Chapter 496 The Rift Widens

Maddox walked in quickly. The moment he saw Sierra, he asked bluntly, “Do you know what Johnathan is doing?”

“What do you mean?” Sierra replied calmly.

“I just got word–he’s gone to international waters. What’s he planning?”

Since things had gotten this far, Sierra didn’t see the point in hiding it.

“He’s going after White.”

“White? Is he insane?” Maddox’s face filled with urgency. “He knows White is untouchable.”

“And why exactly is White untouchable?” Sierra’s eyes narrowed. “Do you know something we don’t?”

Maddox pressed his lips together. “Several departments see–him as valuable. He’s invested a lot of money in the country.”

“So what you’re saying is, as long as there’s money involved, any betrayal of conscience is fair game?”

Her voice was sharp. Maddox frowned.

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Then what if I told you he was targeting us?”

“That’s impossible,” Maddox said, shaking his head. “He promised-”

He stopped mid–sentence, realizing the slip. His face tensed.

Sierra wasn’t surprised–just disappointed.

you

do

you knew. You knew all along he was dirty, and you kept it from Johnathan. Maddox, Professor Yaeger has

She was genuinely heartbroken.

liked Johnathan’s group of friends. Even after the last leak, neither she nor Johnathan wanted to

had betrayed that

Johnathan feel when he found out? He’d

expression was grim./It took him a

the time, I didn’t mean to cause any harm. I casually mentioned something to

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had spiraled out of his

clout, but there were still people above him. He wasn’t free. He had

to set conditions–he’d insisted

back, it was clear he’d

happened. Sierra had found out.

too.

was only one thing he could

“I’m sorry.”

owe me an apology.

was being too paranoid. Now

slap to the

had been silently watching, couldn’t help

Maddox do

Sierra exhaled slowly.

is what Professor

said–they all came from families with expectations and

soon reached Draven and Mateo, The two

the hell is Johnathan thinking? Why didn’t he

Johnathan becoming

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