When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298 Uncovering Threads

“Nothing yet.”

Johnathan had just finished speaking when Mateo called. He said he’d found something and wanted to talk in person.

Not long after, Mateo arrived. The moment he saw Sierra, he said quickly, “Sierra, you’ve been through so much. Thank you both for everything you’ve done for me.”

Sierra already knew from Johnathan that he and his friends had been working nonstop to get her out.

“We didn’t do much. It was Johnathan who reached out to everyone.”

Johnathan hadn’t just gone to them–he’d reached out to others as well. Unfortunately, nothing had really worked.

In the end, it had taken Mr. Wynn stepping in to resolve everything.

“You said you found something?” Johnathan asked.

“Yeah.”

As he spoke, Mateo pulled out his laptop, fingers flying across the keyboard as he brought up a few files.

“I looked into Professor Martin, Draven’s assistant, and Azure. There’s nothing unusual about Professor Martin for now, there’s something off about Azure and that assistant.”

“Azure?” Sierra was surprised.

Azure was the oldest among the professor’s students, and also the most mild–mannered.

Whenever conflicts came up, Azure was always the one to mediate.

She couldn’t believe someone like that would frame her.

“I’m not saying it’s him, I just found a few things that seemed strange.”

Mateo continued, “There’s nothing odd about his bank records, but recently, he’s been buying things he never used to.”

The Bureau had already looked into Azure. His accounts were clean–just like before.

But Mateo had dug deeper, even into his shopping habits.

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Even the anonymous purchases–Mateo had ways of tracing them. That’s when he noticed Azure had been buying items that were out of character for him. They weren’t outrageously expensive, but they weren’t cheap either.

“Of course, it’s just a lead,” Mateo added.

It wasn’t enough to prove anything.

“And what about the other guy?” Johnathan asked. “Draven’s assistant–what’s his deal?”

“Nothing on him, personally. But his sister recently started dating someone. A foreigner.”

That didn’t mean much either–just another loose thread. If they wanted real answers, it would take more time.

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