Chapter 278 The Guilty Jayden


    Zach was not surprised by Julien''s decision. He nodded and said, "I understand."


    "Go ahead. Bring these with you,” Julien pinched his nose bridge as he said that.


    Zach took the documents in his arms.


    Not long after Zach left, Julien’s phone rang, and it was Jayden.


    "Bro, I saw your press conference!" On the other side of the phone call, Jayden was drenched in his


    sweaty basketball uniform, and he had just done an intense practice.


    However, his voice was notably delightful.


    Julien leaned backward. "So?"


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    So, I''m here to congratte you!" Jayden wiped his sweat. "Bro, congrattions on ending your


    misery!"


    Julien smiled. “Thank you. Good luck in your game. I''ll be hanging up.”


    When he heard Jayden''s rapid breathing, he knew that he must be in the middle of a game.


    The U17 expedition match had reached its climax recently, and they had to y two to three


    matches per day. Jayden must have called him during his break time.


    "Wait! Don''t hang up!” Jayden took off his towel and shouted.


    Julien frowned. "What’s the matter?”


    "It''s nothing. I just want to ask you about the things on the news... That Lyra has been ... You


    know... Is it real?" Jayden asked.


    He just saw it through social media and he did not read through the details. He was still wondering if


    it was true.


    Julien nodded. "It is."


    "Oh my..." Jayden sucked in a deep breath and was shocked.


    However, he quickly gained his cool and said, "It''s just karma. She did so many horrible things to


    Sydney, so this is what she deserves."


    Something shed across Julien''s eyes.


    Jayden''s words reminded him that Lyra’s biggest enemy was Sydney. This matter could likely be


    rted to Sydney.


    Of course, he did not think that it was Sydney who did it. With Sydney''s personality, her way of


    revenge would be through legal means and not through such methods. However, those around


    Sydney were different.


    So, was it Luke or Cayden?


    Or... Hunter?


    When Julien thought of how these three of them looked at Sydney, his expression darkened and he


    irritation welled in his heart.


    They all liked Sydney, and they were all suspects who did that to Lyra because of Sydney.


    "Bro? Bro?” When Jayden did not get a reply from Julien, he called out for him.


    Julien came back to his senses. “What is it?”


    "I was asking you something and you didn''t answer. What are you doing?" Jayden asked, his tone


    notably upset.


    Julien rubbed his temples. "I just had my mind upied on something. What is it?" "Why did you


    decide to annul the engagement right after you got discharged from the hospital?" Jayden repeated


    his question.


    He did not believe that Julien broke up with Lyra because she was vicious, like he said in the press


    conference.


    Jayden knew that Julien had already noticed how malicious Lyra could be long ago. Why did he wait


    until he was discharged for the engagement annulment?


    There must be another reason.


    He did not ask back then, but he swore to find out today.


    "Did you know that I got together with Lyra at first because I thought she was my pen pal?” Julien


    said.


    Jayden nodded. "Yes!"


    Even though Jayden was only ten years old back then, he knew everything about Julien''s pen pal


    and how he fell in love with her.


    However, he did not know that Julien''s pen pal was called Maple Leaf, and he was also


    uninterested.


    "I found out that Lyra wasn''t my pen pal, after all. She was just impersonating her. The real one is


    Sydney.” When Julien mentioned Sydney''s name, his tone of voice softened.


    “Damn!" Jayden was so shocked that he stood up from his chair.


    His coaches and teammates who were next to him were all stunned by his sudden reaction.


    "Jay! What’s wrong with you?" The coach threw him a warning. "Quiet down!


    Everyone is resting."


    Jay den noticed that he might have overreacted, so he chuckled and said," Coach, I''m sorry."


    After saying that, he walked out of the basketball court together with his phone. When he reached a


    quiet ce, he continued speaking into the phone, “Bro, Sydney is your real pen pal?”


    Julien said yes without hesitation.


    Jayden scratched his head. "Then Lyra impersonated Sydney?"


    Julien said yes once more.


    Jayden suddenlynded a punch against the wall. "Damn! Lyra is so shameless! I haven’t seen


    anyone as vicious as her. She dared to impose as someone else? How did she find out that you


    and Sydney were pen pals?" "She was Sydney''s roommate back in university and she saw our


    letters. Through the letters, she found out about my identity and impersonated Sydney.”


    "I see. So, she went through Sydney''s letters ... Wait, letters?” Jayden eximed and he widened


    his eyes, as though he remembered something.


    Three months ago, he saw a lot of letters in Sydney''s room. Those letters had turned yellow and


    they were from a long time ago.


    Perhaps...


    Jayden swallowed hard and tightened his grip on the phone. With a nervous tone, he asked, "Bro,


    what''s your pen name?"


    "Why are you asking this?" Julien frowned.


    Jayden stomped his feet. "Bro, just answer me! I need to know!"


    Julien could hear how anxious he was and said slowly, "Mine is Buddy, and Sydney’s was Maple


    Leaf."


    "Oh my God!" Jayden lifted his head and sucked in a deep breath. "You''re really Buddy!"


    "What do you mean?" Julien narrowed his eyes. "Do you know something?”


    Jayden lowered his head and answered in a low voice, "Yes. Three months ago,


    Sydney bailed me out of jail after I got into a fight. I followed her to her apartment and saw a lot of


    letters. I randomly took one and realized that they were from someone called ''Buddy''. I even


    brought it back home and I think you saw it too."


    Julien remembered this. There was this one night three months ago when he saw a letter in


    Jayden''s room.


    The envelope was the same as the one he used to send to Maple Leaf. He had a gut feeling back


    then and even took it to have a look. However, before he could read through the letter, Jayden


    snatched it back.


    That letter was indeed the one he wrote to Maple Leaf.


    Jayden noticed that he might have made a grave mistake. His brother and Sydney could have


    found and recognized each other sooner if it was not for him. Jayden was suddenly swallowed by


    his guilt.


    "Bro, I...”


    "Why didn''t you let me read the letter back then?" Julien asked in a cold tone.


    Jay den''s heart sank and he tried to argue. "I ... I brought the letter back from Sydney’s apartment to


    show you that she was sending someone else love letters. I realized that she was a good person


    later on and I became afraid that you might get angry at her, so I..."


    He could not continue his sentence.


    Of course, Julien understood.


    Julien''s grip on his phone tightened, as though he was trying to suppress his emotions within. After


    a few seconds, he hung up and ced his hand over his eyes, his aura immensely depressing.