Partnership was one thing, and revenge was another.The two matters would not interfere with one another.Luke understood what Sydney meant and gave her a thumbs up. “Darling, you’re this.”Sydney smiled back. “Let’s go meet those representatives.”“Sure.” Luke nodded and stood up.After two hours, Sydney and Luke sent off the representatives.Since Julien sent them over to compensate Sydney, the cooperation terms were all in favor of Sydney’s side.Naturally, Sydney quickly signed the cooperation contracts with them.When Zach received the news, he informed Julien right away.Julien’s knitted brows finally relaxed a little. “I got it.”Sydney accepted the cooperation.Perhaps, she had let go of the fact that Lyra pushed her down the stairs.As he thought about it, the heaviness in his heart gradually subsided.“Oh, right.” He raised his head to look at Zach. “Any news about who’s the father of Sydney’s baby?”Zach shook his head. “No. Ms. Raines acted as though she didn'
The weekend.Under Mrs. Chase's persistent urging, Sydney and Luke came to Mr. Clarke’s equestrian park.The equestrian park was huge, and it was equivalent to at least eight to nine football fields combined. On the other side, there was also a huge golf course. Behind the gold course were villas for accommodation.A mountain with an altitude of seven to eight hundred meters above sea level could be seen behind the villas, and an observation deck was specially built at the mountain top. The observation deck was said to be an excellent spot for stargazing and sunrise.On the way there, Luke chatted endlessly about what to do for the next two days. He was extremely excited. On the contrary, Sydney appeared listless as she leaned against her seat, her face looking paler than usual.Luke noticed it and put away his excitement. “Darling, you look unwell. Are you feeling okay?”“Just feeling a little tight in my chest. It must be my motion sickness,” Sydney leaned her head against the
Sharon sneered at Hunter. “You lied to me first. You’re the young master of the Cohen family, yet you lied to me saying that you’re homeless.”Hunter cleared his throat awkwardly. “I didn’t do it on purpose. You didn’t ask me clearly when we first met.”“Is it my fault, then?” Sharon glared at him with her large eyes.Hunter quickly surrendered. “No! How dare I blame you? It’s my fault, okay?”“Sounds about right. Go get the luggage.” Sharon kicked him.Hunter pouted and obediently went to get their luggage.Jayden also followed suit.The three of them quickly went into the villa with each of their luggage.Lyra was visibly upset and lowered her head. Julien squeezed her hand and said gently, “Lyra, let’s go in.”“Yeah.” Lyra forced a smile and nodded.The five of them entered the villa.Just as they entered the living room, the sound of footsteps could be heard from the stairs.All five of them raised their heads to look.Luke was wearing casual clothes, and he was draggi
“Oh?” Sydney raised her eyebrow. “Hunter wants to ruin Julien and Lyra’s weekend?”“Yup.” Sharon nodded.Sydney exchanged a glance with Luke. “Luke, you were right. Remember you told me that since the Maddens offended the Cohen family, Hunter would make Lyra’s life miserable. Look at it unfolding now.”Luke laughed as he clapped his hands. “This is a good thing. Let Hunter help us out with Lyra for now.”Sydney agreed. “You’re right.”Luke decided to change the topic. “Darling, let's go to the equestrian park.”“Sure.” Sydney quickly nodded and agreed.The trio headed toward the equestrian park.When they reached outside of the park, Sydney saw that three horses were already racing.Although the people at the back of the horses were all wearing protective gear and had their faces covered, Sydney could still recognize them with a single glance.It was Julien, Jayden, and Hunter.Lyra did not join them and was sitting in the rest area watching them instead.When Sydney, Sharo
Faced with Sydney’s steady, unwavering gaze, Julien suddenly found it difficult to look into her eyes.He was afraid that she might see through him, so he looked away. “You look pale. It’s not suitable for you to ride a horse.”When everyone heard him, they looked at Sydney’s face in unison.Luke spoke first, “He’s right, Darling. Why are you still so pale? Are you still affected by motion sickness?”Sydney touched her own face. “Am I that pale?”“A little,” Sharon replied.Sydney smiled. “It’s fine, then. I can ride.”When Julien heard this, his eyebrows became tight-knit, and his expression was filled with disapproval.Sydney did not have the slightest awareness of her pregnancy.Could horse riding be more important than the child in her womb?Just as Julien wanted to forcibly stop Sydney, Luke said, “Darling, why don't you go back and take a rest? You can ride a horse next time. What if you get dizzy again?”Julien nodded in agreement. Finally, Luke did something useful t
Luke and the others came back from the race, and they were all drenched with sweat. However, their faces were filled with excitement and it was obvious that they enjoyed the game.“President Chase, here’s some water.” Sharon picked up two bottles of water and threw one of them to Luke.Luke took it. “Thanks.”“Where’s mine?” Hunter was upset when he saw that she only gave the water to Luke and not himself. “I brought you here. Why are you giving him water and not me?”Sharon rolled her eyes. “Take it!”She threw the other bottle over to him.Hunter smiled in satisfaction. He opened the bottle and took a big gulp, then poured the remaining water onto his head. “Feels great!”“Yup.” Luke shook the water from his head and agreed.On the other side, Lyra gave a bottle of water to Julien. “Julien, drink some water.”“Sure.” Julien took the bottle and twisted it open, but he did not drink and passed it back to her. “You drink some.”Lyra smiled at how considerate Julien was. “Thank
Suddenly, Luke’s face turned cold. He swept his eyes across the rest of them and settled on Lyra’s face. “I’ve asked the manager in the stable. Sydney’s horse is the most docile among them. According to him, it’s impossible for a horse to go crazy suddenly. I think someone must’ve deliberately caused this incident.”“President Chase, do you mean to say that someone manipulated Vice President Raines’ horse?” Sharon quickly got what he meant and asked with her eyes wide.“Not me.” Jayden was afraid that they might suspect him, so he shook his head and denied it.Hunter sipped on his tea calmly. “Not me either.”“Not me too,” Sharon said.Luke looked at the remaining two. “Then, there are only President Flint and Ms. Madden left. Since President Flint saved my darling, I don’t think it’s him. After all, I don’t think he’lll be so bored saving the person he tried to harm. So…”“So, are you suspecting me?” Lyra tightened her fist and looked as though she was about to cry.Luke clappe
Jayden lowered his head and looked as though he had received a hard blow.Luke sneered and looked at Julien. “President Flint, do you still want my apology?”Luke was implying that if Julien insisted on an apology further, then he would expose more of Lyra’s misdeeds.Julien understood the meaning behind his words and said nothing.Lyra was also afraid. She tugged on Julien’s shoulder and forced a smile. “It’s fine, Julien. Mr. Chase is right. I did so many bad things to Ms. Raines, so it’s fine if they don’t apologize.”Luke pursed his lips. “From the looks of it, you don’t need my apology anymore. I’ll be leaving, then. The atmosphere here is horrible.”After he said that, he fanned his hand and walked upstairs.Sharon yawned. “I’m tired from horse riding. I’m going back to my room.”“Since you’re all leaving, I better leave too,” Hunter said.Soon enough, only Julien, Jayden, and Lyra were left in the living room.Jayden looked at Julien, then looked at Lyra.In the end, he pulled J