"What's the matter? Is there a problem?" the person outside asked.

Sydney replied, "I'm sorry, but the car won't start."

The person seemed to be the driver of the armored vehicle. Growing a bit impatient, he glanced at his leader's car and then said to Sydney, "Let me take a look. Hand me the keys."

Given that he was driving an armored vehicle, Sydney didn't question his authority. She grabbed her bag, stepped out of the car, and handed the keys to him.

At that moment, the window of the armored vehicle slowly rolled down.

"Luke, what's going on?" a deep, steady voice inquired.

Luke Parker quickly approached. "Mr. Jackson, the car suddenly won't start. I'm checking it out and will move it right away."

Christopher glanced at the car, then his gaze shifted to Sydney, recognizing her.

Sydney seemed to recognize him too, her surprise evident.

"President Harper, what a coincidence," Christopher said with a faint smile.

Sydney moved closer. "Oh, it's you, Mr. Jackson."

As the president of a bank, Sydney often attended high-profile events and mingled with influential figures. She had had the chance to meet Christopher once before and had exchanged a few words, but that was all.

People of Christopher's stature were not easily befriended. Even though Sydney was in a position to meet such people, it depended on whether Christopher was willing.

had been over a year, and she was surprised to find that Christopher

a hint of redness around Sydney's eyes, with

crying. Sydney thought he was referring to her car and said, "My car

"Is that so?"

a reason for tears. It was

deliberately avoiding his reabel.net?

question.

check her

Christopher nodded. "Go ahead."

to determine the issue After several

beginning to bite. Sydney, dressed

her. "Come on in. Your car might take a while." Sydney intended to decline, but with the door already open, she accepted and took a seat inside,

interior of the car was warm, with a faint,

the traces

out a clean white handkerchief from his

accepted it, and dabbed at the tears at the corners

gaze

had a noticeable hickey on her neck, liEach of these questions pierced Sydney's heart like sharp thorns. She didn't know how to explain these matters to her son, so she could only

Theodore lost the motherly care he deserved. Not to mention, he had

pitiful; both of her sons

going through with it. Only when

to her stubbornly, refusing to let go and disrupting her peace. He even

suffering? Healing wasn't as simple as solving a math problem. It wasn't a matter of stepping on someone's foot, apologizing, and then being forgiven. It was deliberate, deep-seated harm etched into the

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