Chapter\u00a071<\/p>\n
Those\u00a0two\u00a0words\u2013Divorce\u00a0him\u2013coming\u00a0from\u00a0Julian\u2019s\u00a0mouth\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0surprise\u00a0Sydney\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0least.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0thing\u00a0years\u00a0ago,\u00a0back\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0insisted\u00a0on\u00a0marrying\u00a0Caleb.<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0world\u00a0above\u00a0the\u00a0clouds,\u00a0unable\u00a0to understand\u00a0that,\u00a0for\u00a0someone\u00a0like\u00a0her,\u00a0marrying\u00a0Caleb\u00a0had\u00a0once\u00a0been\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0outcome\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0hope\u00a0for.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0that\u00a0divorce\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0some\u00a0casual,\u00a0throwaway\u00a0decision.<\/p>\n
If\u00a0Caleb\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0resisted,\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0still\u00a0find\u00a0a\u00a0way.\u00a0Whether\u00a0through\u00a0tactics,\u00a0pressure,\u00a0or\u00a0even\u00a0signing\u00a0the\u00a0papers\u00a0behind\u00a0her\u00a0back,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0means.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0her?\u00a0If\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u00a0refused\u00a0and\u00a0Caleb\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0agree,\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0trapped\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0marriage\u00a0for\u00a0life.<\/p>\n
Years\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0family\u00a0had\u00a0taught\u00a0Sydney\u00a0just\u00a0how\u00a0powerless\u00a0ordinary\u00a0people\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0face\u00a0of\u00a0real<\/p>\n
influence.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0explaining.\u00a0Instead,\u00a0she\u00a0smiled\u00a0faintly\u00a0her\u00a0dimples\u00a0showing\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0answered\u00a0gently,\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0go\u00a0of\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0same\u00a0old\u00a0lovesick\u00a0act.<\/p>\n
Julian\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0darkened\u00a0at\u00a0once.\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0came\u00a0through\u00a0gritted\u00a0teeth.\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0have\u00a0I\u00a0ever\u00a0abused you?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0answer.\u00a0He\u00a0stubbed\u00a0out\u00a0his\u00a0cigarette,\u00a0turned\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0heel,\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0off.\u00a0Even\u00a0his\u00a0back\u00a0radiated\u00a0seething\u00a0anger.<\/p>\n
Walking\u00a0away\u00a0when\u00a0things\u00a0got\u00a0heated\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0efficient\u00a0way\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0Julian\u00a0to<\/p>\n
communicate.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0then,\u00a0Marcus\u00a0appeared.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0thought\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0already\u00a0left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re\u00a0all\u00a0gone?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0hesitating.\u00a0\u201cCaleb\u00a0too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0nod\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0bag\u00a0from\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0head\u00a0out\u00a0too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since\u00a0Marcus\u00a0had\u00a0been drinking,\u00a0she\u00a0offered\u00a0to\u00a0drive\u00a0him\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0they\u00a0neared\u00a0his\u00a0place,\u00a0he\u00a0suddenly\u00a0remembered\u00a0something.\u00a0\u201cRight,\u00a0about\u00a0that\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp,\u00a0project.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0expected\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0prep\u00a0meeting\u00a0tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u2019s\u00a0grip\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0wheel\u00a0tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cSterling\u00a0Corp.\u00a0probably\u00a0forgot\u00a0to\u00a0inform\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0quietly.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0participating.\u201d<\/p>\n
Especially\u00a0not\u00a0after\u00a0tonight.\u00a0After\u00a0embarrassing\u00a0Julian\u00a0like\u00a0that,\u00a0he\u00a0likely\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0again.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0frowned.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0impossible.\u00a0The\u00a0final\u00a0participat\u00a0list\u00a0came\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0evening.\u00a0Your\u00a0name\u2019s\u00a0on\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0blinked,\u00a0caught\u00a0off\u00a0guard.\u00a0So\u00a0either\u00a0Julian\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0personally\u00a0managing\u00a0the\u00a0project,\u00a0or\u00a0he\u00a0simply\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0remove\u00a0her\u00a0from\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0breath.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0great.\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a071<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cEven\u00a0better\u2013you\u2019re\u00a0leading\u00a0the\u00a0Medicine\u00a0team.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked,\u00a0puzzled.\u00a0That\u00a0position\u00a0should\u2019ve\u00a0gone\u00a0to\u00a0Marcus.<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
