Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 651

After Sydney finished the acupuncture session, she sat in the chair beside the bed, as she always did.

The curtains were drawn, and no sunlight reached the room.

Even so, warmth spread through her body. She felt loose, steady, almost at peace.

When she lowered her eyes and met Florence's gentle yet resolute gaze, she understood why.

Only the two of them were there. Florence did not want distance between them, so she spoke first in a soft voice. "If you're upset, say it. When my father-in-law gets back later, we'll have him punish him properly."

The "him" at the end naturally referred to Theodore.

Albus had taken Elizabeth to visit a dying comrade. They would not return until later.

“If I'm upset, huh?” Sydney thought for a moment, then admitted with a smile, "A little, of course. But it's already obvious that Mr. Albus is completely impartial.”

He had stripped Theodore of every position he held. For a man who had wielded power for half his life, losing all his posts was no different from losing everything in his hands. That blow alone would be enough to make him suffer.

heart ached at how understanding she

joked, "Besides, I'm pregnant. It's not good for me to have

let the subject drop. Her gaze softened as it fell on Sydney's stomach. "Has the baby been

miss that look. For some

look at her the same way? With the same tenderness, the same quiet hope, the

control, she curved her lips in helpless amusement. "No. I eat well, I

surprised her too. The nausea and other symptoms had vanished over the past few days.

tenderness in her eyes nearly overflowed. Smiling, she asked, "When she kicks you, it doesn't hurt, does

lit up. "When she kicks me,

the

annoyed me. But when I was carrying Vee, I was already an older mother. I was always afraid something might happen to

Sydney understood at once.

so careful and hoping she develops well." A shadow crossed her eyes, then faded beneath a faint smile. "My adoptive parents died early. For a long time, I only had myself. I kept

for only one thing:

bedroom door opened, James and Raymond stood outside with grim expressions, discussing

saw Sydney, both men’s expressions eased James