Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 647

Julian searched Sydney's eyes and found he could not refuse her. After a brief pause, he reached out and pinched her cheek lightly.

In the end, he relented. "Fine. We'll go to the study first."

"Okay!"

Sydney had expected as much. Lately, he had granted nearly every request. He worried that even the slightest distress might affect the baby.

She slipped her arms through his and walked with him toward the elevator.

“Actually, after resting these past few days, the baby's condition is stable," she said casually. "If I ask for something you don't like, you can say no. I'm not that unreasonable."

He glanced at her. "You think I'm indulging you because of the baby?"

"Huh?" She blinked. "Then why?"

He flicked her lightly on the forehead and put on a faintly displeased look. "Figure it out yourself."

She responded, then realization dawned. It

he truly feared was not only losing the baby, but also the harm a miscarriage could

spread through her chest.

too,” he said gently, cutting her off as if he had read her mind. "But nothing matters more than

reserve. "How did you know

easy confidence. "Because

he was right. During the years when her personality had taken

the past, misunderstandings had clouded everything. Neither of them had felt secure. They had tested each other with care, step by cautious

first. She had been inside many times. Yet today,

the familiar room but saw no

the shell wind chime," he

hesitated, then walked to the shell wind chime she had

slid aside, revealing

at him

she reached for a switch, he pressed something

hidden room lit up