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Adeline frowned, a cold tremor running through her from head to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The son she had carried to full term and raised with such effort now treated her with open indifference because of a woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean it has nothing to do with me? I\u2019m your mother Is it wrong for me to worry about your marriage?\u201d she\u00a0<\/p>\n
demanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s expression turned even paler. \u201cYou\u2019re my mother. Of course you\u2019re not wrong. But when you went behind my back to handle the divorce paperwork, you should have expected this outcome. You also know I\u2019m your son, not a puppet you can\u00a0<\/p>\n
control.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline froze, while Caleb strode away without looking back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Timothy came charging downstairs like a cannonball and latched onto her leg. \u201cGrandma, Grandma, was Uncle Caleb just back? Why didn\u2019t he come upstairs to see me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline snapped out of it and gathered her only grandson into her arms, her voice heavy with heartache. \u201cHe was busy today. Next time he comes back, he\u2019ll see you before he leaves.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not lying, right?\u201d Timothy puffed up his cheeks, then remembered something Penelope often told him on the phone.\u201d Oh, right. Is my mom really coming back? Will Uncle Caleb marry her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a brief pause, Adeline answered, \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter what Penelope had done before, the Hutton heiress title allowed Adeline to overlook everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Hampton family needed the Huttons. And Adeline needed a daughter-in-law with the Hutton name. At future social gatherings, who would dare look down on her then?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, she planned to visit the Huttons and settle the engagement. At the charity gala in a few days, she would announce the marriage in front of the city\u2019s elites.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By then, no matter how unwilling Caleb was, he would not risk offending the Hutton family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At Delta Mansion, Sydney stepped out of the shower and, not seeing Julian in the bedroom, headed to the study.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the door clicked open, Julian looked up. \u201cNot sleepy yet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was already past ten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney blinked. \u201cHow did you know it was me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She realized at once how silly the question sounded. No one else in the house would walk into his study without knocking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She crossed the room, pressed her lips together, and asked quietly \u201cAny news from Elliot?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier that day, Julian had told Elliot to find out who Eliana had met during her outing. The thought had weighed on Sydney all evening. If they could identify the person who poisoned her, they might find a faster or more reliable way to get the antidote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as she finished speaking, Julian\u2019s phone rang on the desk The caller ID showed Elliot\u2019s name,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian answered and put it on speaker. \u201cYou found out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d Elliot hesitated. \u201cWe confirmed who Eliana met today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney\u2019s breath tightened. \u201cWho was it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA man named Thomas Setford. He worked at a Fortune 500 com my. He was imprisoned last year for embezzlement and released a few days ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The name meant nothing to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sydney reeled. She was certain Eliana had never known this man, but she trusted Elliot\u2019s accuracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian cut to the chase. \u201cHave you located him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d Frustration crept into Elliot\u2019s voice. \u201cHe bought a ticket yesterday for a ten o\u2019clock flight to Pretora today. By the time Eliana reached the hospital, he had already boarded.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The color drained from Sydney\u2019s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot spoke with care. \u201cDo you want me to go overseas\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d Julian pieced things together with ease. \u201cHe\u2019s just a tool. Instead of chasing him abroad, check who he contacted after his\u00a0<\/p>\n
release.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did I not think of that?\u201d Elliot slapped his forehead. \u201cI\u2019ll get on it right away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Investigating that lead would be far more efficient than flying to Pretora. Jouleston was their territory. Pretora was not.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Power networks there ran deep. An outsider would struggle to gain traction, and building connections would take too long.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The call ended.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the worry in Sydney\u2019s eyes, Julian wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her onto his lap, his voice low and gentle. \u201cDidn\u2019t I tell you? Eliana will be fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The warmth of his body seeped through her clothes and steadied her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney lowered her gaze. \u201cIt\u2019s not that I don\u2019t believe you. The toxin is too complicated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
So complicated that she did not trust herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eliana\u2019s body could last at most a week. Without an antidote by then, the consequences would be unthinkable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet toxicology analysis took time. Even when Ewan\u2019s results came back, Sydney doubted she could develop an antidote fast enough within the narrow window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She did not know. And because she did not know, she was afraid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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