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.

drug would work–but what if it

couldn’t even finish the

hesitation, Johnathan’s heart ached. In

away to

hadn’t left the lab once–not even when

ate or slept, burying herself in research without

knew exactly why she was doing it. So, he didn’t go to the lab

her answer.

were reversed, he would have done the

her struggle now, Johnathan gently repeated the same words he’d said before. “I

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even

there too, and

current drug still works for now. Why don’t we wait until

it was

her hesitate, Johnathan said softly, “Then

just taken a dose that morning. The effects would hold

wanted

on and waved everyone else out, leaving

“Come here.”

me hold you for a while. Don’t think about anything else. Let’s just rest for

she hadn’t eaten or slept properly in

“Okay.”

shoulder, comforted by the familiar scent of him. Within minutes, she

with his hand, eyes

the courtyard, Wayne

grimly. “If anything happens

Chase’s. But they were out of

what drug had been used on Johnathan. They couldn’t even