Chapter 448 Unwelcome Returns

Sierra used to think Chase was a scumbag and Susie was a homewrecker who stole someone’s husband. But the more time she spent around them, the more she began to doubt if that was really true.

Chase and Susie seemed genuinely affectionate toward each other, and they were both fairly decent people. Aside from being a little arrogant, Chase didn’t seem to have any serious flaws.

She didn’t think they were the type to team up and hurt Johnathan’s mother.

You can’t fake sincerity. When Johnathan was in trouble, the worry in Chase and Susie’s eyes had been real—especially Susie, who had even gone so far as to send her own son away to protect Johnathan.

Why? She couldn’t understand it.

As she was lost in thought, Johnathan walked over. He looked composed.

“Come on, let’s head back.”

He took her hand and noticed right away that it was ice cold.

He quickly led her out of the cemetery and over to the management office.

This was the Wynn family’s private cemetery, and the people running it were also part of the Wynn family.

When they saw Johnathan walk in, the person in charge immediately said, “We really didn’t see anyone suspicious.”

They’d reviewed the surveillance footage multiple times and hadn’t spotted anything unusual.

Johnathan said, “Send me a copy of the footage.”

He didn’t stay long and left with Sierra.

Not long after they drove off, a car pulled out from a corner of the cemetery.

The driver spoke first. “Sir, everything’s been handled. They won’t find anything.”

“Mm.”

The man called Sir nodded. “Have you confirmed it? He really is a Wynn?”

“We’re still checking, but it seems so.”

After all, the Wynn family wouldn’t let an outsider inherit the family estate.

The man said nothing more.

Back at home, Johnathan finished unpacking and sent the surveillance video to Mateo to see if it had been tampered with.

After being gone for a month, both of them were busy. The next day, they returned to their routines—Johnathan went to the office, and Sierra went back to school.

When Autumn saw her, she froze for a second before lighting up.

“You’re back? How was it? How was the honeymoon? Where’d you go?”

Sierra smiled and shared the fun things she’d experienced during the trip. She also handed out souvenirs she’d picked up along the way.

They were chatting happily when Professor Martin arrived—with someone.

“Let me introduce you,” he said. “This is White, one of the investors and partners for our new project. He’ll be joining us in the research.”

White?

Sierra knew that name far too well. The impression he left on her had been deep. She never expected their paths to cross again.

And with that came a flicker of suspicion.

After the introductions, White came over to Sierra and Autumn enthusiastically.

“Hey, fancy seeing you again.”

Autumn seemed to recognize him too and stole a few glances in his direction.

Sierra frowned. “Why are you joining this project?”

“For you, of course.”

White was completely honest. “We needed someone to lead this research. You were the first person who came to mind.”

“Your skills are solid. We’re confident leaving this project in your hands.”

His directness actually made Sierra a little embarrassed. Maybe it was because too much had happened lately, but she found herself getting a bit paranoid.

White snorted lightly. “I told you—we’re meant to work together.”

He sounded more like he was trying to pick a fight with Johnathan.

Sierra felt helpless. This guy’s personality really was…

That night, she told Johnathan about White. His face immediately darkened.

“I’ll invest in the project and have them transfer him to another team. You don’t need to get involved with this mess.”

Johnathan was clearly annoyed. He hadn’t found any concrete dirt on White—it was just that he simply didn’t like him.

And on top of that, White came from a powerful background, which made things even trickier.

That guy had come just to stir things up for him.

Sierra spent a long time trying to calm him down before Johnathan finally let it go—but he still decided to give White some “work” to keep him busy.

The first person he thought of was Mateo.

As expected, the moment Mateo heard White’s name, he blew up.

“Don’t worry, Johnathan. Leave it to me. I’ll make sure he doesn’t have a single free second to run around playing researcher,” Mateo said confidently.

Lately, he’d been anything but idle—he’d already upgraded several generations of his equipment. No way was he going to lose to White.

After hanging up with Mateo, Johnathan made another call—this time to Maddox—to ask about White’s recent movements.

What he learned was that White and Greg from Southpoint Biologies had been making big moves lately. Supposedly, they’d already locked in several new project directions.