“Of course not. You have food. Your brother made so many dishes, so go there and eat.” Luke rejected Jayden.Jayden glared at him. “I’m not asking you. Who do you think you are?”“I am Sydney’s boyfriend.” Luke put his arm around Sydney’s shoulder.Sydney did not push him away.When Luke saw that she was cooperating with him, he smiled even brighter. “Do you have a problem with that?”Jayden was so mad that his face flushed. However, he quickly turned his gaze back to Sydney and asked in a pleading tone, “Sydney… I’m famished. Just give me some food. Please!”He put both his palms together and made a pleading gesture. His expression looked especially pitiful.It reminded Sydney of the Golden Retriever she had long ago. When it wanted food, it would stand with its hind legs and come pleading with its front legs. It looked exactly like Jayden now.In the end, Sydney’s heart softened. She pointed at the empty seat and said, “Okay, you can join us.”“Yay! You’re the best, Sydney.”
Julien was not thirsty, but he somehow nodded anyway. "Pour me a glass." Sydney nodded and picked up another glass, which she filled with water and handed to him. "Thank you." Julien took it. "You're welcome." Sydney waved her hand and continued drinking her own. However, Julien just held the glass in his hand and stared at her without moving. After she was done, Sydney put down the cup. Just as she was about to ask Julien to send her back to her room, she heard someone's stomach grumbling. She looked toward the direction of the sound unconsciously to see it was Julien’s stomach.Julien did not expect his stomach to make such a sound at a time like that. For the first time, there was a trace of embarrassment on his usual cold and expressionless face. When Sydney saw it, she wanted to laugh out loud. After all, it was rare to see Julien like that. "I…" Julien swallowed hard and tried to speak. Sydney looked at him. "Is something wrong?" "Can you… cook something fo
Hunter was not at all affected by Julien. He laughed and walked towards the couch with his beer before turning on the television. Not long after, everyone else got up and came downstairs except Sydney. Lyra watched them greet each other but ignored Julien and her. She felt extremely uncomfortable. She just could not understand that they were deliberately trying to exclude them. "President Chase, is President Raines not up yet?" Sharon asked suddenly. When Julien heard that, something flickered across his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. "Not yet. Darling must be tired from cooking last night. Let her sleep in," Luke answered as he opened a bottle of beer. Sharon nodded and stopped asking. Soon, the chef came over and informed everyone that breakfast was ready. Everyone moved from their positions and shifted from the living room to the dining room. Until then, Sydney still had not come down. Luke looked at his watch and stood up from his chair. "You guys can go ah
“Since everyone is up for it, why are we still here? Go get changed!" Hunter rolled his eyes at everyone's attire. Luke looked at his silk floral shirt, and he laughed at himself. "This really is not suitable for hiking." "Go get changed." Sydney waved her hand, gesturing for him to go quickly. Sydney did not need to change since she was already in sports attire when she came down. It was just right for a hiking adventure. "Julien, I'll go and change." Lyra looked at Julien and glanced at the skirt she was wearing. Julien raised his chin and agreed. "Go." He did not need to change either. Although he was not wearing sports attire, his outfit was still suitable for hiking. "Wait here for me," Lyra said and left for her room.The others also went back to their rooms to change, while Hunter went outside to get the car. Only Sydney and Julien were left in the dining room. That was a good opportunity for Sydney because she had something to ask him. "President Flint," Sy
Seeing that Julien agreed with Hunter, she secretly resented Hunter.She knew that Hunter was deliberately digging a trap for her. Since she did not want to hike, he would insist on making her do so.Most importantly, she had to fall into the trap, or she would really be taken as a hypocrite. At that thought, Lyra cursed Hunter several times in her heart. However, on her face, she smiled and said, “You must be joking, Mr. Cohen. I only said that the mountain was too high. I didn’t say that I wouldn’t hike."“Oh? So you still want to hike?” Hunter raised his brows to look at her.Lyra nodded. “Of course.”“Is that so?” Hunter laughed and said nothing more.Julien looked at Lyra. “Lyra, you don’t have to care about what Hunter said. If you don’t want to hike, you can–”“It’s okay, Julien. I can do it.” Lyra raised her hand and put it in front of his lips, stopping him from talking.Julien could only give up at her insistence.“Gross.” Sharon looked at the two and could not hel
“Not long. About half an hour ago.” Luke took out a handkerchief and wiped her sweat in distress.Sydney blinked. “Half an hour? I thought you guys would’ve arrived much earlier.”“Uh...” Luke smiled awkwardly. “We could have arrived at the top much earlier, but it’s that brat, Jayden’s fault. He ran the wrong way, so–”“What do you mean it’s my fault? You couldn’t outrun me so you cheated and pointed me the wrong way.” Jayden came over to hear Luke bad-mouthing him and retorted in a huff.Luke snorted smugly. “Even if I deliberately tricked you by pointing you the wrong way, you still followed. How dumb are you?”“You...” Jayden clenched his fists in anger.Sydney held her forehead with her hand. “Enough, you two. Stop yelling. You’re giving me a headache.”“I’ll massage your head for you, darling. It won’t hurt anymore.” Luke walked behind her and pressed her temples.When Jayden saw that, he muttered softly, “Sycophant.”Luke heard him and replied in a similarly soft voice,
