The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 432 A Dangerous Gamble

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“This can’t go on. If we keep this up, your organs are going to start shutting down. We need to give you another dose,”

The doctor’s voice was firm.

Sierra and her team hadn’t rested in days. After breaking down the components of the drug, they managed to develop a temporary substitute that could relieve Johnathan’s symptoms. But it came with a price- addictive properties.

Everyone knew it wasn’t something that could be used repeatedly. But right now, survival came first.

Johnathan didn’t protest. He knew exactly how close his body was to its limit.

This time, the drug took longer to kick in than the last.

A shadow passed through Johnathan’s eyes. At this rate, the drug’s effectiveness would only continue to diminish.

He was backed into a corner—and yet, he still hadn’t received any kind of contact or offer from the organization. That was the most puzzling part.

If they didn’t want him dead, then by now, they should’ve reached out to him.

But no one had.

Meanwhile, Sierra was locked in a race against death. Failure after failure, she kept starting over, refusing to give up.

At last, after Johnathan received his fifth dose, she developed a new drug.

There wasn’t time for long trials or simulations. The only option was to test it on Johnathan himself.

But when the moment finally came, Sierra froze.

work–but what if it didn’t? What if something went

even

hesitation, Johnathan’s heart ached. In

away to

even when he personally

professors that she barely ate or slept, burying herself in

doing it. So, he didn’t go

her answer.

reversed, he would have

struggle now, Johnathan gently repeated the same

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spoke, even Wayne couldn’t help but

was there too,

out of time yet. The current drug still works for now. Why

researchers agreed. Everyone thought it was too risky. Even Sierra

her hesitate, Johnathan said softly, “Then let’s

that morning. The effects would hold

just wanted to be

waved everyone else out,

“Come here.”

opened his arms. “Let me hold you for a while. Don’t think about anything

knew she hadn’t eaten

“Okay.”

leaned against his shoulder, comforted by the familiar scent of him. Within minutes,

with

the courtyard, Wayne and

risk,” Wayne said grimly. “If anything happens to Johnathan. I wouldn’t

matched Chase’s. But they were out

drug had been used on