Bam!
The office door was closed, and there was a sudden silence inside.
Sydney looked at her hands that were grabbed by Julien and said coldly," President Flint, Luke was taken outside. Can you let go of me now?"
Julien hummed and let her go.
With her hands free, she immediately took two steps back to distance herself from him. "What exactly do you want to say to me, President Flint?"
Julien looked at her, his eyes mixed with deep feelings. "I wasn't messing with you when I talked to you in Shallow Bay. I'm serious. The person I love is you, not Lyra!"
Sydney was silent for a few seconds before laughing mockingly. "President Flint, what exactly about me are you so hung up about? Not only are you lying to me, but you even roped Grandma into this as well?"
Seeing that she was unwilling to believe in his sincerity, he sighed. "Do you remember Buddy?"
He asked instead of answering.
Sydney's expression changed slightly at that name. "How do you know Buddy?"
She was the real Maple Leaf!
Julien's eyes softened, and he replied," Buddy is my nickname. Many years ago, my mother called me that!"
"You... You..." Hearing those words, Sydney went wide-eyed and pointed at him. She
clearly understood that he was Buddy, the one who had been pen pals with her for many years!
As if knowing what she wanted to say, Julien pressed her hand down gently. "I'm Buddy, Maple Leaf!”
Now that he called out her own pen name, she could no longer deny that he was not her pen pal.
However, she still found it hard to accept.
"How could it be you?" Sydney bit her lip, feeling ridiculous. "Why are you Buddy?”
That gentle big brother who would comfort her with letters when she was bullied by her stepmother or when she was unhappy was Julien!
"Why can't it be me?" Julien frowned slightly. "Do you regret that Buddy is me?" He could tell that her expression was disappointed when she confirmed that he was Buddy.
She did not want him to be Buddy!
Julien’s heart clenched slightly.
He came here full of excitement, wanting to tell her that they were pen pals.
He thought that she would be happy that he knew she was Maple Leaf. After all, they used to be so close.
Unexpectedly, she reacted like this!
Maybe she was not unhappy to see Buddy. Maybe she just did not want to accept that Buddy was him.
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