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

all along he was dirty, and you kept it from Johnathan. Maddox, Professor Yaeger has always treated you like his closest friend.

She was genuinely heartbroken.

the last leak, neither she nor Johnathan wanted to believe any of them

had betrayed that

Johnathan feel when he found out? He’d pretenued to brush it off, but she knew he

took him a while before

full truth later. At the time, I didn’t mean to cause any harm. I casually mentioned something to someone around

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spiraled out of his

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

conditions–he’d insisted Johnathan couldn’t

back, it was clear

most had happened. Sierra had found out. Which

too.

thing he could say

“I’m sorry.”

don’t owe me an apology. You betrayed

paranoid. Now

struck Maddox like a slap to the face.

had been silently watching, couldn’t help

could Maddox

Sierra exhaled slowly.

this is what Professor Yaeger meant

had said–they all came

Johnathan going to international waters soon reached Draven and

is Johnathan thinking? Why didn’t he tell us anything?”

noticed Johnathan

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