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 was.

Really, just a little." Sydney smiled and joked, "Besides, I'm pregnant. It's not good for me to have huge mood

Once she had her answer, she let the subject drop. Her gaze softened as it fell on

that look. For

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

helpless amusement. "No. I eat well, I sleep well, and she's very

past few days.

overflowed. Smiling, she asked, "When she kicks you, it doesn't

you know?" Sydney's eyes lit up. "When she kicks me, I just feel...

if the baby

"When I was pregnant with Diana and the others, their kicking only hurt. It annoyed me. But when I was carrying Vee, I was

Sydney understood at once.

because I almost miscarried that I'm being 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

out she was pregnant, she had hoped for only one thing: that

stood outside with grim expressions, discussing something

they saw Sydney, both men’s expressions eased James glanced into