Chapter 1064 A Phone Call from Zack
Julien''s words were so absolute that Sydney was left speechless, but her heart swelled with
happiness.
Julien had made his choice, and that was siding with her.
In this case, she would have nothing to worry about. Julien would not deliberately y down the
matter because Mr. McDaniel was his teacher.
It wasn''t that she was hard-hearted and wanted to force Julien to break ties with his teacher, nor did
she want to hold onto the matter and make Miss McDaniel pay the price.
Rather, she knew that if she went soft and let them go because of their connections with Julien, they
wouldn''t be grateful.
On the contrary, they would see it as a sign of her weakness and continue to cause her trouble.
Sometimes, people must not be soft-hearted or worry about rtionships, or it would promise
trouble.
Most importantly, the McDaniel family had connections with Julien, not her.
Sydney''s eyes flickered for a moment.
Luke, who had originally doubted Julien and sang against him, had nothing more to say.
After all, Julien had dered his willingness to hold justice for Sydney and cut off his ties with the
McDaniel family.
What else could he say?
Deep down, he even admired Julien for his rationality and sensitivity.
Julien was not an indecisive man who was easily swayed by irrelevant emotions.
As long as Julien remained so sensible and sober, Sydney should not suffer any grievances.
So, although Luke still didn''t like Julien, he stopped pursuing the matter.
Julien didn''t care about Luke''s attitude toward him. He didn''t even look at Luke as he rubbed
Sydney''s head and stood up. "Since we already know who did this, I will take care of it."
Sydney''s lips parted as she tried to say something, but Julien''s phone suddenly rang.
Shutting her mouth, she signaled for him to answer the phone.
Julien took out his phone and saw it was Zack calling. Thinking it must be something important, he
quickly put the phone to his ear. "Hello?"
"Mr. Flint, I''ve just returned from the Squirrel team. I managed to pry the truth out of Mr. Guzman''s
mouth," Zack said, stepping out of the door and standing in front of his car. He twisted his head to
look back at the building, his expressionplex and heavy.
Julien listened, his eyes narrowing dangerously. "Go on."
Zack took a deep breath, calming his inner turmoil before slowly speaking. "Mr. Guzman said..."
He hesitated, unable to get to the point.
Julien''s eyebrows furrowed, and he said impatiently, "Spit it out, or I''ll hang up."
"Okay!" Zack hurriedly responded.
Julien put the phone back to his ear. "Shoot away."This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
Zack closed his eyes, as if making a decision. When he opened them again, they were clear and
calm. He then retold the whole story.
"Mr. Guzman said that Miss McDaniel was behind this. A week ago, she called him and asked him
to arrange for paparazzi to follow Ms. Raines in an attempt to take scandalous photos of her. But
after a week, the paparazzi still got nothing, so they decided to fabricate some. Then a paparazzo
saw Ms. Raines and Mr. Chase going to the hotel together when he was stalking Ms. Raines. That''s
how the rumor started online."
He paused for a response but got none. Unsure of what Julien was thinking, he continued,
"ording to Mr. Guzman, Miss McDaniel did this because she likes you. Through creating a
scandal, she intended to break up Ms. Raines and you."
"I know," Julien replied icily, ncing at Sydney.
Zack was taken aback. "You... know that Miss McDaniel was behind this and her reasons for doing
so?"
Julien hummed in response.
Zack gasped in shock.
Emerging from the Squirrel Department, he should have been the first to receive the news, by any
reasonable measure.
How had Mr. Flint beaten him to the punch?
"Leaf told me," Julien revealed, as though reading Zack''s mind.
Sydney, from his words, inferred the subject of the phone call and gave a smile.
As for Luke, he was ying games on his phone.
Julien had learned about the situation and had dered unwavering support for Sydney.
So, what was there to fret over?
Julien would take care of everything.
"Ms. Raines told you?" Zack eximed again, disbelief etched across his face.
''What''s going on?
''How did Ms. Raines find out?''
He had just stumbled upon the news, and Ms. Raines was ahead of him?
When did Ms. Raines''s influence surpass even Mr. Flint''s?
Zack was left in a state of bafflement.
Julien, fully cognizant of Zack''s perplexity, cast a proud nce at Sydney. "If we knew we should
start from the Squirrel Team to solve the problem, how wouldn''t Leaf know that?"
His gaze at her made Sydney feel both awkward and sweet.
His praise was undeserved. She hadn''t earned it.
Still, his pride in her was endearing.
This man was really...
Sydney shook her head andughed.
On the other end of the call, Zack was struck dumb.
He groaned inwardly, sensing the underlying mockery. Mr. Flint was ridiculing hisck of foresight to
comprehend such a straightforward matter.
Perhaps he was indeed inept?
Zack was left with a sinking feeling.
Regardless of Zack''s state of mind, Julien abandoned his pride for Sydney for now and reverted to
his usual stoic demeanor. "What about the editor-in-chief?"
Sydney''s ears pricked up, her body instinctively leaning toward him.
Evidently, she was keen to know as well.
From Julien''s words, she deduced that Zack had discovered that Erin was the ringleader through a
strategy simr to hers.
The only difference was that she focused on those surrounding the editor-in-chief, pressuring them
to assist in her investigation.
And Zack had chosen to confront the editor-in-chief directly.
Why else would Julien inquire Zack about that man''s situation?
Knowing Zack well, she guessed that he had taken hard measures.
And she was also eager to learn of the editor-in-chief''s fate.