When Lyra saw that, she secretly gnashed her teeth and wanted to throw away the lunch box in her hand.However, she knew those people would start snubbing her again if she did that.At that thought, Lyra closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and forcefully suppressed the anger in her.With that, everyone began to eat.Julien also opened his lunch box, and the smell of food instantly wafted out.He took a bite. The taste was delicious.However, he did not think it was as good as the bowl of noodles last night.He did not know why he felt that way. The chef’s cooking was obviously better than Sydney's.Yet, when he ate it, the taste was just slightly inferior. It felt like something was missing.As for what it was, he could not say.“Lyra, why aren’t you eating?” Julien raised his eyes and could not help but question when he saw that Lyra was not eating. She had not even opened the lid of the lunch box.Lyra’s eyes flickered, and she smiled. “I’m not hungry now, so I don’t feel
"Enough, Jayden. Hurry up and apologize to Lyra." Julien furrowed his brows and urged impatiently.Jayden bowed his head, knowing he was in the wrong. "Sorry."He sounded reluctant.The air around Julien turned cold. "Jayden Flint, where's your sincerity?"Jayden pouted and raised his voice. "Sorry, Lyra. Is this enough?""Yes, yes." Lyra hurriedly smiled and waved her hand, indicating that she forgave him.Jayden snorted, turned, and walked away, sulking.Julien's eyes darkened as he stared at Jayden's back. Then, he looked at Lyra beside him. "Sorry, Lyra. Jayden isn't a sensible boy. You–”"It's okay. I didn't take it to heart." Lyra smiled.Julien's brow relaxed. "By the way, are you hurt?""No." Lyra shook her head.Julien lifted his chin. "That's good.""Hey, darling. Where are you going?" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Luke's loud voice.Julien subconsciously turned his head to look at Sydney.Sydney was walking towards the creek not far away. "I'm going
Chapter 1200 A Great Pair of Teacher and StudentThat was for sure.But those students wouldn't be Sydney.Sydney would always be special to Julien.He would always be a gentleman to Sydney.Even now that he was acting as Sydney's teacher, he was gentle and patient with her.Sydney had feared that Julien would lose patience and think her stupid when she couldn't understand what he was saying.She knew Julien was never a patient man.So she had been nervous. She was afraid that Julien would give up on her if she couldn't understand what he was talking about.She would be embarrassed in that situation. And she needed to find herself a new teacher.However, it turned out that Sydney was overly concerned.Julien was very patient with her. When Sydney didn't understand him, he didn't become impatient or think she was stupid. He patiently explained to her until she understood it. He was so patient with her. Nothing made him agitated.Gradually, Sydney learned that he wouldn't be
Chapter 1199 Teacher and StudentSydney's face and tone were both serious.Julien knew that if he was still unwilling to do as he was told, she would definitely do what she had said.Sydney was such a person.Even though their current relationship was close, she was not willing to take much advantage of him."Alas." Julien shook his head resignedly, pulling over her office chair and sitting down. "Is it okay now?"Sydney nodded in satisfaction. "Yes."With that, she also sat down on another chair that was slightly worse and then added, "Julien, don't think that I'm stubborn and unwilling to accept your goodness to me. I know that you want to do more for me, and you also want to let me sit more comfortably. I'm touched, and I accept it too, but if I really accept all of your kindness, especially when you're already helping me, it will only make me more and more greedy. "In the end, I will take all of your goodness to me as a matter of course, and over time, I will even forget t
Chapter 1198 Julien Was Going to Teach SydneySydney's eyes reveal a look of surprise.Julien noticed it, but deliberately teased her, "Why? Can't I come up?""Why not?" Sydney walked up to him and took his hand, smiling. "You're more popular at Skylight than I am. Even if I forbid letting you in, the staff will let you in. What can I do about that?""Nothing." Julien shook his head honestly."That's it!" Sydney pulled him inside. "I didn't think you'd be here this early, though. You usually get here around almost six. It's only a little after five now."So when Sydney saw him, she was surprised."I finished things, so I came over early. Are you done with your work?" Julien followed Sydney. He asked as he glanced at her desk.Sydney's desk was piled high with papers. Julien frowned at the sight. He liked to keep things neat and organized. "You've had a busy day, haven't you?"Otherwise, Sydney's desk wouldn't be this cluttered.Sydney didn't release Julien's hand until she le
