The three people saw in the monitoring that Sydney and Luke entered the hot spring an hour and a half ago, but Sydney never came out.That meant that Sydney should still be in the hot spring.“I’ll go and have a look!” Luke said and dashed to the door.Lyra looked up at the man beside her and asked in a gentle voice, “Julien, we don’t have to go, right?”“We’re going!” Julien frowned. “Luke suspects that Sydney’s disappearance has something to do with you. If we want to dispel his suspicions, we have to go there. Let’s go.”Lyra smiled faintly. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”When the two arrived at the entrance of the hot springs, Luke was negotiating with the doorman.“Sir, I told you, the springs are closed now. There’s no one inside.” The doorman stopped Luke from going in.Luke scratched his head and was just about to say something when a scream sounded from inside, drawing several people’s attention.They saw a janitor running out from the inside with a frightened look, mumb
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 pursed her pale lips. “I slipped, but I don’t think it’s that simple.”“Do you suspect something, darling?” Luke looked at her.Sydney nodded. “I slipped because I stepped on something slippery when I came out of the cubicle, and I smelled a fragrance the moment I fell. It was probably shower gel or something similar.”“Why was there shower gel in front of your cubicle?” Luke’s eyes widened in surprise.“I don’t know.”“Could it be that someone accidentally dropped their shower gel and spilled it in front of your cubicle, and you were just unlucky enough to step on it?” Luke stroked his chin and guessed.Sydney narrowed her eyes slightly. “That’s possible, but not probable.”“How so?"Sydney tilted her head at him. “Because I didn’t hear anything fall to the ground the whole time I was showering.”In other words, someone deliberately quietly poured shower gel in front of her cubicle door.Luke immediately stood up. “It must be Lyra Madden. The only enemies we have in t
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
“Of course!” Sydney smiled and nodded. Then, she looked at Lyra. “I have to thank you, Ms. Madden. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gotten so many benefits.”Lyra bit her lower lip and said nothing.Julien held her waist. “Let’s go.”“Bye, President Flint and Ms. Madden. We’ll see you back in Port City!” Sydney waved with a grin on her face.The two people left dejectedly.Luke closed the door and came back. “Darling, you’re amazing. You’ve wrung a fortune out of Julien by taking the Azure Heart the last time already, but you’ve gotten even more from him today. Their faces were pitch-black when they left. It’s hilarious.”Sydney picked up the cup at the bedside table and took a sip of water from the straw. “Such a good deal gifted itself to us. It’ll be a shame not to take it.”“That’s true.” Luke chuckled before looking at her with a serious expression. “But darling, are we really going to drop this matter?”“Yeah.” Sydney nodded. “It’s true that we can send Lyra to pris
Sydney was standing in front of the printer, printing the transfer letter and the land deed from earlier, so she took her time to reply. “Alright. Send out the processed documents on the desk and let me know when Luke comes in the afternoon.”“Understood.” Sophie walked over and carried away the pile of documents on the table.Once Sydney had photocopied everything, she returned to her seat and sat down. She sorted out the copies and bound them before taking the originals to the safe for storage.Suddenly, she thought of something, and a glint flashed in her eyes. She picked up her phone, took a picture of the original deed, posted it online, and wrote: [Thank you President Flint for the valuable land!]After that, she separately tagged Julien and Trison Corporation. Brandon would definitely jump in anger when he saw the post.After all, a father was to blame for his child’s faults. As a father, Brandon should also take some responsibility for what Lyra did.Sydney smiled at that
Half an hour later, Brandon returned to the Madden residence.As the butler greeted him, Brandon handed over his coat. “Where’s the Madam and the Young Miss?”“They’re in the room.” The butler draped the coat over his arm and replied.Brandon hummed in acknowledgment and walked upstairs.In the room upstairs, Mrs. Madden and Lyra were sitting at the end of the bed, looking at the photo albums together.Lyra pointed to a photo of herself. “Mom, do you still remember this photo?”Mrs. Madden stroked Lyra’s long hair lovingly. “Of course I do. It was taken when you were six years old. I still remember you played hide-and-seek that year, and I couldn’t find you anywhere. I was so scared that I thought you went missing, but you fell asleep hiding in the attic.“I know. I woke up and came down from the attic myself, only to find you crying. You even called the police.” Lyra reminisced.The smile on Mrs. Madden faded a little, and her eyes flashed with hatred.It was only natural for
“That was quick.” Luke spun around in his chair lazily.Sydney closed the file in her hand and placed it to the side. “Invite him in.”“Yes,” Sophie answered.Soon, Brandon came in and looked at Sydney with his sharp eyes.Sydney was used to confrontation in the workplace, so she was not nervous. She smiled faintly and gestured at him. “President Madden, have a seat.”“You look comfortable!” Brandon seemingly praised her and pulled the chair across her to sit down.Luke sat next to Sydney.Sydney gently pushed the tea that Sophie had brought in front of Brandon. “Thank you for the compliment, President Madden. Have some tea.”Brandon lowered his eyes to the tea in front of him with no intention of picking it up.Sydney did not care either, and she crossed her fingers on the table. “Pray tell, what is the purpose of President Madden’s visit to Skylight?”“Since you asked, I’ll be frank with you. I want the land in the city center back.” Brandon stared at her.Sydney and Luke