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.

ached at how understanding she was. "Only a

Really, just a little." Sydney smiled and joked, "Besides, I'm pregnant.

drop. Her gaze softened as it fell on Sydney's stomach. "Has the baby been good? Has she been giving you a

look. For some reason, her

knew she was pregnant, would she look at her the same way? With the same tenderness, the same quiet

her head away. After she brought her emotions under control, she curved her lips in helpless amusement.

few days. Other than her growing belly, pregnancy did not feel

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

Sydney's eyes lit up. "When she kicks me, I

the baby

and the others, their kicking only hurt. It annoyed me. But when I was carrying Vee, I was already an older mother. I was always afraid something might happen to her. So every time she moved,

Sydney understood at once.

a faint smile. "My adoptive parents died early. For a long time, I only had myself. I kept

moment she found out she was pregnant, she had hoped for only one thing: that this child would be

James and Raymond stood

both men’s expressions eased