The woman’s lips were soft, but Julien felt somewhat repulsed.Just then, the door of the ward opened, and Velma walked in carrying a thermos tupperware. She froze when she saw that scene, but she then immediately grinned. “Oh my, it looks like I came at the wrong time. Sorry I bothered you. I’ll go outside and wait.”She took a few steps back to go out.Lyra’s face reddened from Velma’s words, and she hurriedly let go of the man. “You’re not bothering us, Aunty. Come in.”“Well, if you insist.” Velma came in with the thermos tupperware. “I talked to your mother on the phone this morning and heard that you accidentally fell last night, so I immediately made some soup and came over to see you.”She glanced at Julien and said in realization, “No wonder Julien didn’t even leave a message saying he wasn’t coming home last night. It turns out he was taking care of you in the hospital.”Lyra thought about the messages from Kate last night. She was unhappy, but she concealed her emotion
“Don’t you have a house?” Sydney glanced at his face where his right cheek was swollen. He had probably gotten into a fight again. “Are you seeking refuge at my place after getting into a fight?”“You’re my sister-in-law.”“Ex-sister-in-law.”“An ex-sister-in-law is still a sister-in-law!” Jayden strained his neck to the side and said, “Open the door and get me something to eat! I’m hungry!”“If you’re hungry, order takeout or eat at a store.” Sydney had no intention of opening the door and indulging him. “This is my house. If you don’t leave, I’ll call security to come up and kick you out.”Jayden’s eyes widened as he stared at her. “It’s just a meal. I’ll pay you, okay? You weren't this fierce before...”At that proximity, Jayden could clearly see the mark on her neck.He knew what the mark was and suddenly stopped talking before his voice raised an octave. “What the f*ck? Is that a hickey? Who did you sleep with? That pretty boy?”Sydney immediately covered her neck with a h
Jayden turned red with anger. He was just about to tell her about his good points when the phone on the table rang.It seemed like it was from his brother. Jayden’s heart stuttered.Sydney also caught a glimpse and was one step faster. She answered the call and even put it on speakerphone. “President Flint, are you calling because you know that your brother is missing?”The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and then a man’s low voice sounded. “Jayden Flint, come down to the south gate in three minutes.”“Three minutes isn’t enough.” Jayden whined but did not dare to go against Julien. “She lives near the north gate...”“Two minutes.” The man’s voice was even more gloomy.Jayden shook in fright. After hanging up the phone, he slipped his school bag on his shoulder and ran to the door without needing Sydney to chase him out.When he opened the door, he turned to warn Sydney. “You received my gift, so be sure to come to my school to help me on Saturday! If you tell my
The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and Hunter waved at her. “Hey there, Ms. Raines.”“You told Sharon that your family is poor and you had to work three jobs a day?” Sydney laughed and looked at him in disdain. “It’s a shame you’re not in showbiz. You’d win a Best Actor award.”Hunter shrugged. “She mistook me for a car mechanic when I went to a car repair shop before. I didn’t know she was from your company. I just joked with her, but she unexpectedly believed me and called me to drive for you.”Sydney rolled her eyes. “Did you eye Sharon because she looks simple and gullible?”“Don’t slander me. She’s the one who talks to me first every time,” Hunter said with an ‘I’m-just-too-popular-with-the-ladies’ expression on his face. “She probably wants to get off with me.”“...”Sydney thought about it. It seemed like it was Sharon who wanted to approach Hunter.“Where to, Ms. Raines?” Hunter turned back to put on his seatbelt. “It’s my first time driving someone, and
Sydney was pretending to be asleep to avoid chatting with Hunter.Seeing that they were almost at Port City Middle School, she pulled out her phone to ask where Jayden was only to see a push notification from a business news app.It turned out that two executives at Flint Corporation’s South Lake branch and Loughtown branch ran away with money amounting to more than 75 million dollars, causing Brandon Madden to faint from anger.The picture below was of a fainted Brandon being sent to the hospital.Brandon’s money was taken away?Great!Sydney simply wanted to applaud at the news. She even wanted to thank the two executives who took Brandon’s money and ran away.Since she knew that the Raines family’s bankruptcy was related to Brandon, she had been trying to collect evidence and clear her father’s name. However, she could not find any clues.She was naturally overjoyed to see Brandon being carried into the hospital!When the car arrived at the entrance of the school, Hunter pa
“He plays basketball as a hobby. Even if he doesn’t play anymore, he can still go home and squander money. You play basketball for a living and to earn money. Besides, it’s just a tryout. No one knows if you’ll make the team.” Sydney looked at the boy with eyes full of pity. “You poor, poor thing.”“Y-You!” The boy’s mother went ashen with anger.Jayden watched Sydney snub them with a calm face. He felt incredibly satisfied when he saw them choke with anger and turned pale.Seeing her coming toward him, he shivered and almost rushed forward, pulling her coat sleeves and begging in a small voice, “I really want to play basketball. Don’t let Hunter take me away. Let me take part in the tryout.”“When did I say I’ll let Hunter take you away?” Sydney tilted her head at him. “Or do you want to leave with him?”Jayden was stunned. “T-Then why is he…?”“He drove me here.”“Oh.” Jayden patted his chest. “I thought he was here to drag me back. That scared me to death.”Sydney ignored hi
Then, he clicked on the first video.Julien watched as Sydney calmly snubbed the parents. When they questioned Jayden’s competence, she let the children compete to see who won best out of three games.It turned out that Jayden went to Sydney that day because he wanted to take part in the tryout. He did not dare to go to Julien for help, so he went to Sydney instead.Julien’s brows wrinkled slightly. He was a little unhappy about Sydney secretly running to Jayden’s school to help him, but he patiently watched the video.“Play well. If you lose, you’ll be embarrassing your brother.”In the video, Sydney handed a towel to the teenager and said a few words to him. When Jayden looked up, his eyes stayed on her face for more than ten seconds. Hunter shot the video from the side, so Julien could not see what expression the woman had on her face.After that, he clicked on the next video.Sydney sat in the middle of three tables and was playing cards with the parents. Hunter, who was rec
“…” The parents were outraged to the point of speechlessness.“I won! I won!” Jayden ran toward Sydney, still panting, but there was unconcealed excitement and joy in his tone. “I slammed that ball in! Did you see it? Did you take a picture?”“I didn’t see it.” Sydney pointed behind her. “I was playing cards while you were playing basketball.”The smile on Jayden’s face froze.Damn it!He thought that Sydney was watching him outside the court, so he was fully immersed in the game because he was afraid that she would see him make mistakes. However, she had been playing cards with others?”“Y-You…” Jayden was furious. “How could you not watch me?”“If you lose, it’ll be your brother and you who get humiliated, not me. Why should I watch? Alright, get out of my way. I’ll help you sign the contract.” Sydney pushed Jayden away and walked toward the coach.She was courteous when talking to the coach, “Sorry for taking up your time.”Jayden. “…”Hunter took a photo of Jayden’s shock