Chapter\u00a096<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0was\u00a0responsible\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0project,\u00a0so\u00a0Henry\u00a0called\u00a0the\u00a0whole\u00a0team\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0lounge\u00a0for\u00a0snacks.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0understood\u00a0the\u00a0value\u00a0of\u00a0being\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0group,\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0went\u00a0along.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0Charlotte\u00a0to\u00a0pull\u00a0her\u00a0aside\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0arrived.\u00a0\u201cSyd,\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0alright\u00a0after\u00a0last\u00a0night?\u00a0The\u00a0way\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Sterling\u00a0talks\u2026\u00a0He\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0mean\u00a0anything\u00a0by\u00a0it.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0how\u00a0he\u00a0is.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0personally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0fine.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0caught\u00a0off\u00a0guard\u00a0and\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0quite\u00a0read\u00a0her\u00a0tone.\u00a0\u201cThanks\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0snacks.\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0had\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0clear\u00a0he\u00a0wanted\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0So\u00a0why\u00a0was\u00a0Charlotte being\u00a0so\u00a0friendly?<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0so\u00a0formal.\u201d\u00a0Charlotte\u00a0smiled,\u00a0then\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0three\u00a0men\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Medicine\u00a0team\u00a0and\u00a0added\u00a0lightly,\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0underestimate\u00a0Syd just\u00a0because\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0woman.\u00a0I\u00a0expect\u00a0full\u00a0cooperation\u00a0from\u00a0everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0voice.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Lindstrom,\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0treat\u00a0me\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0kid\u00a0sister.\u00a0Whatever\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0is\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0between\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Sterling\u2013it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0like\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlotte\u2019s\u00a0smile\u00a0deepened.\u00a0\u201cOh?\u00a0Then\u00a0what\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0relationship\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0for an\u00a0answer\u00a0before\u00a0continuing,\u00a0\u201cStill,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0he\u00a0cares\u00a0about\u00a0you.\u00a0Like\u00a0family,\u00a0maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0seen\u00a0that\u00a0dazed\u00a0look\u00a0on his\u00a0face\u00a0before.\u00a0Not\u00a0until\u00a0that\u00a0night.<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0Sydney\u00a0could\u00a0reply,\u00a0Charlotte\u00a0handed\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0slice\u00a0of\u00a0cake\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0open,\u00a0easy\u00a0expression.\u00a0\u201cWhatever\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0with\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Sterling,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0get\u00a0along\u00a0just\u00a0fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0accepted\u00a0it.\u00a0\u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlotte\u00a0clearly\u00a0held\u00a0sway\u00a0at\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.<\/p>\n
One\u00a0should\u00a0show\u00a0courtesy\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0due.<\/p>\n
Toward\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0workday,\u00a0a\u00a0receptionist\u00a0popped\u00a0her\u00a0head\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0called\u00a0teasingly,\u00a0\u201cTeam\u00a0Lead\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0your\u00a0husband\u2019s\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0you\u00a0up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy\u00a0husband?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeap\u00a0Says\u00a0his\u00a0name\u2019s\u00a0Caleb\u00a0\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0blinked,\u00a0caught\u00a0off\u00a0guard\u00a0by\u00a0whatever\u00a0stunt\u00a0Cal\u00a0was\u00a0pulling<\/p>\n
\u201cTell\u00a0lum\u00a0to\u00a0wait.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0down\u00a0after\u00a0I\u00a0finish\u00a0up,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0instucted<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0she\u00a0wrapped\u00a0up\u00a0her\u00a0tasks,\u00a0she\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0loge<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0sat\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0sole\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0sleek\u00a0gray\u00a0three\u00a0piece\u00a0suit,\u00a0cand\u00a0composed,\u00a0speaking\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0phone.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0he\u00a0noticed\u00a0her,\u00a0he\u00a0glanced\u00a0up,\u00a0softened\u00a0his\u00a0expression,\u00a0said\u00a0something\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0receiver,\u00a0and\u00a0ended\u00a0the\u00a0call\u00a0before\u00a0standing\u00a0to\u00a0greet\u00a0her<\/p>\n
