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Sydney heard his footsteps before he reached the bed. She stopped pretending to sleep, opened her eyes, and looked at him. "How do you always see through everything?"Julian did not answer at once. One hand cradled the back of her head while the other adjusted the pillow, raising it slightly.He helped her lean against the headboard. Only then did he give her cheek a light pinch. "Nothing in your business escapes my sharp eyes."Sydney almost laughed. In the past, she would never have imagined hearing words like that from him. Every line he spoke used to sound stiff. Now sweet talk seemed to come to him with ease.She lifted her hand and held his warm, dry palm. Her lips pressed together. "Penelope contacted me on the way home.""What does she want?" Julian frowned slightly. Then realization crossed his face. "Megan probably contacted her."Sydney had reached the same conclusion."She said she knows about my background," Sydney replied honestly. "She asked to meet tomorrow night
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In the photo, a one-year-old girl hugged a stuffed toy. Her grin stretched so wide it nearly reached her ears. She looked bright, carefree, and radiant.The image looked nothing like the cautious, restrained Sydney of recent years. Yet she recognized the child almost at once.The little girl was her. It was Sydney before her adoptive parents took her in.A chill crept down her spine as she replied.Sydney: [What exactly do you know?]Even she still stood in the fog when it came to her own origins. So how did Penelope seem to know everything?Raymond could not see the phone screen from his angle. Even so, he sensed the shift in her mood.This time, he did not ask.…The car sped the rest of the way. By the time they reached Delta Mansion, it had barely stopped before someone pulled the door open from outside.Sydney looked up and met Julian's dark eyes. The chaos in her chest eased at once. "You're done already?"She had thought he would not be home until the afternoon.Juli
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Florence had longed to see Vee every day. Yet when Vee finally arrived, she broke down in tears.Florence pressed a hand to her chest. The heaviness there refused to ease. Instead of answering, she asked, "Is your father at the estate today?""He went to the golf course," James replied.Albus worried Theodore might do something foolish again. He had stationed people at the estate to report every movement. Early that morning, Theodore left the house. Within minutes, someone sent the update to James.Theodore had always been disciplined. Even during his busiest years, he made time to exercise. Now that he had effectively retired, he had even more time."He seems to be taking it well." Florence clenched her hand and slowly released a long breath. "When Grandpa comes back later and asks about Sydney, tell him the girl grew up alone. She learned to swallow her grievances. Even after learning the truth, she blamed no one. She even spoke a few words in your father's defense."James push
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'Talk about choosing loyalty to a woman over a brother.' Still, Raymond was not surprised that Julian had sold him out so completely.He knew how close Sydney and Tiffany were. He dropped his usual careless attitude and chose his words with care. "Don't worry. This time my sister and the family won't interfere."He assumed Sydney feared that the Hutton family might step in again and embarrass Tiffany.Sydney frowned. "That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is this. Whether Tiff chooses to get back together with you or not, and no matter how your relationship turns out later, your resignation has nothing to do with her. Raymond, that was your decision. It has nothing to do with Tiff."Her voice was quiet but clear. The words fell with such plain certainty that Raymond froze.She was not the first person to tell him this. Yet hearing it from her made him oddly happy. A smile tugged at his lips. "Alright. Thanks for worrying about my love life."Sydney almost reached out to check
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After Sydney finished the acupuncture session, she sat in the chair beside the bed, as she always did.The curtains were drawn, and no sunlight reached the room. Even so, warmth spread through her body. She felt loose, steady, almost at peace.When she lowered her eyes and met Florence's gentle yet resolute gaze, she understood why.Only the two of them were there. Florence did not want distance between them, so she spoke first in a soft voice. "If you're upset, say it. When my father-in-law gets back later, we'll have him punish him properly."The "him" at the end naturally referred to Theodore.Albus had taken Elizabeth to visit a dying comrade. They would not return until later."If I'm upset, huh?" Sydney thought for a moment, then admitted with a smile, "A little, of course. But it's already obvious that Mr. Albus is completely impartial."He had stripped Theodore of every position he held. For a man who had wielded power for half his life, losing all his posts was no diffe
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Sydney froze, uncertain how to respond.Florence had never meant to conceal the truth. She had only been considering how to explain it gently. She had not expected Raymond to state it so bluntly.Florence quickly clasped Sydney's hand. "Sydney, we truly didn't know about this. My father-in-law has already stripped him of all his positions and sent him back to Brimcrest."Sydney felt the warmth of Florence's palm. There was no perfunctory tone and no attempt at an excuse, only sincerity.The faint ache in her chest eased. After all, she was not close to Theodore. It was hardly surprising that he favored the daughter he had raised for more than 20 years.She offered a small smile, smoothing things over out of courtesy rather than conviction. "Mr. Hutton has shared a father-daughter bond with Megan for many years. A moment of softheartedness is understandable."There was no need to make Florence and the others uncomfortable. Nor did she have the standing, on Hutton family ground, to
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Sydney's hands stilled over the cutlery. She hadn't expected Julian to remember. Something inside her softened, like silk folded with care, leaving delicate creases behind."Mr. Sterling." A female voice floated in before the door fully opened. Charlotte smiled as she stepped inside. "Oh, Syd too.
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Sydney's body went cold. She had always loved small, fluffy animals, especially puppies. But Julian was allergic to dog hair, so she had never been allowed one.Until her sixteenth birthday. Against all odds, Julian had given her a little border collie. She had named it Yoyo.Not long after, both
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Caleb hummed. When he turned back, the storm in his eyes had vanished. "You're off work?""Yeap." Penelope looped her arms around his, pouting playfully. "I'm exhausted. Dr. Morales had a ton of patients this morning."Learning under Ryan was tough, but she was picking up skills—at the cost of tot
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Sydney couldn't read Julian, so she instinctively leaned back. "Mr. Sterling, are you trying to set me up with someone?""I could." Julian's broad shoulders loomed as he bent closer, nearly engulfing her. His voice was smooth, coaxing. "So, what kind of guy do you want to have fun with?"The earli
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