When the Flame of Love Fades (Sierra) novel Chapter 349

Chapter 349 Hidden Formulas

Sierra gave a wry smile. “Mr. Yaeger, the way you talk sometimes scares me.”

Right now, they were close–deeply entwined in each other’s lives. But what if they had a falling out one day? Would Johnathan turn those same ruthless methods on her?

As if he could hear her thoughts, Johnathan said quietly, “I would never use the same tactics on you that I’ve used on others.”

“… You better remember that,” Sierra replied lightly, trying to turn the moment into a joke before steering them back to the matter at hand. “Besides her staying with the Wynn family, did Quinn do anything else suspicious?”

Johnathan shook his head.

Quinn had come to find him around 8:30 that night. He’d just wrapped up some small talk with guests when he noticed Sierra was missing. Mateo had told him Sierra had gone outside with Quinn. He remembered checking the time right then.

Based on Sierra’s account, she had asked Quinn to come get him right around 8:00. That timeline matched. From that spot in the garden back to the reception hall would take a normal person about thirty minutes.

Plus, Quinn’s reaction when she found Sierra–and her behavior afterward–didn’t seem suspicious in the slightest.

Sierra nodded at his explanation. Deep down, she didn’t want it to be Quinn either.

If it was, Johnathan would be crushed.

“If we can’t pinpoint the person yet, then let’s track the drug,” Sierra said, pulling up a document.

It was a report she had asked Autumn to help compile over the past two days.

She hadn’t hidden the truth from Autumn–that she’d been nearly assaulted. Autumn had been so shaken she nearly flew over to see her. It took everything Sierra had to calm her down and convince her to help analyze the blood samples instead.

In this field, both she and Johnathan were professionals.

“Look here–these data points,” Sierra said, pointing. “These aren’t substances available on the market. I suspect it’s an experimental compound. We might find leads through this angle.”

Johnathan took the report. His expression changed immediately. It was far more detailed than the hospital’s analysis or even Autumn’s earlier draft.

And in it, he spotted several key data patterns–ones he knew all too well.

Because they had come from his own hands.

Chapter 349 Hidden Formulas

“What’s wrong?” Sierra asked, sensing the shift in him.

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Johnathan turned to her, for once visibly shaken. “You’ve seen this compound before? Or… is it something you worked on?” Sierra asked slowly, almost unwilling to voice the possibility.

That was why the report had rattled him so badly.