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

hurried

eyes reddened at

words. He only patted

Let's go see Eliana."

to Julian. "Then I'll head back to the

first."

"Go."

of them had walked away did

to face the brother he would take a knife

at him, resentment nearly

"You knew

abruptly, but Julian understood.

guessed.”

to

smoking area was nearby. He

cigarette, and lowered

blue flame reached the tip, a

the cigarette in half.

was

glared at him. "What are

smoke lingers.” Julian's tone

the smell. And she's

once. He tossed both the cigarette and

into the nearby

he came to see his

change properly.

clicked. His face brightened with

looked at Julian. "How did

to be

baby in Sydney's belly would be his

softly. "You didn't say that

| say before?" Raymond froze,

----

child was Caleb's, he had

private, right alongside Julian.

matter. It really

as the child carried his

irrelevant.

the change in attitude.

She now had a family that would

love her.

the paternity test

next couple of days,”

glanced toward the ward,

overflowing in his eyes. "The

that she longed for family more

like this, having real family by her

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