Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 655

Sydney heard his footsteps before he reached the bed. She stopped pretending to sleep, opened her eyes, and looked at him. "How do you always see through everything?"

Julian did not answer at once. One hand cradled the back of her head while the other adjusted the pillow, raising it slightly.

He helped her lean against the headboard. Only then did he give her cheek a light pinch. "Nothing in your business escapes my sharp eyes."

Sydney almost laughed. In the past, she would never have imagined hearing words like that from him. Every line he spoke used to sound stiff. Now sweet talk seemed to come to him with ease.

She lifted her hand and held his warm, dry palm. Her lips pressed together. "Penelope contacted me on the way home."

"What does she want?" Julian frowned slightly. Then realization crossed his face. "Megan probably contacted her."

Sydney had reached the same conclusion.

"She said she knows about my background," Sydney replied honestly. "She asked to meet tomorrow night."

a villa on the outskirts of the city, Megan answered Penelope's call and erupted in anger. "After all these days, this

and tomorrow marked the final deadline. How could she

and turned her over to the police, she would never escape again. The evidence

to avenge Sydney, Megan might

a cold laugh. "Get something straight.

wanted Sydney dead. She wanted it more than ever after losing her own child. Why? Because she had lost everything, yet Sydney lived a perfect life, had a successful

forced her into that miscarriage, what had Sydney been doing? Probably

that child deserve to die? If not

took Caleb from her. Now she had even stolen the identity Penelope had fought so hard to claim. Because

expected such defiance. She laughed. "Are you really willing to

forever. Only when she dies will your life have a chance to turn

grip tightened around the phone. Her

you to remind me. If you have time to