"Darling, you..." Luke did not expect Sydney to be so emotional as she saw him take the note. She quickly snatched the note away and hid it behind her back as if there was a secret on the note.
Sydney knew that she had overreacted and that it would easily cause a misunderstanding, so she lowered her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, but you can't read this note."
"Why?" Luke dropped his hands and looked at her.
Sydney's lips moved. "Because..."
"Because the note was left by Julien, right? " Luke interrupted her.
Sydney's pupils shrank as she looked up at him. "You..."
"You want to ask how I know about it, don't you?" Luke gave a wry smile.
Sydney swallowed and didn't deny it.
Luke clenched his fists. "I guessed it. It's obvious. Lyra killed herself at midnight last night. At that time, Julien was with you, so he must have taken you back after that, and it must be him who left the note and breakfast. He came over again this morning, right?"
Sydney’s eyes flashed.
Most of what Luke said was right.
But Julien did not come over this morning. He stayed here overnight.
"Well..."
Sydney opened her red lips and wanted to say something. Luke waved his hand and interrupted her with a faint smile. "Let's drop it. Go and have breakfast. I'll take you to Skylight after you’re done. I have some things to do at Skylight today."
"Eat breakfast?" Sydney looked at him in surprise.
Luke nodded. "What's wrong?"
Sydney answered, "You always hate Julien and don't want me to accept things from him, but now you ask me to eat the breakfast bought by Julien. I'm not used to it."
"You just got up and did not eat breakfast. Since he bought you breakfast, why don't you eat it? Besides..." Luke's eyelids drooped, covering the despondency in his eyes. He whispered, "Even if I ask you to
throw it now, you will be reluctant to do that, right?"
He lowered his voice when he said the last sentence.
Sydney heard him muttering something but could not distinguish his words. She confusedly tilted her head and asked," What did you say?"
"Nothing. Eat your breakfast. I'm going to the toilet."
After saying that, he walked toward the bathroom.
Sydney looked at his back and felt that he was a bit strange.
But she did not think much about it, took the note hidden behind her back, and read it. "I'm leaving. Breakfast is on the table. If it's cold when you see it, heat it before eating."
It was Julien's handwriting.
His handwriting was so forceful and distinctive that people could immediately recognize it.
Sydney looked at the line of words and curled her lips. "I'm not a fool. Do you need to tell me to heat food before eating?"
She spoke casually, but there was a slight smile on her face.
Sydney folded the note, put it in her coat pocket, and took the breakfast out of the bag.
She touched it and found it warm.
Sydney was surprised.
It seemed that Julien had left a little while ago.
Sydney pulled the chair and opened the
food box.
The breakfast was substantial. There were porridge, bread, milk, cake, sandwiches, and so on.
Sydney touched her forehead with a wry face. "Did he buy all kinds of food from the restaurant?"
She shook her head resignedly. She picked up a spoon, stirred the porridge, and began to eat while sending a message to Julien on WhatsApp. "Thank you for the breakfast.
After that, Sydney locked her phone and was about to put it aside.
She thought that he was probably busy now.
However, just as she put the phone down, it vibrated.
So fast?
A hint of surprise flashed in Sydney's eyes. She quickly picked up the phone again, unlocked it, and opened WhatsApp.
"Julien: You're awake?"
Sydney rolled her eyes and replied, 'How can I send you a message if I'm asleep?'
Julien sat in the conference room, chuckling as he saw her reply.
He could imagine the expression on her face when she sent this message. She must be smiling wryly.
As he thought about it, Julien broadened his smile.
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