Chapter 1028 The Past Unknown to Him


    "If it''s so important, then why are you keeping me in the dark? Would you rather turn to a stranger


    for help than to me? Or do you think I''m a man who can''t be trusted?" Julien had no clue what was


    going on in Sydney''s mind. He only wanted to clear things up with her.


    Seeing that he doubted his importance in her heart again, Sydney shook her head. "No, it''s not like


    that. The reason I didn''t tell you and didn''te to you is that I don''t want to depend on you for


    everything. I told you this before, and you agreed. I was honest with you. I''m afraid that if I ask for


    your help every time something happens, I''ll lose my ability to handle things on my own. I''ll be


    someone who can''t stand on her own feet, who only thinks of you when she''s in trouble. I don''t want


    to be like that. And..."


    "And?" Julien tightened his lips.


    She indeed had told him that before.


    He had been supportive.


    But how could he expect that she would take it to such an extreme, refusing to tell him anything or


    ask him for help?


    He felt like an outsider.


    Worse than an outsider.


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    At least she turned to outsiders for help.


    But he had never considered him.


    "And," Sydney rubbed her brow wearily, "I don''t want people to think of me as just Julien''s woman


    whenever they mention men and that mypany developed well because of you. It makes me


    feel like I''m your essory, a parasitic nt, only fit to be seen with you, not as an independent


    person, a boss of her ownpany. I don''t want people to think that I have no skills but just got


    lucky by hooking up with the most capable man, and that''s how I got where I am today and grew my


    company."


    Sydney shed a bitter smile, and her voice cracked. "I''ve never told you these things before, but


    they have always been like a stone, pressing down on my heart. Many times, they have made me


    breathless. You know, after getting back together with you, I''ve been under pressure all the time


    because the Raines family and Skylight Corporation are going down. You have no idea how scared


    I am when people say in front of me that I don''t deserve you, that I don''t have a good family


    background, that how I have the nerve to be with you, and that no one is there to back me up if you


    fight or break up with me because I don''t have parents..."


    Bang!


    A loud noise cut off Sydney''s anguished words.


    Julien mmed the table and stood up, his body radiating a freezing coldness, his face dark and


    grim. "You are my woman, who dares to say that about you!"


    Sydney gave a bitter smile. "Sure, they don''t dare to say anything in front of you. And ever since we


    got back together, I haven''t heard anyone say anything either. But can you swear that they don''t talk


    behind our backs, in ces we can''t see or hear?"


    Julien fell silent, unable to answer.


    He knew he couldn''t guarantee that.


    After all, he had no control over what others said in private.


    Even if he was powerful, he couldn''t know what they whispered behind his back, could he?


    Seeing that Julien didn''t say anything, Sydney sighed. "See? You can''t guarantee that. And these


    words, even if I don''t hear them now, I''ve heard them too many times in the past six years."


    "What?" Julien''s face changed and his eyes widened. "You''ve heard them say this before?"


    Sydney hummed. "For six long years, you didn''t spare me a single nce. My father passed away


    and Skylight Corporation changed hands. I was left alone, with no one to defend me. I felt it all too


    keenly. Your stepmother, your brother, your business partners, and all those who admired you


    taunted me and humiliated me. They had no fear because you didn''t care about me. You didn''t see


    me. For six years, I endured the worst cruelty the world could offer.”


    She said it calmly, but Julien felt as if a hand was squeezing his heart, making it ache so much that


    he could barely breathe. His handsome face turned pale and his lips twitched before he managed to


    speak in a hoarse voice. "I didn''t know. I''m sorry."


    He really didn''t know about this.


    He only knew that Velma and Jayden had been cruel to her in the past.


    But he never expected that there were others too.


    Sydney shook her head. "It''s normal that you didn''t know. After all, this kind of thing, no one would


    be dumb enough to say this kind of thing in front of you. I was your nominal wife anyway. They were


    not sure if you''d go after them after you found out about their bullying me. So, they naturally kept it


    from you."


    Julien pushed his chair aside and walked around the dining table with long strides. He reached


    Sydney''s side and bent down to hug her tightly. He buried his head in the crook of her neck and


    kept saying sorry.


    He didn''t hypocritically ask her why she didn''t tell him these things earlier.


    He knew the answer very well. He was still under hypnosis at that time, obsessed with Lyra. Even if


    she had told him, he probably would not have stood up for her.


    How could he be so blind to Velma and Jayden''s schemes?


    He knew well how they treated her, but he never did anything, even after he found out the truth.


    He didn''t even stop his family, not to mention outsiders.


    "I''m sorry. I''m such an asshole!"


    Julien embraced Sydney tightly, hiding his face that was filled with resentment and hatred in a spot


    that Sydney couldn''t see.


    He loathed Lyra with every fiber of his being. He wanted to tear her apart!


    If it wasn''t for Lyra, he wouldn''t have been hypnotized ormitted the unforgivable sin of hurting


    his beloved woman.


    Even though he realized now that those actions were not his own will, he still couldn''t deny that he


    was the one who did them.


    How could he inflict such pain on his love?


    He was determined to make Lyra suffer once he found her.


    Julien lifted his head slightly, his red eyes staring into the void behind Sydney, as if he could see


    Lyra through the emptiness.


    Sydney paid no heed to his thoughts. She gently patted his trembling back and lowered her eyes,


    saying nothing. She didn’t offer any words offort or reassurance, nor did she absolve him of


    me."


    Yes, she forgave him.


    But in her heart, there was still some bitterness left.


    She understood that what he did in the past was not his choice. He was hypnotized and a victim


    himself.


    But in the end, what difference did it make? Those things were still done by him.


    So, there was still an unresolved knot in her heart.


    After hugging for a while, Sydney pushed the man away gently, and under the man''s bloodshot


    eyes, she smiled and continued, "At first, I was so hurt by their bullying, but after the divorce, I


    suddenly saw things clearly."