But\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0bothered.\u00a0\u201cSterling\u00a0Corp.\u00a0assigned\u00a0it.\u00a0Besides,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0more\u00a0suited\u00a0to\u00a0it\u00a0than\u00a0I\u00a0am.\u00a0You\u2019ve\u00a0always\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0better\u00a0grasp\u00a0of\u00a0pharmaceutical\u00a0R&D.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0clinic\u2019s\u00a0best\u2013selling\u00a0in\u2013house\u00a0herbal\u00a0formula\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0her\u00a0creation\u00a0too.\u00a0They\u2019d\u00a0credited\u00a0Marcus\u00a0with\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0avoid\u00a0drawing\u00a0attention\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0family.<\/p>\n
Back\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0road\u00a0to\u00a0Viridian\u00a0Garden,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0was\u00a0seething.\u00a0After\u00a0everything\u00a0that\u00a0had\u00a0transpired tonight,\u00a0her\u00a0anger\u00a0had\u00a0nowhere\u00a0to\u00a0go.\u00a0She\u00a0shot\u00a0a\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0silent\u00a0man\u00a0beside\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cSee?\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0you.\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0as innocent\u00a0or\u00a0naive\u00a0as\u00a0you think.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0respond.\u00a0A\u00a0pulse\u00a0throbbed\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0temple\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0alcohol.\u00a0Tonight\u2019s\u00a0dinner\u00a0had\u00a0crossed\u00a0a\u00a0line.\u00a0He\u00a0could\u00a0indulge\u00a0Sydney\u00a0in\u00a0many\u00a0things,\u00a0but\u00a0not\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0expense\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0reputation.\u00a0As\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0daughter\u2013in\u2013law,\u00a0she\u00a0should\u2019ve\u00a0known\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0uphold\u00a0their\u00a0image.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen\u00a0she\u00a0gets\u00a0home\u00a0tonight,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u2019s\u00a0tone\u00a0softened\u00a0now\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0reaction\u00a0she\u00a0wanted.\u00a0\u201cBy\u00a0the\u00a0way,\u00a0Cal\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0heard from\u00a0a\u00a0colleague\u00a0that\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0Marcus\u00a0are\u00a0working\u00a0on\u00a0some\u00a0pharmaceutical\u00a0R&D\u00a0project.\u00a0Could\u00a0you\u00a0pull\u00a0some\u00a0strings\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0me\u00a0in\u00a0too?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSure,\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0replied\u00a0without\u00a0hesitation.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0always\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0natural\u00a0talent.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0supporting\u00a0role.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0call\u00a0the\u00a0Shepard\u00a0family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0leaned\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0arm,\u00a0giving\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0half\u2013hug.\u00a0Her\u00a0voice\u00a0turned\u00a0pouty.\u00a0\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0really\u00a0think\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0talented?\u00a0Because\u00a0everyone\u00a0only\u00a0praises\u00a0Sydney\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0been\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0field\u00a0longer\u00a0than\u00a0you.\u2018<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0remembered\u00a0how\u00a0Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0once\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0rising\u00a0star\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0class,\u00a0praised\u00a0often\u00a0by\u00a0her\u00a0professors.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0talking pure\u00a0talent\u00a0and\u00a0capability,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0still\u00a0the\u00a0better\u00a0one,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.<\/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 71 Chapter\u00a071 Those\u00a0two\u00a0words\u2013Divorce\u00a0him\u2013coming\u00a0from\u00a0Julian\u2019s\u00a0mouth\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0surprise\u00a0Sydney\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0least.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0thing\u00a0years\u00a0ago,\u00a0back\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0insisted\u00a0on\u00a0marrying\u00a0Caleb. Julian\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0world\u00a0above\u00a0the\u00a0clouds,\u00a0unable\u00a0to understand\u00a0that,\u00a0for\u00a0someone\u00a0like\u00a0her,\u00a0marrying\u00a0Caleb\u00a0had\u00a0once\u00a0been\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0outcome\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0hope\u00a0for.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0that\u00a0divorce\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0some\u00a0casual,\u00a0throwaway\u00a0decision. […]<\/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-22054","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\/22054","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=22054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}