When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 237

Chapter 237 A Place to Call Home

After dinner, Sierra went with Johnathan back to his place.

Most of what he was packing were books. He had already boxed up a large portion but left a few behind.

“You’ll need these, so I’m leaving them for you.”

Sierra glanced up at him.

Why leave them for me? I’m leaving in a few days too.”

Johnathan froze.

“You’re leaving? Where are you going?”

His expression changed immediately.

Then, as if something clicked, his face softened slightly.

“Sierra, tell me are you going to the Capital?”

There was urgency in his voice.

For days, he had been racking his brain trying to convince her to go with him.

He had come up with multiple plans, but none seemed right

Sierra didn’t answer right away.

Instead, she pulled out her phone, opened her email, and handed it to him.

It was an official invitation from Capital Academy.

They invited me to pursue my PhD there. I accepted.”

Johnathan was stunned,

When had she done this?

And how had he not known

Sierra technically didn’t even have a bachelor’s degree, which should have made it impossible to enter a PhD program.

But her case was unique

Capital Academy had made an exception for her.

A panel of professors had created a special exam, testing her at the master’s level.

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Her scores far exceeded the requirements.

So instead of making her waste time on degrees she didn’t need, they directly accepted her into the PhD program,

There, she could launch her own research projects and maximize her potential.

That was why she had chosen Capital Academy

They valued talent over bureaucracy.

She had done all of this belund his back.

And Johnathan had only just found out

Unable to hold back, he lifted Sierra off the ground and set her down on his desk.

8:37 PM

Chapter 237 A Place to Call Home

“You planned all this and didn’t tell me? Little liar.”

He kissed her, his excitement barely contained.

At first, Sierra thought he would stop after a few kisses.

But things quickly spiraled beyond what she had expected.

“Not here… we can’t…”

She weakly protested, but to Johnathan, her resistance was as feeble as a breeze.

He whispered in her ear, coaxing, teasing, tempting.

Let me clean you up.”

Of course, that cleaning ended up taking another hour.

The next few days were busy.

Sierra and Dickson began packing in preparation for their move.

So she started looking for apartments in the Capital.

The prices were jaw–dropping.

Housing there was several times more expensive than in Maviston.

She had some money, but not enough to buy a place outright.

Her past research projects hadn’t started generating income yet, so cash flow was tight

After some thought, she decided on a small two–bedroom unit.

johnathan glanced over and immediately said. “No need to buy one. I already have a place

I want a small one, just big enough for two rooms. Nothing fancy”