Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 583

Chapter 583

If this had happened before, Julian would have darkened at

once. This time, however, he merely coughed lightly, almost

without realizing it.

Sydney assumed Raymond was joking. She curved her lips into

a smile and teased him. "Raymond, you're suddenly so friendly.

I'm not really used to it."

Among Julian's circle of friends, Raymond had always liked her

the least. After knowing each other for so many years, they were

not even connected on social media.

When she added Caleb and the others back then, she had

mentioned it to Raymond in person, only to receive a flat

rejection.

Raymond's gaze flicked over and caught the faint, barely

concealed schadenfreude in Julian's eyes. He shot him a

sideways look, then replied sourly, "Maybe only Jules can make

you call me Ray willingly.”

The remark carried a sharp edge, though that kind of jealousy

was not really his place.

Whether it was Raymond himself or the Huttons as a whole, they

owed Julian their thanks for protecting Sydney all these years,

----

both openly and in secret. Otherwise, with Eloise's methods,

Sydney might not even be alive now, much less accomplished

what she had in medicine.

Still, it sat poorly with him. This was his sister, his own flesh and

blood. Yet in the past, even speaking to her required first

gauging Julian's expression. It was completely unreasonable.

As that irritation stirred again, Alan and Marcus stepped out of

succession. Alan looked worn from

hurried

eyes reddened

not waste words. He only patted

Let's go see Eliana."

turned to Julian. "Then I'll head

first."

"Go."

of them

to face the brother he would take a

staring at him,

"You knew early

came out abruptly, but Julian

guessed.”

a word to me?" A restless heat rose

chest. The smoking area

lowered

flame reached the tip, a long, well-defined

over and snapped the cigarette in half. What

Raymond's lips was only a broken

him.

Julian's tone was

like the smell.

at once. He tossed

into the nearby trash bin.

time he came to see his sister,

change properly.

His

as he looked at Julian.

to be an

Sydney's belly would be

"You

did | say before?" Raymond

----

child was Caleb's, he

right alongside Julian. He rubbed his nose.

It

long as the child carried

irrelevant.

surprised by the

She now had a family that would

love her.

paternity test

next couple of

slightly and glanced toward

in his eyes. "The sooner,

longed for family

real family by her

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