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
The crowd immediately straightened up.Stephen began to talk about his business trip abroad.Then, he immediately shifted the topic to Sydney. “I already know everything that happened in the company during my absence. Sydney, you managed the company well on my behalf. Good work.”On his behalf?Sydney frowned and then smiled. “You’re welcome, President Dayton. After all, I’m the largest shareholder and Vice President of the company, so it’s my duty to manage the company. It’s only natural that I work hard.”The corners of Stephen’s mouth twitched, and his heart was furious.This little girl was not easy to deal with.He did not believe that she did not realize that he wanted to take back the management right of the company.“Yes, you’re very sensible, but now that I’m back, you don’t have to suffer so much.” Stephen looked at Sydney and smiled with a smile that did not reach his eyes.Sydney also smiled at him. “It’s okay. I’m still young and like to bear hardships. You don’t
“Aren’t you going in?” Although Julien did not know where Sydney got the qualification to join the meeting, he knew that she was here for the meeting.Sydney bit her lower lip. “You go in first. I don’t want to go in with you.”She could hear that there were quite a lot of people in the room.If she went in with him, people might start speculating. After all, their relationship was too awkward.Julien seemed to understand and lowered his eyes. “There are still three minutes left. You’ll be disqualified from the meeting if you’re late.”Then, he pushed open the door and went in.Sydney looked at his back in surprise.Was he reminding her?However, whether he was or not, Sydney kept it in mind. She stared at her watch and waited until the second hand made a full circle before taking a deep breath and pushing the door in.Her appearance caused the people inside to stare at her in surprise.“Isn’t that President Flint’s ex-wife?”“She’s Skylight Corporation’s Vice President.”“
Sydney smiled. "Aren't you?"He had no limits when it came to Lyra.He might even throw his life away if Lyra cried twice.Julien looked at the coldness in Sydney's eyes and found it incredibly piercing.So, that was how she saw him.Julien stood up with a dark expression and one hand in his trouser pocket. "Everyone, regarding the question raised by Vice President Raines, I can tell everyone clearly that this cooperation is impartial and just. There will be no unfairness, so please rest assured.""Since President Flint has said so, we're naturally relieved." The others smiled.Brandon forced his lips to pull but did not answer. He regretted it in his heart.After these several battles, he should have known that Sydney was not easy to deal with.However, he could not help but rush up every time. Now, he ended up shooting himself in the foot."Thank you all for your trust. In that case, today's meeting will end here. You can all go back and prepare your proposals."After sayi