Sir, Madam Dispeared Again After Divorce!
Chapter 611 Back to How They Used to Be

"Given her personality, this is something that she would do." Sydney scoffed.

Luke gave her a word of advice out of concern. "Syd, the main reason Madeline returned is for Skylight Corporation. Since she failed to get her hands on the company, she won't give up. You have to be careful so that you don't fall for her schemes."

"Don't worry, Luke. I know what to do." Sydney accepted his heartfelt concern with a smile.

He nodded. "That's great. Give me a call if you need any help."

"Alright." The smile on her face widened.

"I'm hanging up," said Luke.

"Hold on!" Sydney interrupted.

Upon hearing that, Luke brought the phone back to his ear. "Anything else?

She bit her lip as she mumbled, "Luke, do you still hold a grudge against me?"

"Hold a grudge against you?" he asked in puzzlement. "About what?"

"Because I rejected your feelings." Sydney lowered her eyes, a guilty look on her face.

Although rejecting someone's feelings was something normal, she still felt guilty for doing so since they were friends.

She felt that she had somehow wronged or hurt him.

In particular, they hadn't met or contacted each other for a while.

So her guilt for him grew deeper and deeper.

After all, before that incident, Luke would ask her out almost every day.

Even if they hadn't met, they would still chat via WhatsApp.

However, after that incident, he had never once asked her out, so she was worried that he might ignore her from then on and that they would gradually drift apart.

Fortunately, after worrying about it for so long, Luke made the first move by giving her a call.

Although all they talked about were work-related matters, it still made Sydney happy.

He was still willing to talk to her, which showed that they wouldn't eventually become strangers.

On the other end of the line, when Luke heard what she said, he fell into silence before he explained, "I've never blamed you for that. Instead, the person that I blame is myself. I regretted having been a coward and not being proactive enough, but no matter how much I blame myself, I know that all the feelings are pointless because you will never feel the same way as I do."

If Sydney would fall in love with him, she would have done so a long time ago. She wouldn't have fallen in love with Julien over and over again.

"I'm sorry, Luke," Sydney murmured as she lowered her head in guilt.

Upon hearing that, he waved his hand and chuckled.' You don't need to apologize to me. You didn't do anything wrong. Feelings are something that has to be mutual, and I can't force you to have feelings for me. It's your right to choose not to love me and reject me, but if I hold a grudge against you because of your rejection, that would make me unworthy of your love and not man enough."

She bit her lip. "Do you really think so, Luke?"

"Of course, I do!" He nodded but the gleam in his eyes dimmed a little. "Truth was, I found it unacceptable during the first two days. I couldn't understand why you didn't love me when I had loved you for so many years. I was confused and hurt, and even locked myself up for two whole days. It was only after my mum talked to me that I finally understood and managed to move on from the pain." "What did your mother tell you?" Sydney asked, feeling puzzled.

He smiled as he recalled, "She told me to take it easy and asked me to let go of the feelings. She had a point, though. She said that it's not a bad thing to fall in love with someone, but if the other person doesn't feel the same, the feelings one has will become a burden to the other because they won't be able to return it. Even if they do, it may not be out of love. It may be because they don't want to hurt their admirers. At that time, both will suffer in the end. Syd, I have been giving you a hard time, haven't I?"

Sydney's red lips parted as she wanted to deny what he said, but she could not say it.

He rubbed the tip of his nose. "I'm sorry, Syd."

Only after listening to his mother's words did Luke know that love could be a burden to other people.

His mother had also said that to truly love someone would be to wish for the happiness of the other person.

The most important was that the other person could be happy even if one couldn't be together with them.

Forcing the other person to be with oneself wasn't a sign of love but possessiveness.

The other person certainly wouldn't be happy and would even lose their energy.

Instead of having Sydney lose her vibrancy, Luke wanted her to be happy. And so, he chose to listen to his mother's words and let go of Sydney.

"Luke, you don't need to apologize to me," she muttered.

He shook his head. "No, I have to apologize because I have been troubling you in the past and caused you to be worried about me. Don't worry. I won't do anything reckless again. Also, I won't hold on to the feelings of wanting you to be with me anymore since a relationship isn't something that can be forced. You won't be happy if you are with me, and I will end up straining myself due to unrequited love. Therefore let's remain friends and go back to how we used to be, alright?"

Sydney's eyes turned red, and she nodded and her throat tightened as she replied, "Alright."

"That's enough." Luke let out a bitter laugh.

After all, Sydney was still the woman he had loved for many years.

It was natural for him to grieve over a relationship that ended without even having the chance to begin. However, there was nothing he could do about it. Perhaps they were destined to be friends but not lovers.

"Speaking of which, Syd," he said as something seemed to cross his mind.

Upon hearing that, Sydney wiped the moisture in the corners of her eyes. "What is it?"

Luke said in a serious tone, "What I want to say is although I've given up on as the hope of being in a relationship with you, that's not the case for Layden. That guy has some personality issues, and I'm sure he won't give up as easily as I did. By then, he will go mad, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Meanwhile, Sydney hummed in response. "I understand. I'll keep that in mind."

She probably still had a way to interact with Layden if it was his first personality that she faced.

However, if it was his second personality, which she knew nothing about at all, she had no idea how she should face him when they met.

What's more, Layden's second personality was way nastier than his first.

Nonetheless, it would be something that she would deal with when the time came.

After all, Layden was currently in Jackal City, so there was no telling when they would meet.

Besides, she didn't know whether it was Layden's first personality that had managed to regain the right to control the body. Also, she wasn't sure whether his second personality felt that way toward her. Hence, it was still too early to think about that.

Thereafter, Sydney and Luke chatted for a little more before they ended the call.

Looking at her phone, she wore a sincere smile.

These days, she had been worried a lot about Luke.

However, everything turned out well. Luke had let go of his feelings and moved on, and he was willing to go back to how they used to be in the past.

All in all, knowing about that made Sydney happy.

At that thought, she lifted her blanket and got out of the bed. Even her steps toward the bathroom were light and happy.

Thirty minutes later, she walked out of the bathroom. Just as she was done changing into her clothes, she heard the doorbell ring.

Feeling puzzled, she headed toward the door. "Who's there?"

"It's me. "A man's pleasant, deep voice came from outside the door.

She opened the door and looked at the man outside with a baffled look on her face. "Why are you here?"

Julien lifted the bag that contained breakfast as he chuckled. "I wanted to see you and have breakfast together." Sydney blushed. "We just met last night, right? Come in."

She opened the door wide and stepped to the side, making way for him and gesturing at him to come in.