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\u2018Would I?\u2019 Sydney had never considered that question.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Years of hardship had shaped her into a quiet pessimist. The fact that her biological parents were not drug traffickers already felt like a small miracle. She never let herself imagine anything better. She had even braced herself for the chance that her family might reject her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney lowered her gaze and thought for a moment. She shook her head. \u201cI don\u2019t think I would be sad. Otherwise, I wouldn\u2019t have met you\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without those years, she never would have lived under the same roof with Julian for nine long years. Her memories of her family had faded, but Julian had remained solid and real. He taught her how to protect herself and how to grow stronger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian froze, the pressure under his ribs tightening. He pinched her cheek. \u201cThat isn\u2019t certain.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If the universe\u2019s grand plan had changed, they would have met in another place with different identities. She would not have been the small, pitiful girl kneeling in the mourning hall peeling candy for him. She would have stood as the bright, spoiled youngest daughter of the Hutton family, Vivian Hutton, at Raymond\u2019s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His words left Sydney puzzled. \u201cWhy do you say that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If her adoptive parents had never taken her in, she never would have ended up in the Sterling household. She never would have met him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian hesitated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, Elliot stepped out of the car and approached them. He leaned close and spoke quietly. \u201cMr. Sterling, after Ms. Wilson left Seraph Villa last night, Mr. James\u2019 people flew to Storia. They went to a biological research institute. I asked around. Something arrived there, but they won\u2019t reveal what it was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Huttons already tried to seal the information. I only found out because the team traveled from Jouleston. And the institute director has been trying to gain favor with Ms. Wilson, so he let a few details slip.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian\u2019s brows tightened and then eased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand.\u201d His voice dropped. \u201cYou\u2019re sure no one else has access?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one.\u201d Elliot gave a firm answer and stepped back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney assumed they were discussing business, so she looked away the moment Elliot leaned in. After he left, she turned back. The interruption had pushed her earlier question aside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs something happening at the company?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot rarely avoided her. She did not overthink it. Corporate secrecy seemed normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Julian steadied himself and guided her inside. \u201cNot the company. Something else. I need time to decide how to tell you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He felt almost certain she was Vivian Hutton, but the Huttons had already arranged a DNA test. He wondered if he should wait for the results. That seemed safer. He did not want her to face disappointment. He could feel how much she longed for family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney blinked at him. \u201cWhat could be hard for you to say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then a thought struck her. She remembered his earlier questions about her background, and her eyes widened slightly. \u201cDid you find something about my parentage?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was sharp. He had always known that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome upstairs. I\u2019ll tell you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney did not rush him. She let him hold her hand as they walked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sunlight streamed through the windows and spread across the floor. Sydney stepped on his shadow each time she moved and felt amused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her phone rang. She checked the screen and smiled. \u201cMarc, I have the day off. Don\u2019t try to drag me to the clinic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d Marcus\u2019 voice sounded strained and urgent \u201cSydney, Eliana seems poisoned. Her pulse is all over the place. Alan isn\u2019t home, and I can\u2019t confirm anything. I\u2019m taking her to the hospital. The one under Sterling Corp. Come right away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney\u2019s mind emptied, and panic surged. She spun toward the stairs, and her foot slipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian still held her hand. He caught her at once. She tried to bolt again, but he gripped her shoulders and steadied her. \u201cWhat happened? Don\u2019t panic. I\u2019m going with you. You and Alan are doctors. Very capable doctors. You two are the last people who should panic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had only heard pieces of the call, but he had heard enough to tense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney forced herself to breathe. Her voice shook \u201cIt\u2019s Eliana.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had cooked for her yesterday with her own hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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