Sir, Madam Dispeared Again After Divorce! novel Chapter 30

"Yes, today is Clarice's death anniversary...”

When Mrs. Madden thought of her eldest daughter who suffered an early death, her hands holding the Baby's Breath trembled, and she could not help but cry in pain.

Losing her eldest daughter was too hard on her, so she put all her attention on her youngest daughter. Every year on the death anniversary of her eldest daughter, her heart would still tear up and hurt.

"Okay, stop crying.” Brandon took his wife into his arms and comforted her. "Today isn't just Clarice’s death anniversary. It's also the day of Lyra’s engagement. Clarice will be happy for her sister if she knows that her sister is getting engaged.”

Mrs. Maddens cried until her chest ached, and she gnashed her teeth. "It's all that b*stard Harry Raines's fault. How could... How could Clarice..."

She spoke until she choked and sobbed again.

Brandon's eyes were also gloomy. "The Raines family is gone. Only Sydney is left."

Six years ago, he personally avenged his eldest daughter by forcing Harry to death and leaving the Raines family in ruins. However, he could not do anything to Sydney because she was married to Julien.

Unexpectedly, Sydney obtained shares from Skylight six years later and became a major shareholder of Skylight.

"The only thing Sydney has is Skylight. It'll be easy for me to get rid of her." Brandon also felt heartbroken when he thought of his deceased eldest daughter. His hatred for the Raines family grew.

Mrs. Madden seemed hesitant. "Forget it. She's still Julien's ex-wife. If Julien finds out, it'll make Lyra's life in the Flint family awkward."

Brandon scoffed. "Don't you know why Julien married Sydney? He doesn't care about Sydney at all.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stood by and watched with cold eyes as the Raines family collapsed and Skylight went downhill.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it," Brandon said. "That tiara was something that Clarice took a fancy to when she was alive. Go back and ask Lyra for it. Keep it well, lest Lyra casually gives it away again."

Mrs. Madden nodded and looked sadly at the Baby's Breath in her hands.

Sydney intended to go to the office, take care of a few urgent documents, and then go back to rest.

As soon as she arrived at the office, Sean came over to inform her, "Ms. Raines, President Smith from ZX has come over and is chatting with Mr. Chase in his

office."

The corners of Sydney’s mouth curled in a cold smile." Okay, I’ll go over and take a look."

When playing cards at Red Plum Resort last Friday, ZX’s boss said that they would have someone bring the contract to Skylight to sign the next day, but no one came. Sydney was not stupid. She knew that he wanted to keep her hanging and wait until she called ZX personally.

Fortunately, with Hunter's help, she found a better partner for Skylight.

Sydney knocked on the door and entered Luke's office.

She looked at Luke, who was chatting with ZX’s boss. As she walked in, she smiled at President Smith and greeted him. "President Smith, long time no see."

"Ms. Raines.” President Smith stood up and shook hands with Sydney politely.

President Smith watched as Sydney sat down and drank tea. When she did not mention the cooperation, he could not help but ask, "I’m really sorry, Ms. Raines. My men were too busy these past few days and couldn't come over to sign the contract with your company. I’m here to apologize to you today."

Then, he pushed the contract in front of Sydney. "Take a look. We can sign it if there are no problems.”

Luke frowned and was just about to say something.

However, Sydney shot him a look that stopped him from speaking. Then, she said to President Smith," President Smith, my secretary told me that he couldn't reach your person-in-charge no matter how much he called. Since this batch of goods is very urgent and can't be delayed, I've found another factory to handle it."

"Ms. Raines, my company is the best in the country when it comes to overseas goods." President Smith thought that Sydney was saying that because she was trying to lowball him. As such, his attitude became a little arrogant. "You mention that you emphasize product quality, yet you ended up finding a poorer company to handle the order because the shipment is urgent?"

Sydney laughed. "Besides your company, You2 Manufacturing is also famous for making overseas goods."

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Seeing the expression on President Smith's face change, the smile on Sydney's lips became brighter. "I went to South Lake on a business trip today to inspect You2’s factory. I've also signed a contract with their boss."

"I heard You2 has orders scheduled until next year." President Smith continued to struggle. "Ms. Raines, did you really sign a contract with You2?"

Sydney simply took out the contract and showed it to President Smith.

Now that President Smith was completely convinced, his attitude also softened. "It was really negligent on my company's part that we didn't sign with your company earlier, but I really do want to cooperate with your company. We can negotiate about the price..."

"I know you’re a person of great affection and loyalty, President Smith." Sydney smiled faintly. "Your old customer suddenly increased their orders, so you prioritized them. Moreover, your employees made a mistake, and you came to Skylight personally to apologize to me. I should be flattered."

President Smith was speechless. He could tell that Sydney was mocking him.

What he said during the poker game was just him showing Julien respect. He did not care about Sydney at all. He could not believe that Sydney went to You2 instead.

Sydney had just entered the business world and did not have any connections. How did she meet You2’s boss?

Did Julien help her?

When he thought about how Julien protected Sydney when they were playing poker that day, it did not seem unusual that he was helping her expand her network.

In just a few seconds, President Smith weighed the pros and cons and gritted his teeth. "Ms. Raines, there weren't any old customers who increased their orders.

I lied to you. Some time ago, President Madden called me and told me not to take the order from Skylight."

Upon hearing that, Luke snorted. "I was wondering why you were willing to let go of money you could've earned. I even wondered if there was someone targeting Skylight. Hah! I was right!"

"Madden Corporation has a lot of cooperation with my company, so I'm in a hard spot too." President Smith smiled sheepishly and immediately added, "But I still want to work with Skylight. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have risked offending President Madden by coming here today."

Sydney was in need of contacts now.

Besides, there were no enemies in the business world. Mutual interests were all that was needed to hold two parties together.

She smiled. "I can see your sincerity, President Smith, but I've signed the contract with You2. If there are any overseas orders in the future, I'll give priority to you."

Seeing this, President Smith breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he exchanged a few pleasantries with Sydney and Luke before leaving.

Once he left, Luke asked Sydney, "I tried to contact You2 before, but it didn't work. How did you get in touch with You2's boss?"

"Hunter introduced me."

Sydney told Luke about the time she went to Red

Plum Resort and how Hunter introduced her to You2 later.

After that, Luke sighed. "If you had known that Hunter had such good connections, you should've taught President Smith a lesson during the poker game at Red Plum Resort. You should’ve scared them so much that they won't dare to play poker anymore!"

Sydney laughed. "President Smith is still very good at playing cards."

Sydney had not played since her marriage to Julien. Over time, except for Luke and a few others, everyone around her thought that she did not know how to play cards.

The last time she played with President Smith and the others was the first time she played cards in six years.

"Don’t be so modest." Luke rolled his eyes and snapped, "We grew up together. Do you think I don’t know how good you are at poker? Not even your father could win against you, let alone others."

Luke's words reminded Sydney of her father who committed suicide, and she became a little sad. "Let's go. I'll treat you to dinner."

She got up and put on her coat when her phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?"

"Is this Ms. Raines?" The female voice on the other end sounded slightly strict. "Your younger brother is at our police station now. Please come over."