"What else would she want? Kate Morgan wants to be acquitted. That’s why she insisted on appealing her first trial. However, the results of the second trial won't change either, and she'll be detained as a criminal the way she should be. Her mother must be here to ask you to withdraw the lawsuit,” Luke said in Sydney's ear.Although his voice was soft, Mrs. Morgan heard him, and she became embarrassed. "Ms. Raines, well... Mr. Chase is right. I'm indeed here for that purpose.""See? I was right." Luke shrugged.Sydney rolled her eyes at him and looked at Mrs. Morgan with a cold smile. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Morgan, but I won't withdraw the lawsuit."Mrs. Morgan did not expect Sydney to refuse her so directly. Her face stiffened, and she felt a little upset.However, she quickly composed herself again and begged, "Ms. Raines, I know Kate went too far this time, but she knows that she's in the wrong. Please...""No!" Sydney interrupted her expressionlessly. "Mrs. Morgan, you say she know
Lyra bit her lower lip fiercely, feeling extremely annoyed. She was no longer in the mood to see Kate's second trial, so she turned around and left. Half an hour later, she arrived at Flint Corporation."Julien..." Lyra did not care whether there were other people in the president's office and went directly towards Julien behind the desk. With her teary, red eyes, she sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and buried her head on his chest, sobbing softly.Julien froze for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he looked at the woman in his arms with a frown.If he had not heard her crying, he would have wanted to push her away."Leave the documents here first. I'll call you back later after I read them. You guys go back to your desks first." Julien put down the documents in his hand, rubbed his temples, and said to the man and woman at the other side of the desk.The man and woman nodded. "Sure, President Flint."Then, the two turned and left.After closing the
"I'm not looking for you. I'm looking for Syd. Is she with you?" Mrs. Chase asked.Luke looked at Sydney. "She's here.""Pass the phone to her."Luke responded and handed the phone to Sydney. "Here. It's my mom."Sydney took the phone. "Aunty.""Syd, Aunty misses you so much." Upon hearing Sydney's voice, Mrs. Chase smiled so wide that her eyes were closed.Sydney also laughed. "I miss you too, Aunty.""You do? But why didn’t you come to see me?" Mrs. Chase pretended to complain.Sydney stuck her tongue out. "I'm sorry, Aunty. I have been too busy lately and haven’t had the time.""Then do you have time now? Come over for dinner. I'll cook something delicious for you." Mrs. Chase invited Sydney. Sydney was just about to speak when Luke, who was eavesdropping at the side, suddenly interjected. "Mom, I'm taking my darling to eat seafood.""What's good about the seafood outside? It's not fresh anyway. If you want to eat seafood, I’ll cook for you," Mrs. Chase responded.Sydne
Seeing that Luke clearly had the intention but finally decided to give up, Mrs. Chase could not help but poke him in the head. "It’s because you're too apprehensive and timid that you always miss your chance with Syd.""How can you blame me for that?" Luke was a little aggrieved.Mrs. Chase rolled her eyes at him. "Of course, you're to blame. If you had pursued Syd boldly back then, she might have accepted you.""It's not that simple." Luke smiled bitterly. "Not all girls can accept a male best friend as their boyfriend.""But if you've never asked, how would you know she can't accept it?" Mrs. Chase's lips tugged.Luke choked for a moment.Mrs. Chase waved her hand in annoyance. "Alright, alright. Hurry up and go out. You're standing in the way here. I get annoyed just looking at you.""You were the one who told me to come." Luke widened his eyes at her.Mrs. Chase ignored him and pushed him out of the kitchen."That boy is hopeless. He's afraid of everything! What a disappoi
Zach responded and started the car. The moment the car drove away, he darted a glance at Sydney and Luke, sighing.He really did not know what President Flint was thinking when he divorced Ms. Raines for Ms. Madden.Only now that they were divorced did President Flint start paying more attention to Ms. Raines, and he would become unhappy when he saw Ms. Raines being intimate with her boyfriend. If he had known that this would happen, why did he choose to divorce her?The departure of the MPV did not attract Sydney and Luke's attention.Sydney looked at Luke's hand. "Didn't you say I had something on my head? What was it?""Just a piece of lint. It probably came from your clothes. I already threw it away." Luke waved his hand.Sydney nodded without suspecting him. "Well, I'll head in now. You should head back early.""Okay,” Luke responded.Then, Sydney turned and left.Luke stood in the same spot and saw her off. When her figure disappeared into the elevator, he did not leav
“No.” Julien walked to the sofa and sat down.The one who built the plant for Sydney was the engineering team sent there by the state, so the state would naturally handle it.He did not need to help at all.Brandon’s expression turned a little better and he followed Julien. “Then, why did you ask that?”“Have you forgotten about the fox man?” Julien raised his eyes to look at Brandon.A trace of hatred flashed in Brandon’s eyes and he gnashed his teeth. “Of course I remember, but so what? This time, I did it very covertly and didn’t leave any traces on the Internet. He won’t be able to find out that it’s me."”There are no absolutes.” Julien flipped over a teacup and poured some tea for himself. “As long as one has the intention to find out, there’s nothing that can’t be found out."”Enough already. Are you here to lecture me?” Brandon was somewhat dissatisfied.He had always considered himself an elder as well as Julien’s future father-in-law, so he disliked the way Julien spo
After that, Sydney stopped talking and put the phone down.Luke pouted somewhat unhappily. "You're taking a while."Sydney noticed the sourness in his tone and could not help but roll her eyes. "Weren't you going back to your company? Aren't you leaving?""Hah, women! You only know how to kick me out!" Luke stood up and said gloomily.Sydney did not know whether to laugh or to cry. She ignored him and picked up a document to read....In the Madden residence.When Mrs. Madden learned that Brandon was arrested, she was instantly stunned. She did not know what to do and simply cried.She sat on the sofa with a box of tissues on her lap.Balls of scrunched-up tissues were already piled up on the coffee table in front of her."Lyra, what should we do?" Mrs. Madden's eyes were red with tears as she looked at her daughter across the table.Lyra did not cry but she bit her lower lip tightly. "I don't know. I'll call the uncles in the corporation to ask if there's any way to bail Da
Jayden almost got hit on the nose by the door but fortunately managed to brake in time.Then, he sighed and turned to leave dejectedly....The next day, Sydney and Luke were reading data in the office when Sophie hurriedly came in. "Bad news, President Raines. Brandon Madden was released.""What?" Sydney's face changed. "He was released?""When did this happen?" Luke asked.Sophie glanced at him and answered respectfully, "This morning. He also made a post on Trison Corporation's official website saying that he was taken away by officers not because he broke the law, but to cooperate with the investigation of another matter. Trison Corporation's stock market has stabilized now.""How could that be?" Luke's brows furrowed deeply.Sydney bit her lip. "Something must’ve happened, otherwise, Brandon wouldn’t have been released.""I'll have someone ask around," Luke said and took his phone to the balcony.Sydney lowered her eyes, the expression on her face unpleasant. Her mood wa