My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit
Chapter 337 The Source of the Shares

Recalling the confrontation with Cayden, Sydney looked down. "Nothing happened."

She was lying and Luke noticed her reaction. He raised a brow and said," Really? But you don't seem fine. After I got the wheelchair yesterday, I ran into Cayden and his look gave me chills.

"He looked grim. I asked what happened but he didn't say anything. When I came back, I also noticed the look on your face. So, I guess something must've happened between you and him, but I didn't ask because you looked moody."

Sydney bit her lips in silence.

Luke sat down beside her and said, "Come on, maybe I can give a piece of advice or two." "It's nothing." Sydney also took a seat in the chair. "I just found out about Cay's mental issue, so..."

As for the poisoning, she decided to keep it a secret.

First of all, she did not want Luke to worry and second, she did not want to leave a crack in Luke and Cayden's friendship.

Luke knew Cayden for a long time now. Although not as long as she knew Cayden, they were still friends and it was unnecessary to ruin a friendship on purpose.

Moreover, she decided to forgive Cayden, so it was not necessary to tell Luke.

"You, you found out about Cayden's mental issue?" Luke was surprised.

Sydney squinted. "What? You knew?'

Luke was stunned. He realized his mouth slipped.

"Tell me! You knew?" Sydney glared at him sternly.

Luke struggled a bit before he sighed and said, "Fine. Yes, I knew."

"You..." Sydney kicked him softly. "You knew and you didn't tell me?"

She would have convinced Layden to take up therapy if she knew earlier.

Maybe Layden could get better and not poison her.

"Layden wants me to keep a secret." Luke rubbed his calf out of grievance.

Sydney glared at him. "We grew up together! And you keep secrets from me? Tell me, when did you find out?"

"Uhmmm..." Luke's eyes were moving around. It was a sign that he was plotting something else.

Annoyed, Sydney kicked him again but this time, as though Luke saw it coming, he pulled both his legs up and avoided the kick.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll talk. Geez..."

"Cut the crap! Tell me, now!" Sydney urged.

Luke shrugged and put on a serious look. "I found out a year ago. Cayden and I kept in contact for two years now. It was your grandfather who got us together. After your father died, his shares of Skylight were sold by your stepmother and stepsister.

"It was your grandfather who has been buying Skylight's shares secretly for many years. Cayden started as your grandfather's collaborator. I don't know how long they have been working together but when I joined two years ago, I suspected that he has at least worked with your grandfather for three years at least."

"So, Skylight's shares are because of you and Grandfather?" Sydney widened her eyes in shock.

Three months ago, when she had the divorce from Julien, Cayden brought her to her grandfather.

Her grandfather was an archeologist, spending most of his time in ancient tombs or dig sites, so it was not easy to get in contact with him. For the six years that she had been married to Julien, she never saw her grandfather even once and was unable to make any contact.

She was surprised at Cayden locating her grandfather.

Of course, what was more surprising was when her grandfather gave her the shares to Skylight. She knew after her father died, her stepmother and sister sold the shares, so she was truly surprised when her grandfather was able to pull out that many shares. She was curious how her grandfather got them and they were a lot more than what her father used to own.

She used to think that her grandfather bought them himself but she swiftly denied it because being an archeologist, her grandfather had limited income and it was not enough for him to buy that many shares of Skylight.

His total net worth could only buy him at most 20% of Skylight's shares.

Therefore, she kept her curiosity away and decided to ask him when she saw him again. She asked him once before but he did not reveal the answer.

Deep down, she believed it was crucial to know the source of the share because what if her grandfather got engaged in some illegal deals?

Little did she know that the 51% shares that she now owned were purchased by her grandfather, Layden, and Luke together.

In the past six years, a lot of people did a lot for her and she had no idea at all. All she had in mind at that time was Julien and how to change the man back to the way he was. She thought by doing so, they could return to being a loving couple.

It was the thought that drove her the wrong way, which made her put down her dignity and allowed the Flint family to use her like a servant.

Now, thinking about what happened, she regretted it and was embarrassed. She felt like she had failed her grandfather, Cayden, and Luke.

The realization put more weight on the shares that she already owned and it started to be a burden.

She even started to wonder if she should take the shares or not.

She was too ashamed to take them as well because she did practically nothing for them.

Looking at the gloomy Sydney, Luke jumped off the bed and asked, "Darling, what's wrong?"

Sydney looked at him. She took a deep breath to force the tears back and said, 'Nothing. I just thought of something embarrassing." "What is it?" Luke was curious.

Sydney shook her head. "Nothing."

She ought to try her best to repay Layden and Luke's favor.

She suddenly realized she owed a huge debt of gratitude to a lot of people.

Luke knew Sydney had something going on in her mind but she refused to say anything. He stared at her for a few seconds, and eventually shrugged with his hands open. He switched the topic and said, "Oh, where were we just now?"

"Cay and Grandfather had been working for more than three years," she answered.

"Oh right. I suspected it was for three years. So, when your grandfather contacted me two years ago and invited me to join them, I met Layden there. Layden and I had been purchasing Skylight's shares from here and there ever since," Luke said with a nod.

Sydney puckered her lips. "You knew Layden two years ago? Why didn't you tell me? And why didn't you tell me about you and Grandfather buying Skylight's shares?"

She thought if they told her earlier, she might be able to see through herself earlier and switched her attention away from Julien.

"I want to, but your grandfather doesn't allow me, so did Layden. What can I do?" Luke pouted.

"For the past two years, I spent a lot more time with Layden, so I started to notice something off about him but I can't pinpoint exactly what. It was until a year ago that I finally understood that he had a mental issue.

"When he found out that I knew, he warned me to not tell you, so I kept the secret for him, until you found out yourself."

Sydney clutched her hands. "Do you know what caused Cay's mental issue?"

"I don't know but I know it's quite severe. Maybe it has been around for a long time."

A long time...

Sydney squinted. It seemed like something must have happened during the ten years that caused this.

Ten years ago, Cayden was all smiles and warm, so it should not be then.

"Oh right, Darling. What are you going to do now that you know about Cayden's mental issue?" Luke asked.

Sydney pinched in between her brows. "What else? Try to convince him to get therapy."