“Spill it. What exactly do you want from me to let my daughter go?” Brandon glared at the fox man on the computer.The fox man put down his wine glass. “Don't worry. I won’t do anything to your daughter. I told you. I just want to teach her a lesson. When she learns her lesson, I’ll naturally let her go.”After saying that, he snapped his fingers.The masked man beside Lyra dropped the bucket in his hand and walked behind Lyra.Frightened, Lyra turned pale and kept screaming. “Let me go. Let me go! Don’t touch me. Go away! Go away… Julien, save me…”Julien pounded his fist on the table and roared madly. “Let Lyra go!”Brandon and Mrs. Madden also hurriedly begged the fox man to stop.Despite that, the fox man was unmoved. “It must hurt to see your beloved daughter and fiance being harmed, right? Then, have you ever thought I would hurt too when your daughter and fiance harmed Sydney?”A cold glint flashed in the fox man’s eyes behind his mask. “Dan, continue!”“Yes,” the maske
“Why?” Luke exposed his intelligence as soon as he opened his mouth. He really had not figured it out.Sydney facepalmed herself. Then, her expression sank as she said, “Julien’s questions most likely had something to do with Lyra going into the emergency room. Maybe Lyra’s disappearance was a kidnapping, and her kidnapper was someone we know.”“Huh?” Luke was taken aback.Sydney pursed her red lips. “A long time has passed since Lyra harmed me, but Julien only asked this question when Lyra went missing and was sent to the emergency room. It’s clear what he meant. He suspects we wanted revenge and told someone to take Lyra away.”That was also why her heart ached when she was faced with Julien’s suspicious eyes.Luke instantly understood everything after hearing Sydney’s analysis. A glint flashed in his eyes. “Oh no. You told him that you told Cayden about that incident. Julien would definitely think that Cayden kidnapped Lyra and put her in the emergency room.”“Actually, I’m al
The person outside the door seemed to have a grudge against her. The person pounded on the door so hard that Sydney could hear the door frame trembling from the bedroom.It was as if the person would break down the door into the house the next moment.Sydney lifted the quilt with a dark face, casually straightened her hair, put on her shoes, and walked out of the bedroom. She was ready to go to the porch to see who was so bold.However, before she went, she dropped by the kitchen first and took a sharp knife before heading to the porch.Just as she reached the foyer, she heard the sound of talking coming from outside the door.“Mom, what are you doing? Stop it!” Jayden grabbed Velma’s arm that was pounding the door and stopped it. He could feel a headache coming.Velma looked at him angrily. “Why are you stopping me? Let go! I’m going to teach this little wench a lesson today.”“This is sis... I mean, this is Sydney’s and Lyra’s matter. Why are you interfering?” A frown appeared
"You'll find out soon." The corners of Sydney's lips raised into a sneer.Soon, several hurried footsteps came from the elevator. In just a few seconds, four uniformed security guards arrived before the three of themThat was when Jayden realized that things were getting serious. After looking around, he quietly retreated to the door, took out his mobile phone, and started to make a call.Sydney noticed his movements and knew who he was calling. However, she did nothing to stop him. Instead, she pointed at Velma and said to the four security guards, "This person was trying to break down my door early in the morning. She has a vicious attitude and poses a great threat to my safety. She also broke my mobile phone and damaged my property. I want you to detain her and send her to the police station.”Velma screamed and cursed in anger. "Sydney Raines, you little wench. How dare you–""Look, she's still insulting me. I ask that you detain her immediately!" Sydney interrupted Velma."Y
Julien's brows furrowed.Had she deleted his number?When the person on the phone did not speak, Sydney frowned in confusion and was prepared to hang up.Just then, a man's low and pleasant voice sounded on the phone. "It's me."Sydney's eyes widened, and the pen in her hand stopped moving. She brought the phone from her ear and looked at the familiar string of numbers on the screen before her red lips pursed.It really was him!Even though she had deleted all his contact information after the divorce, she could still recognize this string of numbers at a glance.She took a deep breath to suppress the sourness in her heart and asked with an expressionless face, "Is there something you need, President Flint?"Julien's face sank when he heard the indifference in her tone.When she did not recognize him, she could be so gentle with a stranger.However, she was so indifferent to him.Julien suppressed the displeasure in his heart and pursed his lips, saying, "I'm here to apologi
Julien shook his head. "I'm not defending her. It's just a fact.""But..." Mrs. Madden still wanted to say something.Lyra tugged her sleeve and forced a smile. "Forget it, Mom. Since Julien thinks Ms. Raines didn't do it, it should be true."Julien's brows knitted into a frown when he heard her. He felt like something was off about what she said, but he could not point it out.However, Mrs. Madden understood Lyra and glared at him angrily.When Lyra woke up, she said that she personally heard the kidnapper say that it was Sydney who instructed the fox man to get revenge on Lyra.Yet, Julien was still defending Sydney, and it upset Lyra, who still protected him.Suddenly, someone knocked on the door to the ward. Zach stood at the door. "President Flint.""What is it?" Julien's thin lips parted.Zach glanced at Lyra. "The background check you told me to run on Cayden Lowe is done."Julien's eyes narrowed. "Wait for me outside.""Yes," Zach answered and left through the door.
Sydney pondered for a few seconds. "Alright. You go and negotiate with the presidents of these banks again. See if you can change their minds. Along the way, try to find out whether it's Brandon Madden behind this whole thing.""Okay," Sophie answered and then thought of something. "Should I tell President Chase about this?""No." Sydney shook her head. "Luke has to look after his own company recently. I don't want to trouble him.""Understood."Shortly after Sophie left, Sharon came in from the finance department."President Raines, what the hell is going on? I just received calls from several banks asking us to pay off the loan right away. It hasn't been long since we took the loan, and it's not time to pay it back yet. Why are they making us pay it back now?" Sharon walked up to Sydney's desk and asked.Sydney pinched the bridge of her nose. "Can't you tell? We're being targeted.""By who?" Sharon slammed her hands on the desk.A cold glint flashed in Sydney's eyes. "The only suspec
Sydney straightened up with a smile. “Thank you, Sharon. If it wasn’t for you helping me this time, I really wouldn’t know what to do.”Skylight Corporation needed 150 million dollars to operate normally. If those banks insisted on wanting the money back, she did not know where she would get the 150 million from.Now, Sharon solved the problem for her, so she naturally had to thank Sharon.Sharon waved her hand. “You don’t have to thank me, President Raines. I’m just doing my job as a subordinate.”Sydney chuckled, feeling her heart warm.Sharon’s lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but her phone suddenly rang.She looked at the screen and her expression turned serious as she answered it, “Hello?”“Sharon, we found another place the young master stayed at before. Do you want to take a look?”“Alright, I’ll go buy a ticket now.”Hanging up the phone, Sharon looked at Sydney. “President Raines, I have to ask for leave from you again. There’s a very important matter…”