The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 476 Smoke and Mirrors

Chapter 476 Smoke and Mirrors

“You can’t give up the things you love just because of something that might happen, right? Don’t you think

so?”

White kept pressing, his tone persuasive. Sierra didn’t give a clear answer–neither agreeing nor refusing- but her expression betrayed a flicker of hesitation.

White knew when to back off. He dropped the subject, letting the idea settle in her mind.

But Sierra’s thoughts were on a very different track.

From that day on, she and White grew noticeably closer. He no longer badmouthed Johnathan, but he often brought up the current state of global affairs–subtly, cleverly.

And Sierra… looked more and more like she was wavering.

Eventually, as their project neared a breakthrough, she gave–in–saying she planned to return to her own research once the current project concluded.

No one was happier than White.

“Sierra, trust me–you’re going to be one of the greatest scientists in history. One day, the whole world will know your name.”

“I don’t need all that,” Sierra replied calmly. “I just want to follow my own path.”

Where White was wild and ambitious, Sierra was composed, steady.

“Does he agree with you doing this?” White asked suddenly.

Sierra pressed her lips together, not answering. She changed the subject instead.

eyes glinted, a knowing smile tugging’at the corner of

someone she’d hoped never to see again. She tried to avoid the encounter

“Stop right there!”

Compared to last time, she looked eyen older, more worn out. Clearly, the past month had not been kind.

been one of

she owned had been liquidated to repay the losses,

stopping there–he

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been glamorous and respected. Now, she was disgraced and avoided like

her closest friends had cut her off. Her own brothers treated her

out of options, she had come to Sierra–because she

anymore.

the Wynn family’s pampered daughter, while treating Sierra like the

didn’t even spare her a

in. One moved to Sierra and

calmly

could do was watch helplessly as Sierra walked right past her–untouchable–while

finally asked Johnathan

in that

billions. Of course she’s

said it without a hint of

sliver of dignity. But she’d been relentless,

domino to fall. Once she was taken

family affairs. She didn’t comment on whether Johnathan’s actions

didn’t

now, she still acted like she was above

should be careful,” Sierra warned. “She might do