Chapter 421 All Over the Face
Julien?
Sydney frowned. She thought, "What is he doing here?"
"Let him in," she said calmly.
Before Erika could convey this message to Julien, Julien had stridden into the apartment and
headed for the living room.
"Sydney. " When he saw Sydney lying on the couch, Julien tried to make his voice softer as he
talked to her.
She turned to him." What is it, Mr. Flint?"
"I''vee to deliver something to you." Julien sat down in a seat across from her.
Sydney was confused." Drop something off? I’m sorry. I don’t think I left anything at your ce. And
even if I did, it certainly wasn''t a very important thing that you wanted to deliver yourself."
"You didn''t leave it at my ce. It''s something Grandma asked me to give to you." He lowered his
eyes and handed her the bag.
Since Sydney couldn''t see, Erika took over the bag
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Sydney blinked as she asked, "Did Grandma want you to give it to me? What exactly is it?"
"A set of jewelry." Julien replied as his eyes lit up." When Grandma learns that you are attending her
80th birthday party, she is so happy that she takes out a set of jewelry she wore when she was
younger. She wants you to wear it when you attend her party." "Really?" Sydney narrowed her eyes,
clearly not buying his words.
Julien nodded, deadpan." Of course, You can call her to confirm."
Sydney went silent.
After a short while, she sighed." Okay, I''ve got it. Please thank her for me. I''ll wear it when I attend
her party."
"Alright." His thin lips curved into a smile.
Julien knew Sydney wouldn''t call his grandmother. Given Sydney’s personality, Sydney wouldn''t
want to bother his grandmother unless it was urgent.
Sydney would try to avoid contacting his grandmother very often, as she had divorced Julien.
Therefore, Julien knew from the beginning that Sydney would not confirm it with his grandmother.
And
Julien guessed it right.
Seeing Sydney ept the jewelry, Erika looked at Sydney and then mustered the courage to ask,
"Ms. Raines, shall I open the box to see what sort of jewelry it is?"
Sydney nodded as she said," Go ahead."
"Okay!" Erika replied with a smile. Then, with Julien''s permission, she took out the jewelry box from
the bag and slowly opened it.
Her jaw dropped when Erika saw the entire set of emerald jewelry inside. Erika thought, "Isn''t this
belong to the Julien''ste mother?"
Erika had worked as a maid for Julien''s mother for many years, so she immediately recognized that
Julien''s grandmother did not own this particr set of jewels. Instead, it was his mother''s.
Thus, Julien had just lied to Sydney.
Julien seemed to have guessed Erika''s thoughts, as he had nodded slightly to confirm her
suspicion.
As a result, Erika twitched the corner of her mouth. She thought, "Aren''t Julien afraid that Sydney
will be angry if she finds outter what he did? "
He seemed to read Erika''s mind, but this time he lowered his eyelids and refused to answer.
Sydney was unaware of the silent conversation between Julien and Erika. Nor did she hear the box
being opened and asked, "Erika, did you open it? "
As she suppressed the unease in her mind, Erika took a breath. Then, with a smile, she replied,
"Yes, I did. It''s a set of emerald jewelry.” "What!" Sydney was drinking water. Once she heard
Erika’s words, she choked on the water and sputtered the water out of her mouth.
Since Julien was sitting across from her, the water spilled on his handsome face.
Not only his face, but his hair as well.
His bangs were clumped together due to the water to the point where one part of it was dripping
wet. It was something he had never experienced before, so he was dumbfounded and looked rather
ridiculous and embarrassed.
Erika couldn''t help but burst intoughter.” Mr. Flint..."
Hearing Erika''sughter, Sydney realized that she might have done something terrible and clutched
the ss in her hand. She straightened her back slightly and asked, "Um... Erica, what happened?
Did I just..."
"It''s nothing." When he finally recovered from his shock, Julien sucked in his breath. Then, he
reached up to wipe the water off his face.
Seeing this, Erika hurriedly pulled some tissues and handed them to him. "Here, Mr.
Flint."
"Thanks," he replied before picking up the tissues and continuing to wipe his face.
Sydney could confirm that some water had sshed on Julien when she heard the sound of the
tissues being pulled out of the box. Even though she didn''t do it on purpose, she was embarrassed
and bit her lip as she said, "Erika, get a new towel for Mr. Flint." "Sure! "Erika was thrilled to see
Sydney asking for a towel for Julien, so she hurriedly replied and walked to the bathroom.
Julien also looked at Sydney in disbelief." What are you..."
"What?" asked Sydney.
His Adam''s apple bobbed up and down. "I didn''t expect you to ask Erika to bring me a towel..."
Given her usually cold demeanor toward him, she would ignore him.
Thus, Julien was very surprised when she offered him a towel.
Sydney bit her lip and calmly asked, "Are you shocked? I know what I did wrong, and that''s why I
gave you a towel. It''s just me making up for my mistake. Besides, I''m sorry about what I did just
now. I didn''t mean to do it."
When Julien saw her apologetic expression, he smiled slightly as his voice became gentle. "I got it. I
don''t me you."
How could he me her?
Sydney moved her lips but didn''t say more.
That was because she didn''t know what else to say.
Also, she''d apologized, and he''d said he didn''t mind. If she had kept insisting that she hadn''t done it
on purpose, it would make her look like she was trying too hard.
Just then, Erika carried the towel into the living room, and she handed it to Julien." Here you are,
Mr. Flint."
Julien reached over and took it. Then he ced it on his head and began drying his hair.
Upon hearing the sound of Julien drying his hair, Sydney lowered her head slightly and changed the
subject." By the way, Mr. Flint, why would Grandma want me to wear such an expensive piece of
jewelry?"
That was the one thing she couldn''t figure out.
As far as she could recall, Julien''s grandmother had never given her any jewelry before.
Julien''s grandmother offered Sydney the house and the car, but Sydney refused to ept her offer.
Julien anticipated that she would ask this question. Then he tossed the towel aside and replied,
"Because it was her 80th birthday, many prominent people in the business world would be invited.
Most of them are powerful people from Jackal City, Pier City, and even abroad, who are the ones
you don''t even have the right to meet normally."
It sounded harsh, but it was true.
Even Brandon in his prime had no right to meet those in power, let alone Sydney.
It was something she was well aware of, so she didn''t get angry with him. Instead, she simply
asked, "So?"
"Some of these powerful people have subsidiary corporations which are like Skylight Corporation. If
Skylight Corporation wants to develop, you should try to cooperate with these subsidiaries. As
Skylight Corporation''srgest shareholder, you have to get to know these people and broaden your
vision. You have to make connections to secure your power as a vice president to have your say.
Then, you can always retrieve the rest of the management right from Stephen whenever you want."
Julien said as he looked at her.
Her expression turned serious as she began to clench her fists.
Sydney had to admit that Julien''s words had spoken her mind.
Indeed, she had recently been troubled by the future development of Skylight Corporation.
Skylight Corporation had achieved stability by working with a few subsidiaries of the Flint
Corporation, but it did not mean that Skylight Corporation had improved and developed enough.
Thepany was rescued from the brink of bankruptcy, but it still couldn''t make any further
development.
If Skylight Corporation was to develop and grow, it shouldn''t just rely on cooperation with several
subsidiaries of Flint Corporation. And it had to cooperate with newpanies and develop more
cooperation channels.