Cayden’s lips moved but not a word came out of his mouth. He admitted it. Sydney sat herself down on the chair. “Julien told me, or else I wouldn’t even know. I always thought you and I were like brother and sister, but you…” She did not finish the sentence but it was enough to make it clear. Cayden wore a grim look at the revelation. It was Julien who exposed him. Nonetheless, since the secret was already out, it was better to let his sister know his true feelings. Otherwise, he would still try to come up with a way to confess to her without scaring her. “Julien was right. It’s not just brother and sister between you and me and it’s not family love but the love of a man and a woman. I poisoned you because I cannot accept you having some other man’s child. But…” Cayden looked at Sydney. “But what I said about not wanting the world to laugh at you is what I meant. Sydney, I know I shouldn’t have done it, but I didn’t mean to hurt you. The poison will only damage the baby i
Julien thought Sydney needed him but it was just to give him back the money he paid for the meal. ‘Must she do this? It’s just a few bucks and she gave it back? Must she draw the line that clear?’ Julien was exhausted. He rubbed his temples and put his phone away. “President Flint, your schedule…” Zach’s voice came from behind. Julien interrupted him after a deep breath. “Those that aren’t important, cancel it. Delay the important ones.” Zach knew why his boss wanted to delay the schedule. He shut the document and then asked, “I understand. Are you going to the hospital?” Julien hummed a reply. “Get the car ready.” “Right away.” Zach pushed his glasses. It was already dark when the car arrived at the hospital entrance. It was even drizzling. Zach parked the car right in front of the hospital. Julien pulled out an umbrella from the side and said, “Go home. Come pick me up tomorrow morning.” He ought to spend the night at the hospital again. Zach nodded. “Yes, Presi
Julien took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He looked at Sydney and said, “I admit that what I did was wrong and I’ll make it up to you, but this is different. Sydney, don’t mix them up together. “Cayden poisoned you and caused deformation to the baby, it’s intentional murder! I must call the police!” “Deformed or not, I was going to abort the baby anyway. I don’t care, I won’t allow you to call the police on Cay!” Sydney insisted and she sounded stern. Julien looked at her in disbelief. “What did you say? Deformed or not? Sydney, that’s your child!” As a mother-to-be, it was not appropriate for her to say such irresponsible words, at least to Julien. Sydney knew it sounded inappropriate but she did not care. She did not care about what Julien thought. She let go of his arm and said coldly, “Yes, it was my child but so what? He shouldn’t exist in the first place. He’s a mistake! Besides, it’s just a fetus, it’s not even human yet. To me, Cay is more important than a
Julien frowned. “What? What’s this about?” “I don’t know. He doesn’t want to say anything. He said he’ll only talk to you when you come back. Hurry up and come home, Bro,” Jayden urged. Julien hummed a reply, “Got it.” After he hung up the phone, he pinched the center of his brows and said, “Go back to the mansion.” He was planning to stay in a hotel tonight so that he could come to the hospital earlier when Sydney was discharged tomorrow, but now with Brandon at the mansion, he had to go back. “Okay, President Flint.” Zach nodded. An hour later, the car arrived at the mansion. The servants came out to welcome him upon hearing the engine’s noise. “Sir, welcome back.” “Has Brandon Madden left?” Julien asked as he passed the jacket to one of the maids. The maid shook her head. “No. Madam and Master Jayden are dealing with him.” Julien tightened his lips in silence. He changed into some comfortable shoes and headed to the living room. The moment he got there, he hear
Jayden was so shaken that he uttered with a high-pitched voice. His hands holding the document were shaking. “Sydney was pregnant.” Jayden gulped nervously, unable to calm down. Velma puckered her lips. “So what if she’s pregnant? What does it have to do with Julien? You can’t just say it’s Julien’s child.” Two and a half months pregnant. What did it mean? It meant that Sydney was sexually involved with other men right after she divorced Julien. Such an urge was a shame to her claims of how much she loved Julien. A shameless act indeed. “You’re right, Mrs. Flint. Sydney is bearing Julien’s child!” Brandon wore a vague smile at Julien. “Am I right, Julien?” Julien tightened his lips in silence. Velma knew him well. His silence usually meant acknowledgment. “Julien, is Sydney bearing your child?” Velma asked in shock. Julien nodded. “Yes.” Splat. The document fell off Jayden’s hands. He gave Julien a big thumbs up and said, “Bro, you’re the man!” “Stop fooling a
The panic on Brandon’s face made Julien curl his lips into a grin. “Mr. Madden, do you still need me to compensate your family?” Brandon’s mouth opened but words came out in a delay. “No. The Madden family cannot afford to accept your compensation, Mr. Flint.” Even if he successfully blackmailed Julien and got what he wanted, he would only make the man angrier. Besides, Julien might plot revenge or a comeback in the dark. It was the modern age where information was accessible with the thumb. Brandon knew his thoughts paled in comparison to the younger generation. Should Julien make a move against him, he would never see it coming. He could not put his entire family at risk. Therefore, he could not do anything at all. “Good, at least you know your place. As for your two daughters, one vicious and one barely an adult. None of them can be shown to be public, and they’ll never be suitable for us,” Velma said as she rolled her eyes. Brandon looked at her grimly. Velma shivered
“Mom!” Jayden was shocked but he was able to react quickly when his mother fell toward him. He caught her and laid her down on the ground before he did everything he could to try to wake her up. However, Velma seemed like she passed out cold. Nothing Jayden did work. Old Madam Flint had a glance at the unconscious Velma. “Felicia, take her to the room.” Felicia nodded and went to Jayden. “I’ll take over from here, Jayden.” “Oh, oh…” Jayden nodded repeatedly and handed his mother to Felicia. Felicia then helped Velma up to her room. Old Madam Flint turned her attention back to Julien. “Julien, do you know every man in the Flint family is loyal? No man in the family ever toys with women’s feelings, except you and your father.” It was at this point Old Madam Flint’s hands shook as if she was holding back something in her. A moment later, she took a deep breath, and rested her eyes to calm herself down before she said, “I’m not talking about your father. That’s a special case
“Grandma!” Jayden strode over in a hurry and caught the falling Old Madam Flint. It was then Felicia came down from the second floor and saw the terrifying scene. “Jayden, what happened to Old Madam Flint?” “I don’t know! She just fainted!” Jayden was terrified. Felicia ran over and took over. She checked on Old Madam Flint and even performed CPR. “Jayden, call the ambulance!” “Oh, oh right!” Jayden reacted. He looked around and saw the phone that fell off Old Madam Flint’s hands. He grabbed it immediately and found out that the call was still ongoing. Sydney’s voice came from the other end. “Grandma? Grandma?” She heard the little smack from the phone when it fell and Jayden’s panic screams. She believed something must have happened to Old Madam Flint, which fueled her anxiety. However, Old Madam Flint’s voice could no longer be heard through the phone. She was nowhere near the house either, so she had no idea what happened. She clutched her phone tightly and kept on