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
Jayden spent a huge sum of money to treat Sydney and Hunter to dinner. Even when he returned home, he walked with a swagger.He had already signed the tryout contract, and Hunter and Sydney would keep it a secret for him. After the tryout, he would officially join the national basketball team. He would not be afraid of Julien confronting him about it after the fact.Jayden hummed a song and went to the porch to change his shoes.In the living room, he was caught off guard to see Julien on the sofa, smoking in lounge clothes. His posture was languid.“B-Big bro.” Jayden was startled and stammered, “Why are you back so early? Isn’t Lyra still in the hospital? Why didn’t you go see her?”Julien glanced at him. “Have you eaten?”“Yes.”“Come here.” Julien tapped the cigarette on the edge of the ashtray. “Let’s talk.”Jayden’s scalp instantly went numb.Damn it. Did Lyra tell Julien about him participating in the tryout?Jayden clutched his school bag and warily walked over. His e
Lyra held the man’s arm with a smile on her face, and spoke in a light tone, “I’ve been asleep for so long and forgot how to ski. I’ll need you to teach me how to ski when we get to the ski resort later, Mr. Flint.”Julien looked at her feet and asked with a frown, “Are your feet okay?”“It’s just a small injury. I’ve been in the hospital for so long and recovered long ago.” Lyra smiled faintly and tightened her hold on his arm. “It’s rare that you have time to accompany me out. I want to spend time having fun with you.”“Okay,” the man responded softly.After Lyra was discharged from the hospital, she said that she wanted to come out and have some fun. He happened to be free so he accompanied her out, but he did not expect her to choose to come to Ibul Resort.Sydney was probably here to find Michael after getting the information from him earlier....After entering the ski resort, Sydney and Luke went to the store to rent a full set of ski equipment before going to the dressin
Julien’s eyes darkened at her words.Luke quickly slid down and came to Sydney’s side. “Babe, are you alright?”“Yeah, I’m fine.”“Thank goodness.” Luke breathed a sigh of relief. Then, his tone turned impatient and he shouted up the slope, “Hey, hurry it up, Ms. Madden!”When Lyra slid down, he said rudely, “Don’t think I didn’t see what happened. You knocked into Sydney!”“I was wearing a helmet and my vision was blurred.” Lyra bit her lip and apologized to Sydney. “I’m sorry for bumping into you, Ms. Raines.”“Sydney was right in front of you, not to your side. You’d be blind not to be able to see her!” Luke waved his hand in front of Lyra. “Ms. Madden, you aren’t blind, are you? Do you want me to find a doctor for you?”“Enough,” Julien said unhappily, “I saved Sydney, and Lyra already apologized to her.”Luke sneered. “President Flint, you know how steep this slope is. My darling is only a beginner. If no one saved her after Ms. Madden bumped into her, she’d have broken bo
Luke stood up and poured a glass of red wine for Michael. “You must be joking, President Idris. My darling’s ex-husband didn’t give her a single penny when they got divorced. He’s as stingy as a miser. How could he have helped her?”“He didn’t give her a single penny?” Michael looked at Sydney in surprise.“Yep. Not only did he not give her money, but he also didn’t give her a house or car either. Why don’t you take pity on my darling and sell SweetHeart to her?” Luke threw an arm around Sydney’s shoulder.Sydney threw his hand off. “Don’t listen to his nonsense, President Idris. It was me who didn’t want anything from him.”Michael picked up his glass and was just about to say something when a couple came along from not far away, arm-in-arm.“You’re here, President Idris. Oh, Ms. Raines and Mr. Cohen are here too. What a coincidence,” Lyra greeted them with a charming smile.Luke stretched. “Unfortunately, I don’t want to see you two at all.”Lyra’s expression stiffened for a m
After changing into Japanese bathrobes, the two of them came to the entrance of the split men’s and women’s bath.Luke glanced around and wrapped an arm around Sydney’s slender waist. “Babe, how about we go soak in the mixed bath?”Sydney smiled at him and then elbowed him.“Ow!” Luke covered his stomach in pain. “Why’d you hit me, darling?”Sydney gave him a side-glance. “Should I not have hit you? How could you even think of a mixed bath?”“What’s wrong with a mixed bath? We’re boyfriend and girlfriend.” Luke immediately stood up and argued.“Fake boyfriend and girlfriend.” Sydney could not be bothered with him. She put the bath towel on her shoulders, lifted the curtain with the words “women’s bath”, and walked in.The women’s bath was empty and very quiet.Sydney took off her bathrobe and wrapped herself in a white bath towel that reached her thigh. Then, she went into the personal bath.The water temperature was very high and her body turned pink from the heat. She let ou
The three people saw in the monitoring that Sydney and Luke entered the hot spring an hour and a half ago, but Sydney never came out.That meant that Sydney should still be in the hot spring.“I’ll go and have a look!” Luke said and dashed to the door.Lyra looked up at the man beside her and asked in a gentle voice, “Julien, we don’t have to go, right?”“We’re going!” Julien frowned. “Luke suspects that Sydney’s disappearance has something to do with you. If we want to dispel his suspicions, we have to go there. Let’s go.”Lyra smiled faintly. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”When the two arrived at the entrance of the hot springs, Luke was negotiating with the doorman.“Sir, I told you, the springs are closed now. There’s no one inside.” The doorman stopped Luke from going in.Luke scratched his head and was just about to say something when a scream sounded from inside, drawing several people’s attention.They saw a janitor running out from the inside with a frightened look, mumb