Chapter\u00a085\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0suspected\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0reason\u00a0for\u00a0inviting\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0banquet,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0hadn\u2019t foreseen\u00a0his\u00a0mother\u2019s\u00a0scheme.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0arrived,\u00a0she\u00a0spotted\u00a0several\u00a0elite\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0gathered\u00a0around\u00a0Adeline,\u00a0and\u00a0everything\u00a0clicked.\u00a0This\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0birthday\u00a0party\u00a0for\u00a0Dorothy.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0matchmaking\u00a0event,\u00a0and\u00a0Adeline\u00a0was\u00a0using\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0reassert\u00a0her\u00a0authority\u00a0in\u00a0full\u00a0view\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0guests.<\/p>\n
Now\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0was\u00a0final,\u00a0the\u00a0message\u00a0was\u00a0clear:\u00a0\u201cWith\u00a0you\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0picture,\u00a0my\u00a0son\u00a0can\u00a0find\u00a0someone\u00a0far\u00a0better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apparently,\u00a0the marriage\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0mistake\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0start.<\/p>\n
\u201cCal,\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0Caleb\u00a0entered\u00a0arm\u00a0in\u00a0arm,\u00a0Adeline\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0licked\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hand\u00a0resting\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0son\u2019s\u00a0sleeve.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0expression\u00a0cooled,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0flash\u00a0of\u00a0displeasure\u00a0passed\u00a0through\u00a0her\u00a0gaze,\u00a0but\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0stayed\u00a0composed.\u00a0\u201d\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0speaking\u00a0about\u00a0you.\u00a0You\u00a0should\u00a0greet\u00a0Grandma\u00a0first.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0replied\u00a0quietly.<\/p>\n
No\u00a0one\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0unwanted\u00a0guest\u00a0tonight.\u00a0She\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0nod\u00a0and\u00a0stepped\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0go\u00a0with\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0offered.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaleb,\u00a0go\u00a0later,\u201d\u00a0Adeline\u00a0said,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0nothing\u00a0were\u00a0wrong\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0unmarried\u00a0daughters\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Soren\u00a0and\u00a0Collin\u00a0families\u00a0are\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0celebrate\u00a0Grandma\u2019s\u00a0birthday\u00a0Host\u00a0them\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0sitting\u00a0room.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0neglect\u00a0your<\/p>\n
duties.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0his\u00a0frown\u00a0deepening.\u00a0He\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0defy\u00a0her\u00a0here.\u00a0\u201cUnderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0genuinely\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0congratulate\u00a0Dorothy,\u00a0but\u00a0someone\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0the\u00a0elderly\u00a0woman\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0upstairs\u00a0to\u00a0rest\u00a0with her\u00a0relatives.\u00a0She\u00a0turned\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0buffet\u00a0instead.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0she\u00a0neared\u00a0the\u00a0table,\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0pinch\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0waist\u00a0stopped\u00a0her\u00a0cold.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0froze.\u00a0She\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0Victor smirking nearby\u00a0relaxed\u00a0and\u00a0smug.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0see\u00a0what\u00a0the\u00a0Hamptons\u00a0are\u00a0doing.\u00a0They\u2019re\u00a0replacing\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he said\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0mocking\u00a0edge.<\/p>\n
Anger\u00a0and\u00a0humiliation\u00a0surged.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0fool,\u00a0but he\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0wrong.\u00a0Adeline had\u00a0always\u00a0wanted\u00a0her\u00a0gone. If\u00a0Caleb\u00a0found\u00a0someone\u00a0he\u00a0liked\u00a0tonight,\u00a0Adeline\u00a0might\u00a0even\u00a0announce\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0publicly.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0tightened\u00a0her\u00a0grip.\u00a0Before\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0speak,\u00a0Victo\u00a0skin\u00a0crawl.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0could\u00a0do\u00a0anything\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0right\u00a0here,\u00a0and\u00a0me.\u00a0You\u00a0get\u00a0that,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
stepped\u00a0closer,\u00a0grinning\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0way\u00a0that\u00a0made\u00a0her\u00a0cause\u00a0of\u00a0who\u00a0my\u00a0family\u00a0is,\u00a0they\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0dare\u00a0stop<\/p>\n
She\u00a0did.\u00a0The\u00a0Hamptons\u00a0would\u00a0cover\u00a0up\u00a0anything\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0bring\u00a0shame.\u00a0They\u2019d\u00a0bury\u00a0her\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0sound.\u00a0Victor\u00a0could\u00a0destroy\u00a0her\u00a0tonight,\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0would\u00a0ever\u00a0hear\u00a0a\u00a0word\u00a0of\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0fear\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0He\u00a0seized\u00a0he\u00a0wrist\u00a0and\u00a0dragged\u00a0her\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hall.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor,\u00a0let\u00a0go\u00a0of\u00a0me!\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0dare\u00a0struggle\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0draw\u00a0attention.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a085<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cTry\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0dare\u00a0you.\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0hauled\u00a0her\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0courtyard\u00a0and\u00a0slammed\u00a0her\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0garden\u00a0wall.\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0wanted\u00a0you\u00a0for\u00a0years.\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0gaze\u00a0swept\u00a0over\u00a0her.\u00a0He\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0Julian\u2019s\u00a0shadow,\u00a0but\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0heir,\u00a0Victor\u00a0had\u00a0seen\u00a0his\u00a0share\u00a0of\u00a0beautiful,\u00a0high\u2013class\u00a0women.<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0had\u00a0studied\u00a0abroad,\u00a0mingled\u00a0with\u00a0foreign\u00a0elites,\u00a0and\u00a0always\u00a0got\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0wanted.\u00a0Victor\u00a0was\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0prove\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0do\u00a0the\u00a0same.<\/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 85 Chapter\u00a085\u00a0 Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0suspected\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0reason\u00a0for\u00a0inviting\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0banquet,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0hadn\u2019t foreseen\u00a0his\u00a0mother\u2019s\u00a0scheme. The\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0arrived,\u00a0she\u00a0spotted\u00a0several\u00a0elite\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0gathered\u00a0around\u00a0Adeline,\u00a0and\u00a0everything\u00a0clicked.\u00a0This\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0birthday\u00a0party\u00a0for\u00a0Dorothy.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0matchmaking\u00a0event,\u00a0and\u00a0Adeline\u00a0was\u00a0using\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0reassert\u00a0her\u00a0authority\u00a0in\u00a0full\u00a0view\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0guests. […]<\/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-22068","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\/22068","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=22068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}