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.

would work–but what if it didn’t? What

couldn’t even finish the

Johnathan’s heart ached.

wasted away to skin

hadn’t left the lab once–not even when he personally went to look for

from the professors that she barely ate

doing it. So, he didn’t go to

her answer.

the roles were reversed, he would

Johnathan gently repeated the same words

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even Wayne couldn’t help

too, and couldn’t stay

not out of time yet. The current drug still

agreed. Everyone thought it

said softly,

taken a dose that morning.

he just wanted to be with

out, leaving the

“Come here.”

you for a while.

she hadn’t eaten

“Okay.”

against his shoulder, comforted by the familiar scent of him. Within minutes, she had fallen

face with

the courtyard, Wayne

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

But they were out of

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