"I'll go with you." Luke stood up, looking like he was very worried about her.Sydney's heart was both touched and amused. "No need. I'm just pregnant, not injured. I don't need you to accompany me. Well, I'll go now."After saying that, she took her bag, left the office, and drove to the hotel.Coincidentally, she met Julien and Zach at the hotel entrance.They also just arrived and did not expect to meet Sydney. Their faces were somewhat surprised."Ms. Raines," Zach greeted Sydney.Sydney nodded slightly as a response.Then, she glanced at Julien and greeted him, "President Flint."Julien hummed and stopped, wanting to let her go in first.However, Sydney had the same thought.After all, Julien was the sponsor of the collaboration as well as the owner of this hotel, so he should be allowed to go in first.Thus, the three people stood at the entrance of the hotel, none of them entering. The atmosphere inevitably turned awkward.It was Zach who finally reacted. He understo
Julien had been paying attention to the changes in Sydney's expression.When he saw her disappointed look, for some reason, his heart was unable to bear it.However, her ability was clear from what she wrote in her proposal. Even if he could not bear it, he could not open the back door for her.Brandon smiled happily when he learned that he won a cooperation spot.He knew the level of his proposal. It was impossible for him to get a spot, but he ended up getting it anyway.This showed that for Lyra's sake, Julien abandoned the principle of not engaging in nepotism and opened the back door for his father-in-law.At that thought, Brandon's gaze when he looked at Julien grew increasingly smug.As expected of his son-in-law.Julien frowned.Why was Brandon looking at him like that?He did not dwell on the matter and pursed his lips, saying in a cold voice, "The five partners have been decided. You can go to Flint Corporation this time tomorrow to sign the contract. Now, I'll show
Since the boss gave him the go-ahead, Zach stopped hiding it and nodded, saying, "Soon after I received Ms. Raines' proposal, Ms. Madden arrived to submit her proposal. Midway, I went out to get a drink for Ms. Madden and left the proposals in the reception room. Ms. Madden was the only one in the room at that time..."At this point, everything was clear now.Sydney's proposal was switched by Lyra.Julien lowered his eyes, his heart full of disappointment."That's nonsense!" Brandon slapped the table and stood up, glaring at Zach. "How dare you slander Lyra? Julien, is this how your assistant should act?"He also knew that the proposal was switched by Lyra.However, so what? He could never admit it."President Madden, I pride myself on being fair and impartial. What I said earlier is in no way false. If you don't believe me, I can retrieve the monitoring of the reception room," Zach looked at Brandon and said unhappily.He worked painstakingly for years to get to where he was n
Brandon did not answer and asked in a gloomy tone, “Where’s Lyra?”“Lyra’s in her room,” Mrs.Madden replied. Brandon narrowed his eyes and headed upstairs. When Mrs.Madden saw how angry Brandon was, her heart sank. Did Lyra do something to offend him? She quickly stood up and followed Brandon. Brandon came to Lyra’s room and knocked on the door violently. The next second, the door opened and Lyra appeared in her pajamas. Sleepiness was written all over her face. “Dad, what’s going on?” When Brandon saw her, the anger he felt only grew further. He had to swallow his anger during the meeting despite being humiliated and pointed at. Yet here Lyra was, sleeping soundly at home. The more he thought about it, the angrier he felt. In the end, he could not tolerate it anymore and raised his hand.A hard slap landed on Lyra’s cheek. Lyra fell to the ground from the impact, and she was dazed. Mrs.Madden screamed in shock and quickly ran over to her. “Lyra.” Lyra covered
“Are you new?” Lyra looked at the front desk lady in disdain. The lady shook her head. “Of course, not.” “If you’re not, then why are you stopping me? Don’t you know who I am?” Lyra pointed at herself. She was Julien’s fiancée and the future wife of Flint Corporation President. How dare this front desk lady stop her? Faced with Lyra’s questioning, the front desk lady was placed in a difficult position. She tried her best to maintain her smile and said apologetically, “Ms.Madden, I know who you are, but I really can’t let you up. This is the direct order from President Flint.” “Julien ordered this?” Lyra was stunned and clenched her fists. She then asked in a cold voice, “What did he say?” “President Flint ordered that Ms.Madden has to come with an appointment from now on. Without an appointment, you cannot head upstairs. If you don’t believe me, you can contact President Flint yourself.” After saying that, the front desk lady bowed and walked toward the elevator, nota
Instead of answering, Julien asked, "Are you at the Flint Corporation now?" "I'm at the lobby." Lyra nodded. Julien rubbed his eyebrows. "I see. Just wait for me there. We can talk when I come back from the meeting." After speaking, he hung up the phone directly. Lyra stomped her foot, visibly enraged. This was the first time Julien hung up on her. When Julien returned to the conference room, everyone who was initially whispering instantly shut themselves up and said nothing. Julie's eyes darkened, and when he noted the mockery in Sydney's eyes, he realized that these people were most likely talking about him. He pursed his lips and said, "Let's carry on." The meeting lasted for more than an hour before it finally came to an end. The crowd then began to disperse. Sydney remained until she was the last to walk out, as usual. When she reached the floor, Julien stopped her. "Wait a minute." "President Flint, are you calling me?" Sydney asked. Julien handed a docu
Lyra's heart sank. She suddenly noticed that she had overreacted, and it aroused Julien's suspicion. She clenched her fist and quickly adjusted herself. She then shook her head and replied, "No, I'm not afraid. Just worried." "What are you worried about?" Julien looked at her.Lyra made a melancholic expression. "I'm worried that the doctor might lock me up. Based on some TV series that I've watched, the doctors will always lock people with dissociative personality disorders up in an institute. Julien, will I also end up like that? Will you lock me up?" She tugged on Julien's sleeve. Julien's doubts vanished in an instant. He touched her head gently. "No. All the TV series are fake. The psychiatrist will help you." "Really?" Lyra looked at him with some worry left in her eyes. Julien nodded. "Really. Don't worry." "Since you say that, then I don't have anything to worry about anymore. Julien, I need to use the washroom." Lyra let go of Julien's sleeve and smiled reassuring
It was surprising that the Trison Corporation decided to look for the necklace when Sydney just got hold of it. Moreover, the statement specifically looked for a girl with a special necklace. In other words, the Maddens wanted to look for the girl and not the necklace. "Find out why the Maddens want to look for a girl with the special necklace," Julian said with his hand on the armrest. The Maddens were looking for Sydney. Just that the Maddens did not know it yet. "Yes." Zach nodded. Julien lowered his head and took out his phone. After a short moment of hesitation, he made a call. Skylight Corporation. Sydney was in the middle of making edits on a difficult document. Just as she finally got an idea, her phone rang and interrupted her train of thoughts. Sydney picked up the phone and placed it next to her ear without looking at the caller ID. "Yes?" Julien was silent when he heard the impatience in Sydney's voice. She did not even like picking up his call? "If y