When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277 The Dog Thing

Johnathan rubbed his nose and cleared his throat. “You’re the one who called yourself an old man. If I kept obsessing over you, that would be the real problem.”

Professor Martin was speechless.

He looked like he was about to keel over. Sierra quickly handed him a glass of water.

“Here, drink this.”

She shot Johnathan a sharp glare. She already knew how foul–mouthed he could be, but she didn’t expect him to talk like that to their professor. What a jerk.

Getting scolded by Sierra, Johnathan immediately gave in.

“I was talking nonsense. It’s totally my fault for not visiting all these years. Please don’t take it to heart, Professor.”

Professor Martin had calmed down by then, but he wasn’t letting Johnathan off the hook.

He’s only apologizing because Sierra’s here, he thought. He’s not actually sorry.

He looked over at Sierra, full of pity.

“You’ve got terrible taste. Falling for a piece of work like this? You’ve got rough days ahead of you.”

Johnathan opened his mouth to respond, but Sierra beat him to it and nodded.

“You’re right, Professor. He really is a dog.”

Back when Mateo and the others called him the Original Dog, she hadn’t fully understood. But after last night, she thought that name didn’t go far enough.

In some ways, Johnathan really wasn’t human.

Hearing her say that, Johnathan rubbed his nose again and stayed quiet. Yeah, she was definitely still pissed–and not just a little.

With Sierra helping to smooth things over, Professor Martin’s temper cooled a bit. But that didn’t mean he was letting Johnathan off easy. Using the excuse of testing whether he’d gone rusty, he dumped a stack of tough problems on him.

Johnathan didn’t complain. He glanced at the questions, then said, “Sierra could solve all of these.”

Professor Martin looked at her. He hadn’t interfered much in her work, but he’d noticed her fundamentals were shaky. He’d been keeping her focused on the basics. Now, hearing that, he realized he’d gone too easy on her. Should’ve squeezed everything he could out of her before she ran off.

“You should trust her more, Professor,” Johnathan said. “She’s just as good as me.”

Maybe even better. Because Sierra actually loved this field. He just chased the thrill of it.

Professor Martin snorted. “You think you’re hot stuff? You walk around looking respectable, but you’re not even as good as a dog.”

Autumn blinked. “That sounds really familiar. You and Professor Martin are so in sync. Sierra said the exact same thing the day the higher–ups came to inspect.”

Sierra froze. Damn it.

Johnathan’s eyes narrowed.

“Sierra said that? Who were the higher–ups?”