When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 291

Chapter 291 A Gentle Conversation

“Your sister’s right. If you want, I can come with you,” Johnathan offered from the side.

“No, no, that’s really not necessary!”

Finished

Dickson waved his hands quickly. “Just having my sister there is already a big deal–Mr. Yaeger, you showing up would cause a whole scene.”

Sierra raised an eyebrow. “You mean Mr. Yaeger’s that influential?”

Dickson jumped in to explain. “There’s this honor wall at our school–Mr. Yaeger’s on it.”

He hadn’t known just how legendary his future brother–in–law was until he started school. Johnathan had only attended for two years, but his name was everywhere.

He’d started middle school at ten, finished six years of coursework by twelve, then got a direct admission to Capital City University–not for biochemistry, but for physics. At fourteen, he disappeared for a while, then came back at twenty to switch fields and start again in biochemistry.

Some people peak the moment they appear. Johnathan was one of them.

Sierra hadn’t known all that. But it didn’t surprise her.

Nothing about Johnathan surprised her anymore–he was just that exceptional.

But ten years old…

She remembered what he’d once told her–about how he had to constantly chase new interests and stimulation just to avoid spiraling into darker thoughts.

So unlike Dickson, her strongest feeling wasn’t awe–it was heartache.

The next day, Sierra accompanied Dickson to school. His homeroom teacher personally welcomed them, full of praise for Dickson’s progress before bringing up his future.

Sierra learned that the schools who had expressed early interest in Dickson weren’t top–tier institutions. She and Dickson had already discussed this and decided to pass on those offers–he wanted to aim higher.

The best school for information technology in the country was Capital Academy. Though he still had a ways to go, there was more than a month left to prepare. He wanted to give it a shot.

Sierra, of course, supported him completely.

She turned down the teacher’s suggestions politely. The teacher looked disappointed and tried to convince her again as they left, reminding her that the offers on the table were still among the best.

But Sierra stuck to the decision. After the teacher finally left, just as she was about to go too, an older man sitting on a nearby bench suddenly spoke up.