\u201cAll\u00a0done\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0day?\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0tone\u00a0was\u00a0as\u00a0gentle\u00a0and\u00a0composed\u00a0as\u00a0ever.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0that\u00a0tense,\u00a0confrontational<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a096<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
night\u00a0between\u00a0them\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0happened.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0avoided\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs\u00a0your\u00a0husband,\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0a\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0you\u00a0up?\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0bag\u00a0without\u00a0asking\u00a0and\u00a0added,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wrongly\u00a0accused\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0owe\u00a0you\u00a0an\u00a0apology.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0then\u00a0looked\u00a0up at\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cHonestly,\u00a0whether\u00a0you\u00a0apologize\u00a0or\u00a0not\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0change\u00a0anything.<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0nothing\u00a0between\u00a0them\u00a0anymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cStill\u00a0upset?\u201d\u00a0As\u00a0they\u00a0walked\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0elevators,\u00a0Caleb\u00a0pressed\u00a0the\u00a0button,\u00a0slipped\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0around\u00a0her\u00a0shoulders,\u00a0and\u00a0leaned\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0coax\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0wrong.\u00a0I\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0blamed\u00a0you\u00a0without\u00a0knowing\u00a0the\u00a0truth.\u00a0Can\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0let\u00a0it\u00a0go?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0elevator\u00a0doors\u00a0opened\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0finish.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0instinctively\u00a0stepped\u00a0away\u00a0and\u00a0met\u00a0a\u00a0pair\u00a0of\u00a0dark,\u00a0unreadable\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0Julian.\u00a0A\u00a0flicker\u00a0of\u00a0mockery\u00a0passed\u00a0over\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0soft,\u00a0dry\u00a0laugh.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0getting\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0from\u00a0work\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0kindergartner?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0anything\u00a0civil\u00a0from\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0was\u00a0unbothered.\u00a0He\u00a0simply\u00a0smiled\u00a0and\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0Charlotte,\u00a0who\u00a0stood\u00a0beside\u00a0Julian.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce\u00a0you\u00a0fall\u00a0for\u00a0someone,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Sterling,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0understand.\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0tone\u00a0was\u00a0light\u00a0and\u00a0teasing.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0and Sydney\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0elevator.\u00a0Even\u00a0the\u00a0usually\u00a0composed\u00a0Charlotte\u00a0flushed\u00a0slightly.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0lowered\u00a0her\u00a0head,\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0hear\u00a0Julian\u00a0say\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0low\u00a0voice,\u00a0\u201cThen\u00a0why\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0go\u00a0pick\u00a0your\u00a0sweetheart\u00a0up\u00a0sometime?\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
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 96 Chapter\u00a096 Everyone\u00a0was\u00a0responsible\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0project,\u00a0so\u00a0Henry\u00a0called\u00a0the\u00a0whole\u00a0team\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0lounge\u00a0for\u00a0snacks.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0understood\u00a0the\u00a0value\u00a0of\u00a0being\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0group,\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0went\u00a0along. She\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0Charlotte\u00a0to\u00a0pull\u00a0her\u00a0aside\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0arrived.\u00a0\u201cSyd,\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0alright\u00a0after\u00a0last\u00a0night?\u00a0The\u00a0way\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Sterling\u00a0talks\u2026\u00a0He\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0mean\u00a0anything\u00a0by\u00a0it.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0how\u00a0he\u00a0is.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0personally.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0fine.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0caught\u00a0off\u00a0guard\u00a0and\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0quite\u00a0read\u00a0her\u00a0tone.\u00a0\u201cThanks\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0snacks.\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0had\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0clear\u00a0he\u00a0wanted\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0So\u00a0why\u00a0was\u00a0Charlotte […]<\/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-22079","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\/22079","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=22079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}