In the men's washroom, Jayden cupped a handful of cold water and splashed it on his face. Then, he looked at himself in the mirror with red eyes.He knew that he did not play well in this competition. He did not give it his all.It was not that he did not want to, but that he could not. When he thought that they did not come to watch him play, he felt that it was meaningless, and he naturally did not feel any passion for the game."Liar. They said they'd come, but they didn't keep their word!" Jayden pounded his fist on the marble beside the mirror in anger. Tears welled up in his eyes.Suddenly, the phone in his pocket rang.Jayden took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger, and took out his phone. "Hello?""Jay, the third quarter of the game is about to start. Are you ready yet?" his teammate asked.Jayden replied somewhat listlessly, "Yeah.""Then come back quickly."After saying that, the teammate hung up the phone.Jayden put his phone away and walked out.Just as h
The streamer said to her livestream enviously, "Did you see that? That couple is so sweet.""I saw it, I saw it. I'm almost full from all the sweetness.""ChiliPepper, hurry up and find a boyfriend as handsome as that guy. That way, you don't have to be envious of them.""Is the top comment serious? If ChiliPepper could find a boyfriend, she wouldn't be single until now!"The streamer ChiliPepper was both amused and angry at her fans' teasing. "Keep this up and I won't show you guys that pretty couple anymore.""No no no, we'll stop." The fans hurriedly surrendered.ChiliPepper snorted smugly and did not move the camera away. She continued to aim the camera at Sydney and Julien.Kate was also a fan of ChiliPepper. She learned many of her makeup techniques from ChiliPepper's livestreams.She did not expect to see Sydney and Julien in ChiliPepper's livestream now."Oh no, I have to tell Lyra!" Kate put down her tablet, picked up her phone, and called Lyra.Lyra was sitting in front of t
Julien pressed his shoulder. "I'm fine.""Are you really fine?" Jayden was still worried.Julien hummed. "Yeah.""That's good." Jayden sighed in relief and then asked Sydney, "What about you?""I'm fine too." Sydney shook her head.She was protected well by Julien and did not get hurt at all.After confirming that they were both fine, Jayden turned around and looked at the Kingthene team on the court with red eyes. "Those b*stards. They used this sort of tactic just because they can't beat me. I'll teach them a lesson!"He went back to the court with his fists clenched, about to pick a fight with the players of the Kingthene team.However, he was pulled back by his teammates.After all, if a real fight broke out, both sides would be disqualified from the game."Are you really okay?" Sydney heard Julien's muffled grunt earlier. Unlike Jayden, she did not believe that he was as fine as he said.Julien also knew that he could not fool her. His thin lips parted as he said, "I ju
Julien’s thin lips moved, but he was struck speechless.That was right. The only one she had a grudge against was Lyra, so the only suspect was Lyra.“I’ll get to the bottom of this.” Julien’s shoulders shook as he put on his clothes.Sydney looked at him expressionlessly. “What about after you do? What will you do if Lyra Madden is really behind this?”Julien’s eyes darkened slightly. “It won’t be Lyra.”“Heh.” Sydney sneered. “You’re not answering my question. You haven’t actually thought of that possibility, have you?”A glint flashed in Julien’s eyes. “If it really was Lyra who did it, I’ll have her apologize to you.”“Another apology?” Sydney secretly rolled her eyes.Julien’s brows knitted into a frown. “What do you want then?”“This here says that I was the one who came in between you and Lyra six years ago. I would be letting the person who posted this Tweet down if I didn’t do as they say. So, what I want is very simple. If it really was Lyra who did this, I want you
At that moment, Jayden recalled the day before yesterday when his brother forced him to apologize to Lyra.He clearly did not do anything wrong, but his brother thought he was at fault just because she cried a little.The way she was acting now was almost identical to that time.While he was deep in his thoughts, he heard Julien's voice. "What are you standing there for? Let's go!"Jayden came to his senses and jogged over with a basketball in his arms. "Where are the reporters?""Julien sent them away," Lyra replied softly.Jayden then looked at her with mixed feelings, as if he was seeing through her.His gaze made Lyra uncomfortable, and she touched her face. "Jayden, why are you looking at me like that? Do I have something on my face?""No." Jayden looked away and shook his head.Lyra smiled." I thought there was something on my face.""Alright, let’s get in the car first. More reporters might come later," Julien said while taking her by the shoulders.Lyra nodded with a
"But... How am I supposed to save you?" Lyra’s finger drew circles on the railing in boredom, but her voice sounded worried.Kate sniffled. "Go plead with President Flint. He loves you so much. He'll definitely agree.""Okay, I'll try." Lyra nodded.Kate was moved to tears. "Thank you, Lyra.""Don't mention it. You're my friend." Lyra smiled, but it did not reach her eyes, which only had a hint of mockery.After the call ended, she lowered her phone and tapped on Twitter to read the comments scolding Sydney.She knew long ago that Kate was behind the matter. In their previous phone call, she deliberately told Kate that she promised Julien not to lay a hand on Sydney.Lyra knew that Kate would not be able to stand seeing her being wronged, and Kate did not like Sydney anyway. Thus, Kate would definitely try to do something to Sydney. This way, Lyra kept her promise to Julien, and her hands were clean. She just did not expect Kate to make such a big move.At that thought, Lyra ru
"You're right. I'll contact you later then, but let me send you back to Shallow Bay first. You can't drive with your foot like that anyway." Luke took out his car keys.Sydney did not refuse and simply hummed in agreement.In the car, she logged into her Twitter and posted a tweet: [Tomorrow, at 10 a.m., I will hold a press conference at my company to explain the feud between me, President Flint of Flint Corporation, and Ms. Madden of Trison Corporation. Please watch it."The incident blew up online. Many netizens were already paying attention to Sydney's Twitter, so now that they saw her post, they immediately started to comment.[Oh, is she trying to clear her name?][She must be. Rich people always use press conferences to clear their names.][Wicked people are always up to no good. It's a fact that you keep pestering President Flint. Heh.]Sydney's beautiful eyebrows furrowed when she saw the malicious comments, but she did not reply and exited the app instead. Out of sight,
Julien said that it was the fox man who kidnapped Lyra. He also said that the fox man was Sydney's suitor.Now that a fox happened to be on the list, it was enough to explain the man's identity."Fox man?" The man laughed. "So that's how you guys call me. It's quite good. I like that name very much."Sydney frowned when he admitted his identity. "It really is you. Who the hell are you?""I can't tell you that yet, but don't worry. I will never hurt you. You are my light. I will only protect you for the rest of my life," the fox man replied in a soft voice.Sydney heard the sincerity in his voice, and her face blushed.Was this person really her suitor?While she was in her own thoughts, the fox man spoke again, "Well, it's getting late. You should rest early. I'll contact you again next time. Goodbye!"With that, the man cut off the call.Sydney looked at the screen of her phone and had no choice but to put aside the questions she wanted to ask.Forget it. Since the man said