Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 626

Julian glanced at Sydney and saw that her expression remained perfectly calm, without the slightest hint of guilt. He let out a soft laugh. "Grandma knew, but | didn't?”

Sydney focused on her muffin, her face unflushed and her heartbeat steady. "I told you."

"When did you tell me?" He paused, then frowned. "Don't tell me it was while I was asleep.”

Sydney said nothing. She could hardly admit that it had indeed been while he was asleep. Or rather, not exactly asleep.

That time, she had finished explaining everything. Unfortunately, this man had been deprived for far too long and lost all restraint.

He had not listened to a single word. Worse, he had convinced himself that she was asking him to treat the child as his own.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" When she continued to ignore him, Julian prepared to press further. His gaze flicked to her slightly reddened ears, and something clicked. His brow twitched as he was about to speak.

Agatha set a hot muffin onto his plate. "Even eating can't shut your mouth."

She motioned for the maids to place more dishes in front of Sydney and continued her scolding, "She finally gets to eat in peace after all these days. Can't you wait until she's full before talking?"

Agatha felt that Sydney had clearly lost weight recently and wished that she could eat well and sleep well from now on. Yet

kept talking without

of Sydney, he had suddenly turned into a chatterbox. Before, she worried that he was too reserved to please a woman. Now she only

at the sight of the normally decisive Mr. Sterling obediently accepting a scolding. She even chimed

conceded. "Fine. You're her biological

be a live-in husband. You're too talkative," Agatha

sipping her soup and nearly choked. She nodded

through his chest. The brightness in his gaze softened into pure

to wipe the corner of her mouth and said helplessly,

atmosphere was nothing

It was tense.

the service staff. The moment she spotted him, her temper flared. "Do you know what the Huttons did? It

hotel where the Huttons’ charity

Caleb had suddenly lost his mind

it was done. The engagement was completely

as though he had not slept all night. His expression remained flat as he said lightly,

her teeth. "I know you look down on

do with the Huttons." Caleb's tone stayed even, without a ripple. He walked to the dining table and picked

surfaced. Every

patiently remind him, "Cal, drinking coffee on an empty stomach hurts