Chapter\u00a088\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0could\u00a0not\u00a0help\u00a0but\u00a0wonder\u00a0about\u00a0Adeline\u2019s\u00a0sudden\u00a0reluctance.<\/p>\n
Adeline\u00a0sighed\u00a0softly\u00a0and\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0give\u00a0you\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers\u00a0today,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0announce\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0publicly?\u00a0Then\u00a0what\u00a0will\u00a0I\u00a0do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0replied\u00a0calmly,\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0signed\u00a0a\u00a0contract.\u00a0That\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adeline\u2019s\u00a0tone\u00a0turned\u00a0cold.\u00a0\u201cA\u00a0contract\u00a0only\u00a0binds\u00a0honorable\u00a0people.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0implying\u00a0Sydney\u00a0could\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0trusted.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0lose\u00a0her\u00a0temper.\u00a0She\u00a0simply\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cThen\u00a0when\u00a0will\u00a0you\u00a0give\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly\u00a0when\u00a0Caleb\u00a0is\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0remarry-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0happen,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0interrupted,\u00a0locking\u00a0eyes\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0ex\u2013mother\u2013in\u2013law.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0agreed\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0it\u00a0secret\u00a0until\u00a0you\u00a0found\u00a0someone\u00a0suitable.\u00a0But\u00a0whether\u00a0Caleb\u00a0is\u00a0willing\u00a0or\u00a0not,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0rely\u00a0on.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0wait\u00a0indefinitely.<\/p>\n
Adeline\u00a0bristled\u00a0at\u00a0how\u00a0casually\u00a0Sydney\u00a0spoke\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0son\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0were\u00a0disposable.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0pause,\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0sharply,\u00a0\u201cOne\u00a0month.\u00a0After\u00a0the\u00a0festival.\u00a0Fair\u00a0enough?\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0likely\u00a0cared little\u00a0for\u00a0Sydney\u00a0anyway.\u00a0Adeline\u00a0could\u00a0soon\u00a0find\u00a0several\u00a0eligible\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0for\u00a0him.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0fancy\u00a0to\u00a0someone\u00a0new.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u2019s\u00a0hesitation,\u00a0she nodded.\u00a0\u201cAlright.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still\u00a0seeking\u00a0confirmation,\u00a0she\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0study\u00a0and\u00a0forwarded\u00a0the\u00a0photo\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers\u00a0Adeline\u00a0had\u00a0sent\u00a0yesterday\u00a0to\u00a0Tiffany.<\/p>\n
Sydney:\u00a0[Tiff,\u00a0can\u00a0you\u00a0check\u00a0if\u00a0these\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers\u00a0are\u00a0real?]<\/p>\n
Tiffany\u00a0replied\u00a0instantly.<\/p>\n
Tiffany:\u00a0[WTF?!\u00a0You\u00a0actually\u00a0got\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers?!]<\/p>\n
Sydney:\u00a0[Do\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0they\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0forged?]<\/p>\n
Tiffany\u00a0answered\u00a0cautiously.<\/p>\n
Tiffany:\u00a0[There\u2019s\u00a0about\u00a0a\u00a010%\u00a0chance\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0fake.]<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0risk\u00a0everything\u00a0on\u00a0that\u00a010%.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u00a0gathered\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0floor\u00a0to\u00a0celebrate\u00a0Dorothy\u2019s\u00a0birthday.\u00a0Even\u00a0Penelope\u00a0was\u00a0there.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0stepped\u00a0forward\u00a0and\u00a0heard\u00a0Dorothy\u2019s\u00a0cheerful\u00a0call.\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0dear,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0you!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0talking\u00a0with\u00a0Mom\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0answered\u00a0warmly.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a088<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
She\u00a0offered\u00a0the gift\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0prepared\u00a0with\u00a0polite\u00a0grace.Grandma,\u00a0I\u00a0wish\u00a0you\u00a0long\u00a0life\u00a0and\u00a0good\u00a0health.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAh,\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0sweet\u00a0girl!\u201d Dorothy\u00a0said,\u00a0gently\u00a0patting\u00a0her\u00a0hand.\u00a0\u201cCome\u00a0sit\u00a0by\u00a0Caleb.\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0seat\u00a0beside\u00a0Caleb\u00a0was\u00a0open.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0gaze\u00a0and\u00a0moved\u00a0quietly\u00a0toward\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0sat,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0spoke\u00a0up.\u00a0\u201cGrandma,\u00a0Timmy\u00a0has been\u00a0eager\u00a0to\u00a0celebrate\u00a0with\u00a0you.\u00a0But\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0injured\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0days\u00a0ago\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0still\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTimmy\u00a0got\u00a0injured?\u201d\u00a0Dorothy\u00a0frowned.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite\u00a0the\u00a0tension\u00a0at\u00a0home,\u00a0Timothy\u00a0was\u00a0their\u00a0only\u00a0grandson,\u00a0and\u00a0their\u00a0concern\u00a0was\u00a0clear.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0immediately\u00a0looked\u00a0up,\u00a0signaling\u00a0Penelope\u00a0to\u00a0stop<\/p>\n
Dorothy\u00a0was\u00a0kind\u00a0but ruled\u00a0the\u00a0family\u00a0firmly.\u00a0With\u00a0this\u00a0issue\u00a0emerging,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0face\u00a0trouble.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0then\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cMaybe\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0ask\u00a0Sydney\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Dorothy\u00a0frowned.\u00a0\u201cAsk\u00a0Sydney?\u00a0What\u00a0does\u00a0this\u00a0have\u00a0to do\u00a0with\u00a0her?\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0cracked\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0spoke\u00a0urgently.\u00a0\u201cGrandma,\u00a0please\u00a0stop\u00a0asking\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dorothy\u00a0glared\u00a0and\u00a0slammed the\u00a0table.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0acting\u00a0so\u00a0strange?\u00a0Just\u00a0tell\u00a0us\u00a0now!\u201d<\/p>\n
Finally,\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0trembled\u00a0with reluctant\u00a0certainty.\u00a0\u201cSydney\u00a0pushed\u00a0Timmy\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0hospitalized\u00a0for\u00a0days.\u00a0His\u00a0head\u00a0wound\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0healed.\u201d<\/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
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