When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 228

Chapter 228 A Race Against Time

“Let him leave, then. He’s not that important anyway.”

“You don’t get it.”

“If he’s gone, who else is going to turn a blind eye? And why is he suddenly leaving in such a hurry?”

Three days to wrap everything up–it was way too fast.

Mr. Richardson scowled.

Kason frowned. “We were never really after him anyway. Nothing changes for us.”

“He’s been here for three years. It’s normal for him to be transferred back. Dad, I think you’re overreacting.”

Hearing his son’s reasoning, Mr. Richardson hesitated. Maybe he was reading too much into it.

“Still, be careful. I have a feeling this isn’t as simple as it looks just make sure nothing goes wrong on your end,” he warned.

“Don’t worry, Dad.” Kason agreed, but his brows remained furrowed.

“Three days and he’s gone?”

Hearing the confirmed timeline from Mateo, Sierra’s expression tightened. “Could it be that Shane caught wind of something?”

“Definitely. Jade holds a high position. Even though Old He and he operate in different circles, someone at his level will always hear things. He’s smart, too–he probably put the pieces together himself, Mateo said, clearly unhappy.

They could make things difficult for Shane behind the scenes, but at the end of the day, those were just minor squabbles between younger generations.

Family elders wouldn’t interfere with that.

But when it came to attacking someone’s foundation, that was an entirely different matter–one no one would take lightly.

That’s why, for now, they could only push things this far.

Just like last time, all they had done was teach Shane a “lesson.”

It was the frustration of being part of a powerful family. They couldn’t act on personal grudges alone–too many things had to be considered.

Mateo didn’t spell everything out, bur Sierra understood from his expression

Shane was truly a difficult opponent.

She could tell–Mateo wasn’t nearly as cautious when talking about Kason.

To him, getting rid of Kason was as easy as squashing an ant

But Shane was another matter entirely.

Yurtta wasn’t about to push him further on it. Instead, she said, “What worries me now is Kason catching on and wiping all the

evidence

They still hadn’t found the location of his inhumane experiments.

And Kason had made it clear–if that place was discovered, the self–destruct system would trigger immediately.

If they failed to take him down this time, they might not get another chance.

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