Zach was not surprised by Julien’s decision. He nodded and said, “I understand.” “Go ahead. Bring these with you,” Julien pinched his nose bridge as he said that. Zach took the documents in his arms. Not long after Zach left, Julien’s phone rang, and it was Jayden. “Bro, I saw your press conference!” On the other side of the phone call, Jayden was drenched in his sweaty basketball uniform, and he had just done an intense practice. However, his voice was notably delightful. Julien leaned backward. “So?” “So, I’m here to congratulate you!” Jayden wiped his sweat. “Bro, congratulations on ending your misery!” Julien smiled. “Thank you. Good luck in your game. I’ll be hanging up.” When he heard Jayden’s rapid breathing, he knew that he must be in the middle of a game. The U17 expedition match had reached its climax recently, and they had to play two to three matches per day. Jayden must have called him during his break time. “Wait! Don’t hang up!” Jayden took off his
Three months ago, Julien had a chance of finding out that Sydney was the real Maple Leaf. He just divorced Sydney three months ago. If he found out that she was the real Maple Leaf then, Lyra would not have a chance to repeatedly attack Sydney, and he could also get Sydney back to his side sooner. However, there were no what-ifs. Jayden’s ignorance made him miss the opportunity. Of course, Julien also knew that this was not completely Jayden’s fault. If he insisted on reading the letter when Jayden snatched it back, then things would not get to how it was today. Everything was just an ill fate. On the other side, Jayden was feeling extremely uneasy when Julien abruptly hung up on him. He walked around with his phone, muttering, “Gosh, he must be hating me so much right now!” Jayden regretted not letting his brother read the letters. If he did, then Lyra would not have had a chance to do all those horrible things to Sydney, and Julien might have gotten back together with
Sydney halted her footsteps. “Anything else, President Madden?” Cayden also turned around and looked at Brandon.Brandon took two steps forward and his eyes were dark as he looked at Sydney. “Did you plan Lyra’s incident?” He initially thought that what happened to Lyra was just a coincidence. When he calmed down and gave things some thought, he realized that there must be something more than that behind the entire incident. If what happened to Lyra was purely incidental, then those who did that to her would not throw Lyra into a busy complex. Simply because they might get caught. However, the perpetrators who violated Lyra threw her into a busy complex so that she would gain public attention. This was to ruin Lyra’s reputation and it must have been planned from the beginning. The one who did it was most likely Sydney. She and Lyra never got along and even hated each other. When Sydney heard Brandon’s questioning, she was so mad that she laughed. “You put the blame on
“Ms. Morgan, we received a police report from Ms. Raines, saying that someone was casting horror images on her window in the middle of the night. The one who did it has been caught, and he told us you hired him to do so. Can you drop by the police station?” the policewoman said in a gentle voice. When Kate heard that, her face turned pale and it was as if her soul had left her body. “What… What? Sydney called the police?” Zach was not interested in Kate and was just about to leave. However, when he heard that she mentioned Sydney’s name, he halted his footsteps.“Yes. Ms. Raines reported this to the police. Ms. Morgan, please drop by the police station,” the policewoman said once more. Kate shook her head. “No… No! I won’t go!” She was detained once, and she never wanted to return to the police station again. The policewoman's expression darkened and her voice became sterner than before. “Ms. Morgan, if you refuse to come, that means you’re not cooperating with our investiga
“Enough!” Sydney rubbed her forehead and her tone of voice was impatient. “You should worry if you’ll be detained instead.” “Detained?” Kate’s expression changed in an instant. “Why would I be detained? I already came to the police station!” “Are you just playing dumb or stupid?” Cayden crossed his arms and gave her a cold gaze. “You hired someone to cast horror images on Sydney’s window, which is a crime. The offense of criminal intimidation.” “No… What do you mean by intimidation? I didn’t intimidate her! I only wanted to scare her! It’s a prank at best!” Kate exclaimed in panic. When Sydney saw her reaction, she knew that Kate was speaking the truth. She did not know that it was a crime. She had met many ignorant people throughout her life, but never to this extent. Sydney looked at Kate as though she had given up on her. “Officer, please tell her if she has committed a crime.” “Sure.” The policeman, who was silent all along, stepped forward. “Ms. Morgan, you indeed
“No need!” Sydney frowned and put her arm behind her back, bluntly refusing Julien. Julien’s hand froze mid-air, and after a while, he tightened it into a fist and withdrew it. The disappointment welled up within him. “Sydney, I’m sorry…” Cayden lowered his head and apologized once again. His expression was extremely remorseful. He did not mean to hurt her. He just could not control the anger in his heart and unconsciously did it. When Sydney saw the usually gentle young man looking so melancholic, she suddenly realized that he looked like a big dog who did something wrong. Her heart softened. She ruffled his hair and put on a tender smile. “Don’t worry. I’m not angry.” “Really?” Cayden lifted his head and looked at her with glimmering eyes. Sydney nodded. “Really!” Only then did Cayden put down the apprehension in his heart and smiled again. Julien found the entire scene painful to watch. Of course, he was more concerned about Cayden’s personality. Julien’s int
Sydney suddenly remembered that Julien stayed in the police station even after she left with Cayden. Did he stay and interfere with this matter? Did he make the police officers increase the punishment for Kate and Felix? Sydney pursed her lips and decided to give Julien a call. In the Flint Mansion, Julien was in the middle of a video conference when his phone rang and interrupted him. He was rather upset at first, but when he saw that it was Sydney who called, the displeasure on his expression disappeared into a trance. Instead, he was pleasantly surprised. She called him first! Julien held his phone and did not pick it up right away. He spoke into his camera instead, “Pause the meeting for a short while. I need to take this.” After saying that, he went to the balcony under everyone’s surprised gaze. “It was President Flint himself who set the rule of not picking up phone calls in the middle of a meeting, right?” “Yes, and he broke the rule himself.”“Who do you thi
Brandon knew that this matter must have been related to Sydney. Twenty years ago, Harry Raines killed his eldest daughter. Now, Harry's daughter destroyed his second daughter and ruined all the opportunities to make a marriage alliance with the Flint family. He swore to destroy the entire Raines family. When Lyra heard Brandon’s promise, she smiled. She then thought of something and asked, “Mom, how did you find me?” Those six men humiliated and violated her in the worst possible ways and she passed out in the end. She had no idea what happened after that. “We didn’t find you. Someone found you in the complex,” Mrs. Madden shook her head when she answered. Lyra’s pupils constricted and she became uneasy. “Complex?” Mrs. Madden’s eyes were red as she nodded. “That night, you were put into a gunny sack naked and thrown onto the complex. A passerby found you by chance and called the police.” “Police?” When Lyra heard that, she almost passed out again. Her nails bit int