"Sydney?" said Manuel, thinking the name was familiar. After thinking for a moment, he remembered something. He snapped his fingers and exclaimed, "So I remember! My fiancee talks about you a lot, and so does Mr. Flint! It's an honor to meet you!"
Manuel held out his hand to Sydney.
Looking at the man's hand, Sydney frowned. She didn't want to take his hand.
But she wasn't Julien who could just ignore the man.
Sydney had no choice but to take his hand. If she offended this man, he might cause trouble for her later, especially now that she was abroad, in his sphere of influence.
Sydney curled the corners of her mouth helplessly and forced a smile. She reached out to take Manuel's hand.
Just then, Julien suddenly reached out his hand and stopped her.
Sydney looked at Julien in surprise.
Julien shook his head gently at her, and then he looked at Manuel, "It is not necessary to shake hands."
Seeing Julien's domineering grip on Sydney’s wrist, Manuel suddenly came to his senses and laughed, "I'm sorry. I was rude. Ms. Raines is your girlfriend. Mr.
Flint, excuse me."
Manuel immediately withdrew his hand.
Sydney compressed her lips at Manuel's
words.
The man seemed to have misunderstood that she and Julien were a couple.
But Sydney didn’t explain.
After all, Julien had just helped her. She couldn’t embarrass Julien.
"All right. What do you want?" Julien let go of Sydney's wrist. He looked at Manuel and asked indifferently.
Manuel waved his hand, "It's nothing serious. I just saw you here, so I came to say hello."
"OK. Now that we've met, We should go now." Then, Julien was about to open the car door.
Seeing Sydney and Julien about to leave, Madeline, who had been silent and kept smiling, hurriedly called out, "Wait a
minute."
Sydney and Julien paused.
Manuel, with a stern face, scolded, "What are you doing?”
Madeline didn't look at him as if she hadn’t heard him.
Madeline took a deep breath, stepped forward, and worked out a lovely smile. She looked at Julien and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Why are you guys in such a hurry? I haven't introduced myself yet. I am..."
"That’s not necessary. I'm not interested." Before Madeline could introduce herself, Julien cut her off. He sounded impatient.
Madeline's face froze. She didn't expect Julien to embarrass her so abruptly.
For a moment, Madeline was embarrassed and angry. She stood there, not knowing what to do next.
Watching Madeline in embarrassment, Sydney curled her lips. Obviously, she was in a good mood.
Sydney looked at Julien and gave him a thumbs up secretly. She signaled with her lips, "Well done."
Julien didn’t expect her to praise him. He had a smile.
Seeing the exchange of eyes between the two, Madeline was both annoyed and jealous.
She clenched her fists and spoke again," Sister, won't you introduce me to this gentleman?"
"What?" Manuel froze. He looked at Madeline and then at Sydney. "You are sisters?"
"That's right. Sydney and I are sisters." Looking at Sydney’s sullen face, Madeline coquettishly stroked her hair and had a smug smile.
Since Julien didn't want to know her, she brought up Sydney, so he would be interested, right?
Anyway, Madeline was determined to make Julien remember her name today!
"Yeah." Manuel exclaimed in amazement," Both your last names are Raines, so you are really sisters."
Julien answered without hesitation, which made Sydney glad.
Sydney then turned to Madeline, "You said
I pushed you?"
Madeline lowered her head, "I couldn't have fallen on my own."
The implication of her words was that Sydney had pushed her.
Sydney was amused. She narrowed her eyes, "Since you said so, I should really push you to make it real. Otherwise, I shall be letting you down?"
"What do you want to do?" Madeline's heart thumped. She had a horrible feeling.
Sydney's tone and the look in her eyes reminded her of what happened earlier in the bathroom.
"What do I want to do? I'm going to give you a push!" Sydney bent down, dragged Madeline up off the ground, and then pushed Madeline hard on her shoulder.
Madeline hit the floor hard. She was dumbfounded. She forgot to scream even though it hurt so much.
It took a while for Madeline to regain her senses. Her face was twisted with a howl of pain, "Sydney, you..."
She didn't think Sydney would really push her!
"What?" Sydney was standing next to Madeline and looking down at her like she was looking at an ant. "Madeline, you asked for it yourself. Anyone would stay away from people who don't like her, but you’re so different. You knew I hated you, but you had to come up to me. You're humiliating yourself, aren't you?"
"You... " Madeline's face turned purple with rage.
Manuel, who was standing aside, watched Sydney acting so rude. He was stunned. He couldn't help but swallow.
'Jesus! This woman looks adorable, but actually, she is so crazy! How can Julien like such a woman?'
Manuel threw a glance at Julien. Julien looked proud of Sydney. The corners of Manuel's lips twitched.
'Well. Julien has unique tastes! That's the type he likes.'
'And he looks so supportive of the woman. Even if she kills someone, Julien might help her!'
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