4 - Who Is He?

“I wouldn’t let you insult me like this, Julian!” Sydney snapped. “I have been devoted to you all through our marriage and you are just going to accuse me of cheating on you when you don’t even amhave any proof?”

“Who said I didn’t have proof?” Julian said.”Ashley showed me everything.”

“So you will believe Ashley’s words over mine?” Sydney’s voice broke as she spoke. “Ashley is lying to you! Can’t you see that?!”

Julian rubbed his face, his frown deepening. He pointed at the exit of the living room and said. “Just get out of my house, Sydney. Me and you are done!”

Sydney exhaled, her whole body trembling. Tears pricked behind her eyes, but she fought against it. “I hope you are happy with your decision,” she said and walked out of the living room.

Ashley smirked as she watched Sydney leaving the living room.

Outside the mansion, Sydney stood by the roadside with her luggage. She brought out her phone from her purse and dialed a number she hadn’t called for five years. In no time, the person picked. “I thought you would never call.”

Sydney sighed. “You are right,” she said to the other person on the phone. “I shouldn’t have left. I should have known better.”

“So you are ready to return home?”

“Yes.”

“Alright, I will send someone to pick you.”

“Okay,” Sydney said and hung up.

Five years ago, Sydney made a wrong decision. She had turned her back on those who cared about her just so she could be with Julian. Then, she was ready to risk everything for the love they had once shared. Looking back, she realized she was such a fool to do that. No man was worth losing everything for.

Moments later, a sleek black Bugatti pulled up beside her. The front door opened, and a young man in a refined blue suit stepped out. He smiled as he approached.

HH“It’s nice to see you again, Miss Sydney.”

She returned the smile.

Sydney was about to say something when she saw Julian rushing out of the house like a mad man. Ashley walked behind him like his shadow. A haunting one.

“So this is the man you were cheating on me with?” He asked, glaring at Sydney. “We just divorced and you are already jumping into the hand of another man! How could I have married you? I should have known you were after me because of my money!”

The man beside Sydney frowned. Julian looked wealthy, but something about him seemed… average. The man glanced at Sydney. “Who is he?”

Sydney didn’t even turn. She opened the back door of the car. “Nobody,” she said, and got in.

The man nodded, loaded her luggage into the trunk, and slid back into the driver’s seat.

Ashley watched as the car sped off, her eyes wide.

She had lied about Sydney’s infidelity—but who would’ve thought Sydney actually was seeing someone?

“She really has no shame,” Ashley muttered, crossing her arms.

Julian clenched his fists, his knuckles white. Sydney was the only woman he had ever loved. After becoming wealthy, he made sure she lacked nothing. But instead of being faithful, she’d gone behind his back. And now, she had the nerve to let another man pick her up right in front of him.

“Damn it!” he growled, storming back into the mansion.