Chapter 1197 It Was Good to LeaveYuri was one of Luke's best friends, so he knew very well what kind of person Yuri was.Such a slowcoach did something so quickly. It was conceivable that Luke was very important in Yuri's heart.Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken Luke's request so seriously.So how could Luke not be surprised and happy?As for Sydney, she didn't know Yuri. Nor did she know what kind of person he was.Now, after hearing Luke's words, she realized that Yuri was a person who worked very slowly.However, it was such an inefficient person who did her a favor so quickly. Sydney felt very touched."Maybe it was because you approached him that he did it so quickly, and of course, it was also possible that after being the boss all these years, he became much more efficient." Sydney guessed with a smile.Luke rubbed his chin and nodded. "It makes sense, but whatever the reason, it's good that Yuri got things done quickly.""Yeah, I called you mainly because I wanted yo
Chapter 1196 Strange LukeYet Sean was panicking at the moment.Why?Of course, because she didn't want her lie to be exposed.It was not like she was really leaving the country, so how could she possibly let Sydney see her off? Her lie would be exposed if Sydney went there. Sean held the cell phone with both hands and hurriedly explained, "Because I bought a ticket for an 11 PM flight. It's late, so I don't want to let you go back and forth. It's too troublesome. Besides, if you go to see me off so late at night, Mr. Flint will definitely not feel at ease."That was true.Sydney rubbed her chin. "But why did you choose such a late flight?"Sean continued to lie. "To catch up on my sleep on the plane so that when I get abroad, I can immediately go to work.""I see. Alright, then I won't see you off, but send me a message to let me know you board the plane smoothly. Otherwise, I won't be relieved," Sydney said.Knowing that Sydney had given up on the idea of going to see her
Chapter 1195 Reason for ResignationSydney sighed, "It wasn't the HR department that told me. Gianna went there for something and overheard it by accident, so she told me.""I see." Sean understood.'I can't believe Gianna said it. 'I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. 'It looked like God didn't want her to hide it from Ms. Raines either. Otherwise, how would Gianna have happened to show up at the HR department at that time?'"So it's true that you are quitting?" Sydney asked, pursing her lips.Sean nodded. "Yes."Sydney's heart sank after she got a definite answer from Sean, the person in question. "Why? There has to be a reason, right? I don't believe you have considered resignation for a long time. Gianna and I didn't hear about you quitting or feel you had the intention before you took a leave of absence and suddenly offered to resign. I never want to believe that nothing has happened to you. At the very beginning, Gianna and I guessed that you had a problem with
Chapter 1194 Sean Had Decided to Gave Birth to the BabyLuke wanted to ask, 'Can't you see I'm not happy?'The words were on his tongue, but he couldn't say them.Upset, Luke took a packet of cigarettes out of his pocket, pulled one out of it, and put it in his mouth. He then took out his lighter and was about to light the cigarette.However, just as the flame neared the cigarette, he suddenly paused. He glanced at the bed on which Sean was drinking the medicine, not paying attention to him. Then he put the lighter away and put the cigarette back in the packet.'I’m not going to smoke it. It's not a good cigarette. I'm going to change cigarettes next time. I didn't quit smoking for that woman.' Luke compressed his lips and thought to himself.Just then, Sean's cell phone rang, which broke the silence of the room.Sean finished her medicine. Her mouth was full of bitterness. She put the bowl back on the bedside table and hurriedly picked up a glass of water and took a sip of wate
Chapter 1193Gianna trusted Luke, so she didn't tell Sydney that Luke also knew Sean had been pregnant.She didn't feel the need to tell Sydney. "Mr. Chase will keep Sean's secret anyway."Convinced of this idea, Gianna had no worries at all. She looked at Sydney and asked, "Ms. Raines, do you think Sean quit the job because the miscarriage hurt her health?""I don't know, but it's possible." Sydney responded, giving a worried look.Sydney didn't have many female friends. Sean and Sharon were her only friends.Sharon followed Cayden to Jackal City. They had very little contact after that.Sydney called Sharon a couple of times, but the phone was never answered. Sydney guessed that Sharon must be busy or Cayden had assigned Sharon some tasks, so Sharon could not answer her calls.Last time when Sydney contacted Sharon, Sharon told her that Cayden didn't trust her and that he wouldn't allow her to follow him around as his bodyguard.Syndey hadn't talked to Sharon in a long time,
Chapter 1192 Sean Wants to Resign"Okay, I'll do it right away." The secretary nodded in response and picked up the file. "Then Ms. Raines, I'll take my leave."Sydney waved her hand. "Go ahead. Thank you.""You're welcome," Gianna smiled faintly and turned to head for the door.But after taking a few steps, she suddenly thought of something, stopped, and turned around. "By the way, Ms. Raines, there's something I don't know if I should say or not.""Just say it." Sydney lifted her chin slightly, signaling Gianna to continue.Seeing this, Gianna no longer hesitated. Standing upright, she said, "Here is the thing. This morning I went to HR Department. Secretarial Department recently needs to recruit a new assistant, so I went over there to ask if there were any suitable candidates.""Well, I know about this." Sydney nodded. "Go on."She knew that what her secretary wanted to say couldn't be this matter.Sure enough, Gianna took a breath and continued, "Then I heard them talking