Chapter 22 Shall I Help You Dispose of the Ring?


    "The mango juice is very sweet." Lyra smiled sweetly at Julien and put the cup on the table. "Thank


    you for remembering what I like."


    Julien smiled faintly. "I remember everything you like. There''s a fruit farm with good fruit. I’ll get the


    boss to send two boxes of mangoes to your house tomorrow. But if you''d like other fruits, you can


    let me know too."


    "Mmhm." Lyra forced herself to answer.


    Then, she started to feel ufortable and pushed her chair away to stand up. Her face grew paler


    and paler. "I’m going to the bathroom, Julien. You can stay and chat with my dad."


    She lifted her skirt and walked away as fast as she could.


    Lyra had always been allergic to mangoes. The allergy was so serious that just a small amount


    would be enough to kill her. Before she could reach the washroom, she felt her airways block up,


    and her feet stumbled; she almost fell.


    "Lyra, Lyra!" Mrs. Madden rushed over and quickly held her daughter.


    Seeing how ufortable Lyra looked, Mrs. Madden became anxious. "How could you be so silly?


    You''re allergic to mangoes. Why did you drink the mango juice Julien gave you? Do you want to


    die?" "Mom, i-it hurts..." Lyra gasped for breath and clutched Mrs. Madden''s hand. "Get a doctor


    quickly, but you mustn''t let Julien know. If he asks you, you must tell him that I like mangoes very


    much."


    "Now’s not the time to talk about this!" Mrs. Madden rebuked, trying to help Lyra to the lounge.


    However, before they could take a few steps, Lyra fainted in her hands.


    "Lyra!" Mrs. Madden was so anxious that she was about to cry. She was at a loss as to what to do. "


    Someone, help!"


    On the other side of the banquet hall, Julien and Brandon had been chatting for a long time. When


    Julien looked at his watch, he saw that 20 minutes had passed, but Lyra had yet returned.


    Lyra had just recovered, so Julien was afraid that something would happen to her again. As such,


    he pushed his chair back and got up. "Brandon, I''ll go look for Lyra."


    "Don’t worry, Lyra is fine." Mrs. Madden happened toe back at that time. When she heard


    Julien, she said with a smile, "She has been busy apanying us all day today and is a little


    sleepy, so I took her to the lounge to rest."


    Mrs. Madden continued, "You''ve done well today too, Julien. Why don''t you head back and get


    some early rest? Brandon and I will send Lyra home when she


    wakes up."


    The banquet hade to an end, and Julien was indeed tired.


    "In that case, I''ll leave it to you," Julien spoke in a low voice. "When it''s not as busy at thepany


    anymore, I hope you and Brandon will be gracious enough to have a meal with my mother."


    Mrs. Madden smiled. "Of course. Be careful on your way home."


    With that, Julien took his jacket and left. When he turned around at the door, he saw Mrs. Madden


    say something to Brandon, and then the two of them hurriedly walked towards the back of the


    banquet hall.


    Zack was already waiting by the side of the hotel.


    When he saw Julien walk out, he quickly opened the back door.


    The car drove smoothly towards the Flint residence.


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    The silence made Julien feel even more irritated, and he remembered the scene of Sydney


    appearing at the banquet.


    Beside her was that warm and gentle young man.


    Julien tugged at his bow tie. After a while, he asked Zack in a low voice, "Have you investigated


    Layden Lowe?"


    "Yes,” Zack reported the investigation truthfully." Layden was born in Rivervale. It is a poor ce


    located near the mountains, so the roads aren''t well developed. The nearest school there is ten


    kilometers away. Six years ago, Ms. Raines went there to see the impoverished children and


    sponsored Layden.


    "After he left the mountains, he was scouted by Valen Entertainment while he was looking for a


    summer job, and he’s now Valen’s most expensive male model. Layden is also particrly smart. It


    was because of his help that Ms. Raines could squeeze into the shareholders of Skylight so


    quickly."


