Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 654

In the photo, a one-year-old girl hugged a stuffed toy. Her grin stretched so wide it nearly reached her ears. She looked bright, carefree, and radiant.

The image looked nothing like the cautious, restrained Sydney of recent years. Yet she recognized the child almost at once.

The little girl was her. It was Sydney before her adoptive parents took her in.

Achill crept down her spine as she replied.

Sydney: [What exactly do you know?]

Even she still stood in the fog when it came to her own origins. So how did Penelope seem to know everything?

Raymond could not see the phone screen from his angle. Even so, he sensed the shift in her mood.

This time, he did not ask.

The car sped the rest of the way. By the time they reached Delta

Mansion, it had barely stopped before someone pulled the door open from outside.

Sydney looked up and met Julian's dark eyes. The chaos in her chest eased at once. "You're done already?"

he would not be home

steadied her as she stepped out of the car. "Yeah. The rest of

gaze

he was annoyed. He rubbed his nose. "These days, people don't really go for that whole 'son

days, people also don't show up at someone else's

appeared at just the right

smile, she waved Raymond inside. "Ignore that brat. Come in and

she understood one thing. They could not afford to offend Sydney's family. If they upset them and the other

hand. "You

nodded. "I

the house, Sydney went to wash

in the restroom, Raymond gave Julian a look. " Something's off with her. Ask her about it

more than she trusted him, the brother she had never even known existed. It made sense that she would not tell him, but she would certainly tell

Julian frowned. "What happened?"

out of the car earlier, he had already sensed something on her mind. She did not seem as relaxed as she had that morning. He had assumed it was because she had

the way Raymond spoke, that was clearly not

back," Raymond said as he rolled up his sleeves and sat down. "Probably someone she doesn't like. She didn't answer. But the

Julian's gaze flickered as

"I understand."

he finished speaking, the restroom door

guest to leave, Raymond received a phone call. He