'Don't think I'm jealous!'
The truth was, Luke was pissed off.
Luke was upset. His back was hunched. He was giving off a sour and bitter vibe.
Sydney was the woman he loved, and Julien was his rival.
Now Julien was asking Sydney to give him a kiss in front of him. Certainly, Luke was pissed off, but he couldn't do anything about it.
They were a couple, while Luke was an outsider.
Luke took a deep breath, and then turned away. He wouldn’t look at them.
Seeing Luke turn his head to the side, Julien gave a smug look.
Julien did it on purpose.
He was deliberately trying to irritate Luke and make him frustrated.
Julien was not happy that Luke had said so much to rebuke him earlier, so he was getting back at Luke.
Sydney didn't know Julien’s intention. She felt even more embarrassed when she saw Luke turn around.
She realized Luke was embarrassed by their little flirting.
And Sydney knew Luke had feelings for her. Flirting with Julien in front of him was literally humiliating him, so Sydney decided to call it off.
She slapped Julien's arm and gave him a sulky glare. "All right. Stop it."
As she said that, she pointed her chin at Luke, who had his back to them while playing the video game with loud music.
She implied that they shouldn't do that in front of Luke.
But Julien didn't care about it. He would be happy if other people saw them flirting, which clearly showed what a happy couple they were.
He was especially excited to have Luke there.
But Sydney wouldn't do it, so Julien had to give it up. He returned to his seat and said, "Okay. I won't insist."
On the other end of the line, Zach couldn't see what was going on, but from their conversation, he could probably guess what Julien had done.
'I guess there's someone else. Mr. Flint tried to make an intimate move on Ms. Raines, but Ms. Raines turned him down.' And Zach probably guessed who was with the couple.
'Two people were involved in this incident. One is Ms. Raines and the other is Mr. Chase, so I guess it's Mr. Chase. Well, it’ interesting.'
Just as Zach was speculating in his mind, Julien said to the phone, 'Get a good lawyer after you've gathered all the evidence. Jerry is not only going to spend the rest of his life in jail, he's going to lose all his assets."
Zach understood what Julien meant by a ‘good’ lawyer.
He pushed his glasses upward and replied, "Yes, Mr. Flint. I'll make an arrangement. But what do you want to do with Jerry's assets?"
Julien looked at Sydney.
Sydney thought for a moment. Then instantly, her eyes sparkled. "Since he's taken a lot of bribes and made up stories to defame people, distribute his money to all the victims as his compensation to them. He deserves that."
Hearing Sydney's suggestion, Zach complimented, "Good idea."
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