Old Madam Flint nodded. “Yes. You used to be so different from how you are now. You were not as indifferent and were even gentle and warm in the past. But after what happened six years ago… You became a different person. If it wasn’t for your birthmark, I even thought that someone had replaced you.” Julien’s pupils constricted. Based on his grandma’s description of him, how he was now and how he was back then were two completely different people. However, Julien had no recollection of himself back then. Could this be normal? Julien pressed on his forehead as he felt a sudden headache. Weird images started appearing in his head again, and they were just flashbacks. They came and went quickly, so Julien had no idea what the images were. “Julien, what happened?” Old Madam Flint could tell that something was wrong with Julien and asked in a hurry. Julien rubbed his eyebrow in distress. “I’m fine. Grandma, tell me more. How was I back then?” “Sure.” Old Madam Flint naturally a
Sydney straightened her back. “You found someone?” “Yes.” Hunter nodded. Sydney bit her lip. “From where?” “In the countryside. She comes from a patriarchal family, and she was abused since she was a child. She was never schooled,” Hunter answered. Sydney frowned. “I don’t think that’ll fit.” If she was never schooled, then how could she be their spy? Hunter guessed what Sydney was thinking. He smiled and said, “No. On the contrary, she’ll fit right into our criteria. Her eyes look the same as Mrs. Madden’s. Moreover, for someone who was abused since young and wasn’t schooled, isn’t that a good card to gain pity?” Something flashed across Sydney’s eyes and she suddenly understood what he meant. “You want to make use of the guilt Brandon Madden and his wife have toward Clarice?” “That’s right. The worse Clarice’s conditions are, the better Brandon Madden and his wife will treat her. This way, she can get closer to the couple and help us get the information that we need,”
Julien paused and something flashed across his eyes. “How do I usually treat Lyra?” “Gentle, pampering, and obedient,” Finn said. Julien frowned deeply. Finn crossed his arms in front of his chest. “Are you upset with my summary?” “No.” Julien put his focus on the document in his hands once more. So what if he was upset? What Finn said was undeniably the truth. That was indeed how he treated Lyra. “Then, why are you frowning?” Finn looked at him. Julien replied lightly, “It’s nothing.” Finn chuckled and said, “I suddenly realized that you’ve become different since the accident, especially your attitude toward Lyra. What happened between you both? Why are you suddenly so cold to her?” Julien took his pen and put down his signature on the document. “Nothing happened between us. I just realized that the way I handle Lyra wasn’t right, and I want to reflect on myself.” “But you refuse to see her,” Finn said bluntly. Julien closed his document and placed it to the si
Lyra shivered angrily. “What do you want?” Sydney tapped her face and said wickedly, “I don’t want anything from you. I just want you to see Julien and I get back together, and we can live happily ever after as a family of three.” In the elevator, when Julien heard her, his tightened fists relaxed. A surge of happiness washed over him. Outside the elevator, Lyra sneered. “Do you think that’s possible? Julien doesn’t love you! He’ll never reconcile with you!” Julien had not realized that he loved Sydney. As long as Lyra could stop Julien from realizing it, then Sydney would never have her way. Moreover, Sydney might have been dead before that happened. “Is that even up to you? Six years ago, Julien didn’t love me either. He still married me.” Sydney smiled and hit the nail right on the head.Lyra gritted her teeth. “You…” “I think that’s enough for today. I’m tired.” Sydney let go of Lyra’s hair. Lyra felt the forceful tug on her scalp disappear and pushed Sydney. She
Sydney felt uncomfortable and creeped out by the butler’s smile. Coupled with Hunter’s odd behavior just now…She felt that everyone from the Cohens seemed a little abnormal. However, she realized that she might be impolite and cleared her throat awkwardly. She adjusted herself and pushed all her thoughts to the back of her mind. “Ms.Raines, please have some tea.” The butler gave Sydney a cup. Sydney took it with a smile. “Thank you.” “You’re welcome.” The butler waved his hand. “Enjoy your time with the young master. If you need anything, just let me know. There’s no need to be shy. Just treat this place like your own home.” “...Sure.” Sydney’s mouth twitched, and she forced a smile. The butler could not be more enthusiastic. He even told her to treat the place like home? That made her feel even more uncomfortable. “Enough, uncle. You can leave now.” Hunter lifted his cup of tea and made a sign to the butler to leave them alone. Hunter was worried that the butler
Velma did not see through Julien’s gaze. She happily said, “Julien, Lyra came all the way to look for you since you refused to see her for the past two days. Even if you both fought, it’s time to settle your differences and get back together. Lyra can stay the night, and you both can talk it out.” “No need.” Julien’s eyes were cold and calm when he rejected Velma. Lyra widened her eyes. “Julien, what did I do wrong? Why have you been so cold to me for the past two days? Tell me, and I’ll change.” She rubbed the center of her chest as she looked at him with pleading eyes. Old Madam Flint and Jayden also looked at Julien, wanting to know the reason. Julien pursed his lips. “You didn’t do anything wrong.” The reason was that he might have fallen out of love with her, and he did not know how to face her. More importantly, his emotions and thoughts would be affected by her whenever she was around, causing him to do things that he could never imagine himself doing. When Lyra
“Come in.” Julien sat against the bed frame with a book in his hands. Velma pushed the door open. “Julien, these are your medicine. Remember to take them.” “Thanks, mom.” Julien nodded. “Go to bed earlier. I’ll head out now.” Velma pointed at the door. Julien nodded. Once Velma left, he closed his book and ate the medicine with the glass of water by the bed. He swallowed the colorful pills without any expression. After consuming the medicine, he continued his reading for a short while before he felt very sleepy. He knew that it was the side effects of the medication he took just now. It was always after taking these medicines that he felt immensely sleepy. As such, Julien put his book aside and lay down. He soon fell asleep. That night, he had a long nightmare. In the dream, after Lyra woke up, he brought her back as he did in reality and then made Sydney move out. However, Sydney refused, and he actually instructed the servants to throw Sydney’s things out of Fli
“D*mn. After so much effort, Lyra isn’t related to the Maddens by blood?” Hunter grabbed his hair in irritation. Sydney pursed her lips. “It doesn’t matter to us whether Lyra is related to them by blood or not. What’s more important is that we can’t use her hair at all. We have to find a way to get the hair from Brandon Madden or his wife. Otherwise, we can’t create a DNA profile for Clarice.”Sydney looked at Clarice, who had her head lowered and had been quiet. Hunter touched his chin. “I’ll settle this matter.”“What are you planning to do?” Sydney turned her gaze to him. Hunter smiled and snapped his fingers. “It’s easy. I’ll learn from you and find someone to create a minor accident with Brandon Madden’s car. The person can argue that it was Brandon’s mistake, and we can cause a fight that way.” Hunter blinked at Sydney. Instead of saying something, Sydney gave him a thumbs up. Hunter was like a child who got praised, and his smile was so bright it could light up the
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