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.

understanding she was.

little." Sydney smiled and joked, "Besides, I'm pregnant. It's not good for me to

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

that look. For some reason, her nose

her the same way? With the

she curved her lips in helpless amusement. "No. I eat well, I sleep well, and she's very good. She just kicks

over the past few days. Other than her growing belly, pregnancy did

overflowed. Smiling, she asked,

did you know?" Sydney's eyes lit up.

as if the baby

I was carrying Vee, I was already an older mother. I was always afraid

Sydney understood at once.

then faded beneath a faint smile. "My adoptive parents

she was pregnant, she had hoped for only one thing: that this child would be born safe

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

both men’s expressions eased James