Chapter 544 Have a Talk with Luke


    "You..."


    The faces of Stephen and the others turned red in anger for what Sydney had said, but they could


    do nothing.


    After all, what Sydney had said was true. She was the biggest shareholder. Although she was just


    the vice-president, she had more privileges than them.


    No matter how disgruntled they were, they had to bear it.


    Sydney looked at the sullen Stephen and sneered in her heart.


    ''How dare you make things difficult for me? Who do you think you are?''


    She looked away and nced at Luke who sat not far away.


    He lowered his head. She couldn’t see his expression.


    But she could feel that he was absentminded. She sighed and pulled out the chair. "Alright, let’s


    start the meeting.’’


    "OK." The others nodded and opened the documents in front.


    The meetingsted for two hours and was finally over.


    Stephen left with his men first.


    On the contrary, Sydney sat on the chair motionlessly. It seemed that she didn''t n to pack up her


    things and leave at all.


    She leaned back against the chair and fixed her eyes on Luke.


    Luke was packing up his things. After that, he stood up and was about to leave.


    Sydney stopped him. "Luke, wait."


    He stopped, turned to look at her and asked ttly, ''What''s the matter?" It was rare for him. After all,


    he had always looked at her with a smile.


    He kept his words and didn''t call her " darling" anymore.


    If it were in the past, he would say "darling" first when he talked to her.


    She stood up. "Would you like to have a talk with me?"


    He looked at her and asked, "What would you like to talk about?"


    She didn''t answer his question but nced at the gossipy people who were still in the meeting room


    and wanted to eavesdrop. They noticed her gaze, lowered their heads awkwardly and quickened


    their paces to leave.


    Soon, only Sydney and Luke were left in therge meeting room.


    Sydney looked at him. Do you still mind what happenedst night?"


    He opened his mouth but didn''t say anything.


    He still minded what had happenedst night indeed.


    It was because he knew that she wouldn’t choose him and was angry about her attitude.


    Even though she wouldn''t choose him, they had been friends for more than twenty years.


    But she asked him not to call her "darling" anymore just because of Julien.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    Of course, Luke minded it in his heart.


    Sydney looked at the upset Luke and sighed, "I''m sorry that I was thoughtlessst night and said so


    to you, but I don''t think I was wrong. You have feelings for me, right?”


    He widened his eyes and looked at her in surprise. "How... do you know that?"


    He had loved her for more than ten years. She had been in his heart since he knew the love


    between lovers.


    He had the impulse to express his feelings to her umpteen times, but he failed every time because


    hecked the courage.


    To his surprise, she noticed that.


    She lowered her head. "I didn''t know it until you said sost night. If you didn''t have feelings for me,


    you wouldn''t have lost your cool. So I said that I wasn''t wrong. I have no feelings for you and can''t


    respond to your feelings. The only thing that I can do is to stop you in case you will be involved


    more deeply. Otherwise, you will get hurt, and I will feel guilty."


    "I won''t..."


    Sydney interrupted him, "You will! I don''t know when you started to have feelings for me, but I''m


    sure that it has been a long time. Up to now, you still can''t give up your feelings for me. It means


    that you value it very much. The longer it is, the more difficult it is for you to give up. In the end, you


    will be hurt deeply. I''m reluctant to see that. You''re my best friend. You''re the only person who I''m


    reluctant to hurt. Thus, I hope that you can give up your feelings for me and start from what you call


    me." She asked him not to call her "darling". It showed that she had made up her mind and wouldn''t


    choose him.


    Thus, she hoped that he would understand it and give up immediately. It was impossible for them to


    be lovers.


    Of course, Luke understood her meaning.


    He clenched his fists and looked at her with red eyes. "So are you warning me not to call you


    ''darling'', make any intimate moves to you or wish you would love me?"


    Sydney shook her head. "No, I''m not warning you. I won''t warn my friends. I''m advising you. I don''t


    love you but I regard you as my friend, so you won''t get any response from me. Thus, I need to


    have it out with you and let you know that. Only then will you give up."


    Although what she had said was hurtful, she needed to let him know the truth and give up as soon


    as possible.


    She had to be straightforward.


    Hearing her cold and resolute words, he felt heartbroken and almost couldn''t breathe. "So do you


    want to cut all ties with me?"


    Sydney said, "I have never meant that. I just want you to be my friend. I don''t want our rtionship


    to be mixed with any other feelings."


    Luke lowered his head and smiled bitterly," I understand your meaning. You just want me to be your


    friend and don’t want me to love you as a man."


    "You’re right." Sydney nodded.


    Luke clenched his fists. "Alright, I will withdraw my feelings for you and won''t wish for your love. As


    for being a friend with you... I''m sorry that I can''t be your friend before I let go of my feelings for


    you."


    Heughed at himself and left.


    ''How pathetic I''m.''


    I have loved her for more than ten years, but she asks me to give up before I express my feelings to


    her.''


    ''My love hasn''t begun but dies out.''


    Sydney looked at his back, opened her mouth and wanted to stop him, but she gave up in the end.


    ''Even if I stop him, what can I say?’


    ''Will he think that I have feelings for him and thus he will be reluctant to give up?''


    ''No, I can''t do that.''


    I won''t ept his love. Although he feels sad, it’s temporary. It''s the best way for both of us.''


    ''If I''m afraid that he feels sad and don''t have it out with him, it''s a real hurt for him.’


    ''He is right. Before he gives up his feelings for me totally, we''re not able to be friends again.''


    ''Let alone if we will be as close as before, we even will feel embarrassed when we meet each other.''


    ''I would better wait for him until he let it go. Only then can we get along with each other naturally.’


    Thinking of that, she closed her eyes and exhaled deeply.


    At that time, Sean rushed in and looked worried. "Ms. Raines, what has happened to Mr. Chase?


    When I saw him walking out, his eyes were red. It seemed that he had cried. He..."


    Sydney forced out a smile and said, "Go to look for him."


    Sean felt surprised. "Look for him?"


    She massaged her forehead and said, "Yes, please. I talked a lot with him just now. He is in a bad


    mood. I''m worried about him. Please keep an eye on him, stop him if he wants to hurt himself and


    comfort him."


    "But..."


    She interrupted him, waved her hand and urged, "Hurry up. If you waste too much time, you will not


    be able to chase after him. He is in a bad mood. It will be troublesome if he has any ident when


    he drives."