The Lost Heiress 293

The Lost Heiress 293

Chapter 293 Under Investigation 

Finished 

Sierra went over every person she’d come in contact with lately, but came up empty. The only name that came to mind was Shanebut there was no way someone like him could’ve gotten anywhere near the Astrophysics Institute

That was Draven’s turf. And yet, it was here that everything blew up

No one was more furious than Draven himself

When Autumn showed up, his face was a mask of rage

After working with Sierra for a while, he knew she wasn’t the type to make careless mistakes. Someone had clearly set her up

The worst part? He couldn’t figure out who

Who else had access to the lab’s data besides her?Draven asked sharply, not bothering to sugarcoat it

Autumn blinked, then instantly caught his implication. Her face darkened with anger

Mr. Draven, what the hell are you trying to say? She’s our junior. You think we’d set her up?” 

Draven didn’t see any problem with the question. He spoke coldly

She’s extremely gifted.” 

The unspoken message was clear that someone jealous of her might have sabotaged her

Autumn actually laughed in disbelief

Why don’t you look at your own people? You guys had way more access than we did. And don’t worrywe’ll be investigating too. We’re not letting anything slide. Hope you can understand that.” 

Her words said understand, but her tone said anything but

Her impression of Draven hit rock bottom. She used to think he just had a temper when it came to researchsomething they all understood. Everyone got cranky when they hit a wall

But now, she realized Draven’s whole character was questionable

She had once hoped he’d help get Sierra out as soon as possible. That hope had completely vanished

I’ll be telling Professor Martin everything. And if we find out the problem came from your side, you’re going to owe us a serious apology.” 

She stormed out, fuming

Draven gave a crooked little smile. Martin’s students were all so damn naive

He’d only stated the most likely scenarioand they couldn’t even handle that

Truth was, he didn’t just suspect them. He was suspicious of everyone, including his own team. Because this was Sierra

He’d already launched his own investigationhe just hadn’t found anything yet

What troubled him the most now was figuring out how to explain all of this to Johnathan

He’d already asked Autumn whether Johnathan had been informed. Turned out, they hadn’t said a word

Professor Martin had used the excuse that the project was entering a sensitive phase and all outside contact was cut off

That had workedat least for a few hours

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1:03 PM 

Chapter 293 Under Investigation 

Finished 

Draven sighed. He considered ignoring it, then thought better of it. The consequences of keeping Johnathan in the dark would be much worse

Earlier, when Professor Martin had called Johnathan, he hadn’t thought much of it. But later, something felt off

Sierra hadn’t mentioned anything about an experimental lockdown

So he’d called Martin back, but Martin stopped answering. That’s when he turned to Draven

Thirty minutes later, Johnathan showed up at the institute entrance with a dark expression on his face

Where is she?he demanded the second he saw Draven

Listen to me,Draven said. This isn’t what you think—” 

I only asked you one thing. Where is she?” 

She was taken in.Draven looked exhausted. When he saw Johnathan’s face shift, he quickly added, Not just her. Everyone involved in the project is under investigation.” 

They’d already confirmed it wasn’t just a data error. The materials Sierra submitted contained stolen code. A lot of the project’s sensitive information had been compromised

This wasn’t just about Sierra anymoreit had become a national security issue

The entire experiment was staterun, and any data leak was a federal matter

Draven had just finished explaining this to his team when government agents arrived and started taking everyone in for questioning. His turn was next

The only reason he was still here was because of his position. He’d asked for a short delay so he could explain everything to Johnathan

Because if Johnathan lost it, no one would be able to contain him

We’re all going to be investigated. I haven’t figured out who’s behind it yet, but that’s your anglestart there. And Johnathan -don’t try to pull her out by force. That’ll just make things worse

He didn’t wait for an answer. After a few quick instructions, Draven was escorted away

Johnathan stood in place, seething, fully grasping the gravity of the situation now

He pulled out his phone and called Stone and the rest of his team

Things were about to get serious

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