"Come in." Julien sat against the bed frame with a book in his hands.
Velma pushed the door open. "Julien, these are your medicine. Remember to take them."
"Thanks, mom." Julien nodded.
"Go to bed earlier. I'll head out now.” Velma pointed at the door.
Julien nodded.
Once Velma left, he closed his book and ate the medicine with the glass of water by the bed. He swallowed the colorful pills without any expression.
After consuming the medicine, he continued his reading for a short while before he felt very sleepy.
He knew that it was the side effects of the medication he took just now.
It was always after taking these medicines that he felt immensely sleepy.
As such, Julien put his book aside and lay down. He soon fell asleep.
That night, he had a long nightmare.
In the dream, after Lyra woke up, he brought her back as he did in reality and then made Sydney move out. However, Sydney refused, and he actually instructed the servants to throw Sydney's things out of Flint Mansion. That part was different from reality.
In the dream, Sydney did not divorce him. Instead, he was the one who filed for the divorce while Sydney refused. He used all sorts of methods to make Sydney relent and force her into a divorce.
Other than that, he also dreamt that Lyra was just as she was in reality. She harmed Sydney repeatedly, yet in the dream, Julien thought that Sydney was the one who bullied Lyra. Hence, he tortured Sydney and even sent her to jail...
Julien woke up from the nightmare in shock. When he woke up, his entire body was drenched in sweat.
He looked at his own hands and then at his room before finally letting out a breath of relief.
Luckily, it was just a dream.
However, a voice in his heart told him that if Sydney did not initiate the divorce back then, he could have done all those horrible things to her.
Just then, his phone rang.
Julien suppressed his emotions and answered the phone. His voice was hoarse when he said, "What is it?"
"President Flint, are you coming to the office today?" Zach asked through the phone.
Juline nodded. "Yes."
"President Madden called just now to say that he wants to see you, and he sounded rather upset. He even mentioned Ms. Madden. I think this is regarding your attitude toward Ms. Madden for the past two days. He must be upset and wants to talk it out with you,” Zach explained.
Julien frowned. "I see. Tell him I will be there shortly."
"Alright." Zach nodded.
"One more thing. Hire a psychiatrist for me,” Julien said with his gaze lowered.
He wanted to know exactly what was going on. Why would he be affected by Lyra to that extent whenever he was with her.
"Psychiatrist?" Zach was bewildered. "President Flint, is it you or someone else seeking consultation?"
"Me." Julien pursed his lips as he answered. "I'm under a lot of pressure these days."
"I see." Zach nodded and did not second guess Julien. " I can call Dr. Imanov."
"No. Find someone else. I don’t want to see Dr. Imanov or Dr. Finn," Julien said solemnly.
Among these two, one was Lyra's doctor, and the other was Lyra’s close friend.
If they found out that he was seeking consultation, they might spread the news to Lyra.
"Alright. I will find someone else." Although Zach could not understand Julien, he did not question him. After all, he was just his secretary, and he had to follow orders.
After hanging up the phone, Julien lifted his blanket and got down from the bed to his wheelchair. Then, he went to the bathroom for a quick shower.
At the same time, in Shallow Bay, Sydney packed her handbag and went to meet up with Hunter, who was downstairs.
"Hop on, my princess." Standing in front of the car, Hunter opened the door of the backseat and gestured like a gentleman.
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