Chapter 159 The Secret from Twenty Years Ago
He had heard a long time ago from Sydney that she did not love him anymore, but he never took it
to heart, thinking that it was just words she said out of anger. She was angry for protecting Lyra, so
she deliberately said those words. After all, he was not unaware of her feelings for him these years.
However, now, she was able to calmly tell Grandma that she did not love him anymore. It made him
realize that she did not say those words out of anger, but that she really did not love him anymore.
At that moment, Julien clearly felt something in his heart. It felt vaguely aching and somewhat
empty as if someone had dug away something very important. It caused his expression to fall.
The Old Madam nced at his appearance and shook her head with a slight sigh. "I was thinking if
you still had feelings for Julien, I''d do everything to get you back together with him, but now... Sigh,
maybe it''s better this way."
In the past, it was Julien who did not love Sydney which was why the rtionship between the
couple before was so cold.
Now, it was Sydney who did not love Julien. What would be the difference from before if they got
back together now?
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"Thank you for your concern, Grandma, but it''s impossible between me and President Flint."
Sydney took the Old Madam''s hand. "I''m sorry for disappointing you."
"What are you saying, you silly girl? Compared to forcing you and Julien together, I''d rather see you
have a happy life. Look at how spirited your face is now. In the past, you were so haggard that you
didn''t even look like someone in her twenties. It''s better this way." The Old Madam chuckled.
When Sydney saw the Old Madam did not insist, her heart was relieved and she also smiled.
Then, she remembered something and took the ne out of her cor. "By the way, I went back
to the old residence and found a ne. Was this the one you were talking about?"
Ne?
Outside the balcony, Julien''s eyes narrowed when he heard those words.
What ne?
The Old Madam lifted Sydney''s ne and looked at it. "I''m not sure if this is the one. Your father
was in a hurry and didn''t exin what the ne looked like, so I don''t know either."
Sydney put the ne down. "This was the only ne in the house. There weren''t any
others." "Then, it should be this one." The Old Madam nodded.
Sydney bit her lower lip. "This ne is very simr to the one around Mrs. Madden''s neck. I
asked and found out that it''s a mother-daughter pair. This one is the daughter ne. I can''t
figure out why Lyra''s ne was in my house."
"You mean this is the Madden family''s ne?" The Old Madam was stunned.
Sydney nodded. "Yes, Brandon Madden had it designed more than twenty years ago and gave it to
Mrs. Madden and their newborn daughter, who’s Lyra."
"I remember now." The Old Madam smiled. "If it''s really the Madden family''s mother-daughter
ne, then this one in your hand isn''t Lyra''s, but rice''s."
"rice?" Sydney tilted her head in confusion.
For some reason, when she heard this name, there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.
However, that feeling quickly disappeared.
"Yes, rice Madden was Mr. and Mrs. Madden''s eldest daughter, and Lyra is the younger one.
Speaking of which, rice and you are the same age."
The Old Madam reminisced. "When Mrs. Madden gave birth to her eldest daughter, news of
Brandon buying two nes spread across Port City. Many people envied Mrs. Madden for it.
However, when Lyra was born, Brandon didn''t give any indication, so this ne should belong to
their eldest daughter."
Sydney lowered her head to look at the ne around her neck. "So, the Madden family had
more than one daughter... But why haven''t I heard that they had another older daughter?"
"Because she died when she was very young." Julien pushed the door and came in.
Sydney''s eyes widened in shock. "She died?"
The Old Madam nodded. "Yes."
"Then, why was this ne in my house?" Sydney did not understand.
Julien looked at her. "Do you want to know?"
"You do?" Sydney looked him in the eye.
Julien said casually, "I know that Lyra had an older sister and investigated rice Madden before.
Her death was rted to your father."
"My dad?" Sydney stood up in shock.
The Old Madam shook her head. "It''s a grudge from the previous generation."
Sydney''s lips trembled. "Could it be that what happened between the Madden and Raines families
all those years ago was rice''s death?"
"Hm?" Julien looked at her.
Sydney ignored him and gripped the Old Madam''s hand tightly. "Grandma, I came here today not
just to visit you. I wanted to ask if you knew anything that happened between the Madden and
Raines families many years ago. Otherwise, this ne wouldn''t
have appeared in the Raines residence."
It was based on this that she guessed something happened between the two families.
"Grandma, judging from what you said earlier, you should know something. I beg you to tell me
what happened between the Madden and Raines families. What has rice''s death got to do with
my dad? Also, what was the secret behind this ne that my dad was referring to? What does it
have to do with all this? " Sydney looked at the Old Madam pleadingly.
The Old Madam stroked her head. "Okay, I''ll tell you. I know that even if I don''t, you’ll still try to find
out. In that case, it''s better for me to tell you directly. I just never thought that the ne your
father referred to belonged to the Madden family."
"Thank you, Grandma," Sydney cried with joy.
She was really afraid that the Old Madam would be unwilling to tell her.
Julien''s heart moved slightly at the sight of Sydney''s tears. He drew out the handkerchief in his suit
pocket and handed it over. "Wipe your tears."
Sydney was first stunned, then shook her head. "No, I have my own."
Then, she took out a handkerchief from her bag, not even sparing him a nce.
Julien lowered his darkening eyes, clenched the handkerchief in his hand, and withdrew his hand.
When the Old Madam saw him like this, she secretly thought in her heart, ''Serves you right.''
"Okay, tell me, Grandma." Sydney wiped her tears and looked up with a smile again.
The Old Madam hummed and slowly said, "More than twenty years ago, Skylight Corporation
independently developed a new machine that can effectively improve production technology. Your
father was very happy when he learned about it and knew that it was Skylight Corporation''s chance
to go public. However, just a day before the listing..."
"What happened the day before?" Sydney sped her hands together, looking at the Old Madam
anxiously.
The Old Madam patted the back of her hand in distress. "Brandon Madden learned about this
machine from somewhere and told someone to steal the data of this machine, resulting in the failure
of Skylight Corporation''s listing. The main researcher alsomitted suicide in despair."
"What?" Sydney''s eyes widened. "Something like that happened?"
Julien''s brows were also tightly knitted together. It was clear that he did not know about this matter.
He always knew that Brandon often yed dirty tricks, but he felt that it was no big deal. After all, it
was normal to y tricks and be ruthless in the business world. As long as it was not too out of line,
even the country would turn a blind eye.
However, he never thought that Brandon was so despicable that he did such a thing as stealing
commercial secrets. He even indirectly killed someone!
"After the incident broke out, your father became the target of public criticism. Because of the loss
of the machine data and the suicide of the main researcher, your father not only had to appease
Skylight but also faced hugepensation. He couldn''t fork out the money, and in a fit of anger, he
kidnapped Brandon''s eldest daughter," the Old Madam said with a sigh.