"I know." Julien responded.
Sydney rubbed her temples and said, "Even if they had shown sincerity and brought me gifts, I wouldn't forgive them. However, that at least shows their attitude and I will respect them. I would believe that they meant it when they said they wanted to apologize. In the future, as long as they don't annoy me again, I won't be hard on them. But how can I forgive them when they have no respect for me? They intended very well to expect me to put in a good word for them with you. They think they are so smart."
"I used to be too tolerant of them. I never warned them, so they went out of the boundary. They thought they could achieve everything using my name. I should be held responsible for that." Julien said in a hushed voice.
It was Julien who allowed the McDaniel family to use his influence.
Therefore, Julien believed that he was responsible for the McDaniel family's wrongdoings and that he should have warned the McDaniel family if they made a mistake.
But Julien never paid attention to the McDaniel family's behaviors. He trusted them.
He never restrained them. He never had any doubts about them.
However, his indulgence of the McDaniel family made them so outrageous that they thought Julien would be blind even if they annoyed Sydney.
Julien thought he was guilty to Sydney for that.
Hearing Julien blame himself, Sydney sighed, "I don't know how to make you feel better. No matter what I say, you feel responsible. I’m not going to deal with the McDaniel family. It's all in your hands. Don't let me down."
Sydney had turned Clay down once. She guessed they wouldn't come back to her again.
She didn't want to deal with the McDaniel family. It was a relief for her to leave them to Julien.
Julien knew Sydney was considerate of him. She knew Julien wanted to give this matter a proper closure. He felt warm inside. He gave a serious look and said, "OK, I won't let you down."
"Okay. Have you had lunch yet?" Sydney asked.
Julien rubbed his brows and replied, "Not yet. A business partner just came to visit from abroad. I've been talking to him."
"Why haven't you had lunch at this late hour?" Sydney frowned and complained, "I'm not talking to you. Have Zach bring your lunch. Eat your lunch first. You can't starve yourself."
Julien laughed at Sydney's concern.
Sydney grimaced, "Why are you laughing? I'm hanging up. Have Zach get you lunch. We'll talk when you are back home."
"Okay." Julien responded.
After hanging up, Julien turned to Zach and said, "Did you hear Leaf?"
Zach nodded. "Yes, Mr. Flint. I'll have your lunch delivered to the office soon."
Then Zach took out his cell phone and sent a message.
Zach intended to have Julien’s lunch delivered after Julien finished his work like he used to do.
However, when Sydney just called and asked about it, Zach hadn't had the lunch delivered to Julien's office yet.
Zach decided that in the future he would arrange Julien's lunch on time whether Julien finished his work or not.
'Once Ms. Raines is happy, Mr. Flint will be happy. Once Mr. Flint is happy, he'll give me a raise.'
Zach was so excited and his eyes sparkled at the thought.
Julien had no idea what Zach was thinking. After hanging up with Sydney, he put the phone down and was about to give Zach some instructions. Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Zach looked at the door and suggested, "Mr. Flint, I'll get it."
Julien nodded.
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