Chapter 11 Sydney felt utterly suffocated, but she could not afford to blow things up-not when she still needed a smooth divorce. She could not risk falling out with Caleb. Her fingertips pressed lightly against her palm as she met his gaze. "How do you want me to clarify it? The photos are already out there." Caleb looked weary, probably worn down from dealing with Penelope. "But they didn't catch Penny's face clearly." A heavy weight clogged Sydney's chest. Her voice came out dry. "So you want me to lie? Tell the public that I'm the woman in the photo?" Her question was simple.

Too direct, maybe. She had not expected such a ridiculous request. At most, she had assumed he would ask her to say it was a friend in the photo or just a misunderstanding. Caleb pressed his lips together and answered rationally, "I can't think of a better would calm the public quickly-for Hampton Corp., and for everyone. It's the lesser evil." way. This 'Everyone?' Sydney clenched the bedsheet. By "everyone," he meant Penelope. Of course. Caleb always protected her. No matter what. But Sydney? She was the one thrown under the bus without a second thought. She gave a crooked, miserable smile.

way of making it up to you. Go out with Tiffany tomorrow. Buy whatever you want." As he spoke, he handed her a check. 1/3 Sun 24 Aug Chapter 91% +15 BONUS Sydney did not move, so he placed it on her pillow. Without another word, he got up and left the room-smooth and clean, like he could not wait to escape, as

Sydney pick up the check and glance at it. Its value was 2.5 million dollars.. 'Neat,' she thought. For Caleb, it was a steal. Two and a half million for a zero-risk PR fix? Anytime. For her? Not bad either. Sydney opened her social media app, switched

on the familiar gravel path at the Sterling estate-the same spot where she had been punished so many times. She remembered it clearly. Back then... Eloise ordered the maids to hit her when a 13-year-old boy wearing a black mourning armband stepped in front of her. "If she bothers you that much, then she can come live at my place

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