The Lost Heiress 405
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Chapter 405 What Lies Beneath +8 Pearls

But what good is regret? Thereโ€™s no medicine for it. Saying โ€œIโ€™m sorryโ€ doesnโ€™t erase the past. Forgiveness isnโ€™t yours to demandโ€”it has to be given.

Thankfully, the hospital belonged to the Wynn family, with guards stationed outside. Not just anyone could walk in, or else Johnathanโ€™s hospital room wouldโ€™ve been flooded with visitors.

His hospitalization alone was enough to stir attentionโ€”and now with Sierra making waves again, the crowd outside was eager to meet both of them.

The guards could hold off most peopleโ€”but not Susie.

Two days later, Susie appeared at Johnathanโ€™s door. It was the first time sheโ€™d faced him since that day.

In just a few days, Susie had aged noticeably. As soon as she entered, she said, โ€œI know you donโ€™t need it, but I still wanted to come and apologize. Iโ€™m truly sorry. I failed to raise him right.โ€

Although Jose hadnโ€™t been the mastermind behind the car crash, he was still involved.

โ€œIโ€™ve already spoken to your father about it. Weโ€™re planning to inform the old man as well. Jose wonโ€™t be part of the Wynn family anymore.โ€

Her sincerity was plain to see.

Johnathan glanced at her in surprise. To be honest, ever since heโ€™d overheard the conversation between her and Jose outside the hospital room, his view of Susie had shifted. Now, even more so.

โ€œYou donโ€™t have to do this,โ€ he said.

He hadnโ€™t intended to tell his grandfather, nor had he planned to have Jose disowned.

Susie gave a bitter smile. โ€œActions have consequences. If he doesnโ€™t face punishment, heโ€™ll never learn restraint.โ€

With those words, she prepared to leave. She understood Johnathan didnโ€™t want to see her.

But to her surprise, Johnathan called out to stop her.

โ€œWhat really happened between you and my mother?โ€

Back then, Johnathan had liked Susie. She was his motherโ€™s best friend, someone he saw often.

But after his motherโ€™s death, everything changed. Thatโ€™s when he learned the woman his mother had trusted had actually been having an affair with his fatherโ€”and even had a child with him.

Susie opened her mouth but only managed to say, โ€œI wronged her. Thatโ€™s all.โ€

If sheโ€™d said that before, Johnathan mightโ€™ve believed her. But after everything heโ€™d been through, he knew there had to be more to it.

โ€œYou know thatโ€™s not what Iโ€™m really asking. You can refuse to tell me, but Iโ€™ll find out on my own. Itโ€™s just a matter of time.โ€

His words clearly rattled her. โ€œDonโ€™t. Please donโ€™t look into it. Just let it go, Johnathan. Jose and Iโ€”we wonโ€™t show up in your life again. Weโ€™re leaving Capital City.โ€

Before he could say another word, she hurried away.

Her desperate reaction only made Johnathan more suspicious. What exactly were they hiding?

If Susie and Chase knew the truthโ€ฆ then what about his grandfather?

Noticing how tightly his brows were knit, Sierra gently said, โ€œStop thinking about it. The truth will come out eventually.โ€

โ€œSierra, I have a feelingโ€”everything is different from what I thought,โ€ Johnathan murmured.

She had sensed it too. Susie cared far too much about Johnathan for someone supposedly guilty of betrayal. Could someone who destroyed a family act like this?

As the days passed and the academic conference drew closer, Johnathan still couldnโ€™t bring himself to make a decision.

He knew it was a valuable opportunityโ€”but deep down, he hesitated. He was afraid something might go wrong.

Just as he was wavering, a message came from Stone: โ€œQuinnโ€™s gone mad.โ€

โ€œNo way.โ€

That was both Johnathan and Sierraโ€™s immediate reaction.

โ€œSheโ€™s faking it, isnโ€™t she?โ€ Sierra asked, frowning.

Quinn was too clever, too manipulative. She had played them all before.

โ€œItโ€™s real,โ€ Stone replied, his expression grim.

โ€œWeโ€™ve been interrogating her this whole time. She was tight-lipped.โ€

โ€œBut last night, she suddenly started seizing. We treated her immediately, but it was already too late.โ€

โ€œTurns out someone implanted a chip in her brain. Once activated, it scrambles neural signals.โ€

Sierra stared at him, her mouth slightly open in shock. It sounded like something out of a sci-fi showโ€”yet it was happening right here, in their reality.


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