Chapter\u00a073<\/p>\n
Aside\u00a0from\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0had\u00a0there\u00a0been\u00a0other\u00a0women\u00a0in\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0life\u00a0too?<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s\u00a0tall\u00a0frame\u00a0stilled.\u00a0That\u00a0instinctive\u00a0wariness\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0took\u00a0over,\u00a0stopping\u00a0him\u00a0mid\u2013motion.\u00a0His\u00a0eyes\u00a0darkened,\u00a0though\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0remained\u00a0even.\u00a0\u201cYour\u00a0nickname.\u00a0Did\u00a0you\u00a0forget\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAh?\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0Panic\u00a0flickered\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes,\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0forced\u00a0herself\u00a0to\u00a0stay\u00a0composed.\u00a0\u201cOf\u00a0course\u00a0not.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0just\u2026\u00a0Well,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0so\u00a0long\u00a0since\u00a0anyone\u00a0called\u00a0me\u00a0that.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0react\u00a0right\u00a0away.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf\u00a0course\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0true.\u201d\u00a0Her\u00a0heart\u00a0pounded\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0chest,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0slowly\u00a0turning\u00a0red. \u201cAfter\u00a0my\u00a0parents\u00a0died,\u00a0who\u00a0else\u00a0would\u2019ve\u00a0called\u00a0me\u00a0that?\u00a0Cal,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a020\u00a0years.\u00a0Isn\u2019t\u00a0it\u00a0normal\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0forgot?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0spilled\u00a0down\u00a0her\u00a0cheeks.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0really\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0question\u00a0me\u00a0over\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0could\u00a0I?\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0overthink\u00a0it.\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0pushed\u00a0down\u00a0his\u00a0unease\u00a0and\u00a0gently\u00a0wiped\u00a0her\u00a0tears,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0soft.\u00a0\u201d\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0late.\u00a0Go\u00a0help\u00a0Timmy\u00a0get\u00a0ready\u00a0for\u00a0bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seeing\u00a0his\u00a0expression\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0normal,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0finally\u00a0relaxed.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0about\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0got\u00a0some\u00a0work\u00a0to\u00a0finish.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0sleep\u00a0after.\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0tucked\u00a0the\u00a0pendant\u00a0into\u00a0his pocket. \u201cThe\u00a0clasp\u00a0broke<\/p>\n
just\u00a0now.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0Gordon\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0jeweler\u00a0tomorrow.\u00a0Once\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0fixed,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0return\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0fruit\u00a0platter from\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0headed\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0study.\u00a0As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0door closed\u00a0behind\u00a0him,\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0call.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0warmth\u00a0had\u00a0drained\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0face.\u00a0His\u00a0voice was\u00a0cool,\u00a0edged\u00a0with\u00a0steel.\u00a0\u201cGordon,\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0team\u00a0to\u00a0Brimcrest.\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0every\u00a0detail\u00a0of\u00a0Penny\u2019s\u00a0background\u00a0confirmed.\u00a0Leave\u00a0nothing\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight\u00a0away,\u201d\u00a0Gordon\u00a0said,\u00a0then\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0why\u00a0now?\u00a0After\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0years?\u00a0Did\u00a0something\u00a0feel\u00a0off?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure,\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0replied.\u00a0\u201cJust\u00a0check.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0hoped\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0imagining\u00a0things.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0earlier\u00a0call,\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0had\u00a0heard\u00a0that\u00a0last\u00a0line\u00a0clearly.\u00a0Her\u00a0brows\u00a0drew\u00a0together.\u00a0She\u00a0never\u00a0would\u2019ve\u00a0guessed\u00a0that\u00a0an\u00a0elegant\u00a0and\u00a0refined\u00a0man\u00a0like\u00a0Caleb\u00a0could\u00a0be such\u00a0a\u00a0shameless\u00a0scumbag<\/p>\n
She\u00a0turned to\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0frowning.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0just\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0offer\u00a0and\u00a0go\u00a0through\u00a0with\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0would\u2019ve\u00a0made\u00a0everything\u00a0messier.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0tossed\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0aside\u00a0and\u00a0curled\u00a0up\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0couch.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0residence\u00a0around\u00a0noon.\u00a0His\u00a0mom\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0ready\u00a0in\u00a0four\u00a0days,\u00a0tops,\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0involve\u00a0him\u00a0anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0invite\u00a0any\u00a0more\u00a0uncertainty.\u00a0Things\u00a0were\u00a0just\u00a0fine\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0they\u00a0were.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0day,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0met\u00a0Marcus\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0headed\u00a0to\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.\u00a0together.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0passed\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0building\u00a0countless\u00a0times\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0years\u00a0but\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0stepped\u00a0inside.\u00a0She\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0way\u00a0to<\/p>\n
