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
This smell was the same as the body wash he got on his hands when he was in the shower room. If so, how did the smell of Sydney’s body wash end up here?Unless, of course, that shower gel did not belong to Sydney in the first place. Lyra had been using the bathroom before they went out. In that case, it was evident whose shower gel caused Sydney’s fall.Julien clenched his hands on the bathrobe as his cold eyes fixed on a bottle of shower gel on the shelf. The bottle was transparent, so he could clearly see that there was less than half of the gel left inside.Where did the other half go? The answer was obvious.Julien’s face was terribly gloomy. He threw the bathrobe in his hand and went out of the bathroom.Lyra was sitting on the sofa in the living room outside talking on the phone with Velma. When she heard footsteps, she looked up and felt her breath skip a beat when she saw the cold expression on the man’s face. She forced a smile and asked, “Julien, you finished showering s
Sydney pursed her pale lips. “I slipped, but I don’t think it’s that simple.”“Do you suspect something, darling?” Luke looked at her.Sydney nodded. “I slipped because I stepped on something slippery when I came out of the cubicle, and I smelled a fragrance the moment I fell. It was probably shower gel or something similar.”“Why was there shower gel in front of your cubicle?” Luke’s eyes widened in surprise.“I don’t know.”“Could it be that someone accidentally dropped their shower gel and spilled it in front of your cubicle, and you were just unlucky enough to step on it?” Luke stroked his chin and guessed.Sydney narrowed her eyes slightly. “That’s possible, but not probable.”“How so?"Sydney tilted her head at him. “Because I didn’t hear anything fall to the ground the whole time I was showering.”In other words, someone deliberately quietly poured shower gel in front of her cubicle door.Luke immediately stood up. “It must be Lyra Madden. The only enemies we have in t
Chapter 1200 A Great Pair of Teacher and StudentThat was for sure.But those students wouldn't be Sydney.Sydney would always be special to Julien.He would always be a gentleman to Sydney.Even now that he was acting as Sydney's teacher, he was gentle and patient with her.Sydney had feared that Julien would lose patience and think her stupid when she couldn't understand what he was saying.She knew Julien was never a patient man.So she had been nervous. She was afraid that Julien would give up on her if she couldn't understand what he was talking about.She would be embarrassed in that situation. And she needed to find herself a new teacher.However, it turned out that Sydney was overly concerned.Julien was very patient with her. When Sydney didn't understand him, he didn't become impatient or think she was stupid. He patiently explained to her until she understood it. He was so patient with her. Nothing made him agitated.Gradually, Sydney learned that he wouldn't be
Chapter 1199 Teacher and StudentSydney's face and tone were both serious.Julien knew that if he was still unwilling to do as he was told, she would definitely do what she had said.Sydney was such a person.Even though their current relationship was close, she was not willing to take much advantage of him."Alas." Julien shook his head resignedly, pulling over her office chair and sitting down. "Is it okay now?"Sydney nodded in satisfaction. "Yes."With that, she also sat down on another chair that was slightly worse and then added, "Julien, don't think that I'm stubborn and unwilling to accept your goodness to me. I know that you want to do more for me, and you also want to let me sit more comfortably. I'm touched, and I accept it too, but if I really accept all of your kindness, especially when you're already helping me, it will only make me more and more greedy. "In the end, I will take all of your goodness to me as a matter of course, and over time, I will even forget t
Chapter 1198 Julien Was Going to Teach SydneySydney's eyes reveal a look of surprise.Julien noticed it, but deliberately teased her, "Why? Can't I come up?""Why not?" Sydney walked up to him and took his hand, smiling. "You're more popular at Skylight than I am. Even if I forbid letting you in, the staff will let you in. What can I do about that?""Nothing." Julien shook his head honestly."That's it!" Sydney pulled him inside. "I didn't think you'd be here this early, though. You usually get here around almost six. It's only a little after five now."So when Sydney saw him, she was surprised."I finished things, so I came over early. Are you done with your work?" Julien followed Sydney. He asked as he glanced at her desk.Sydney's desk was piled high with papers. Julien frowned at the sight. He liked to keep things neat and organized. "You've had a busy day, haven't you?"Otherwise, Sydney's desk wouldn't be this cluttered.Sydney didn't release Julien's hand until she le
