Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 105 "You're Julian's girlfriend. If you want to know something, ask him directly. No need to go through me. I'm only his so-called sister in name." Sydney kept her tone calm. She only wanted to draw a line so that Charlotte would not waste her energy on her. What she did not expect was the spark in Charlotte's eyes. Charlotte leaned in with a playful wink. "I'm his girlfriend? Did Mr. Sterling tell you that himself?" Sydney froze. The thought hit her that she might have completely misread Charlotte and Julian's relationship. "No.

I just made an assumption." Charlotte winked again, smiling broadly. "Well, that must mean you approve of me then. As your potential sister-in-law." Sydney suddenly understood what it meant to talk too much and dig yourself deeper. Whether she approved or not did not matter, just as Julian had told her 8 years ago that she was not truly his sister. By the end of lunch, she had not cleared up a thing. Worse, Charlotte seemed even more enthusiastic. "Syd, did you drive here? If not, I can drop you back." Sydney shook her head. "No need. The clinic's right across the street.

Two minutes on foot." "Alright then. Next time, let's plan another meal." "Sure." Back at the clinic... Sydney picked up her car and drove to a senior schoolmate's jewelry studio. She asked her to recreate the pendant as a one-to- one replica. No two gemstones could ever be truly identical, but they could at least make it close. "That's easy," Harold Edwards said at once. "I'll need a few days to source a similar stone. Come by in a week, or I can deliver it." Relieved, Sydney smiled. "I'll pick it up." Afterward, she stopped by the lab to finish some work. Later that evening...

an apology." She had, in fact, forgotten. Thinking back, she vaguely recalled him mentioning it, but her mind had been entirely on the