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Chapter 32

Chapter 31 A Choice of Respect.
He looked forward to the day they would realize the truth and regret everything. But for now, there were still things that
needed to be done.
“Let her come back! She seems decent enough.” Jonathan spoke up.
Bradley turned to him in shock, his expression filled with disbelief.
What do youmeanby that?”
Seems decent enought Did Jonathan like Sierra? What about Denny? Denny had fallen for Jonathan at first sight!
From the moment Jonathan had suddenly joined Northwind University three years ago, Denny had admired him. She even changed her major because of him. For him, she had put in immense effort, going from knowingnothingto barely keeping up. They all knew just how much she had struggled to get where she was,
And now Jonathan was interested in Sierrat
Jonathan quietly observed Bradley’s shifting expressions before speaking again. “I simply believe that everyone deservestheright to choose their own path. We should respect that. She may have spent three years in prison, but she still holdsadetermined and positive heart. Doesn’t that deserve respect?
Bradleyfelt as if hehadjust been slapped across the face. Even an outsider can see this, and yet, as her own brother
He quickly dismissed his thoughts and said, “You’re right, I’ll talk to my father.”
Jonathan. I’ll leave the proof up to you then.
Jonathannodded. “Send the medicineover.”
That afternoon, Sierra réceivedaphone call. It was from her department head.
“You can
return toyouroriginal class tomorrow.”
Sierra hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you sure there won’t be any changes this time?”
There wasanawkward pause on the other end before the department head stiffly replied, “There won’t be!”
After hanging up, Sierra immediately headed to the university.
Jonathan was in his office, examining the medicine Bradley had just sent over. When he saw Sierra, he casually lifted the bottles in his hand. “Interested in joining me?”
“What’s that?” She eyed the items curiously.
“From Bradley
It took Sierra a second to process, but then she understood everything. The reason she was suddenlyallowedback into hermajorwas because Jonathan had agreed to help Bradley.
She frowned! Jonathan’s reputation in the industrywassomethingshe had recently come to understand. If he issued a false report and got caught,hisentire career would be ruined.
She was abouttospeak when Jonathan calmlysaid, “Relax. I won’t go against my professional ethics.”
I’m simply verifying the contents of these two pills.”
Sierra immediately understood his meaning. She let outachuckle. “Bradley is going to lose his mind over this!”
Jonathan merely raised a brow, neither confirming nor denying it. Then, he extended the invitation again. “Want to join me?”
Sierra hesitated for a moment before meeting his gaze. There was warmthandsincerity in his eyes; she nodded.
Chapter 31 A Choice of Respect
The two of them put on lab coatsandentered the laboratory together.
“You do it” Jonathan handed the medicine to Sierra.
Finished
The analysis went smoothly, and soon, the results were ready. There were no harmful ingredients; everything was legally compliant.
Jonathan signed the report with his name, then took aphotoand sent it to Bradley, completing his part of the deal
However, he didn’t leaveimmediately. Instead, he turned to Sierra and asked, “Since you’re here, is there anything else you’d like to work on!”
Her heart skipped a beat. She had been stuck in a rut for days now, unable tobreakthrough a bottleneck. Sierra thoughtforamoment before explaining her problem.
Jonathan listened before suggesting. “Show me what you’ve been doing!”
As he spoke, he pulled out his phone and made a call,instructingsomeone to turn off the lab’s surveillance system.
Sierra’s eyes flickered. “Every lab has surveillance?”
Jonathan glanced at her. “In general, university labs do. Some private ones as well, though they’re often hidden.”
Her expression shifted slightly. These past few days, she had been working in another lab. Which meant… everything she had done might have been monitored.
Taking a deep breath to steady herself, Sierra refocused and began replicating the experiment she had been struggling with. As she studied the analysis plate, her brows knitted together. “It’s always this part! I’ve adjusted the ratio countless times, but it
never works.”
Jonathan had been silently observing from the moment she started. Only when she spoke did he finally comment. “You’re
bold
Combiningtwoentirely unrelated substances? No one else would have dared to attempt this.
Sierra let out a wry smile. “Well, it seems like this path isn’t working.”
Maybe her original assumption had been wrong. Jonathan didn’t speak right away.Instead, he ran multiple simulations in his mind before finally saying,