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

elevator in quick succession. Alan looked

hurried

reddened

He only patted her

Let's go see Eliana."

turned to Julian. "Then I'll head

first."

"Go."

of them

to face the brother he would

at him, resentment nearly

eyes. "You knew early

abruptly, but

guessed.”

didn't say a word to me?" A restless

The smoking area was nearby. He strode

a cigarette, and lowered

the tip, a long,

and snapped the cigarette in

lips was only

him. "What

Julian's tone was

the smell.

at once. He tossed both

into the nearby

see his sister, he would shower

change properly.

something clicked. His face brightened with

at Julian. "How did |

to be an

belly would be

softly. "You didn't say that

| say before?" Raymond froze, then

----

first learned the child was

private, right alongside Julian. He

matter. It

as the child carried his

irrelevant.

not surprised by the

now had a family that would

love her.

paternity test coming back

next couple of

glanced

overflowing in his eyes. "The sooner,

she longed for family more than anyone.

this, having real family

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