All Chapters of Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable: Chapter 691 - Chapter 700

Sydney's voice was soft and sincere.Just like that, the strain in Diana's exhausted nerves eased. "Then I should thank you too."What had she done to deserve that kind of trust?After the call ended, the silence around them deepened. Only faint sounds drifted in now and then from the living room, too slight to matter.The setting sun softened Sydney's features even more. Then, as if something had suddenly clicked, she turned sharply to Julian and pointed at him."Did you already know this might connect back to the Huttons?" Her tone was light. She did not sound angry.A faint smile touched Julian's lips. "Settling scores after the fact?""I'm just curious, okay?"Julian nodded and told her the truth. "Mr. Tarrant, the one Diana just mentioned, was Brimcrest's top officer back then. He was also Albus' former comrade."Sydney understood at once. Julian had already found out. He had simply not told her.When she fell briefly quiet, he looked at her. "Are you upset?""No."The

The Hutton Group's shares were divided as follows. A portion was held under Elizabeth's name. Theodore, James, and Raymond each held 10%. Florence held 30%, though 20% of that was held in trust for Diana and Vee.Albus frowned. "You don't need to worry about Vee's shares. What belongs to her is already under your mother's name. It can be transferred to her later."He clearly did not want to upset the balance of either the company or the family.No matter what Theodore had done, he was still his son. In any family, people did not fear having too little as much as they feared not being treated equally.That was why the Huttons had always handled inheritance matters openly, with strict fairness.But Raymond pretended not to understand. He smiled and said, "Grandpa, since when do you pretend not to see something this obvious? What's under Mom's name already belongs to Vee. All four of us have the same thing. If it's identical, how does that count as compensation?"'That brat,' Albus

Julian looked to be in a very good mood.Sydney assumed he was joking, so she played along. "Right, right. James is about to hand the CEO's seat over to me, isn't he?"Julian let out a low laugh and pinched her cheek, still warm from the shower. "If you asked, they might actually give it to you."Even he had been surprised when the Huttons handed over 5% of the shares. The fact that they valued Sydney this much made him happy for her.Sydney shot him a look and dropped the teasing. "Hurry up and dry my hair."Julian had been so attentive lately that she had grown used to being taken care of. She had not dried her own hair in quite a while.His gaze softened. "Yes, ma'am."He guided her onto the sofa, picked up the hair dryer, and began drying her hair with practiced ease.After that, Sydney brought up the special drug project again. She had not been able to visit the institute much lately, but she and Marcus had continued adjusting the plan.She made the decisions. Marcus hand

Sydney paused. After a brief beat, she headed toward the consultation room and asked, puzzled, "What exactly feels wrong?"There should not have been any problem. He had acupuncture yesterday, and she had already adjusted his prescription.But Jeremiah's voice sounded weak and drained. It did not seem fake."Yes." He sounded short of breath. After a pause, he continued, "When I got up this morning, my chest felt tight. I've had trouble breathing ever since."Sydney considered this for a moment. "Alright. Lie on your side as much as you can for now. I'll come over as soon as I'm done here at the clinic. If it gets worse before then, call an ambulance right away."She had examined him yesterday, so she had a clear sense of his condition. Difficulty breathing could occur if things worsened.Still, he had just had acupuncture yesterday, and now this had happened today. She could not help worrying that something had gone wrong.Jeremiah let out a breath of relief. "Alright. I'll wait

Sydney said the word "fiancé" with ease, as if they had been together for years and it was the most ordinary thing in the world.When Julian heard it, something scratched lightly at his heart, like an unbearable itch. The corners of his mouth lifted before he realized it.The butler noticed nothing unusual, but he understood that the man standing beside Sydney was no ordinary person. They were in no position to offend him."Of course." He stepped aside at once and led them upstairs.The moment Sydney entered Jeremiah's bedroom and saw him on the bed, she frowned.His complexion had dulled. He looked noticeably worse than the day before.Jeremiah had not lied. His condition had indeed worsened.The butler assumed he was asleep and spoke to wake him. "Sir, Dr. Wilson is here."Only then did Jeremiah stir. Looking weak, he turned toward Sydney and began to push himself up, scolding the butler as he did so. "If Dr. Wilson was here, why didn't you come upstairs and tell me to go dow