"No, I'm not going." Kate shook her head furiously and stepped back.The two police officers said with solemn faces, "If you don't come with us, you will be put under arrest, and your crime will be aggravated."Frightened, Kate hurriedly brought the phone in her hand to her ear. "Lyra, the police are here to arrest me. You have to save me. Please save me..."However, there was no response on the phone.Kate looked at the screen but found that the call had already hung up.At that moment, she became hopeless and slumped to the ground dully.The two officers exchanged looks before pulling her up and taking her away."Hello, Ms. Raines." In the patrol car, the officer who flashed his ID earlier contacted Sydney. "Ms. Morgan has been caught.""Alright, thank you." Sydney smiled and thanked them.After that, the call ended.Luke brought a cup of coffee to her. "Who was that?""The police." Sydney picked up the coffee and took a sip.Luke immediately understood. "It's about Kate
Julien stood still.Sydney could not close the door, so she got so angry that she shoved him, trying to push him away.However, she forgot that she could not exert force on one of her feet. Instead of pushing Julien away, she lost her center of gravity and fell backward.Julien's eyes widened when he saw her falling, and he reached out to grab her.Even so, his hand was a second too slow, and he missed her arm. Not only did he fail to grab her, but he fell on top of her as well.Thud!Sydney fell on the carpet at the porch, and Julien propped his hands on either side of her shoulders, pinning her down with one knee.The two of them looked at each other, stunned.Sydney had never expected it would turn out like that. Her little face turned red, and her heart began to race.When her shy and angry look landed in Julien's eyes, his gaze darkened, and he could not help but think of the night she got drunk.That night, she was charming and seductive like a temptress.At that thoug
"What else would she want? Kate Morgan wants to be acquitted. That’s why she insisted on appealing her first trial. However, the results of the second trial won't change either, and she'll be detained as a criminal the way she should be. Her mother must be here to ask you to withdraw the lawsuit,” Luke said in Sydney's ear.Although his voice was soft, Mrs. Morgan heard him, and she became embarrassed. "Ms. Raines, well... Mr. Chase is right. I'm indeed here for that purpose.""See? I was right." Luke shrugged.Sydney rolled her eyes at him and looked at Mrs. Morgan with a cold smile. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Morgan, but I won't withdraw the lawsuit."Mrs. Morgan did not expect Sydney to refuse her so directly. Her face stiffened, and she felt a little upset.However, she quickly composed herself again and begged, "Ms. Raines, I know Kate went too far this time, but she knows that she's in the wrong. Please...""No!" Sydney interrupted her expressionlessly. "Mrs. Morgan, you say she know
Lyra bit her lower lip fiercely, feeling extremely annoyed. She was no longer in the mood to see Kate's second trial, so she turned around and left. Half an hour later, she arrived at Flint Corporation."Julien..." Lyra did not care whether there were other people in the president's office and went directly towards Julien behind the desk. With her teary, red eyes, she sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and buried her head on his chest, sobbing softly.Julien froze for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he looked at the woman in his arms with a frown.If he had not heard her crying, he would have wanted to push her away."Leave the documents here first. I'll call you back later after I read them. You guys go back to your desks first." Julien put down the documents in his hand, rubbed his temples, and said to the man and woman at the other side of the desk.The man and woman nodded. "Sure, President Flint."Then, the two turned and left.After closing the
"I'm not looking for you. I'm looking for Syd. Is she with you?" Mrs. Chase asked.Luke looked at Sydney. "She's here.""Pass the phone to her."Luke responded and handed the phone to Sydney. "Here. It's my mom."Sydney took the phone. "Aunty.""Syd, Aunty misses you so much." Upon hearing Sydney's voice, Mrs. Chase smiled so wide that her eyes were closed.Sydney also laughed. "I miss you too, Aunty.""You do? But why didn’t you come to see me?" Mrs. Chase pretended to complain.Sydney stuck her tongue out. "I'm sorry, Aunty. I have been too busy lately and haven’t had the time.""Then do you have time now? Come over for dinner. I'll cook something delicious for you." Mrs. Chase invited Sydney. Sydney was just about to speak when Luke, who was eavesdropping at the side, suddenly interjected. "Mom, I'm taking my darling to eat seafood.""What's good about the seafood outside? It's not fresh anyway. If you want to eat seafood, I’ll cook for you," Mrs. Chase responded.Sydne
Seeing that Luke clearly had the intention but finally decided to give up, Mrs. Chase could not help but poke him in the head. "It’s because you're too apprehensive and timid that you always miss your chance with Syd.""How can you blame me for that?" Luke was a little aggrieved.Mrs. Chase rolled her eyes at him. "Of course, you're to blame. If you had pursued Syd boldly back then, she might have accepted you.""It's not that simple." Luke smiled bitterly. "Not all girls can accept a male best friend as their boyfriend.""But if you've never asked, how would you know she can't accept it?" Mrs. Chase's lips tugged.Luke choked for a moment.Mrs. Chase waved her hand in annoyance. "Alright, alright. Hurry up and go out. You're standing in the way here. I get annoyed just looking at you.""You were the one who told me to come." Luke widened his eyes at her.Mrs. Chase ignored him and pushed him out of the kitchen."That boy is hopeless. He's afraid of everything! What a disappoi
Zach responded and started the car. The moment the car drove away, he darted a glance at Sydney and Luke, sighing.He really did not know what President Flint was thinking when he divorced Ms. Raines for Ms. Madden.Only now that they were divorced did President Flint start paying more attention to Ms. Raines, and he would become unhappy when he saw Ms. Raines being intimate with her boyfriend. If he had known that this would happen, why did he choose to divorce her?The departure of the MPV did not attract Sydney and Luke's attention.Sydney looked at Luke's hand. "Didn't you say I had something on my head? What was it?""Just a piece of lint. It probably came from your clothes. I already threw it away." Luke waved his hand.Sydney nodded without suspecting him. "Well, I'll head in now. You should head back early.""Okay,” Luke responded.Then, Sydney turned and left.Luke stood in the same spot and saw her off. When her figure disappeared into the elevator, he did not leav
“No.” Julien walked to the sofa and sat down.The one who built the plant for Sydney was the engineering team sent there by the state, so the state would naturally handle it.He did not need to help at all.Brandon’s expression turned a little better and he followed Julien. “Then, why did you ask that?”“Have you forgotten about the fox man?” Julien raised his eyes to look at Brandon.A trace of hatred flashed in Brandon’s eyes and he gnashed his teeth. “Of course I remember, but so what? This time, I did it very covertly and didn’t leave any traces on the Internet. He won’t be able to find out that it’s me."”There are no absolutes.” Julien flipped over a teacup and poured some tea for himself. “As long as one has the intention to find out, there’s nothing that can’t be found out."”Enough already. Are you here to lecture me?” Brandon was somewhat dissatisfied.He had always considered himself an elder as well as Julien’s future father-in-law, so he disliked the way Julien spo