The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 413 The Line That Was Crossed

“Did you notice something wrong?” Sierra hadn’t dared to ask carlier.

“Someone’s been inside,” Johnathan replied crisply.

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He’d set up a small security mechanism by the door–something even Sierra didn’t know about. Just now, he’d spotted a slight disturbance. That was all it took.

If it had just been him, maybe he wouldn’t have cared. But with Sierra there–he wasn’t willing to gamble.

It was a while before Mateo and Stone returned from checking the apartment. Their expressions were grim. Mateo opened his hands, revealing the problem. “There were several hidden cameras installed.”

If he hadn’t been an expert, he might have missed them entirely. Stone had initially found nothing, and only when Mateo pulled out his most advanced detection device were they located. 7

“These are cutting edge,” Mateo said, frowning. “Even more advanced than the models I’ve developed.”

Johnathan’s face darkened.

Mateo might act unhinged most of the time, but when it came to electronics, he was at the top of the field. If this tech surpassed his latest prototypes, then the people behind it were no small operation.

Mateo was visibly. rattled, his pride bruised. “I’m locking myself in the lab tomorrow. I will make something better.”

But Stone brought them back to the point. “Now’s not the time. What’s the plan?”

This place was clearly compromised. Even Stone felt uncomfortable staying there now.

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was one of his other propertjes, famous for its

After a full sweep and clearing the

departing, Stone promised to start tracing the intrusion. But everyone knew the odds of finding

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she only tidied

“Scared?” Johnathan asked.

like this before—but this was

shook her head. “Not scared… just

from the group behind

“Most likely,” Johnathan said.

targeted since Quinn had

from the symposium,

“But her condition-”

She was under

her with

been good at pretending. This could be another

preparing to settle down for the night, Johnathan’s phone rang. It

came through, low and sharp. “Was the intrusion meant for you–or for the person

wasn’t surprised he’d heard about it so fast.

everything he could. And the more he found,

the Wynn family’s eldest grandson, the

idle. He’d been running parallel investigations into the same organization. That’s why the authorities had given Quinn’s case so much attention–it had become a full–scale