Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 59 Not only did Penelope look stunned, but Sydney froze as well. She raised her head and forced herself to speak in a calm tone. "Either explain things to them properly first, or just go with Penelope to pick up the car." She could accept that he had cheated. She could even accept being the one to explain it all. What she couldn't accept was being dragged into a mess she never agreed to. If he just left with her like this, everyone would assume Penelope was Mrs. Hampton. And her? The homewrecker. The other woman. The mistress.

Caleb called out, "Sydney-" Sydney had seen his hesitation, and that decided it for her. Her voice wasn't loud, just clear enough for everyone nearby to hear. "Mr. Hampton, I have other things to do. I'll be going now." That one "Mr. Hampton" drew a sharp, cold line between them. The sales director, a seasoned professional, caught on quickly and turned to Caleb with a smooth smile. "Ah, Mr. Hampton, so this young lady is a friend of yours? If you'd mentioned it earlier, I would've offered her a discount right away." Caleb hummed absentmindedly.

away from where Sydney had disappeared. "I didn't forget." His voice had lost its warmth, and Penelope noticed it. She tugged on his arm and pouted playfully. "That's where we first met. Why are you so distracted today?" At a red light, just as Sydney tapped the brake,

voice came through. "Syd, there's something I wanted your opinion on." 1/2 Sun 24 Aug Chapter 59 "Go ahead." 6100 +15 BONUS "You remember when Julian came to our place?" Alan spoke too quickly and got a smack on the shoulder from Eliana beside him. He cleared his throat and went on, "He's working on a new cancer

want to stay out of anything involving Julian, but Eliana insisted we ask you first." The light turned green. Sydney pressed the gas and answered without hesitation, "Alan, I'd love to join." She had gone into medicine for a simple reason-to save lives. Millions of patients were out