When the person outside the office heard footsteps getting closer and closer, he looked around and immediately turned around, swiftly walking toward the emergency staircase.
After waiting for two minutes, the man heard the sound of the elevator door closing before coming out of the stairs again. He looked at Sydney's office, took out his phone, and dialed a number.
In Flint Corporation, Zach was standing next to Julien's desk sorting out information when he heard his phone ring. He stopped his actions and said," President Flint, I'll take the call."
Julien's fingers continued tapping on the keyboard. When he heard Zach's words, he hummed without even lifting his head.
After getting permission, Zach took out his phone and looked at the caller ID. His glasses glinted. "President Flint, it's Leslie."
"Who?" Julien's brows wrinkled, not remembering who the person was for a moment.
Zach reminded him, "It's the assistant in Skylight that we paid off last time. He often goes to President Raines ' office to send documents, so we paid him to pay attention to news of the child in President Raines' belly. He hasn't called before but he's suddenly calling now. It must be something related to President Raines ' child."
Julien immediately raised his head at those words, and his tone held an undisguised eagerness. "Answer it."
"Yes," Zach responded and answered the phone.
"Zach," Leslie greeted politely on the other end of the phone.
Zach waved his hand. "Alright, hurry up and tell me. Is there any news regarding Ms. Raines' pregnancy?"
"Yes. I heard President Raines and President Chase talk about the pregnancy when I went to deliver documents outside the door."
Zach pushed up his glasses. "President Flint, it seems like President Chase found out about Ms. Raines' pregnancy."
Julien pursed his lips. "Ask him if he heard that the child is Luke's."
Zach nodded and conveyed his words.
On the other end of the phone, Leslie replied quickly," It's not President Chase's. I heard President Raines say that the child in her belly was conceived by a casual relationship between her and a man on the night of President Chase's birthday."
Zach immediately told this to Julien.
When Julien heard this, his eyes widened and a huge wave rose in his heart.
It was his!
The baby in Sydney's belly was his!
Julien clenched his fists tightly.
Perhaps it was because this news was too shocking, but he balled up his fists so tightly that his arms began to tremble.
Zach saw this and understood what was happening. He swallowed, suppressed his shock, and said to Leslie, "Alright. You don't have to watch Ms. Raines anymore..."
"No, let him continue." Julien interrupted Zach in a slightly hoarse voice. "Don't just watch her. Watch her extremely carefully. It's best if he can find out when Sydney goes for the prenatal check-ups and the hospital where the check-ups take place. Double his bonus."
Zach nodded. "Yes."
Then, he told Leslie what Julien said.
Leslie was so happy that he immediately promised not to let them down.
At the end of the call, Zach looked at Julien." President Flint, the child in Ms. Raines' belly is yours."
Julien lowered his eyes. "Yes."
"What do you plan to do? Are you going to keep it? Or...
"The choice in which to keep the child doesn't lie with me, but with Sydney. If she wants to keep it, I'll secretly arrange everything for her and let her deliver the baby safely. If she doesn't want it, I'll also respect her wishes," said Julien.
However, when he mentioned the words "if she doesn't want it", his heart stung inexplicably.
He even felt some panic.
"It's no wonder you asked Leslie to find out the time of Ms. Raines' prenatal check-up as well as the hospital. So, that's why." Zach finally understood Julien's intentions.
Julien pursed his thin lips and did not speak.
Zach looked at the photo of Lyra next to the computer and hesitated to speak.
Julien saw this and narrowed his eyes. "Do you have something to say?"
"Well, yes. If Ms. Raines decides to keep the child and if Ms. Madden and the Madden family find out, will they...?" Zach was worried.
With Ms. Madden and the Madden family's narrowmindedness, they would never tolerate the child in Ms. Raines' belly.
Julien knew this too. He rubbed his brows in fatigue." Don't let Lyra or the Madden family find out about this for now. As for everything else, let's wait until Sydney makes a choice first. Find out the time and hospital of
Sydney's next check-up, send someone to the hospital to inform them in advance, and tell the doctor to ask Sydney whether she intends to keep the child or abort it."
"Understood." Zach nodded.
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