Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 586

Clearly, the two of them were not speaking about the same

thing. Even so, Florence felt a small measure of comfort.

At the same time, the ache in her heart deepened. She had never

wanted to raise her daughter to be this understanding, this

gentle to a fault. She would have preferred a willful little girl

When Florence thought of how many hardships Sydney must

have endured to become this way, her heart tightened as if

seized by an invisible hand. No words came.

She could only hold Sydney a little closer. She could not imagine

how she was meant to make up for the past or how she could

ever atone for her failures as a mother.

Sydney clearly felt Florence crying harder. There were no sobs,

but the dampness spreading across her shoulder told the story

For no clear reason, an unspoken sadness rose in Sydney's own

chest.

When Julian came downstairs, this was the scene that greeted

him. These two really were something.

He walked over helplessly, patted Sydney on the head, and said, "

Dinner is ready. Come eat with Madam Hutton."

Only then did Florence notice him. She quickly wiped away her

----

tears and regained her usual composed elegance. "Julian, are

you finished with your work?"

arrived earlier, Julian had still been

had not allowed the housekeeper

nodded. "Yes. Tonight's dishes

Please see if they

moved behind Florence and

her wheelchair.

Sydney. This tycoon rarely took

care for

taken aback.

place what felt off.

the past, because Raymond and Julian

often. Yet every time they met, Julian spoke little. He was always polite but reserved. No

certainly nothing like pushing her

Even Raymond, that jerk, was rarely this

the meal felt unusually

Florence took exceptional

frequently served food to

was not sure if it was her

glimpse something rare on Julian's

----

through the meal, Agatha mentioned

pain, and Florence immediately grew anxious.

do you

body. If anything feels

lacked nothing. They had money, connections,

best medical resources. Everything

birth as comfortably

helplessly. "Don't worry. It's already much

had been nothing more than

days, combined with

she

uneasy and turned to Julian.

replied

trust Sydney's own judgment. She always

never

judgment. If it had

not have simply sent her home to

did Florence finally

she did not stay long. After

room and rest, she