Chapter 199 A Brief Respite
Jonathan kissed Sierra on the cheek. “Don’t worry about Shane: he’s nothing to me.”
He didn’t mention Shane’s family background, which immediately relaxed Sierra.
She hugged Jonathan. “Just stay out of trouble.”
Jonathan gently patted her back.
Meanwhile, Mateo and the others hadn’t left immediately after descending the stairs but sat in their car.
Maddox spoke up. “Should we confront Shane first?”
“Wouldn’t that just blow Jonathan’s cover?”
“Hardly anyone knows his real identity, forget it, let’s not meddle” Draven interjected.
“But stirring up some trouble for Shane might be feasible.”
He looked at Mateo. “Have you found anything useful during your time here?”
“Of course!”
Mateo frowned, “Shane is really despicable.”
He shared the information he had gathered, and everyone’s expression darkened after seeing it.
“Sierra, she… Maddox hesitated.
“I don’t know, but I guess she must be involved, or Jon wouldn’t have reacted so strongly.”
Mateo’s face also turned somber. The abuse in prisons wasn’t a secret, and these details were easy to dig up.
He had found records of Sierra’s multiple hospital visits and seeing the medical reports, he was furious, let alone Jonathan
He finally understood why Jonathan couldn’t let Shane off the hook. If it were him, he wouldn’t either.
“Too bad there’s no concrete evidence. Even if it leaks, he won’t face much punishment, just lose his job as warden at most.”
A warden was nothing in the eyes of the Goodman family.
Perhaps, they positioned Shane in Maviston to act against the prisoners there, knowing well that the detainees lacked powerful connections and wouldn’t cause an uproar if exposed.
And Shane, mad as he might be, covered his tracks well, leaving no handle to grasp,
“Scumbag!”
Due to his profession, Stone was particularly disdainful of such behavior.
Adjusting his glasses, Draven said, “Since we’re here, let’s deliver a gift to that Goodman lunatic.”
After exchanging glances, they started the car and left. Later, Jonathan had his last two classes of the afternoon to attend. He dropped Sierra off at her place before driving away.
Not long after he left, he felt as if he were being followed.
After Jonathan left, Sierra went to spend time with her grandmother, talking about Jonathan’s friends.
She shared this to reassure her grandmother.
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