SWNOVELS Chapter 20 Wring a Fortune Out of Julien!
"Ms. Raines, don't go too far." Lyra was exasperated, but she had to endure it. "My father has apologized to you about the video. Why can't you just drop it? Now you want to take the necklace my boyfriend is proposing to me with?"
Sydney raised her brows and laughed. "It's only been a few days since I divorced Mr. Flint, and you're already with him. If I didn't know, I might think that you've always coveted him and can't wait to be Mrs. Flint!"
"What are you talking about? You clearly-"
"Also, Ms. Madden, I don't plan to take anything." Sydney interrupted Lyra again before she could say a few words. "It is you who insisted on giving me a thank-you gift. I just took a fancy to this Azure Heart." Choked speechless, Lyra bit her lip and stood there, her face growing paler and paler. She looked like a withering small, white flower.
Luke was particularly satisfied at the scene and almost applauded Sydney.
"Say something, Mr. Flint. Don't just keep silent." Luke shouted at Julien, "Is the great Julien Flint, a man who doesn't keep his word?" Julien's eyes darkened.
After a moment of silence, he handed the jewelry box containing the Azure Heart to Sydney.
When Lyra saw this, she got anxious and pulled his sleeve. "Julien, no... This is the necklace you're going to propose to me with..."
"Today is a banquet your father specially hosted to celebrate your recovery and discharge from the hospital. Let's not ruin it." Julien soothed her calmly." It's just a necklace anyway. I'll get Zack to find a better one and propose to you later."
All the guests felt envious when they heard that. "Ms. Madden is so lucky. No matter how rare the jewelry is, Mr. Flint always has a way to buy it and give it to you!"
After praising Lyra, they went back to criticizing Sydney.
Only when she heard Julien say that did Lyra's expression improve, and she nodded obediently. "I'll listen to you."
Sydney found their conversation extremely ironic.
She had been married to Julien for six years, but he had never even bought her a single piece of clothing, much less any jewelry. Even their wedding rings were bought by her. Seeing how he was treating Lyra now, she felt like she was living a joke.
Sydney suppressed the heartache and sadness in her heart, took the jewelry box, and showed a bright smile on her lips. "This is such precious jewelry, and Mr.
Flint is giving it away. It seems like he really dotes on you, Ms. Madden. He can't bear to see you suffer a single bit."
The woman's enigmatic words made Julien uncomfortable, and he said faintly, "The Azure Heart is yours, and Mr. Madden has apologized to you. Stop pursuing the matter about the video, Sydney." "Sure!" Sydney agreed readily.
She picked up a glass of red wine from the table, raised it towards Julien, and nodded. "I wish Mr. Flint and Ms. Madden a long and happy life together. May you have children soon." Then, she tilted her head to gulp down the wine, put down the glass, and turned to leave.
"Mr. Flint, I have to thank you too." Luke grinned. "If it weren't for your indifference, my darling wouldn't have woken up. Thank you for graciously letting my darling go. She deserves the best." Layden picked up the clutch from the table that Sydney had forgotten to take away and said in a warm voice, "Let's go."
"Let's go!" Luke wrapped an arm around Layden's shoulders and left together. On the way out, he spat," The air here is too filthy. Another second here will make me sick!"
Julien's frown deepened as he watched them leave. An indescribable feeling of irritation welled in his heart, and it did not go away no matter what he did.
Sydney remained silent. She did not expect to have such exceptional suitors.
Sydney got into the car and closed her eyes for less than a minute before Luke and Layden came in.
"Darling, your performance earlier was wonderful.
Tsk, did you see the look on Lyra's face? She looked like she wanted to swallow you whole." Luke got into the driver's seat and fastened his seatbelt while laughing. "It was so satisfying that I wanted to give you a round of applause!"
Layden went to the backseat and passed the clutch to Sydney. "You left it on the table and forgot to take it."
"I left too fast and didn't realize." Sydney took the handbag.
Layden glanced at the jewelry box placed beside the seat and asked Sydney, "Sydney, do you... still care about Julien? Did you ask for the Azure Heart because you don't want to see him with Lyra?" Luke started the car and drove, but he also looked at Sydney from the rearview mirror, waiting for her answer.
"I've divorced Julien. Why would I care about him?" Sydney laughed. "I didn't think Lyra's brain would work so quickly. She even took the opportunity to give me a thank-you gift to divert everyone's attention from the video."
As she spoke, she opened the jewelry box and showed it to Cayden. "I've done my research. This Azure Heart was designed by the famous Master K in the jewel industry that was sent to my door. How could I turn it away? Don't you agree?"
Luke cussed. "A 100-million-dollar necklace? Darling, you're really amazing. You wrung a fortune out of Julien!"
"Of course, I know I'm amazing." Sydney snorted. She closed the box and threw it at him. "Find a good channel and sell it for me. 100 million. You can take the extra money as a bonus."
"Sure thing!"
Cayden looked at Sydney's expression. She did not look like she was lying, so his frown loosened. "I'm relieved to see you like that, Sydney."
"Darling, how about I find you a boyfriend?" Luke grinned and looked at Sydney from the rearview mirror. "Just tell me your requirements, or you can just go with me. My mother likes you anyway-" "She can't!" Cayden interrupted before Luke could finish.
"Why not?" Luke rolled his eyes and boasted, "I'm not only handsome but also multi-talented and Syd's childhood friend. I'm the perfect candidate for her husband!"
Cayden's thin lips pursed for a moment, and the aura emanating from his body was somewhat cold. "You don't know how to take care of a family."
"What? How would you know whether I can take care of a family or not? You've never lived with me before!" Luke looked at Layden from the rearview mirror and suddenly smiled wickedly. "Ooh la la, do you also like Syd?"
Sydney was stunned for a moment before she reacted by reaching out to whack Luke. "Shut up. He's only 22. He's still a kid!"
"If he's 22, then he's a man. He's definitely not a kid." Luke grinned wickedly and asked, "Say something, Layden. Are you a virgin?"
No matter how gentle Layden was, he still got embarrassed at being asked that question. He coughed. "Yes..."
"Then are you interested in Syd?'""' n
Luke started to veer into increasingly mature topics. When Sydney saw that he had no intention to stop, she looked at the box of chocolates placed on the armrest, immediately tore it open, and stuffed a whole bar into his mouth.
Luke whimpered around the block of chocolate and almost choked to death.
"He is like that all the time, and he doesn't know when to stop talking." Sydney said to Layden, "Ignore him.
Don't worry about what he said either."
Layden hummed in response, but his eyes were still locked on Sydney's face.
After a moment of hesitation, he was just about to say something to her when the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.
He took it out and looked at it. Then, his expression changed slightly, and he moved to the other side of the car window, lowering his voice. "What is it?"
After the call, he said to Luke, "I have something to deal with. Pull up at the intersection in front." 1
"Was that your manager?" Sydney asked. "Why don't you let Luke take you there?"
Layden smiled faintly, his voice warm and pleasant." It's okay. The van is on the way here. I want Luke to send you home early, so you can get some rest." In that case, Sydney simply nodded instead of forcing the matter.
Soon, Layden got out of the car.
When the car drove away again, Sydney poked her head out and saw Layden standing by the curb with an upright posture and a well-defined side profile. 3 As she looked at him, the man in her eyes seemed to turn into Julien from eight years ago.