Jayden spent a huge sum of money to treat Sydney and Hunter to dinner. Even when he returned home, he walked with a swagger.He had already signed the tryout contract, and Hunter and Sydney would keep it a secret for him. After the tryout, he would officially join the national basketball team. He would not be afraid of Julien confronting him about it after the fact.Jayden hummed a song and went to the porch to change his shoes.In the living room, he was caught off guard to see Julien on the sofa, smoking in lounge clothes. His posture was languid.“B-Big bro.” Jayden was startled and stammered, “Why are you back so early? Isn’t Lyra still in the hospital? Why didn’t you go see her?”Julien glanced at him. “Have you eaten?”“Yes.”“Come here.” Julien tapped the cigarette on the edge of the ashtray. “Let’s talk.”Jayden’s scalp instantly went numb.Damn it. Did Lyra tell Julien about him participating in the tryout?Jayden clutched his school bag and warily walked over. His e

Julien’s eyes darkened at her words.Luke quickly slid down and came to Sydney’s side. “Babe, are you alright?”“Yeah, I’m fine.”“Thank goodness.” Luke breathed a sigh of relief. Then, his tone turned impatient and he shouted up the slope, “Hey, hurry it up, Ms. Madden!”When Lyra slid down, he said rudely, “Don’t think I didn’t see what happened. You knocked into Sydney!”“I was wearing a helmet and my vision was blurred.” Lyra bit her lip and apologized to Sydney. “I’m sorry for bumping into you, Ms. Raines.”“Sydney was right in front of you, not to your side. You’d be blind not to be able to see her!” Luke waved his hand in front of Lyra. “Ms. Madden, you aren’t blind, are you? Do you want me to find a doctor for you?”“Enough,” Julien said unhappily, “I saved Sydney, and Lyra already apologized to her.”Luke sneered. “President Flint, you know how steep this slope is. My darling is only a beginner. If no one saved her after Ms. Madden bumped into her, she’d have broken bo

After changing into Japanese bathrobes, the two of them came to the entrance of the split men’s and women’s bath.Luke glanced around and wrapped an arm around Sydney’s slender waist. “Babe, how about we go soak in the mixed bath?”Sydney smiled at him and then elbowed him.“Ow!” Luke covered his stomach in pain. “Why’d you hit me, darling?”Sydney gave him a side-glance. “Should I not have hit you? How could you even think of a mixed bath?”“What’s wrong with a mixed bath? We’re boyfriend and girlfriend.” Luke immediately stood up and argued.“Fake boyfriend and girlfriend.” Sydney could not be bothered with him. She put the bath towel on her shoulders, lifted the curtain with the words “women’s bath”, and walked in.The women’s bath was empty and very quiet.Sydney took off her bathrobe and wrapped herself in a white bath towel that reached her thigh. Then, she went into the personal bath.The water temperature was very high and her body turned pink from the heat. She let ou

This smell was the same as the body wash he got on his hands when he was in the shower room. If so, how did the smell of Sydney’s body wash end up here?Unless, of course, that shower gel did not belong to Sydney in the first place. Lyra had been using the bathroom before they went out. In that case, it was evident whose shower gel caused Sydney’s fall.Julien clenched his hands on the bathrobe as his cold eyes fixed on a bottle of shower gel on the shelf. The bottle was transparent, so he could clearly see that there was less than half of the gel left inside.Where did the other half go? The answer was obvious.Julien’s face was terribly gloomy. He threw the bathrobe in his hand and went out of the bathroom.Lyra was sitting on the sofa in the living room outside talking on the phone with Velma. When she heard footsteps, she looked up and felt her breath skip a beat when she saw the cold expression on the man’s face. She forced a smile and asked, “Julien, you finished showering s

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