Christopher nodded. "Go ahead."

Sydney walked out of the private room with her phone in hand, and received the call. She said with slight frustration, "What is it again?"

"You left your necklace behind at my place. Where are you? I'll send it to you." Geoffrey's tender voice sounded through the phone. Sydney's grip tightened over her phone. After a long pause, she finally said, "What exactly must I do for you to let me go?"

Geoffrey had been threatening her as of late.

When he previously forced her into bed with him, he had filmed the entire process.

Sydney was initially resistant, but as time went by, she became numb to it and eventually gave up resisting him.

Geoffrey cut out the part of the video where she didn't resist him, and just that clip alone made it seem as though Sydney went along with it willingly. Then, he threatened to show the Spencers the video. Geoffrey was a madman who wasn't afraid of sacrificing himself for the sake of getting what he wanted.

Sydney, on the other hand, was worried that if things would get nasty if the Spencers found out about them.

be implicated if conflict were to ensue between both families. When Geoffrey threatened her with the video clip and forced her to meet him, Sydney

right now? Syd, I've compromised by not asking you to marry me, but you've got to at least spend some time with me. I

more about Seb?" Geoffrey said, cutting her off. "How he is doing abroad right now, don't you want

son. Why would

You don't even dare to tell him that you're his mother. He's doing very well with Rose overseas. Oh yes, Rose gave birth to a baby boy, do you know that?" Sydney shut her eyes and clenched her fists so hard, her fingernails dug into the flesh of her palm. "Are you

I'll just leave your necklace with me for now.

hung up in a

walked back to the private room and stood outside the door, composing herself. She tried to keep her face straight, looking as

as

the door open, and flashed

me for keeping you

put her phone aside and sat

Her phone dinged.

at it, and saw a message from Geoffrey. It was a photo of them being intimate in bed.

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