Sydney\u00a0led\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0police\u00a0officers\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0room.\u00a0Marcus\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0waiting.<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0they\u00a0finished\u00a0watching\u00a0the\u00a0footage,\u00a0the\u00a0officers\u2018\u00a0expressions\u00a0changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0please\u00a0wait\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0female\u00a0officer\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0replied\u00a0calmly.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0male\u00a0officer\u00a0stepped\u00a0outside\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0phone\u00a0call.\u00a0He\u00a0returned\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes\u00a0later,\u00a0met\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cMrs.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0has been\u00a0dropped.\u00a0We\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0copy\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0footage\u00a0after<\/p>\n
all.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0doubt\u00a0whose orders\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0following.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0Caleb\u00a0to\u00a0sink\u00a0this\u00a0low.\u00a0Their\u00a0mentor\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0right\u00a0all\u00a0along.\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0inside\u00a0and\u00a0out,\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0been\u00a0worthy\u00a0of\u00a0Sydney.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0surprised.\u00a0\u201cGot\u00a0it.\u00a0By\u00a0the\u00a0way,\u00a0can\u00a0I\u00a0sue\u00a0Penelope\u00a0for\u00a0defamation?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0male\u00a0officer\u00a0looked\u00a0uneasy\u00a0but\u00a0offered\u00a0a\u00a0warning.\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0prosecute.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whatever the\u00a0reason,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0to\u00a0ask.\u00a0She\u00a0smiled\u00a0faintly.\u00a0\u201cAlright.\u00a0Thank\u00a0you\u00a0for\u00a0coming\u00a0all\u00a0this\u00a0way.\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0Marcus\u00a0walked\u00a0the\u00a0officers\u00a0out,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0lingered\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0room,\u00a0composing\u00a0herself\u00a0before\u00a0heading\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0office\u00a0to\u00a0change.\u00a0She\u00a0still\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.<\/p>\n
What\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0realize\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0word\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0spread\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0clinic.\u00a0Everyone\u00a0knew\u00a0now\u00a0that\u00a0Penelope\u00a0was the\u00a0mistress.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0crowd\u00a0had\u00a0gathered\u00a0outside\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0consultation\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0stood\u00a0the\u00a0nurse\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0reassigned that\u00a0morning.\u00a0The\u00a0nurse\u00a0looked\u00a0deeply\u00a0ashamed.\u00a0When\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0she\u00a0mustered\u00a0her\u00a0courage.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sorry.\u00a0I\u00a0really\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0lying\u00a0to\u00a0us,\u00a0making\u00a0us\u00a0believe\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0\u201d<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0voice\u00a0cracked.\u00a0Anger\u00a0overtook\u00a0her face,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0staff\u00a0looked\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0furious.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0walk\u00a0by\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0sullen.<\/p>\n
Someone\u00a0muttered\u00a0with\u00a0biting\u00a0sarcasm,\u00a0\u201cThese\u00a0days,\u00a0if\u00a0your\u00a0skin\u2019s\u00a0thick\u00a0enough,\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0mistress\u00a0can\u00a0strut\u00a0around\u00a0like\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0we\u00a0really\u00a0misunderstood\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0finally\u00a0understood\u00a0what\u00a0had\u00a0happened.\u00a0The\u00a0police\u00a0visit\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0cleared\u00a0her\u00a0name\u00a0but\u00a0had\u00a0also\u00a0exposed\u00a0Penelope.<\/p>\n
Jasmine,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0few\u00a0staff\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0believed\u00a0the\u00a0rumors,\u00a0stepped\u00a0forward.\u00a0\u201cNext\u00a0time,\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0yourselves\u00a0be\u00a0used\u00a0like\u00a0pawns.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u2019s\u00a0already\u00a0done\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled\u00a0and patted\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0two\u00a0o\u2019clock\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0get\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0work.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0office,\u00a0changed\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0white\u00a0coat\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0bag,\u00a0and\u00a0headed\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0parking\u00a0lot.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a095<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0car\u00a0when\u00a0Penelope\u00a0stormed\u00a0over,\u00a0seething.\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0satisfied\u00a0now?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0raised\u00a0an\u00a0eyebrow.\u00a0\u201cSatisfied\u00a0with\u00a0what?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0satisfied\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0hands.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0calm\u00a0demeanor\u00a0only\u00a0enraged\u00a0Penelope\u00a0further.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0can\u00a0you\u00a0always\u00a0act\u00a0like\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0anything?\u00a0Everything\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0happened,\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0your\u00a0plan?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0frowned.\u00a0\u201cAm\u00a0I\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0scheming?\u00a0Or\u00a0is\u00a0it\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0words\u00a0hit\u00a0Penelope\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0slap.\u00a0She\u00a0inhaled\u00a0sharply,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0trembling\u00a0with\u00a0rage.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0won.\u00a0No\u00a0matter\u00a0what,\u00a0Caleb\u00a0will\u00a0always\u00a0take\u00a0my\u00a0side.\u00a0You\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0but\u00a0so\u00a0what?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0clearly\u00a0made\u00a0peace\u00a0with\u00a0that.\u00a0Her\u00a0expression\u00a0was\u00a0smug.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u00a0Then\u00a0congratulations,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said,\u00a0still\u00a0cool.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0officially\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0publicly\u00a0recognized\u00a0homewrecker\u00a0in\u00a0town.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had no\u00a0interest\u00a0in\u00a0arguing\u00a0further.\u00a0She\u00a0shut\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0door\u00a0with\u00a0finality.<\/p>\n
To\u00a0be\u00a0fair,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0wrong.\u00a0Even\u00a0knowing\u00a0Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0hurt\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0son,\u00a0Caleb\u00a0still\u00a0chose\u00a0to\u00a0clean\u00a0up\u00a0after\u00a0her.\u00a0The\u00a0man\u00a0was\u00a0hopeless.<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0Sydney\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0lab,\u00a0Charlotte\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0arrived\u2013arms\u00a0full\u00a0of\u00a0snacks\u00a0for\u00a0everyone.<\/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 95 Sydney\u00a0led\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0police\u00a0officers\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0room.\u00a0Marcus\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0waiting. Once\u00a0they\u00a0finished\u00a0watching\u00a0the\u00a0footage,\u00a0the\u00a0officers\u2018\u00a0expressions\u00a0changed. \u201cMrs.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0please\u00a0wait\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0female\u00a0officer\u00a0said. \u201cAlright,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0replied\u00a0calmly. […]<\/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-22078","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\/22078","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=22078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}