Sydney knew what he was talking about. And she was shocked. "You're saying Mrs. Madden still thinks I'm Clarice? That's why she acted that way?"
Julien nodded slightly. "Besides, there is no other reason to explain why Mrs. Madden changed her attitude when she saw you."
Sydney thought about it for a while. "You're right. I can't think of any other explanation for this. Mrs. Madden hated my guts until today, but I bet they know how ridiculous their suspicion is now. The real Clarice is right beside them, after all. They should have known I'm not the real Clarice."
"Brandon has probably gotten over it and knows you're not Clarice, but Mrs. Madden hasn't figured it out. As I said, she still thinks you're Clarice. Women are always more sentimental than men when it comes to matters like this. In particular, she is a mother." Julien looked at her.
He did not tell Sydney that even if Mrs. Madden knew Sydney wasn't her daughter, the thought that Sydney could be Clarice wouldn't be that easy to wipe out of her mind once it had formed.
Every time Mrs. Madden saw Sydney, she would be reminded of that thought. And she would act weirdly around Sydney.
For example, Mrs. Madden would be concerned about Sydney and pay more attention to her.
If this went on, Mrs. Madden would care more about Sydney. And she might even have feelings for Sydney.
Moreover, blood bonds were always mysterious.
When that time came, Mrs. Madden would suspect that Sydney was Clarice again.
Sydney didn't know what he was thinking. She agreed with his analysis. Then she nodded. "You're right. Women are always more sentimental than men are. I can see why Mrs. Madden acts so weird around me."
Julien had mixed feelings about the matter, so he changed the topic. "And what did Denna say to you?"
She pouted. "She told me something even weirder. She asked me if I thought I was Clarice."
Julien's face darkened. "Did she really say that?"
Julien thought, 'What was she doing? Isn't she worried Sydney might suspect something?'
Sydney nodded. "Yeah. She told me all that because she's jealous. And she did it on purpose."
"Is that so?" Julien squinted.
Sydney sneered. "She told me that Brandon suspected that I might be Clarice after he watched the press conference, and she asked me that because she was worried I might take her place and trick the Maddens so I could take revenge on them. Something must be wrong with her. How on earth did she come up with such a ridiculous idea?"
She said resignedly as she pointed at the side of her head.
Julien was silent for a while.
He never thought Denna could actually come up with a good explanation for such a blatant lie, and Sydney even bought it.
Thinking of this, Julien looked at her.
Julien thought, 'I don't blame Sydney. She wouldn't think she was the real Clarice, nor would she even have that idea in the first place. She has to believe in Denna. Even if she knows Denna is lying, she won't admit it.'
Julien lowered his head as he said, "Don't take what she said to heart."
"I know. I don't care about stupid stuff like that." She said as she smiled.
Julien grunted, then he asked, "Did Mrs. Madden ask you any other questions?"
He wondered if Mrs. Madden had asked Sydney if she had a red mark or a birthmark. If Mrs. Madden had asked about it, there would be a problem.
Fortunately, Sydney shook her head. "No."
Julien heaved a sigh of relief in silence. "Good to hear."
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