Chapter 522\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb had known Sydney long enough to understand her temperament. She was gentle, cautious, and always careful to keep her head down. Thus, he truly couldn\u2019t fathom when she had become someone who seized the moment so boldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last time they\u2019d spoken, she had said Eloise\u2019s grudges couldn\u2019t be blamed on Julian. He had thought that was her limit. But now she had calmly and openly acknowledged her relationship with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Had she not considered what that meant? That Julian would never allow her to seek revenge against his family? Or had she thought it through and simply decided she didn\u2019t care? Did she love Julian so deeply that even knowing it might not last, she still wanted the world to know?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because when she had been with Caleb, when she was still his wife, she had never once introduced him to anyone as her husband. Never once claimed him as hers in front of others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb couldn\u2019t help wondering if she had ever loved him even a little. Maybe that marriage had never been about love. Maybe it had only been a polished facade, a convenient shield that kept her safe from the Sterling family\u2019s ruthless schemes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought twisted his lips into a bitter smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sydney stayed focused on taking Dorothy\u2019s pulse and writing her prescription, not sparing him a single glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dorothy could read her grandson\u2019s thoughts easily. \u201cCal, go upstairs to the collection room and bring down that bracelet-your great-grandmother\u2019s heirloom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d He stood immediately, grateful for the excuse to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew he shouldn\u2019t stay. Dorothy could sense his unease, and Sydney likely could too. If he lingered, it would only make things worse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney\u2019s mind, however, was entirely on her work. Dorothy\u2019s stomach ailment was chronic and would only worsen without proper care. She had wanted to examine her years ago, but no one had trusted her medical skills then.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though Dorothy had been willing, Adeline and Penelope had always found polite but firm ways to object.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As for Caleb, his attention had been all on Penelope back then. He had never once spoken up for Sydney.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Sydney finished writing, she handed the prescription to Dorothy with gentle instructions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma, you should take this three times per day. Take one dose after each meal-morning, noon, and night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then she carefully informed the housekeeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she was done, Sydney checked her phone. No message from Julian. She decided not to wait any longer. Just as she rose to leave, a sudden commotion sounded from the courtyard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several elegantly dressed women, each around Adeline\u2019s age, swept in with laughter and polished small talk. Their words were all variations of the same thing-flattery and praise for the Hampton family and for Adeline herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In wealthy social circles, the Hampton name carried weight, and Adeline was always at the center-the queen bee of every gathering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Apparently, they had planned to attend a concert that afternoon, but it had been canceled. Not wanting the day to go to waste, Adeline had invited them home for a flower-arranging session instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had even arranged for a private restaurant\u2019s chef team to prepare a Galian dinner for them\u00a0<\/p>\n
later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she entered, holding Timothy\u2019s hand, she hadn\u2019t yet noticed Sydney. Smiling, she chatted amiably with her guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, nonsense, ladies. Keep it in the family. That\u2019s how it should be. If there\u2019s any suitable project, have your husbands talk directly to my son.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
To an outsider, it might have sounded as if she were the one running the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dorothy\u2019s face darkened slightly, but she said nothing. There were guests, after all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline continued ushering her friends toward the sunroom, oblivious to the tension.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the visiting women noticed Dorothy and greeted her warmly. \u201cMadam Hampton! How have you been?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then her gaze fell on Sydney.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing how close Dorothy seemed to her, she laughed teasingly. \u201cAnd who\u2019s this, hmm? Your future granddaughter-in-law, perhaps?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course she didn\u2019t recognize her. When Sydney and Caleb had married, their wedding had been modest and rushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Afterward, Adeline had rarely taken her to social events, so most of her circle no longer remembered what the Hampton family\u2019s former daughter-in-law even looked like or what her name had been.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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