Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 613

This time, the bespectacled man hesitated. Sydney was right. If she died here, it would not be dismissed as a simple mistake. It would be fatal.

With the leaders of both the Sterling and Hutton families present, losing the hostage meant that none of them would leave the estate alive.

He considered it for a moment. "Aren't you a doctor yourself? What do you need? Medicine? Supplies? I can have someone bring them."

Letting her go was clearly not an option.

Sydney appeared to think it over, then replied evenly, "A cup of hot water and a warm coat."

He frowned. "You have a lot of demands.”

“I can't help it," Sydney said. "I'm cold."

She glanced across the empty terrace, then looked back at him."Aren't you cold?"

It was a winter night. No one was immune to the chill

had stood abandoned for years. There were no spare garments.

to a man in the hallway. "Get her a cup

coat. Even if there were one, a pampered young lady

calm

Sydney looked up.

over despite the attempts to stop her. She halted at the entrance to the terrace

she said evenly.

removed her down jacket and held it

downstairs remained unresolved, and no one knew how it would end. There

inside and out, then tossed it to Sydney.

and looked at Diana.

coat's delivered. You can leave now," the man

gave a single nod

hear the voices below. From her vantage

their backs to her. Tristan still wore an

the coat. When her left hand slid free of

Something felt wrong.