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
Recalling the confrontation with Cayden, Sydney looked down. “Nothing happened.” She was lying and Luke noticed her reaction. He raised a brow and said, “Really? But you don’t seem fine. After I got the wheelchair yesterday, I ran into Cayden and his look gave me chills. “He looked grim. I asked what happened but he didn’t say anything. When I came back, I also noticed the look on your face. So, I guess something must’ve happened between you and him, but I didn’t ask because you looked moody.” Sydney bit her lips in silence. Luke sat down beside her and said, “Come on, maybe I can give a piece of advice or two.” “It’s nothing.” Sydney also took a seat in the chair. “I just found out about Cay’s mental issue, so…” As for the poisoning, she decided to keep it a secret. First of all, she did not want Luke to worry and second, she did not want to leave a crack in Luke and Cayden’s friendship. Luke knew Cayden for a long time now. Although not as long as she knew Cayden, the
“I think it’s going to be a challenge.” Luke laid his hands out. Sydney looked at him. He bitterly chuckled and said, “I tried to convince him once but he didn’t listen to me at all. That’s why I said it’s going to be a challenge.” Sydney looked down. “No matter what he says, he can’t be like this forever, or he’ll only hurt others and himself. I’ll find time to talk to him.” “Okay. I’m counting on you. Let’s go.” Luke got up and grabbed the luggage. Sydney nodded. “Let’s go.” The two of them came out of the ward and headed to the elevator. Before Luke could press the button, the elevator door opened. Jayden came out in a hurry and he almost bumped into Sydney. “Darling! Careful!” Fortunately, Luke reacted quickly and pulled Sydney to the side, saving her from being knocked over. Jayden heard Luke’s voice and stopped. He then realized Sydney was right in front of him. “Sydney!” “Jayden? Why are you here?” Sydney was curious. “Grandma and Bro were hospitalized.