Julien went over and held Lyra in his arms.In the eyes of outsiders, it was because he was heartbroken for her.However, only he himself knew that the hug was devoid of warmth."Manager, how do you plan to handle this matter?" While Cayden took off his jacket and draped it over Sydney, he looked at the manager and asked coldly.The manager’s heart sank, and he sighed before saying, "Sirs and Ma'ams, I'm terribly sorry about what happened. We didn't expect the chandelier to fall so suddenly either. This matter is completely our fault, and we will take full responsibility for it. We'll exempt the four of you from the bill, pay all the medical fees of the two ladies, and also grant you a membership card. What do you think?"The manager cautiously looked at Cayden and then at Julien.In his opinion, the decision was in the hands of those two men.However, Cayden looked at Sydney instead and asked, "Sydney, what do you think?"Sydney rubbed her temples. "Let's just go with what the
"I heard them!" Julien lowered his eyelids to cover the ridicule in his eyes as he responded indifferently.He thought that they were quite right.Lyra looked at him with incredulous eyes. "You heard them, but you're not helping me?"Sydney and Cayden also looked at Julien.'That's right. He didn't come forward to help Lyra even though we scolded her so badly.'Doesn't he love Lyra so much that he can't bear to let her suffer at all? How could he allow her to be scolded like that?'This isn't normal!'Julien could guess what Sydney was thinking from the changes in her expression, and his eyes darkened.He wanted to tell her that he did not love Lyra. Whether or not Lyra suffered was none of his business.However, his intuition told him that he could not say it. If he did, something bad might happen.The feeling was so strong that he could not disregard it.Julien let go of Lyra and put his hands inside his pockets, with his fists clenched. He said in a cold voice, "I can't h
‘So Clarice hasn't been found yet. Thank goodness.'However, they haven’t found her, and Mom is already decorating the room. It's clear how much she's looking forward to Clarice's return. At this rate, she’ll definitely take away all of Mom's attention when she’s back.'Lyra clenched her fists tightly over her knees and lowered her head slightly to hide the expression on her face.After a while, she suddenly lifted her head and pretended to be worried, asking, "Mom, if... If Clarice grew up in a poor family and has a weak, timid character, or if she doesn't know how to do anything and will only bring you shame, will you still look forward to her return?""Lyra, why are you asking such questions?" Mrs. Madden's gentle expression faded as she gave Lyra a strange look.Lyra hugged her arm. "I'm just curious. Don't we always see such cases on TV? That the children of a wealthy family get lost when they're young, but after being recognized, their parents don't like them because they ca
At that moment, Julien was sure that Lyra was not Maple Leaf.'If she is Maple Leaf, why would she burn the letters that tied them together instead of treasuring them well and taking them out occasionally to reminisce?'It's because she's afraid. She's afraid that she'll be exposed one day if I keep those letters.'Seeing Julien trembling as if he was suppressing his rage, Velma gulped in fear and asked, "W-What's wrong, Julien?"Julien did not respond. Instead, he took out his phone and dialed a number.Zach yawned and said in a sleepy voice, "What's wrong, President Flint?""Come to Flint Mansion. I have something to ask you." Right after that, Julien hung up the call.On the other end of the call, Zach sat on the bed with a dumbfounded expression.'If I heard correctly, President Flint wants me to go to Flint Mansion, right?'He took the phone from his ear and looked at the screen in front of him. When he saw that it was almost 12 a.m., his expression sank.'It's in the mi
At the same time, a sudden thunderclap echoed in the sky outside. A lightning bolt struck down, seeming wanting to split the sky in half, and illuminated the night sky for an instant.In Shallow Bay, Sydney was awakened by the thunder and sat up in bed, feeling panicked and stuffy. She did not even know what she was panicking about.She raised her hand, turned on the light, and rubbed her temples. Then, she took the cup from the nightstand and took a few sips to calm herself down.However, the moment she finished drinking the water and put it back, her eyes suddenly widened in shock.At the end of her bed directly opposite the uncurtained floor-to-ceiling window, a terrifying skeleton suddenly appeared.Were her eyes playing tricks on her?Sydney hurriedly closed her eyes.Two seconds later, she reopened them and looked toward the floor-to-ceiling window again.However, it was pitch-black, with only the neon lights reflected from outside. There was no skeleton at all."Phew...
Sydney bit her lower lip and thought with some uncertainty.At the head of the table, Julien, whose mood had turned for the better, suddenly sank to the bottom again.He thought that she called him because she wanted him to explain it to her again.Unexpectedly, she asked for the recording instead!Did she want to go back and watch it with Luke or Cayden?Suppressing the irritation in his heart, he coldly replied, "The monitoring is broken.""Broken?" Sydney was stunned and looked up at the overhead camera. She could not believe that it was broken.However, she could not ask to check. After all, this was not Skylight.Just as Sydney did not know what to do, Julien suddenly said, "Come to my office.""What?" Sydney looked at him in surprise. "What for?""If you want to fail to hand in the analytical paper tomorrow, then you don't have to come." After saying that, Julien reached out for his crutch.Only then did Sydney realize that he knew she did not understand the contents o
Finn noticed it. His eyes were as cold as a venomous snake, but his voice was gentle. "There's no need to kill her. Sometimes, it's more painful to be alive than dead.""What do you mean?" Lyra frowned, obviously a little dissatisfied that he said he would not kill Sydney.Finn's glasses glinted. "I mean, wouldn't it be better to find a few people and take a video as they ruin her? That way, not only will the child in her belly be gone, she'll be worse off than dead as well."Lyra's eyes glowed. 'He's right. It's too easy to let Sydney die just like that. Letting her live in pain for the rest of her life is better.'That way, even if Julien finds out that Sydney is Maple Leaf, he won't love her anymore because she was defiled by others.'Sydney won't be able to lift her head for the rest of her life either. She'll be pointed at no matter where she goes. Even Skylight will become a joke because of her.'It's not enough to just kill her. I have to kill her heart as well!'Lyra's b
"President Flint!" At that moment, the office door was pushed open by Zach. He hurried in without knocking on the door.Julien frowned, somewhat displeased. "What is it?"Zach did not answer immediately but looked around the office as if searching for something.Julien pursed his lips and said in a cold voice, "What are you looking at?""President Flint, where's Ms. Raines?" Zach asked.Julien thought of his behavior earlier and could not help but touch the corner of his lip. He lowered his eyes and said in a light voice, "She left.""She left?" Zach raised his voice.Julien rubbed his temples and walked over to his desk. "Why are you looking for her?""President Flint, did you forget? I just came back from Twinriver District." Zach followed behind him.Julien subconsciously stopped and turned around, fixing his gaze on Zach. "What do you mean? Are you trying to say that Maple Leaf has something to do with Sydney?"His heart beat gradually grew quicker and quicker.Zach nodd