Once doormat Now Untouchable Novel

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Chapter 652

‘Talk about choosing loyalty to a woman over a brother.’ Still,

Raymond was not surprised that Julian had sold him out so

completely.

He knew how close Sydney and Tiffany were. He dropped his

usual careless attitude and chose his words with care. "Don't

worry. This time my sister and the family won't interfere.”

He assumed Sydney feared that the Hutton family might step in

again and embarrass Tiffany.

Sydney frowned. "That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is

this. Whether Tiff chooses to get back together with you or not,

and no matter how your relationship turns out later, your

resignation has nothing to do with her. Raymond, that was your

decision. It has nothing to do with Tiff."

Her voice was quiet but clear. The words fell with such plain

certainty that Raymond froze.

She was not the first person to tell him this. Yet hearing it from

her made him oddly happy. A smile tugged at his lips. “Alright.

Thanks for worrying about my love life."

Sydney almost reached out to check his temperature. Which

part of what she said sounded like she was worrying about him?

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She was clearly worried that he would blame Tiffany if he

regretted the decision one day.

Sydney sighed in resignation. "Sure. Whatever you say."

As long as he remembered what she had just said.

The gap between his family background and Tiffany's was too

wide. His temper was far from gentle. If he ever turned on her

one day, Tiffany would be the one who suffered.

Raymond watched her abandon the argument and could not

help laughing. He patted her lightly on the head. "Alright, I'l take

you back."

A thousand thoughts moved through his mind. How had he

failed to realize sooner that this girl was his real sister? If he had

known earlier, he would not have missed a single moment of her

life. He would have watched his sister grow up with pride.

Sydney thought he only meant to escort her outside. She did not

expect that after helping her into the car, he would walk around

the front, open the other door, and climb into the passenger seat.

She stared at him, baffled.

Raymond spoke with perfect composure. "I happen to have

something to discuss with Jules. I'll hitch a ride.”

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‘What a strange man. He's been acting strange for a while now,”

she thought.

In the past, he barely dared to say a word to her in public. In

private, he avoided her even more. So what exactly had

changed?

Sydney fastened her seatbelt. At last, she could not resist

asking, "Are you... okay?"

Raymond seemed to be on a completely different wavelength.

He hesitated, then asked, "Sydney, if you had a brother, would

you want him around while you were growing up?"

“Of course." The answer slipped out immediately. Then Sydney

smiled with quiet acceptance. "But Julian always did that."

Even in the years when Julian pushed her away on purpose, and

during the three years she was married to Caleb, Julian had

never truly stayed out of things. Otherwise, she might not have

survived Eloise's schemes with nothing but her own cleverness,

Raymond's mouth twitched. He almost failed to respond. "That's

true.”

‘True my ass,’ he thought.

If Julian had not been such a jealous bastard, he would have

been a good brother long ago.

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At Seraph Villa, the moment James stepped into the room, he

sensed that something was wrong. When he saw Florence

leaning against the bed with red eyes, his heart lurched.

He hurried over. "Mom, what happened? Sydney just left and

everything seemed fine. Why are you..."

"I told her to go back first." Florence took a deep breath and

gestured for another tissue.

After wiping the tears from her face, she continued, "Raymond

sent Sydney back to Delta Mansion, right?"

“Most likely." James knew his younger brother well.

Once Florence steadied herself, he helped her into the

wheelchair. "What exactly is going on?"