Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 419 Sydney's heart gave a small, trembling jolt. For a long moment, she couldn't find her voice. She had never expected Julian to want a child that deeply. She had even believed that if he ever discovered she was carrying his child, he would have refused to let it be born. But she had never imagined that he would be so disappointed and hurt that the ache would reach her own chest. Diana's calm voice broke the silence. "If you regret it now, it's not too late to take it back." Sydney stared down at the stark white bedsheet. It took a long while before she lifted her head.

"Will he ever forgive me?" The question caught Diana off guard. She had been the one to help Sydney uncover the truth about the past, so she understood exactly what Sydney meant. After avenging her parents, could Julian, Eloise's own grandson, ever forgive her? If he couldn't, then her regret meant nothing. It would only plant the seeds of deeper sorrow for the years to come. Diana knew something of the tension between Eloise and her grandson, but that didn't mean Julian could stay indifferent to Eloise's fate. Blood was a bond that never truly broke.

Bones could snap, yet the tendons still clung together. If people could so easily sever their ties, there wouldn't be so many trapped in the misery of where they came from. Placing herself in Sydney's position, Diana couldn't offer an answer And she knew Sydney already had one. Thus, she only said quietly, "As long as you've thought it through." Sydney drew a slow breath. "Yes. I have." Some things had to be faced, no matter how painful. She wasn't the real Sydney, after all. She had no blood feud with the Sterling family.

her sincerely. The least she could do was let them rest in peace and repay the debt of their kindness-even if that meant turning Julian into her enemy. Diana regarded her evenly. "Whatever you do, keep it within the law." "Don't worry." Sydney smiled faintly. So far, she hadn't found a solid way to strike. But that morning, Caleb had told her that part of the funds Eloise had invested in Penelope's projects weren't clean.