“Darling, stop looking at him. Can’t you look at me instead?” Luke tried to pull Sydney’s gaze back from the window. “I’m way more handsome than Cayden, okay? Unless you prefer virgins like him?”Sydney was both angry and amused at the fact that her thoughts were interrupted, and she rolled her eyes at him. “I’ve always thought you were a narcissist since we were kids, but I didn’t think you’d become crazier when you grow up.”“I’m just aware of my own handsomeness!” Luke chuckled. “I’m serious. Just marry me, Darling. The Azure Heart is nothing special. I’ll find a one-of-a-kind diamond ring and propose to you!”Sydney and Luke grew up together. They often visited each other’s houses and were as close as could be, so she knew that Luke was just trying to cheer her up because he realized that she was unhappy.However, his words did indeed lift her mood, and she remembered what she neglected in the past.Sydney opened her bag and pulled out a ring from one of the compartments. Even
“The mango juice is very sweet.” Lyra smiled sweetly at Julien and put the cup on the table. “Thank you for remembering what I like.”Julien smiled faintly. “I remember everything you like. There’s a fruit farm with good fruit. I’ll get the boss to send two boxes of mangoes to your house tomorrow. But if you’d like other fruits, you can let me know too.”“Mmhm.” Lyra forced herself to answer.Then, she started to feel uncomfortable and pushed her chair away to stand up. Her face grew paler and paler. “I’m going to the bathroom, Julien. You can stay and chat with my dad.”She lifted her skirt and walked away as fast as she could.Lyra had always been allergic to mangoes. The allergy was so serious that just a small amount would be enough to kill her. Before she could reach the washroom, she felt her airways block up, and her feet stumbled; she almost fell.“Lyra, Lyra!” Mrs. Madden rushed over and quickly held her daughter.Seeing how uncomfortable Lyra looked, Mrs. Madden became
Sydney was in a bad mood after coming back last night and drank until it was midnight. She had not fallen asleep for long before she was awakened by her phone ringing.She paused, touched her phone from the bedside table, and answered it. “Hello?”“Ms. Raines, I’m Sean Tillman.”Sydney became much more clear-headed when she heard the name and quickly remembered.The person was Luke’s secretary. Luke was worried that she had no one of her own after she joined Skylight, so he gave her his secretary.“What is it?” Sydney asked while walking towards the bathroom.Sean said, “The director has left on a business trip, and there are some urgent documents in the office that need you to handle. What time will you be coming in?”Sydney guessed that the matter was urgent, so she looked at the time on her phone. “Around 8:30 a.m.”“Understood.”After hanging up the phone, Sydney washed her face with cold water and felt much better. However, she had drunk too much wine last night, so her h
As Sydney drove to Red Plum Resort, it suddenly began to rain, and the rain got heavier and heavier.There was no space in the underground garage when she arrived at Red Plum Resort, so she could only park in the open-air parking lot. When she wanted to get off, she realized that there was no umbrella in the car. Hence, she had to hold her bag over her head and run into the rain while gritting her teeth.Although the path was close to the lobby, Sydney was still drenched because of the heavy rain. She shivered all when the cold wind blew.Upon seeing Sydney, the waiter immediately gave her a towel.“Thanks.” Sydney took the towel and dried her hair while talking to the waiter. “Today is Friday, so business should be good, right? Are President Smith and the others playing cards in their usual room?”At that, the waiter assumed that she was President Smith’s friend and said, “Yes, Room 1103 is always reserved for President Smith.”Having successfully fished for the information, Syd
President Flint?Sydney looked at the door of the private room just in time to meet Julien’s cold eyes. In just one second, she looked away and let go of the teapot in her hand.“President Flint, what brings you here?” President Miles, who was sitting beside Sydney, stood up and said politely.The men in the room were all one or even two generations older than Julien. However, all of them knew Julien’s skills in the business world.Furthermore, Flint Corporation was in its heyday, so they did not dare to argue blatantly with Julien.Julien glanced at Sydney, walked in, and said in a low voice, “I heard that President Smith was playing cards here, so I came to say hello.”“It’s Friday. Since there’s nothing to do, I thought I’ll come over to play some cards.” The arrogance President Smith had in front of Sydney disappeared. At that moment, he said to Julien with a smile. “Ms. Raines just happened to look for me to talk about the order too, so she played a few rounds with us.” Pr
Sydney’s head felt dizzy as they talked by the car with the cold wind blowing, and she stumbled.Julien’s eyes darkened. Then, he directly took the phone from her hand, hung up the call, picked her up, and went to the other side of the car.Sydney was startled at being swept off her feet so suddenly, and the umbrella almost flew out of her hand. She quickly tugged at the man’s shirt with one hand. The expression on her small face was cold.“Julien Flint, put me down!”Julien ignored her. He opened the passenger seat door and shoved her in.“Are you done, Mr. Flint?” Seeing the man fasten her seatbelt for her, she said coldly, “I can hail a cab. You don’t have to care!”They barely talked in their six years of marriage, let alone Julien caring for her. However, in just a few days after their divorce, she had met with Julien several times.When did Port City become so small?Julien saw how much discomfort she was in and felt even more irritated at how stubborn she was. “The weath
“What’s wrong, Lyra?” Velma asked when she saw that Lyra had seemingly gone pale.Lyra immediately turned her phone away and said softly, “It’s nothing. My mom sent a message asking when I’m going back. I’ll reply to her later.”Velma turned to the front to talk to Julien without suspecting her.After making sure that Velma was not looking that way, Lyra picked up her phone again and looked at the WhatsApp message her friend sent.That friend was also playing at Red Plum Resort today and said that she saw Julien. She was just about to say hello to him, but she saw Julien chasing after Sydney. The two of them stood by the car and chatted for a long time.Lyra turned off the media volume and tapped on the video.In the video, Julien said something to Sydney. Then, he carried her into the car, got into the driver’s seat of her car, and drove away.It was just a short ten-second video, but it caused Lyra’s hands and feet to turn cold. She clutched her phone tightly.Were they not d
Sydney was no longer the Flint family’s daughter-in-law and did not have to put up with Velma.She grabbed Velma’s wrist with force and pushed her out. Caught off guard by the push, Velma stumbled before falling to the ground and spraining her ankle. She screamed in pain with no regard for her image at all.“Mrs. Flint, if you have something to say, then say it,” Sydney spoke with a hint of coldness in her eyes. “But if you try to get physical, I won’t be polite.”Velma’s face turned ashen with anger. “Sydney Raines, how dare you!”When Sydney had not divorced Julien, she did whatever they told her to do in the Flint family, and she never dared to talk back to them. However, how dare she react this way as soon as she was divorced!“I knew you were just a little b*tch who was putting on an act to please the Old Madam!” Velma cussed. She wore a dark blue gown that looked elegant and expensive, but her fierce glare made her look like a shrewish woman.“You were the one who didn’t wa