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…”
Sydney and Julien both looked up as Hunter walked over, spinning a car key on his finger.Julien’s eyes narrowed. He looked at Hunter and then at the woman beside him, furrowing his brows.Why did she ask Hunter to pick her up?Since when did their relationship become so close?Hunter was also a little surprised to see Julien. “Julien, why are you here? You’re sitting with President Raines too. Are you two on a date?”He pointed at the two playfully.Sydney put the ice pack to the side and rolled her eyes at him. “What nonsense are you talking about? I came here to talk about business and met President Flint by chance.”“Is that so?” Hunter rubbed his chin with an expression of disbelief.Julien did not say anything but did not deny it either.Hunter believed it when he saw Julien’s expression and pouted his lips in slight disappointment. Then, he saw Sydney’s swollen ankle and was stunned. “President Raines, what happened to your foot?”“Sprained it.” Sydney put her shoes ba
Lyra’s eyes widened slightly in disbelief.He admitted it.He was pursuing Sydney?Besides Lyra, Macy and Kate were equally shocked.Macy looked at Hunter like he was a fool.They were both from powerful and noble families, but Hunter set his eyes on a divorced woman. Macy disdained Hunter in her heart.This was simply a disgrace to the sons of noble families like theirs!“Mr. Chase, isn’t it inappropriate for you to do that? Ms. Raines is…” Lyra looked at Sydney and bit her lip as if she could not speak her words out of embarrassment.Sydney laughed in anger. “Finish your sentence, Ms. Madden. What’s wrong with me? If you trail off like that, it’ll seem as if I did something unseemly. Is that what you want to tell Hunter?”Lyra’s heart panicked. She did not expect Sydney to voice her motive directly and was caught off guard.She hurriedly shook her head to explain. “No, that’s not what I mean. I just wanted to say that Ms. Raines is Julien’s ex-wife, and Mr. Cohen is Julien’
How would she know what to do? If she knew, she would not be so nervous in her heart now.How did Sydney know that something would happen to the Graham family?Lyra bit her lip. Her eyes were dark and uncertain as she looked in the direction that Sydney left.Sydney was helped to the surgical department by Hunter.The doctor was quite surprised to see her. “Didn’t you just change your medicine last night? Why are you here again today?”Sydney did not expect the doctor to recognize her and coughed a little awkwardly. “Um, I’m here for my foot this time.”“Your foot?” The doctor bent down and looked around the corner of the table at her feet.Seeing her swollen ankle, he shook his head sympathetically. “Miss, you’re hazard-prone. The injury on your head hasn’t healed yet, and you twisted your foot like this. I advise you to pray at a church later.”“Pfft!” Hunter did not hold back and burst out in laughter.Sydney was already blushing from the doctor’s words and became even more
Hunter chuckled while buckling his seatbelt. "It's nothing. I just told her a horror story.""Do I look that gullible to you?" Sydney looked at him speechlessly.Hunter started the car with a helpless expression on his face. "I'm telling the truth. What can I do if you don't believe me?""Boring!" Sydney rolled her eyes and withdrew her gaze.Hunter suddenly whirled around and gave her a glance. "President Raines, I just suddenly realized that you and Mrs. Madden look a little alike.""Huh?" Sydney was dumbfounded. "I look like her?""Yep.""That's impossible!" Sydney shook her head. "Don't be ridiculous.""I'm not joking. I'm serious. Your facial contour and eyes really look like hers." Hunter nodded seriously.Then, he added, "It's almost identical. I'd believe it if someone said you two were mother and daughter."Sydney was now sure that Hunter was indeed not joking and froze for a moment.However, she soon regained her composure and waved her hand. "So, what if we look a
This was the first time she called him since the divorce!He wondered what it was about."Jayden is at my place. Please take him back, President Flint." Sydney looked at the teenager sitting on her doorstep and felt a headache.Julien's eyebrows knitted. "Jayden is at your place again?""Yes. I can't get rid of him.""Alright, I'm coming over," Julien replied.Sydney had nothing more to say to him and simply hung up the phone.Julien looked at the screen that had jumped back to the menu and pursed his lips. Then, he got up and walked toward the office door.About half an hour later, he arrived at the door of Sydney's apartment."Julien!" Jayden was like a mouse seeing a cat when he saw Julien. He hurriedly stood up from the ground. "Why are you here?""I'm here to take you back," Julien glanced at the door of the apartment behind Jayden and said in a low voice.Jayden did not dare to disobey him and drooped his head. "How did you know I was here?"Julien did not answer him
Lyra lowered her eyelids to cover the dark look in her eyes, but her mouth replied in a panic, "I didn't. You've misunderstood me, Ms. Graham. I...""You don't have to say it!" Macy interrupted with a sneer. "Lyra Madden, listen closely. We're done. I'll never let you off. Just wait and see!"Macy hung up the phone right after she spoke.Lyra looked at the phone screen and pursed her pale lips.She had already seen the news of the Graham family's incident in the morning and had long prepared for Macy to blame her.However, she did not expect Macy's hatred for her to be so deep that she threatened not to let Lyra go.Lyra's palms shook and her heart began to get a little nervous.Although the Graham family had lost power and influence, they were still government officials, so they could still deal with her or the Madden family. Lyra had to do something about it.Thinking about this, Lyra bit her lower lip and pinched her arm hard, causing tears to flow immediately. She took her
"I don't know either." The receptionist shook her head.Sydney hesitated for two seconds. "Alright, I'll be right down."After ending the call, Sydney put down her phone and walked toward the elevator with her crutches. Sophie followed her.Sydney arrived at the front desk on the first floor and asked, "Where’s the stuff?"The receptionist carried a large box. "It's all here."Sydney looked at the box on the table. It was sealed, so she could not see what was inside. There was no information about who sent the box either.Sophie reached out and flipped the box around. "It's quite ready, President Raines.""Open it and take a look," Sydney instructed the receptionist.The receptionist took out a knife and opened up the box. They were immediately greeted with a variety of exquisitely packaged bottles and jars.Sophie took out a jar and looked at it in surprise. "President Raines, this is the most famous health care product abroad. It has a remarkable effect on bone healing. One