My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit
Chapter 655 Julien's Birthday

Sean threw her head back and smiled bitterly. "Yeah, I'm foolish, but every woman in love is like this. Ms. Raines, you were too."

Sydney didn't know what to say.

Indeed, every woman in love was foolish. She had been like that too.

Looking back, she found herself so stupid but did not hate her former self.

Her former self was pure and free from hardships. She had been devoted to only one thing, which was loving Julien and waiting for his response.

Sometimes, she missed her former self because now she could no longer be devoted to one person.

She was sober now.

She would not lose herself, her dignity, and her thoughts for love.

Those who were truly in love should be equal. They should sacrifice for and support each other. When they were no longer in love, they would not hate or owe each other.

She had made this clear with Julien.

They were together because their love was mutual.

If either of them no longer loved the other, he should tell his partner and end their relationship in peace instead of dragging each other down and torturing one another.

At that, Sydney patted Sean on the shoulder. "You're right. I was as silly as you, but I am different now.

Understandably, I can't change your view of love. Every person has different thoughts at different stages. If I impose my will on you, it might backfire. Perhaps, after going through great pain, you'll make a change as I did."

"Is that so?" Sean's eyes glimmered with confusion.

Sydney knew that Sean didn't quite get it. She chuckled and said, "It's okay. Don't take it too hard. Rest assured, I won't ask Luke about it, but the scarf Luke threw away..."

"I've contacted my former colleague to help me retrieve it." Sean sounded depressed, "It will probably be sent over tomorrow."

"I see." Sydney nodded in understanding.

She remembered something else and asked, "By the way, how do you know that Luke hates you? Because you like him?

That's absurd. Luke grew up with me, and I know him well. There's no way he'd hate a girl who likes him."

After all, Luke was good-looking and born into a rich family. His personality was also fine.

Since childhood, there had been a lot of girls admiring and confessing to him. Luke had turned them down nicely and returned their gifts. He had never embarrassed any of them. His reputation had been good among girls.

She was really puzzled when she heard that Luke hated Sean.

Sean used to work as Luke's secretary for years. By rights, they should be friends. There was no way Luke would hate her because of her confession.

The truth was that Luke's attitude toward Sean was really strange.

Upon hearing Sydney's question, Sean hurriedly lowered her head to hide the panic on her face. "Probably... because I'm not worthy..."

After they had sex, Mr. Chase's attitude toward her changed dramatically.

In his view, she got into his bed while he was drunk. That was why he disliked and hated her.

She had wanted to tell him that it was not like that, but in the end, she held back because she hadn't pushed him away. Due to her selfish idea, that thing happened. In retrospect, she really regretted it.

If she had pushed him away and stopped him, he wouldn't have hated her. The worst scenario would have been his rejection.

Sean covered her face and choked with sobs, "It was my fault. I asked for it."

Surprised at her reaction, Sydney narrowed her eyes and asked, "What happened between Luke and you?"

Sean snuffled and shook her head. "Please don't press me. I can't tell you."

Seeing her in so much pain, Sydney sighed, "Okay, I won't press you or ask Luke about it. Tell me when you're ready. I'm willing to be a listener."

"Thank you." Sean got her hands off her face and forced a grateful smile.

Sydney handed her tissue. "It's okay. I really regret advising you to confess your love to Luke back then. Things might not have turned out this way."

"No," Sean took the tissue, wiped the corners of her eyes, and whispered, "it's not your fault. Whether you advised me or not, what happened between Mr. Chase and I is inevitable."

That was because Ms. Raines had advised her after she had sex with Mr. Chase.

What happened was not caused by Ms. Raines.

Seeing her like that, Sydney sighed and stopped talking.

Sean took a deep breath and forced a smile. "I'm fine now. Thank you for comforting me for so long. You should go ahead with your business.

Since she was unwilling to talk about it further, Sydney respected her decision and hummed, "Okay, I'm going back to your office. I won't pry into your privacy or ask Luke about it. Take care of it yourselves. If you need help, you can always come to me."

"I will, thank you." Sean nodded.

Sydney patted her on the shoulder and turned to leave.

Back in her office, she pulled out the chair and rubbed her brow.

She hadn't expected the thing between Luke and Sean to become so complicated.

Luke hated Sean and threw away her gift, which showed that Sean had done something that crossed the line.

This event reminded Sydney of something.

Julien's birthday was coming up. She wondered if she should prepare a gift for him.

Titling her head, Sydney thought about it.

'Clothes? Not a good idea!'

Julien's clothes were all customized. Each set cost as much as a million dollars.

She could afford one, but that would break the bank.

She had just saved around a million dollars.

So, clothes were not an option.

She could buy things like shoes, ties, or cuffs.

However, he was not short of such things, and her gift would not be as valuable as those he owned.

Giving him this kind of gift was inappropriate.

She believed that he would wear them, but those business competitors would laugh at him for wearing such cheap accessories and think that the Flint Corporation was declining.

In short, she couldn't give them a chance to laugh at him because of her gift.

She didn't know what else she could give him.

Sydney scratched her hair, let out a breath, grabbed her phone from the desk, opened WhatsApp, and sent a message to Julien. "Have you arrived?"

His reply came soon. "I just got out of the car."

He closed the car door and curled his lips. While looking at the screen of his phone, he headed toward the elevator.

He had planned to text her as soon as he got out of the car. Unexpectedly, her message came first.

Her mind acted upon his.

Sydney read Julien's message and laid back. "Okay, by the way, what kind of gift do you like?"