonathan hadn’t wanted the Wynn name, he never would’ve handed it

misstep. A major

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