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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