Whether Christopher was willing to help her or not, it no longer mattered. He didn't owe Sydney anything and wasn't obliged to help her. It was good enough that he was willing to hear her out.

Sydney looked up and said, "I'm not expecting you to help me by telling you all these. You can just hear me out. I'll figure a way out myself."

"How are you going to do that?" Christopher asked.

Sydney pondered for a long time, and her eyes grew sharp. "If he were to force me to a corner, I'd die along with him. I'll kill him and go to jail, at most. Or I could kill myself after killing him. Whatever it is..."

Before she could complete her sentence, Christopher covered her mouth with his hand. His brows furrowed, he said solemnly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Sydney broke down and hugged him.

"I really have considered dying with him. I thought of killing him in his sleep, but I hated the thought of having to sacrifice myself to get rid of him. Why? I refuse to accept that!"

"Syd," Christopher called out to her.

Sydney was very agitated. "He's your brother-in-law. Will you blame me if I were to kill him? Will your sister blame me?"

silly. I won't

and vulnerable.

gently wiped the tears from her face. "I

him with glistening

has already suffered with him. I don't want

to kiss him, but Christopher put his fingers on her

at him,

her after

could see through her

under such circumstances. It feels like a transaction. I want the issue to be completely solved before we

her mouth, wanting to

warmly. "It's fine, I don't mind what happened long ago. I just want to help you

divorce Wesley. If this issue with Geoffrey can be solved, I'll be free and won't implicate you,"

me. I care more about your feelings. If you sleep with me under the current circumstances, it might bring

in return, but his words made her decide it was better for the problem to be solved before they got

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