Chapter 1014


    Chaim remembered when he was young...


    Then he looked at Sydney, and his expression became gentle. At that moment, he did not look like


    a businessman but a kind elder.


    "Ms. Sydney, don''t feel bad. This is a realistic problem. It''s hard for a person to seed without


    connections or background. I hope you can understand that," Chaim said.


    Sydney understood what Chaim was saying, but she couldn''t ept it.


    It made her efforts look like a joke.


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    She worked so hard, but others only saw that her boyfriend was Julien. They couldn''t see her


    efforts.


    And her hard work means nothing in the face of power.


    "Syd," Luke got worried when he saw Sydney''s clenched lips and pale face.


    And he felt guilty.


    He med himself for not being as powerful as Julien or having expanded the family business as


    Julien had done. He hadn''t made the family business bigger.


    Otherwise, when Sydney was in trouble, he could have helped her out. But now he couldn''t do


    anything for her.


    "I''m fine. Don''t worry." Sydney understood that Luke was worried about her, so she forced a smile to


    reassure him.


    But Luke could see that she was forcing a smile. In fact, she was very upset inside.


    But he didn''t know how tofort her.


    Sydney took a breath to calm down. She turned to Chaim again and smiled, "Mr. Houston, thank


    you for yourfort. I did feel frustrated when I heard what you just said. I always thought you


    agreed to see me because of mypany, not because of anyone else. But you told me that you


    came to see me because of Julien and that I was not qualified to meet with you. To be honest, I was


    frustrated."


    "I''m sorry," Chaim whispered an apology.


    Sydney waved her hand, "No, you don''t need to apologize to me. You just spoke the truth. I should


    thank you. Thank you for reminding me that mypany is not big enough and that I need to work


    harder to make it better. Thank you. Let’s have a drink."


    After that, she stood up with her ss in hand.


    Sydney was really happy when she heard that Chaim had agreed to meet with her. She thought he


    agreed to see her because herpany was doing so well.


    She had pride in her heart. She thought she could aplish something through her own efforts.


    She had never thought that her achievements were because of Julien.


    Chaim''s words enlightened her. She was not that great and her sess was because her boyfriend


    was Julien.


    Many people respected her because of her background.


    In many people''s eyes, she would be nothing without Julien. People didn''t hold such a young


    woman in such high esteem.


    Chaim sobered her up, and now she saw the truth.


    If Chaim hadn''t reminded Sydney, she wouldn''t have known about it. She would have thought she


    was doing a good job and she might have be conceited one day, which would do her real


    harm.


    It was hard for a conceited person to ept the opinions of others.


    If she did be conceited in the future, once she learned that her sess was because of Julien,


    she would be devastated and she would probably do something crazy.


    Sydney knew well how terrible it was when a person became conceited.


    Luckily, Chaim woke her up and made her realize that she hadn''t done enough. Most of her


    achievements should be thanks to Julien.


    Now she understood her situation better and that she would not be too proud of herself.


    Therefore, she was really grateful to Chaim.


    Chaim could see that when Sydney thanked him, she meant it. He began to like her, and the smile


    on his face became warmer. He lifted her ss and responded, "Ms. Sydney, you''re wee. You


    don''t have to thank me. I did it for the bank, too."


    "I know." Sydney took a sip of her wine and smiled, "You did it for the bank, but you also reminded


    me, so I am grateful."


    Chaim smiled, "Well, Ms. Sydney, I ept your gratitude."


    "You should." Sydney smiled and nodded.


    Luke was relieved to see her smile and the look of frustration gone from her face. He picked up the


    bottle and filled Sydney''s and Chaim''s sses.


    Chaim thanked Luke, then he turned to Sydney and said, "Ms. Sydney, you still haven''t told me why


    you didn''t ask Mr. Flint for help bute to the bank to get a loan."


    After filling everyone''s ss, Luke sat back in his chair. He also looked at Sydney. He was curious


    about what she would say.


    Would she be honest? Or would she find an excuse?


    Sydney swirled the ss in her hand. She didn''t answer Chaim right away.


    After a few moments, she replied, "It''s simple. I don''t want to rely on Julien."


    Chaim raised his eyebrows, "You don''t want to rely on Mr. Flint?"


    "No."


    "Why?" Chaim sat up straight, "Don''t you want to marry Mr. Flint?"


    "Of course, I would marry Julien." Sydney exined, "Julien and I made an agreement that we


    would get married again, but not now."


    "If you guys are going to get married, why don''t you want to rely on Mr. Flint?" Chaim said as he


    swirled his ss, "Mr. Flint is your fiancé and your future husband. Wouldn''t it be normal for you to


    rely on him?"


    Sydney shook her ss. Looking at the dark wine, she curled the corners of her lips, "Chaim, you


    should know that I have apany. If I didn''t have apany or was a dependent woman, I would


    rely on him. I wouldn''t feel embarrassed if I depended on him. But I don''t want to be a dependent


    woman. I want to run Skylight well. I want to make thepany as big as it once was, so I can''t rely


    on Julien. I don''t like it when people talk about Skylight, all they''ll talk about is that I''m Julien''s


    girlfriend. I can''t ept that people think Skylight''s performance is because of Julien, not me."


    "I understand." Chaim nodded, "I understand you, Ms. Sydney, and you''re right. In any industry,


    women face more challenges than men, and women have to work harder to seed."