Chapter 542 Pay Julien Back


    Velma couldn''t believe that in Julien''s mind she couldn''tpare to Sydney.


    She couldn''t believe she had lost to Sydney!


    Velma copsed abruptly onto the couch as if she had suffered a huge blow. She fell into a trance,


    staring fixedly into space.


    Julien''s eyes darkened at his mother''s behavior. He then beckoned Zach and asked the assistant to


    take him upstairs.


    Zach hurriedly did as he was told.


    Soon, they were upstairs.


    Zach opened the door to Julien''s room and wheeled him inside. "Mr. Flint, your


    mother looks sad about what you just said." Julien answered in a nonchnt voice," There are


    things that cannot be avoided. It is good to let my mother know how I will treat her and Sydney, so


    she''ll treat Sydney with respect and stop picking on Sydney."


    "You''re right." Zach nodded.


    Julien then took the Azure Heart out of his pocket and instructed Zach, "Go get a cup of cleaning


    solution."


    Julien''s mother had worn the ne, so he couldn''t give it to Sydney before cleaning it.


    "OK." Zach knew what Julien was going to do. Then he went to get the cleaning solution.


    As Velma had a lot of jewelry, the house was always stocked with jewelry cleaning solution.


    Zach went downstairs and asked a maid where the cleaning solution was. He soon returned to


    Julien’s room with arge cup of cleaning solution.


    Julien told Zach to put it on the table.


    Julien then dropped the Azure Heart into the solution.


    Within seconds, the cleaning solution became cloudy.


    Julien used a long ss stirring rod and gently stirred the ne in the solution to clean it on all


    sides.


    Zach was standing by with a towel, watching.


    When the solution was clear again, Zach handed the towel to Julien.


    Julien put the towel on the table, picked up the ne with tweezers, and ced it on the towel.


    After cleaning, the Azure Heart looked even more sparkling and dazzling. The center diamond,


    which reflected a colorful glimmer under the light, was especially fabulous.


    Julien picked up the towel and gently wiped the ne to dry it.


    "Go to my closet and bring a box." Julien instructed Zach as he wiped the ne.


    Zach did as he was told. He soon returned with an exquisite box.


    Julien put the ne in the box. "You can leave now."


    "Sure." Zach nodded and then turned to go out.


    Julien took out his cell phone and dialed Sydney’s number.


    Sydney answered quickly, "It’s sote.


    What’s up?" "Did I disturb you?" Julien put the phone to his ear and asked softly.


    Sydney was sitting in front of herputer, working. She stretched her stiffened neck and smiled,


    "No, I''m still up. You didn''t disturb me."


    "That''s good." Julien yed with the box in his hand and then asked, "Why did you return the


    ne?"


    Sydney froze for a moment and then showed a surprised expression. "Why are you asking me


    now? You didn''t just learn about it, did you?"


    Julien responded, "Yes."


    "How is that possible?" Sydney frowned," When I went to see you at the hospital, I gave the


    ne to your mother and asked her to give it to you. How could you....


    Suddenly, she thought about Velma''s character, and her face turned gloomy. "Did Velma take the


    ne as her own? She didn’t give it to you?”


    "No.” Julien shook his head. He didn''t lie about it. "Tonight when I went back home, I noticed my


    mother was wearing the ne, and then I learned that you had returned it.”


    "That''s the story! She''s so..."


    Sydneypressed her lips. She wanted to say ''she is so shameless'', but she quickly realized that


    Julien was her son and that it wasn''t nice to say that about Velma to Julien''s face, so she swallowed


    the rest of the sentence.


    Even so, Julien guessed what Sydney was going to say, but he was not angry.


    After all, Velma''s behavior was indeed shameless.


    "I''ve got the ne back." Julien stroked the box and said gently.


    Sydney breathed a sigh of relief, "That''s good."


    "I want to know why you returned the ne to me." Julien narrowed his eyes, dismay in his


    eyes.


    She was not epting his ne. Was she nning to cut him off?


    Hearing the dismay in Julien''s tone, Sydney paused and answered, "I made the decision after I had


    thought twice. You jumped off the cliff to save me, and I owe you so much that I can never repay


    you. I really felt a lot of pressure. The ne is the first thing I could give back to you."


    ''So that''s it.'' Julien''s furrowed brow rxed. He could understand her.


    For now, they were just friends, so everything he did for her added to her stress. She couldn’t be


    easy about it.


    That was who Sydney was. She never owed anyone anything. Otherwise, she would never be at


    ease.


    "I know. I''ll take the ne.” Julien put the box on the table.


    Since Sydney wanted to return it, he wouldn''t object.


    As long as Sydney was happy, he would be happy.


    When they got back togetherter, he could give her the ne again then.


    Sydney didn''t know what Julien was thinking. She smiled, "Okay."


    By epting the ne, he epted her gratitude, so she owed him less and the pressure was


    off her mind a little.


    As for the rest, she would pay him back slowly.


    "By the way." Suddenly thinking of something, Sydney sat up straight, "Er... I''ve talked to Luke. He


    should stop calling me like that."


    "So soon?" Julien raised his eyebrows slightly. A hint of surprise shed through his eyes.


    Julien thought Sydney would find a chance to talk to Luke about itter.


    He was ready to hear Luke call Sydney '' darling'' for a few more days.


    He was surprised to learn that Sydney had talked to Luke to stop calling her ''darling'' so soon.


    Immediately, Julien curled his lips. He was so happy.


    The fact that Sydney talked to Luke so soon meant she cared about Julien.


    "Not so soon.” Sydney''s eyes twinkled, and she looked down. "I met Luke yesterday, so I talked to


    him about it. "


    "Did he agree?" Julien''s voice was soft


    Sydney nodded, "Well, he agreed. But..."


    "But what?"


    "Nothing." Sydney shook her head. She nced at the time in the bottom right corner of her


    computer screen. "Well, Julien. It''s gettingte, and I want to go to bed." "All right." Although JulienBelongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    was curious about what happened between Sydney and Luke, he suppressed his curiosity when


    Sydney said she wanted to go to bed.


    He didn''t want her to be tired.


    "Have a good sleep. Good night." Julien whispered in a low, tender voice.


    Sydney felt a tingle in her ears, as if a feather was lightly tickling her ears. She couldn''t help but rub


    her ear against her phone and whisper, "Good night."


    The call ended. Julien put his phone down. Then he picked up the box and drove his wheelchair


    toward the walk-in closet.