Chapter 1197 It Was Good to LeaveYuri was one of Luke's best friends, so he knew very well what kind of person Yuri was.Such a slowcoach did something so quickly. It was conceivable that Luke was very important in Yuri's heart.Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken Luke's request so seriously.So how could Luke not be surprised and happy?As for Sydney, she didn't know Yuri. Nor did she know what kind of person he was.Now, after hearing Luke's words, she realized that Yuri was a person who worked very slowly.However, it was such an inefficient person who did her a favor so quickly. Sydney felt very touched."Maybe it was because you approached him that he did it so quickly, and of course, it was also possible that after being the boss all these years, he became much more efficient." Sydney guessed with a smile.Luke rubbed his chin and nodded. "It makes sense, but whatever the reason, it's good that Yuri got things done quickly.""Yeah, I called you mainly because I wanted yo
Chapter 1196 Strange LukeYet Sean was panicking at the moment.Why?Of course, because she didn't want her lie to be exposed.It was not like she was really leaving the country, so how could she possibly let Sydney see her off? Her lie would be exposed if Sydney went there. Sean held the cell phone with both hands and hurriedly explained, "Because I bought a ticket for an 11 PM flight. It's late, so I don't want to let you go back and forth. It's too troublesome. Besides, if you go to see me off so late at night, Mr. Flint will definitely not feel at ease."That was true.Sydney rubbed her chin. "But why did you choose such a late flight?"Sean continued to lie. "To catch up on my sleep on the plane so that when I get abroad, I can immediately go to work.""I see. Alright, then I won't see you off, but send me a message to let me know you board the plane smoothly. Otherwise, I won't be relieved," Sydney said.Knowing that Sydney had given up on the idea of going to see her
Chapter 1195 Reason for ResignationSydney sighed, "It wasn't the HR department that told me. Gianna went there for something and overheard it by accident, so she told me.""I see." Sean understood.'I can't believe Gianna said it. 'I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. 'It looked like God didn't want her to hide it from Ms. Raines either. Otherwise, how would Gianna have happened to show up at the HR department at that time?'"So it's true that you are quitting?" Sydney asked, pursing her lips.Sean nodded. "Yes."Sydney's heart sank after she got a definite answer from Sean, the person in question. "Why? There has to be a reason, right? I don't believe you have considered resignation for a long time. Gianna and I didn't hear about you quitting or feel you had the intention before you took a leave of absence and suddenly offered to resign. I never want to believe that nothing has happened to you. At the very beginning, Gianna and I guessed that you had a problem with
Chapter 1194 Sean Had Decided to Gave Birth to the BabyLuke wanted to ask, 'Can't you see I'm not happy?'The words were on his tongue, but he couldn't say them.Upset, Luke took a packet of cigarettes out of his pocket, pulled one out of it, and put it in his mouth. He then took out his lighter and was about to light the cigarette.However, just as the flame neared the cigarette, he suddenly paused. He glanced at the bed on which Sean was drinking the medicine, not paying attention to him. Then he put the lighter away and put the cigarette back in the packet.'I’m not going to smoke it. It's not a good cigarette. I'm going to change cigarettes next time. I didn't quit smoking for that woman.' Luke compressed his lips and thought to himself.Just then, Sean's cell phone rang, which broke the silence of the room.Sean finished her medicine. Her mouth was full of bitterness. She put the bowl back on the bedside table and hurriedly picked up a glass of water and took a sip of wate
Chapter 1193Gianna trusted Luke, so she didn't tell Sydney that Luke also knew Sean had been pregnant.She didn't feel the need to tell Sydney. "Mr. Chase will keep Sean's secret anyway."Convinced of this idea, Gianna had no worries at all. She looked at Sydney and asked, "Ms. Raines, do you think Sean quit the job because the miscarriage hurt her health?""I don't know, but it's possible." Sydney responded, giving a worried look.Sydney didn't have many female friends. Sean and Sharon were her only friends.Sharon followed Cayden to Jackal City. They had very little contact after that.Sydney called Sharon a couple of times, but the phone was never answered. Sydney guessed that Sharon must be busy or Cayden had assigned Sharon some tasks, so Sharon could not answer her calls.Last time when Sydney contacted Sharon, Sharon told her that Cayden didn't trust her and that he wouldn't allow her to follow him around as his bodyguard.Syndey hadn't talked to Sharon in a long time,
Chapter 1192 Sean Wants to Resign"Okay, I'll do it right away." The secretary nodded in response and picked up the file. "Then Ms. Raines, I'll take my leave."Sydney waved her hand. "Go ahead. Thank you.""You're welcome," Gianna smiled faintly and turned to head for the door.But after taking a few steps, she suddenly thought of something, stopped, and turned around. "By the way, Ms. Raines, there's something I don't know if I should say or not.""Just say it." Sydney lifted her chin slightly, signaling Gianna to continue.Seeing this, Gianna no longer hesitated. Standing upright, she said, "Here is the thing. This morning I went to HR Department. Secretarial Department recently needs to recruit a new assistant, so I went over there to ask if there were any suitable candidates.""Well, I know about this." Sydney nodded. "Go on."She knew that what her secretary wanted to say couldn't be this matter.Sure enough, Gianna took a breath and continued, "Then I heard them talking