avoid\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a073<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
If\u00a0not\u00a0for\u00a0that\u00a0unexpected\u00a0encounter\u00a0in\u00a0Storia,\u00a0she\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0wished\u00a0never\u00a0to\u00a0face\u00a0Julian\u00a0again.<\/p>\n
\u201cSydney?\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u2018\u00a0voice\u00a0pulled\u00a0her\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0zoned\u00a0out\u00a0after\u00a0getting\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0thinking\u00a0about?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head,\u00a0brushing\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0away.\u00a0\u201cNothing.\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0never\u00a0imagined\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0project\u00a0this\u00a0big.\u201d<\/p>\n
This\u00a0cancer\u00a0drug\u00a0development\u00a0project\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0top\u2013priority\u00a0national\u00a0health\u00a0initiative\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0three\u00a0years.\u00a0If\u00a0they\u00a0succeeded,\u00a0maybe\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0finally\u00a0be\u00a0free.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0they\u00a0arrived,\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0research\u00a0team\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0gathered\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0conference\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
Scientists\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0the\u00a0type\u00a0for\u00a0small\u00a0talk.\u00a0Real\u00a0collaboration\u00a0would\u00a0happen\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0lab.\u00a0With\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0discuss\u00a0yet,\u00a0introductions\u00a0were\u00a0brief.\u00a0Someone\u00a0soon\u00a0led\u00a0sydney\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0others\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0familiar\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0lab.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0the\u00a0Medicine Team,\u00a0besides\u00a0Sydney and\u00a0Marcus,\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0three\u00a0other\u00a0men,\u00a0all\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0late\u00a0thirties\u00a0or\u00a0early\u00a0forties.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnbelievable,\u201d\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0muttered,\u00a0standing\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0corner.\u00a0\u201cPushing\u00a0forty,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0playing\u00a0assistant\u00a0to\u00a0some\u00a0girl\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0twenties.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh?\u00a0You\u00a0unhappy\u00a0about\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah.\u00a0I\u00a0am.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSame\u00a0here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0not?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0can\u00a0we\u00a0do?\u00a0Maybe\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0got connections.\u00a0These\u00a0days,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0way\u00a0easier\u00a0for\u00a0women\u00a0to\u00a0climb\u00a0the\u00a0ladder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcus\u2018\u00a0face\u00a0turned\u00a0cold.\u00a0He\u00a0opened\u00a0his\u00a0mouth\u00a0to\u00a0speak\u00a0but\u00a0Sydney\u00a0caught\u00a0his\u00a0arm\u00a0and\u00a0stopped\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0calmly.\u00a0\u201cMarc,\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0way\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0shut\u00a0them\u00a0up\u00a0is\u00a0by\u00a0developing\u00a0something\u00a0they\u2019ll\u00a0respect,\u201d<\/p>\n
2\/2<\/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 73 Chapter\u00a073 Aside\u00a0from\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0had\u00a0there\u00a0been\u00a0other\u00a0women\u00a0in\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0life\u00a0too? Caleb\u2019s\u00a0tall\u00a0frame\u00a0stilled.\u00a0That\u00a0instinctive\u00a0wariness\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0took\u00a0over,\u00a0stopping\u00a0him\u00a0mid\u2013motion.\u00a0His\u00a0eyes\u00a0darkened,\u00a0though\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0remained\u00a0even.\u00a0\u201cYour\u00a0nickname.\u00a0Did\u00a0you\u00a0forget\u00a0it?\u201d \u201cAh?\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0Panic\u00a0flickered\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes,\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0forced\u00a0herself\u00a0to\u00a0stay\u00a0composed.\u00a0\u201cOf\u00a0course\u00a0not.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0just\u2026\u00a0Well,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0so\u00a0long\u00a0since\u00a0anyone\u00a0called\u00a0me\u00a0that.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0react\u00a0right\u00a0away.\u201d […]<\/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-22056","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\/22056","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=22056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22056\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}