The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 449 Underneath the Surface

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White was one of the investors, and he held significant influence over the projects. Several of the current research directions had been decided by him.

Since all of this had been filed with the relevant departments, Johnathan quickly obtained the documentation.

He flipped through it and saw that their research focused on two main areas: one was cancer treatment, and the other was gene research.

The topics themselves weren’t an issue–especially the cancer treatment one. They were trying to build on Sierra’s previous work and make a breakthrough.

No wonder he’d thought of Sierra–probably hoping to avoid wasting time and effort on detours.

As for the genetics research, it was much broader. Johnathan skimmed through the documents; they didn’t go into detail. They just mentioned gene fusion between animals and whether it could be applied to humans.

Plenty of companies attempted that kind of research every year. Johnathan glanced over it, then set the file aside.

A short while later, Maddox called.

“Well? Any problems?”

“No,” Johnathan said. “It’s just that his timing feels off, so I looked into it more.”

“He’s definitely been high–profile lately,” Maddox said. “He didn’t just invest in Southpoint Biologies–he’s thrown money into a bunch of small companies too. Different industries, everything from AI to home appliances. He even tried to get into aerospace, but got rejected. Still, the guy’s stubborn–when space didn’t work out, he immediately turned to shipping.”

As Maddox spoke, Johnathan suddenly asked:

“Is his funding clean?”

must be spending a lot. And research burned through cash faster than anything. White was targeting

by the government the moment he came over. His funds are

“Good.”

If anything new pops up, I’ll let you know. Even if the timing’s suspicious, the guy himself checks out. You know how fast the country’s been growing these years–tons of foreign investors want a piece of the action. He’s just one

was well known internationally. Heads of state from other countries had even met with him, which

Hopefully I’m just overthinking

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heading back upstairs.

right now?

you?” Johnathan

was there, going through some of his

out. Jose wants to

looked up. “Want me

look into the

here. I’ll just meet him downstairs. I’ll be

hugged her. He had a feeling–Jose might be bringing something

as she hugged him back.

calmed the restlessness in

to wait. A little while later, Jose arrived, and

out a photo. “I went back to our hometown yesterday. I found

glanced at it. It was