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
Sydney smiled faintly. “Simple. Call the cops!”Luke looked over in surprise. “Darling, didn’t you say…?”“Hm?” Sydney gave him a warning look.He immediately made a zipping motion at his mouth and fell silent.Sydney continued, “Ms. Madden said that she didn’t do it on purpose, but we’re convinced that she did. It’s difficult to discern the truth since we have differing opinions, so how about we leave the investigation to the police?”Julien caught the brilliant glint in Sydney’s eyes and knew in his heart that her motive was not that simple. She might be planning something. Just as he was about to remind Lyra, Lyra already said, “Sure.”She agreed with a smile on her face, but she laughed at Sydney for being a fool in her heart. Sydney wanted to call the cops?There was no monitoring. What was the point of calling the cops?Sydney pretended not to see the mockery in Lyra’s eyes and applauded, smiling. “Great. You’ve made the right choice, Ms. Madden. Luke, since Ms. Madden ag
“Of course!” Sydney smiled and nodded. Then, she looked at Lyra. “I have to thank you, Ms. Madden. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gotten so many benefits.”Lyra bit her lower lip and said nothing.Julien held her waist. “Let’s go.”“Bye, President Flint and Ms. Madden. We’ll see you back in Port City!” Sydney waved with a grin on her face.The two people left dejectedly.Luke closed the door and came back. “Darling, you’re amazing. You’ve wrung a fortune out of Julien by taking the Azure Heart the last time already, but you’ve gotten even more from him today. Their faces were pitch-black when they left. It’s hilarious.”Sydney picked up the cup at the bedside table and took a sip of water from the straw. “Such a good deal gifted itself to us. It’ll be a shame not to take it.”“That’s true.” Luke chuckled before looking at her with a serious expression. “But darling, are we really going to drop this matter?”“Yeah.” Sydney nodded. “It’s true that we can send Lyra to pris
Sydney was standing in front of the printer, printing the transfer letter and the land deed from earlier, so she took her time to reply. “Alright. Send out the processed documents on the desk and let me know when Luke comes in the afternoon.”“Understood.” Sophie walked over and carried away the pile of documents on the table.Once Sydney had photocopied everything, she returned to her seat and sat down. She sorted out the copies and bound them before taking the originals to the safe for storage.Suddenly, she thought of something, and a glint flashed in her eyes. She picked up her phone, took a picture of the original deed, posted it online, and wrote: [Thank you President Flint for the valuable land!]After that, she separately tagged Julien and Trison Corporation. Brandon would definitely jump in anger when he saw the post.After all, a father was to blame for his child’s faults. As a father, Brandon should also take some responsibility for what Lyra did.Sydney smiled at that
Half an hour later, Brandon returned to the Madden residence.As the butler greeted him, Brandon handed over his coat. “Where’s the Madam and the Young Miss?”“They’re in the room.” The butler draped the coat over his arm and replied.Brandon hummed in acknowledgment and walked upstairs.In the room upstairs, Mrs. Madden and Lyra were sitting at the end of the bed, looking at the photo albums together.Lyra pointed to a photo of herself. “Mom, do you still remember this photo?”Mrs. Madden stroked Lyra’s long hair lovingly. “Of course I do. It was taken when you were six years old. I still remember you played hide-and-seek that year, and I couldn’t find you anywhere. I was so scared that I thought you went missing, but you fell asleep hiding in the attic.“I know. I woke up and came down from the attic myself, only to find you crying. You even called the police.” Lyra reminisced.The smile on Mrs. Madden faded a little, and her eyes flashed with hatred.It was only natural for
“That was quick.” Luke spun around in his chair lazily.Sydney closed the file in her hand and placed it to the side. “Invite him in.”“Yes,” Sophie answered.Soon, Brandon came in and looked at Sydney with his sharp eyes.Sydney was used to confrontation in the workplace, so she was not nervous. She smiled faintly and gestured at him. “President Madden, have a seat.”“You look comfortable!” Brandon seemingly praised her and pulled the chair across her to sit down.Luke sat next to Sydney.Sydney gently pushed the tea that Sophie had brought in front of Brandon. “Thank you for the compliment, President Madden. Have some tea.”Brandon lowered his eyes to the tea in front of him with no intention of picking it up.Sydney did not care either, and she crossed her fingers on the table. “Pray tell, what is the purpose of President Madden’s visit to Skylight?”“Since you asked, I’ll be frank with you. I want the land in the city center back.” Brandon stared at her.Sydney and Luke
Julien frowned after he listened to the voice messages. For the first time, he felt a little disgusted at Brandon’s methods.He could not believe that Brandon would use those kinds of despicable methods to suppress her just because he could not buy the land.Suddenly, Julien’s phone vibrated again.He gathered his thoughts and looked down at the screen. Sydney had sent another message: [What should I do now?]At the end of the sentence was a sighing emoji. It was very cute.Looking at that emoji, Julien’s mind suddenly replaced the emoji with Sydney’s face.Maybe she was making that exact expression right now.However, he quickly realized that it was something he should not be thinking of, and his expression sank.What did the expression Sydney was making have to do with him?Why was he thinking of that?[Z-H: I don’t know.]Sydney read the reply and felt a little disappointed.The last time, that person had given her an idea that allowed her to successfully acquire SweetHe
Sydney did not expect talks with the relevant departments to go so smoothly. They signed the contract in less than an hour.In order to thank Sydney for letting them use her land for free for several years, the department promised to help her build the factory and arrange for the machinery.It was already dark when she walked out of the department.Sydney’s stomach grumbled.When Luke heard it, he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. “Darling, how does steak sound?”“Perfect.” Sydney nodded and agreed.“Let’s go!” Luke grabbed her and speed-walked towards the car.Half an hour later, the two of them arrived at one of the most famous western restaurants in Port City.As soon as Sydney entered, she heard a familiar voice from behind her. “Ms. Raines and Mr. Cohen, we meet again.”The smile on Sydney’s face instantly faded.Luke rolled his eyes. “Why is it you guys again?”The people were none other than Julien Flint and Lyra Madden.Lyra smiled. “Does Mr. Cohen not want to see