Sydney patted the man on the back. "Well, get up. I have a phone call."
Hearing her urge him, Julien pursed his lips and got up unwillingly.
Sydney put her hand on the sofa and sat up. Ignoring her slightly matted hair, she took her phone out of her coat pocket.
At the sight of the caller ID, she immediately said, "It's Aunt. I guess she'll ask when we arrive."
After that, she answered the call and put the phone to her ear. "Auntie."
Sitting next to her, Julien was untangling her matted hair gently.
At the other end of the line, Mrs. Chase, sitting with a phone on the sofa in the living room, asked with a gentle, kind smile, "Syd, it's already 7:30. When will you be coming over?"
Hearing that, Sydney immediately glanced at her watch and answered, "Sorry, Auntie, we've delayed too long. We're leaving right now. We'll be there at about eight."
This place was not far away from the villa of the Chase family. It would take 40 minutes or so to drive there.
Hearing Sydney's reply, Mrs. Chase nodded and said, "Okay. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare the food. We'll be waiting for you!"
"Okay," Sydney answered with a smile.
After she hung up, she put down the phone and pulled Julien up. "Well, Aunt asked about us. Hurry up!"
As she spoke, she picked up the gift boxes and bags on the sofa opposite.
Julien stepped forward and took away most of the gift boxes and bags from her. "Let me carry them. You just carry the two."
He took all but two gift bags from her.
The two bags were the lightest.
He took away the heaviest, leaving her the lightest.
Knowing his intention, Sydney felt her heart warm but took back two boxes from his hands. "I know you don't want me to carry so many, but your arm hasn't fully recovered yet. If you carry so many things alone, I won't bear to see it! So let's carry these things together. If your arm has fully recovered, I won't care so much about you or try to take anything from you. Let's go."
She gave a smile and walked toward the office door.
Julien looked at her back and then at his left arm. His heart turned so soft as if it would melt.
But Sydney had opened the door and walked out.
When she was outside, she didn't see Julien follow her out. Instead, he was standing there in a daze. She rolled her eyes and shouted to him, "What are you doing, Julien? Why stand there like a statue? Let's go!"
Hearing her call him, Julien had glitter in his eyes, coming back to earth. Then he shouted with a smile, "I'm coming."
With long legs, he walked quickly over.
The two of them rode the elevator and came down to the first floor of Skylight Corporation.
Sydney's car was in the parking space outside the hall, not in the underground parking lot.
Sydney and Julien walked toward the entrance one after the other. On the way, some of the employees, who were leaving the office after working overtime, all greeted them.
Some of the employees had a strange look in their eyes while greeting them.
Sydney thought, "I'm so familiar with it!
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