    At that, Julien said calmly, "Sydney has taken control of Skylight with the shares she has, but if


    those shareholders refuse to ept her, Skylight won’t survive for long. She has never been


    involved in the business world, and she knows nothing."


    "Yes," Zack said in agreement. "Sir, although you were forced to marry Ms. Raines, I could see that


    you don''t treat her badly. You know that she has taken over Skylight, and you were afraid that Mr.


    Madden would take revenge against Ms. Raines in the business world because he loves his


    daughter. That’s why you gave the Azure Heart to Ms. Raines and got her to leave."


    Julien closed his eyes and rested. After a moment, he said, "She often goes to the old residence to


    apany Grandma and has taken care of Grandma for so many years. I''m only doing this for


    Grandma''s sake."


    Zack nodded. "Yes, the Old Madam also likes Ms. Raines very much."


    Julien could also see that the Old Madam liked


    Sydney very much.


    Every time he and Sydney went back to the old residence, the Old Madam always held Sydney’s


    hand and talked to her endlessly. However, when he took Lyra to see the Old Madam, her dislike for


    Lyra was written all over her face.


    The thought of the Old Madam’s dislike for Lyra gave Julien a headache, and he said coldly, "You’re


    very chatty, aren’t you?"


    Zack immediately shut his mouth.


    Just then, the cell phone in Julien''s suit pocket vibrated twice. He touched the phone and felt a


    small hard object.


    He first looked at the phone and saw that it was a message from Lyra asking if he had arrived


    home.


    After replying to the message, the man looked at the ring in his hand with the light in the car. He


    soon remembered that when he went to the Town Hall to get divorced from Sydney, he took off his


    wedding ring and threw it in his suit pocket the moment he came out.


    The maid probably saw it as a valuable item so she dared not move it and put the ring back after


    cleaning the suit.


    After staring at the ring for a long time, Julien asked," Did I buy this ring?"


    From the rearview mirror, Zack looked at Julien and the ring in his hand. He said carefully, "When


    you married Ms. Raines, you said you wouldn''t be able to exin to Ms. Madden if you prepared


    stuff like the wedding dress for Ms. Raines. Thus, there was no wedding dress and wedding


    ceremony. You just went through the basic formalities.


    "Also, you told Ms. Raines to pick her own ring, but..." After a pause, Zack added, "You didn''t give


    Ms. Raines a card either and didn''t instruct me to deal with it, so Ms. Raines bought the wedding


    ring herself."


    The man’s eyes staring at the ring grew darker at Zack’s words. He recalled Sydney''s unfettered


    and proud look on the day of the divorce.


    They were married for six years, and Sydney had never opened her mouth to ask him for anything.


    She even divorced him without taking anything.


    Zack did not know what Julien wanted as thetter remained silent. Hence, he asked, "Sir, do you


    want me to dispose of the ring for you?"


    "When you arrive at the office tomorrow morning, sort out the data for ''SweetHeart''," Julien


    instructed." Hunter''spany is cooperating with Skylight. Send the data to Skylight in Hunter''s


    name."


    "Understood.” Zack had been working for Julien for several years, so he instantly understood what


    Julien meant. He said, "Skylight won’t be able to hold on for long. They might be able to remain


    afloat if they seed in taking ''SweetHeart'', but I''m afraid Skylight might not have enough funds."


    Julien said, "That''ll depend on how Sydney deals with the Azure Heart. Skylight''s victory or defeat is


    in her hands."


    Zack could not help but say, "I think Layden is quite amazing to have made Ms. Raines the new


    shareholder of Skylight so easily. If Ms. Raines asks him to help Skylight, their future..."


    As he spoke, he noticed a sudden drop in the temperature in the car. The cold made him shudder.


    He immediately shut up and drove quietly.


    Julien''s gazended on the ring again. The ring had stopped a lot of women from pouncing on him


    when he attended various receptions in recent years, so it was not a meaningless ornament.


    After a few seconds, he ced the wedding ring back into his suit pocket and instructed Zack, "If


    Skylight can''t acquire ''SweetHeart'', bring someone in to help them."


    Zack answered, "Understood."