Chapter 21 Sell This Ring For Me Too
"Darling, stop looking at him. Can''t you look at me instead?” Luke tried to pull Sydney''s gaze back
from the window. "I''m way more handsome than Cayden, okay? Unless you prefer virgins like him?"
Sydney was both angry and amused at the fact that her thoughts were interrupted, and she rolled
her eyes at him. "I''ve always thought you were a narcissist since we were kids, but I didn’t think
you''d be crazier when you grow up."
"I''m just aware of my own handsomeness!" Luke chuckled. "I''m serious. Just marry me, Darling.
The Azure Heart is nothing special. I''ll find a one-of-a-kind diamond ring and propose to you!"
Sydney and Luke grew up together. They often visited each other''s houses and were as close as
could be, so she knew that Luke was just trying to cheer her up because he realized that she was
unhappy.
However, his words did indeed lift her mood, and she remembered what she neglected in the past.
Sydney opened her bag and pulled out a ring from one of thepartments. Even under the dim
lighting of the car, the diamond still shone brightly.
That was her wedding ring with Julien.
As Sydney looked at the wedding ring on her hand, everything that happened tonight flew through
her
mind.
Julien kneeling to propose to Lyra so dotingly and intimately, and the way he defended Lyra...
Emotions started to well up in her calm heart.
Luke also saw the ring from the rearview mirror.
Instead of joking, he spoke seriously, which was rare." Darling, you know some people may look
human, but they aren’t worthy of being a human. If you see each other in the future, you’ll have to
go around."
"Yeah." Sydney calmed down again after a few dozen seconds. 2
She ced the ring on the center armrest and spoke with a calm voice, "Sell this ring for me too,
and donate all the money to the poor in the mountain areas."
Then, she leaned back in her chair, looked at the scenery shing outside the car window, and
nked out.
Eight years and her love affair finally came to an end. She was finally free.
At the hotel, the banquet continued as usual. The guests were lively as if nothing had happened.
Julien greetedpany bosses and business partners one after another. Only after a long time was
he able to catch a breather. There was a tired look between his brows.
He had just sat down to rest when Lyra came over.
"Julien, are you okay?" Lyra asked thoughtfully. She poured warm water for him and went around to
massage his shoulders.
Her technique was good, but Julien was still could not get rid of feeling irritated.
He pressed Lyra''s hand and said in a low voice, “You must be tired apanying your father to
greet the others all night. Come and sit down."
"Okay." Lyra smiled faintly and sat down by the man’s hand.
She peeled an orange and handed it to Julien, but he did not take it. Instead, he looked at her.
"Lyra. Tell me again how the car ident happened."
The man''s eyes were deep and sharp as if he could see into the hearts of others. Lyra’s hands
trembled when she met his gaze, and she almost dropped the orange to the ground.
"I was in aa in the hospital for too long, so I don''t remember many things.” She forced herself
to calm down and tried to remember. "I don''t remember exactly how the car ident happened. All I
can vaguely remember is that I was hit."
She added, "About Ms. Raines bringing people here tonight to make trouble... Julien, you won’t
believe Luke’s words and think I nned the ident, right?"
Seeing Julien remaining silent, Lyra grabbed his hand and said with a tone filled with panic and
grievance." You have to believe me, Julien. I don''t even know Ms. Raines that well. Why would I
harm her? I will never y with my life."
As Lyra''s eyes reddened, the trace of doubt in Julien''s eyes disappeared, and they were left with
only heartache.
He took her hand and kissed it, saying, "Since you''ve recovered, leave the ident in the past. The
ident has traumatized you, and I don''t want you to ever suffer again."
"Okay." Lyra was so relieved that she smiled.
She peeled another orange and handed it over, looking at the man''s cold profile. "Julien, I know that
you were married to Ms. Raines for six years and that she put in a lot of effort for the Flint family. I’m
also grateful to her. I want to invite her to dinner someday and prepare a gift to thank her properly.”
"There''s no need for that." Julien''s eyes darkened at the thought of what happened half an hour
ago. His tone was a little cold. "Sydney was the only person who could give you blood back then,
and I married her simply because she used this to ckmail me. The Azure Heart she took tonight
is also worth a lot of money."
Seeing that the man was loyal to her and always stood on her side, Lyra was relieved.
She leaned over and wrapped her arms around his waist. The corners of her mouth curled in a
soothing smile. "Thank you for waiting for me, Julien. Now that I''ve recovered, I will have plenty of
time for you and aunty in the future."
The two were so close in distance to each other that Julien could smell the rose fragrance on her
body. He frowned. The smell was faint, but he found it ufortable.
He recalled that Sydney used perfume as well. He had caught a whiff of it several times, but his
nose did not find it ufortable.
"Watch yourself, Lyra." Mrs. Madden came over to see Lyra hugging Julien. There was a smile on
her face, but her mouth chided Lyra, "There are guests around. It''s not appropriate for them to see
you like this."
Lyra''s face flushed when she heard that, and she immediately let Julien go before returning to her
seat.
On the other hand, Brandon did not mind. He said," Julien and Lyra are dating, so why does it
matter? If not for that girl, Sydney...”
As he was speaking furiously, he stopped halfway, as if he had realized something. Then, he looked
at Julien with a smile. "I heard you had dinner with the old president of ''SweetHeart''st week. Are
you nning to buy ''SweetHeart''?”
"I just chatted with him over a meal,” Julien said. "He''s apetitive man. No matter how much his
company
is losing, he doesn’t want anyone to buy it.”
Brandon nodded. "I heard he’s been looking for people to invest for the past few days, but he ran
into a wall."
The two men talked about business, but Brandon was the one doing most of the talking. Julien
acted like a junior and listened, asionally chiming in a few sentences.
When Julien saw the waiter carrying juice through the crowd and delivering it to another table, he
suddenly remembered something and called the waiter over. "Bring me a pot of freshly squeezed
mango juice.”
"Of course. Just a moment, please."
Lyra''s face stiffened when she saw Julien ask the waiter for mango juice. Despite that, it was not
appropriate for her to ask him the question.
Soon, the freshly squeezed mango juice was sent over.
Julien poured a cup and handed it to Lyra with a faint smile on his lips. "I remember when we used
to correspond, you wrote that you loved mangoes. Once, you went to your grandmother''s house
and ate thirty small mangos in one sitting. You weren’t afraid of overeating either."
"They were just small mangoes, so they didn''t have much flesh," Lyra said as she took the cup and
held it tightly. However, she did not drink it immediately, and her face seemed to have turned pale.
"What''s wrong?" Julien asked, "You like to eat mangoes but don’t like mango juice?”
Brandon did not understand what Julien was saying to Lyra. However, he knew that Lyra was
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He hurriedly said, "Julien, Lyra can''t..."
"I do like to eat mangoes, and I like mango juice too. My mom used to squeeze mangoes into juice
for me to drink at home quite often." Lyra interrupted her father and quietly nced at him, signaling
him not to say anything.
She looked at the mango juice in her hand, fiercely gritted her teeth, and swiftly finished the ss.