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

you’re saying? You think you’ll still have that kind of influence once you cut ties with the

example. You think they showed you respect because of you? No–it was the Wynn family’s reputation that Jade was honoring. The moment you leave the family, Shane will bring her back, and then let’s see how much

He realized he had indulged his grandson far too much in

you really think I’m nothing without the

powerful. But he hadn’t been idle all

While they couldn’t compare to the century–old Wynn legacy yet, they were more than enough to protect himself and the people

avoid giving Jose an opening; second, out of respect for Wayne. After all, the old

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

name, Sierra would always be the one

leaving that final statement, Jonathan walked away–leaving Wayne

unable to catch his

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

had known his excuse wouldn’t hold up. What he hadn’t expected was how ruthlessly decisive his

would actually walk

mistake. He had completely underestimated how much Sierra

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

while Jonathan hadn’t wanted the Wynn name,

a misstep. A

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