Julien narrowed his eyes.
As expected...
"Do you know how Brandon Madden found out that his eldest daughter might still be alive?" Julien asked Zach.
Zach pushed on his glasses. "Yes. Mrs. Madden visited the Downtown Jewelry Shop and the manager mentioned that a girl came by with a mother-daughter necklace. Mrs. Madden made the assumption that the girl could be her eldest daughter."
So, that was what happened.
Sydney told him before that she went to the Downtown Jewelry Shop to ask about the necklace.
Mrs. Madden had long been wearing jewelry from the Downtown Jewelry Shop. Due to her status, the manager of the shop would always personally attend to her. When the manager saw a similar necklace on Mrs. Madden, she told her about Sydney, who came to the shop and asked about the necklace as well.
However, the manager did not tell Mrs. Madden who the girl was and naturally did not mention Sydney's name. Therefore, Mrs. Madden did not know that the one who had her daughter's necklace was not her eldest daughter.
Everything made sense now.
Julien waved his hand and Zach left his office.
After Zach left, Julien picked up his phone and sent this piece of information to Sydney.
Sydney was talking to Luke about where to have their celebratory dinner when she heard a message come through. She paused her conversation and took a glance at her phone screen.
When she saw that it was a message from Julien, she pursed her lip and opened it. [Your guess is right. The Maddens were looking for Clarice Madden.]
Sydney's heart tightened and she placed the phone back to her ear. "Luke, something came up. I'll hang up first."
"Sure." Luke did not think too much about it and agreed.
After she hung up, she replied to Julien, [How did you find out?]
Flint Corporation.
Julien leaned his back against the chair, both his hands intertwined on his abdomen. He kept his gaze on his phone on the table.
The message was sent minutes ago.
Why did Sydney not reply to his message?
Could she be busy?
Just when he was deep in thought, a message notification came through.
Julien's dark eyes brightened instantly. He leaned forward and picked up his phone.
When he saw that it was indeed a reply from Sydney, he smiled and called her directly.
Sydney was waiting for his reply when the phone suddenly rang and threw her off guard. Her phone slipped from her hand.
Luckily, the phone fell on the table instead of the floor.
Otherwise, she would have to change to a new phone after recently getting a new one.
"Yes?" Sydney was rather rude when she answered the phone.
Julien could hear the displease through her voice and raised his eyebrow.
Did he upset her?
Without thinking much, Julien said, "Zach found out about it."
He then told her everything that Zach said earlier.
When Sydney heard the entire story, she raised her chin in realization. "So, that was what happened."
She thought someone told the Maddens that Clarice Madden might still be alive.
Who knew that it was because she went to the jewelry shop to inquire about the necklace, and it left a trace.
"I understand. Thanks for telling me this, President Flint," Sydney said.
Julien answered, "What's next? Are you going to look for Clarice Madden?"
"Yes. I need to know if she's alive." Sydney nodded.
If Clarice was alive, then she must know why Sydney's father wanted Sydney to look for her.
However, looking for her would be a major issue.
Sydney rubbed her eyebrows and her tone of voice was visibly fatigued. "President Flint, if you're done, I'll hang up first."
Julien wanted to talk to her for a little while more, but he did not know what else to say.
In the end, he nodded. "Okay."
After the call ended, Sydney did not put down her phone. Instead, she sent Hunter a message to ask him out. She needed to tell him something.
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