Hearing Sydney's weak voice, Julien immediately swallowed the words he was about to say and hurriedly asked, "Sydney, what's wrong?""I'm fine." Sydney closed her eyes as her voice became weaker and weaker.Julien's expression fell.'Your voice is so weak. How can you call yourself fine?'"Where are you now?" he hurriedly asked again.This time, she did not answer. The phone slipped from her hand and dropped to the carpet with a thud.Her head lolled to the side, seemingly asleep.Julien's heart sank when he heard the sound of the phone dropping to the ground. He shouted her name twice more.However, she did not respond.He guessed that something might have happened to Sydney. His expression was tense and he hung up the phone and walked out of the office toward the tech support department."Find out where the signal of this number is," Julien handed the phone to a programmer and ordered in a stern voice.The programmer, who had never seen the boss of the company before, was
Finn seemed to guess what Julien was thinking and took off his glasses to wipe them. He said faintly, "The person didn't want to hurt Sydney and only targeted the child in her belly. It's very obvious that it was done by someone who has feelings for her. He did it because he couldn't accept that there’s another man's child in her belly. You can use the elimination method to figure out who it is."After saying that, he put his glasses back on and left to go and arrange a ward for Sydney.To him, as long as Sydney was fine, he did not care about the rest.Thus, he did not care about the child in Sydney's belly either.If Julien wanted to be angry, he could be angry alone.When Finn Left, Julien remained standing where he was because Sydney had not come out yet.He clenched his fists tightly, his face gloomy and unfathomable.The person who poisoned Sydney was someone who had feelings for her. There were three potential suspects.Luke Chase, Cayden Lowe, and Hunter Cohen!Was the
Mrs. Madden hugged her into her arms. “It’s all Harry’s fault. If he hadn’t carried you away, you wouldn’t end up in a family like that. Lyra knew all of this and yet she did it to her own sister. What is she thinking?!” Mrs. Madden softly tapped Clarice’s bag as she voiced her grievance. If Clarice had not been assumed gone, Lyra would not have ended up with the Madden family at all. She treated Lyra as her own and even when she got her biological daughter back, her love for Lyra did not decrease. However, Lyra treated her biological daughter poorly, which honestly shook her. Clarice noticed the growing resentment Mrs. Madden had for Lyra. At where Mrs. Madden could not see, she curled her lips into a grin. The grievance and sobs were gone. Finn’s height allowed him to see the minor changes on Clarice’s face, which caused him to raise a curious brow. ‘So, this is the eldest daughter that the Madden family found? She’s really something else. A few words and she turned her
Lyra felt as if time had stopped and the world went silent. The stillness froze her and stopped her from saying anything. The tremendous rage suffocated. Sydney Raines! It was Sydney again! Must she live under her shadow for her entire life? Julien’s pen pal was Sydney and Finn’s savior turned out to be her as well. The coincidence was uncanny because Lyra pretended to be Sydney both times! Why, why would fate toy her like this? “Aaaaaargh!” she screamed her lungs out. Finn stared at her emotionless. “Now you know why the sudden change of attitude.” Lyra quivered. She then asked, “You… When did you find out that I’m not your savior?” “When you told me to give Sydney an abortion,” Finn answered frankly. Lyra burst into tears and laughter. “I see, I see now. No wonder she and her baby lived. So, it was because of you. You claimed that you didn’t give her an abortion because Julien was outside and it was all an excuse just to brush me off.” Finn shrugged, acknowled
Julien turned off the phone with a grim look. He tossed the phone on the bed but his heart remained troubled, and at the same time, jealous. He was jealous that Luke could visit Sydney whenever he wanted and did not even need to ask for permission. He could not. He once had her, the woman he loved but in the end, he pushed her away. Julien grasped his chest and felt his heart. It was painful. He looked at the sleeping Sydney with a glimmering gaze. No matter what happened after this, he would never let her go again. She could only be his and no one else’s. The night went by slowly. On the second morning, Sydney slowly opened her eyes with a frown. The first thing she saw was the white ceiling and it caught her off guard. ‘Where am I?’ She remembered she was in her apartment but when he opened her eyes, she was somewhere else. Shocked, Sydney sat herself up and wanted to find out where she was. Just when she got up, she felt something pulling her hand. She turned
Sydney’s disgusted tone stunned Julien on the spot. Sydney covered her head anxiously. It was Julien! The man that night was Julien! No, it was impossible! She clearly remembered she woke up to a different man in the morning, not Julien. Sydney refused to fully believe Julien. She looked around for her phone and grabbed it like she was grasping for straws. She tapped on WhatsApp and called a contact named BH. A moment later, Julien’s phone in his pocket rang. The ringtone exclusive to WhatsApp call sounded. The moment she heard the ringtone, Sydney felt like the entire world collapsed on her. Her phone slipped out of her hands and fell on the sheets. It was him! It was really him! Sydney could not lie to herself anymore. The man that night was indeed Julien! She clutched her sheets tightly and glared at Julien. Furious, she shouted, “Why did you lie to me!? Am I that gullible to you?” “I did not…” Her anger interrupted him. “Tell me! Did you do it on purpose?!” She giggled.
Julien’s heart hurt even more and it started to suffocate him. Sydney was correct. When he knew the baby existed, he did not accept it. When he accepted it, the baby was gone. It was his fault as a father. If he realized his love for Sydney earlier, even if he was under hypnosis, he would not allow himself to divorce Sydney and maybe, he still could protect his baby. Unfortunately, there was no what if. Suddenly, knocks came from the door. Sydney and Julien turned around to see a nurse. The nurse smiled and said, “Ms. Raines, I have to talk to your family about the operation.” “I don’t have…” Just when Sydney was about to say that she had no family and could handle the matter herself, Julien stepped in and said, “I’m her family.” Sydney widened her eyes and scoffed. A shameless man indeed. How dare he claim to be her family?“You can talk to me about anything.” Julien ignored the anger from the woman behind him and went over to the nurse. Julien talked to the nur
“I understand.” Julien nodded. Finn pocketed his hands under his surgery robes and walked away. A while after he was gone, a nurse helped Sydney out of the operation room. An abortion did not require to operate on the patient, so Sydney could walk on her own so she was not even bedridden. However, it was difficult on her stomach and it did not feel good down there, which resulted in her limping out with the help of the nurse. Each step exacerbated the pain in her stomach and it painted her face pale. Even her forehead was covered in sweat. The scene clutched Julien’s heart. He quickly went over and said, “Here, let me.” He reached out and tried to take over the nurse’s position. The nurse assumed he was a family member, so she did not deny him. She let go and moved aside. However, before Julien could touch Sydney, Sydney avoided him and uttered weakly, “I can walk by myself.” She put her hands on the wall and slowly moved forward with clenched teeth. Her stubbornn