The\u00a0young\u00a0woman\u00a0had\u00a0overheard\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0Agatha\u2019s\u00a0conversation\u00a0last\u00a0time\u00a0and\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0voice.\u00a0\u201cYeah.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0she\u00a0wants\u00a0too\u00a0many\u00a0people\u00a0to\u00a0know.\u00a0I\u00a0only\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0by\u00a0accident.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0anyone\u00a0else,\u00a0okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf\u00a0course.\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0patted\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder\u00a0and\u00a0stood\u00a0up\u00a0eagerly.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0full.\u00a0You\u00a0girls\u00a0take\u00a0your\u00a0time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0cafeteria,\u00a0she\u00a0dialed\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0shining.\u00a0\u201cCal!\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0heard\u00a0something\u00a0and\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0tell\u00a0you.\u00a0But\u00a0then\u00a0figured\u00a0I\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0keep\u00a0it\u00a0from\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0was\u00a0calm\u00a0and\u00a0steady.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0Marcus\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0just\u00a0friends,\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s\u00a0brows\u00a0twitched,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0reply\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0added,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0overheard\u00a0her\u00a0telling\u00a0people\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0that\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0already\u00a0divorced.\u00a0Everyone\u00a0there\u00a0knows\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0shocked\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0that\u00a0as\u00a0well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0shot\u00a0up\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0seat\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0conference\u00a0room.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0just\u00a0say?\u201d<\/p>\n
-Penelope\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0turned\u00a0cautious.\u00a0\u201cCal,\u00a0she might\u2019ve\u00a0cheated\u00a0on\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0the\u00a0supposedly\u00a0unfaithful\u00a0Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0driving\u00a0toward\u00a0the Hampton\u00a0residence.<\/p>\n
Early\u00a0that\u00a0morning,\u00a0Adeline\u00a0had\u00a0called,\u00a0asking\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0by\u00a0to\u00a0formalize\u00a0the\u00a0terms\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0agreed\u00a0on-\u00a0signing\u00a0paperwork\u00a0and\u00a0all.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0objections.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0the\u00a0houses\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0money.\u00a0Signing\u00a0a\u00a0contract\u00a0would\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0problem.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0lunch,\u00a0she\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0bag\u00a0and\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0clinic.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Hampton\u00a0residence\u00a0was\u00a0especially\u00a0quiet\u00a0at\u00a0this\u00a0hou\u00a0Dorothy\u00a0often\u00a0napped\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0afternoon,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0sleep\u00a0was\u00a0light.\u00a0The\u00a0staff\u00a0moved\u00a0with\u00a0hushed\u00a0steps,\u00a0careful\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0disturb\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0led\u00a0straight\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0room\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0butler.\u00a0Thanks\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0outrageous\u00a0demands\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0made\u00a0last\u00a0time,\u00a0Adeline\u2019s\u00a0demeanor\u00a0was\u00a0noticeably\u00a0colder.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0slid\u00a0the\u00a0prepared\u00a0agreement\u00a0toward\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0\u201cSign\u00a0it\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0page,\u00a0her\u00a0fingers\u00a0gliding\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0smooth\u00a0paper.\u00a0She\u00a0got\u00a0straight\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0point.\u00a0\u201d\u00a0When\u00a0will\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers\u00a0be\u00a0ready?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo\u00a0eager,\u00a0are\u00a0you?\u201d\u00a0Adeline\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0seeing\u00a0he\u00a0clearly\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0we\u00a0ever\u00a0mistreat\u00a0you\u00a0after\u00a0you\u00a0married\u00a0into\u00a0our\u00a0family,\u00a0Sydney?\u00a0Think\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u00a0Did\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u00a0ever\u00a0wrong\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u00a0line\u00a0felt\u00a0familiar.\u00a0It\u00a0took\u00a0Sydney\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0then\u00a0she\u00a0remembered\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0exactly\u00a0what\u00a0Eloise\u00a0had\u00a0said\u00a0last\u00a0time\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0estate.<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0always\u00a0stood\u00a0tall\u00a0and\u00a0righteous,\u00a0questioning\u00a0her\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0owed\u00a0them\u00a0something.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0what\u00a0about\u00a0her?\u00a0Had\u00a0she\u00a0wronged\u00a0anyone?<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a067<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Still,\u00a0she\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0engage\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0back\u2013and\u2013forth\u00a0debate\u00a0about\u00a0fairness.\u00a0She\u00a0said\u00a0flatly,\u00a0without\u00a0emotion,\u00a0\u201d\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0dragging\u00a0out\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0affect\u00a0me.\u00a0But\u00a0it\u00a0might\u00a0delay\u00a0your\u00a0search\u00a0for\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0next\u00a0wife.\u00a0What\u00a0decent\u00a0family\u00a0would\u00a0let\u00a0their\u00a0daughter\u00a0date\u00a0a\u00a0married\u00a0man?\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u00a0hit\u00a0its\u00a0mark.<\/p>\n
Adeline\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0softened\u00a0slightly.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0worry.\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0that\u00a0certificate\u00a0finalized more\u00a0than\u00a0you\u00a0do.\u00a0At\u00a0the\u00a0latest,\u00a0around\u00a0Mom\u2019s\u00a080th\u00a0birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018So,\u00a0in\u00a0about\u00a0four\u00a0days.\u2018<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0ask\u00a0any\u00a0more\u00a0questions.\u00a0Her\u00a0finger\u00a0landed\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0specific\u00a0clause\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0sign\u00a0if\u00a0this\u00a0part\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0changed,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0clause\u00a0read:\u00a0[Before\u00a0obtaining\u00a0Adeline\u00a0Mayer\u2019s\u00a0permission,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0Wilson\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0allowed\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0Caleb\u00a0Hampton\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0divorce.]<\/p>\n
That\u00a0part\u00a0was\u00a0fine.\u00a0But\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0half\u00a0said:\u00a0[If\u00a0Caleb\u00a0Hampton\u00a0finds\u00a0out\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0beforehand,\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0count\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0breach\u00a0of\u00a0contract\u00a0on\u00a0Sydney\u00a0Wilson\u2019s\u00a0part,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0penalty\u00a0of\u00a07\u00a0million\u00a0dollars.]<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0Adeline\u00a0could\u00a0erupt,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0began\u00a0calmly.<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a068<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a068<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 67 The\u00a0young\u00a0woman\u00a0had\u00a0overheard\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0Agatha\u2019s\u00a0conversation\u00a0last\u00a0time\u00a0and\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0voice.\u00a0\u201cYeah.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0she\u00a0wants\u00a0too\u00a0many\u00a0people\u00a0to\u00a0know.\u00a0I\u00a0only\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0by\u00a0accident.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0anyone\u00a0else,\u00a0okay?\u201d \u201cOf\u00a0course.\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0patted\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder\u00a0and\u00a0stood\u00a0up\u00a0eagerly.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0full.\u00a0You\u00a0girls\u00a0take\u00a0your\u00a0time.\u201d The\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0cafeteria,\u00a0she\u00a0dialed\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0shining.\u00a0\u201cCal!\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0heard\u00a0something\u00a0and\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0tell\u00a0you.\u00a0But\u00a0then\u00a0figured\u00a0I\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0keep\u00a0it\u00a0from\u00a0you.\u201d Caleb\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0meeting. 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