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 here back! She seems decent enough.” Jonathan spoke up.

Bradley turned to him in shock, his expression filled with disbelief.

What do you bmean /bby 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 knowing bnothing /bto 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 deserves bthe /bright to choose their own path. We should respect that. She may have spent three years in prison, but she still holds ba /bdetermined and positive heart. Doesn’t that deserve respect?

bBradley /bfelt as if he bhad /bjust been pped 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.

Jonathan bnodded/b. “Send the medicine bover/b.”

That afternoon, Sierra réceived ba /bphone call. It was from her department head.

“You can

return to byour /boriginal ss tomorrow.”

Sierra hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you sure there won’t be any changes this time?”

There was ban /bawkward 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 suddenly ballowed /bback into her bmajor /bwas because Jonathan had agreed to help Bradley.

She frowned! Jonathan’s reputation in the industry bwas /bbsomething /bshe had recentlye to understand. If he issued a false report and got caught, bhis /bentire career would be ruinedb. /b

She was about bto /bspeak when Jonathan calmly bsaid/b, “Rx. 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 out ba /bbchuckle/b. “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 warmth band /bsincerity in his eyes; she nodded.

Chapter 31 A Choice of Respect

The two of them put onb coats band /bentered theboratory 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 legallypliant.

Jonathan signed the report with his name, then took a bphoto /band sent it to Bradley,pleting his part of the deal

However, he didn’t leave bimmediately/b. 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 to bbreak /bthrough a bottleneck. Sierra thought bfor /bba /bmoment before exining 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, binstructing /bsomeone to turn off theb’s surveince system.

Sierra’s eyes flickered. “Everyb has surveince?”

Jonathan nced at her. “In general, universitybs do. Some private ones as well, though they’re often hidden.”

Her expression shifted slightly. These past few days, she had been working in anotherb. 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 te, 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 finallyment. “You’re

bold

Combining btwo /bentirely unrted 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. bInstead/b, he ran multiple simtions in his mind before finally saying,