Chapter 519\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney hadn\u2019t even married into the family yet, and Julian was already forgetting his grandmother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Agatha wasn\u2019t angry. If anything, she felt relieved. The person meant to walk beside her grandson for life was his other half, not her. If he couldn\u2019t tell the difference between filial duty and emotional maturity, she might have been forced to whack him with her cane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian rubbed the bridge of his nose. The usually composed, elegant man didn\u2019t look embarrassed in the slightest. Instead, his voice carried a touch of tenderness. \u201cCan\u2019t help it. She\u2019ll be my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They weren\u2019t married yet, but Julian knew one thing for certain-Sydney was the only woman who would ever be his wife. He had made that decision long ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what if she\u2019s your future wife?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Agatha saw straight through him. Sydney meant too much to Julian. They had grown up together, depending on each other for comfort and survival. No one could ever replace her in his heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that she had finally softened toward him, he wanted her close, within arm\u2019s reach, unwilling to let her go even for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Agatha couldn\u2019t help but advise him gently, \u201cEven if she\u2019s going to be your wife, she needs her own life and her own friends. Does she interfere with your social circle or the people you talk to?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The question hit home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, she doesn\u2019t.\u201d Julian\u2019s voice was low and faintly defensive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In truth, he almost wished she would. Sydney never meddled. She even used to help other girls deliver their love letters to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly.\u201d Agatha nodded with approval. \u201cYou need to trust her judgment. There\u2019s no reason to treat a phone call like it\u2019s a declaration of war. If she and Caleb were truly right for each other, do you think they\u2019d have divorced in the first place?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sydney had stepped aside, phone pressed to her ear. \u201cHello? Cal?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSyd.\u201d Caleb exhaled in quiet relief at the sound of her voice. \u201cNancy baked some of your favorite cookies. When will you be home? I\u2019ll bring them up to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a short pause, she said, \u201cNo need.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, realizing she should explain, she added softly, \u201cI haven\u2019t been staying at Haven lately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen you\u2019re staying\u2026\u201d He stopped short. His hand tightened around the phone until his knuckles turned white, something twisting sharply in his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney wasn\u2019t social, and her circle was small. In all of Jouleston, there were only a few people she was truly\u00a0<\/p>\n
close to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tiffany still lived at Haven. So if Sydney wasn\u2019t there, there was only one place she could be-Julian\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter how hard he tried, Caleb couldn\u2019t bear the thought of her living under another man\u2019s roof.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He forced out a low, brittle laugh to hide the ache in his throat. \u201cRight. By the way, Grandma\u2019s stomach\u2019s been acting up again. Would you have time to come to the estate and check on her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, he added gently, \u201cMy mother shouldn\u2019t be home tomorrow. You won\u2019t run into her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That last line struck directly at Sydney\u2019s hesitation. She didn\u2019t want to see Adeline again. Every encounter ended in tension. \u2018If Adeline won\u2019t be there, then\u2026\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright,\u201d she said after a moment. \u201cI\u2019ll find time tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline might be difficult, but Benjamin and Dorothy had always been kind to her. Now that Dorothy was unwell, she couldn\u2019t ignore it-whether out of duty or simple compassion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb exhaled, the tightness in his chest easing a little. \u201cGood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, he would get to see her again. How long had it been? Once, they\u2019d shared a home. Now, he needed an excuse just to hear her voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the call ended, a new message flashed across his screen from an unknown number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb frowned, his thumb hovering over Delete. But before he pressed it, he hesitated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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