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

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

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

not miss that look. For

her the same way? With the same tenderness,

head away. After she brought her emotions under control, she curved her lips in helpless amusement. "No. I eat well, I sleep well,

nausea and other symptoms had vanished over the past few days. Other than her growing belly, pregnancy did not feel much

in her eyes nearly overflowed. Smiling, she asked, "When she kicks you,

you know?" Sydney's eyes lit up. "When she

felt as if the baby was interacting with

But when I was carrying Vee, I was already an older mother. 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

she found out she was pregnant, she had hoped for

door opened, James and Raymond stood outside with

Sydney, both men’s expressions eased James glanced into the room.