Cayden went to the forest to shoot for a magazine. He did not expect to see so much news about Sydney popping up on his phone when he left the forest and had coverage again.
How dare that woman Lyra falsely accuse Sydney of harming her and discredit Sydney’s reputation?
There were also those reporters, netizens, and that person who threw sulfuric acid. He would not let any of them off!
Sydney heard the suppressed anger in Layden’s voice and knew that the always gentle young man was furious after he heard about what happened to her. She hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Cay. I'm fine." "Are you sure? The sulfuric acid..." "The acid didn't splash on me. Many reporters saw what happened. There should be a video on the Internet as well, so you can watch it. I didn't get hurt." Sydney shook her head.
Layden lowered his eyes. "I know. I watched it, but I was still worried.”
"Are you at ease now?" Sydney chuckled.
Layden hummed. "Yeah. It's good that you're fine, Sis. Leave everything else to me. I'll handle it."
"Huh?" Sydney was confused. "What do you mean? What are you planning to do, Lay?"
Layden's eyes narrowed in a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "You'll know soon. In short. I'll make all those who treat you badly pay the price!"
Then, he hung up the phone.
"Cay? Cayden?" Sydney shouted twice, but there was no response from the phone.
She hurriedly brought the phone in front of her to see that the screen had returned to the home page. Only then did she realize that Cayden hung up on her. "That boy..."
For some reason, Sydney felt a little uneasy in her heart. She felt that Cayden s words were a prelude to something big happening later.
She hoped that she was just overthinking it.
"What are you thinking about? You're pulling a long face." Julien's deep voice mixed with concern came into her ear.
Sydney put the phone down. "Nothing. How did you get in? The reporters..." "They've been expelled from the police station." Julien sat down beside her.
"You asked the police to do it?" Sydney gave him a side glance. "But the reporters stayed outside for so long without the police driving them away, so it’s not likely that the police will chase them away now... Unless you had a hand in it."
Julien chuckled when she guessed the truth so quickly. "Yes, it was me. You've been in here for so long, and I was worried about you and didn't want to wait in the car, so I asked the police to chase those reporters away. However, that's only one of the reasons."
Sydney frowned. "Are there any other reasons?"
Julien nodded. "Grandma just called."
Sydney straightened up. "What did she say?
"She heard about what happened today and was very worried about you, so she called you. However, she couldn’t get through, so she called me to ask me about you." Julien crossed his legs gracefully.
Sydney smiled gently. "I need to thank her for caring about me. How did she know you were with me?"
"She watched the video online and recognized me as the one who saved you," Julien responded.
Sydney lifted her chin in realization. "I see."
Others might not recognize Julien, but there was no way Old Madam Flint would not be able to recognize him either.
"All right. Help me thank Grandma for her concern. I'll visit her in a few days." Sydney rubbed her temples.
Julien hummed. "Sure. I'll pick you up then. "No need. I know where the old Flint residence is. I can go there by myself. Why should you pick me up?" Sydney lowered her eyes and said in a faint voice.
Julien pursed his thin lips and said nothing.
He knew that she just did not want to go with him.
The two had no other words and fell silent.
After a while, a police officer came over. " Ms. Raines. We've finished the interrogation with the person who threw sulfuric acid at you."
Sydney immediately stood up at the words.
Julien also stood up. "What did he say?
Was he bribed? Or did he have a grudge against Sydney?"
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