Chapter\u00a070\u00a0<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0seat.\u00a0Only\u00a0then\u00a0did\u00a0she\u00a0notice\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0red\u00a0pressure\u00a0mark\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0palm.<\/p>\n
Curiosity\u00a0rippled\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0table.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0how\u00a0come\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0never\u00a0seen\u00a0your\u00a0ex\u2013husband?\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0he\u00a0like?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0steadied\u00a0herself.\u00a0With\u00a0a\u00a0cool,\u00a0distant\u00a0tone,\u00a0she\u00a0replied,\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0cheated\u00a0on\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0ignored\u00a0the\u00a0sharp\u00a0looks\u00a0aimed\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0added\u00a0clearly,\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0cheated\u00a0long\u00a0ago.<\/p>\n
Even\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0emotional,\u00a0it\u00a0still\u00a0counted\u00a0as\u00a0cheating!<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0older\u00a0doctors,\u00a0usually\u00a0too\u00a0reserved\u00a0for\u00a0these\u00a0gatherings,\u00a0kept\u00a0their\u00a0distance.\u00a0At\u00a0every\u00a0dinner,\u00a0only\u00a0the\u00a0younger\u00a0ones\u00a0attended.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0age\u00a0when\u00a0they\u00a0hated\u00a0anything\u00a0unfair.<\/p>\n
Some\u00a0younger\u00a0nurses\u00a0who looked\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0Penelope\u00a0grew\u00a0worked\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0began\u00a0cursing.\u00a0They\u00a0tore\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0ex-\u00a0husband\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0met\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0so\u2013called\u00a0mistress,\u00a0insulting\u00a0them\u00a0with\u00a0no\u00a0hint\u00a0of\u00a0subtlety.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0was\u00a0furious\u00a0and\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0interject.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0story.\u00a0Who\u00a0knows\u00a0why\u00a0your\u00a0husband\u00a0really\u00a0cheate-\u201d<\/p>\n
Someone\u00a0cut\u00a0her\u00a0off\u00a0harshly,\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0speak\u00a0up\u00a0for\u00a0trash\u00a0like\u00a0that.\u00a0What good\u00a0can\u00a0a\u00a0scumbag\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0homewrecker\u00a0possibly\u00a0be?\u201d<\/p>\n
Throughout\u00a0the\u00a0meal,\u00a0Sydney ate\u00a0quietly.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0emotionally\u00a0calm\u00a0and\u00a0at\u00a0ease.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0remained\u00a0icy.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0born\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0silver\u00a0spoon\u00a0and\u00a0running\u00a0the\u00a0massive\u00a0Hampton\u00a0Corp.\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0young\u00a0age,\u00a0yet\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0been\u00a0publicly\u00a0insulted\u00a0like\u00a0this.<\/p>\n
Tonight,\u00a0especially,\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0not\u00a0respond.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0warned\u00a0him\u00a0the\u00a0gathering\u00a0would\u00a0make\u00a0him\u00a0uncomfortable.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0chosen\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0believe\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0dinner,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0excused\u00a0herself\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0restroom.<\/p>\n
Outside,\u00a0she\u00a0heard\u00a0the\u00a0murmurs\u00a0fade.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0is\u00a0so\u00a0talented.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0her\u00a0marriage\u00a0was\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo\u00a0what?\u00a0She\u2019ll\u00a0find\u00a0someone\u00a0better.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBetter?\u00a0Better\u00a0than\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0guy?\u00a0The\u00a0CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Hampton\u00a0Corp!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0touch\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0financial\u00a0news.\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0nothing.\u00a0That\u00a0Sterling\u00a0guy\u00a0is\u00a0the real\u00a0deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEven\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0is,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0reachable\u00a0for\u00a0ordinary\u00a0people\u00a0like\u00a0us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0waited\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0voices\u00a0faded\u00a0completely,\u00a0then\u00a0stepped\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0Sterling\u00a0guy\u2026\u2018\u00a0Everyone\u00a0in\u00a0Jouleston\u00a0knew\u00a0who\u00a0that\u00a0meant.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a070<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0expected\u00a0to\u00a0run\u00a0right\u00a0into\u00a0him\u00a0after\u00a0washing\u00a0her\u00a0hands.<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0leaned\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0restroom\u00a0doorway.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0wearing\u00a0a\u00a0satin\u00a0black\u00a0shirt\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0holding\u00a0a\u00a0half-\u00a0smoked\u00a0cigarette\u00a0between\u00a0his\u00a0fingers.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0eyes\u00a0flicked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0been\u00a0secretly\u00a0training\u00a0ninja\u00a0skills\u00a0these\u00a0past\u00a0few\u00a0years,\u00a0Sydney?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0never\u00a0said\u00a0kind\u00a0things.\u00a0She\u00a0knew\u00a0that.<\/p>\n
!<\/p>\n
She\u00a0guessed\u00a0why\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0almost\u00a0certainly\u00a0spotted\u00a0Caleb\u00a0with\u00a0Penelope\u00a0again\u00a0tonight.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0looked\u00a0down,\u00a0wiping\u00a0her\u00a0hands.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0training,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0business.\u00a0Not\u00a0yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0tossed\u00a0the\u00a0tissue\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0bin\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0past\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0cold\u00a0voice\u00a0followed\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0embarrassed.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0my\u00a0business.\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u00a0had\u00a0severed\u00a0ties\u00a0long\u00a0ago,\u00a0but\u00a0most\u00a0people\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know.<\/p>\n
Most\u00a0saw\u00a0what\u00a0Caleb\u00a0saw.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0impression\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0temporary\u00a0quarrel.\u00a0If\u00a0things\u00a0were\u00a0cleared\u00a0up,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0would\u00a0still\u00a0be\u00a0Julian\u2019s\u00a0treasured\u00a0little\u00a0sister.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0knew\u00a0the\u00a0subtext and\u00a0spoke\u00a0plainly,\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0can\u00a0tell\u00a0everyone\u00a0we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have anything\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0each other\u00a0anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0simplest\u00a0solution.\u00a0But\u00a0Julian,\u00a0blunt\u00a0and\u00a0impatient,\u00a0replied,\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0effort.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0him and\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0do?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDivorce\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0answered\u00a0flatly.<\/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 70 Chapter\u00a070\u00a0 +15\u00a0BONUS Sydney\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0seat.\u00a0Only\u00a0then\u00a0did\u00a0she\u00a0notice\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0red\u00a0pressure\u00a0mark\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0palm. Curiosity\u00a0rippled\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0table. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22053\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}