My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit

Chapter 137 Power Outage

"Of course not. You have food. Your brother made so many dishes, so go there and eat." Luke rejected Jayden.

Jayden glared at him. "I'm not asking you. Who do you think you are?"

"I am Sydney's boyfriend.” Luke put his arm around Sydney's shoulder.

Sydney did not push him away.

When Luke saw that she was cooperating with him, he smiled even brighter. "Do you have a problem with that?"

Jayden was so mad that his face flushed. However, he quickly turned his gaze back to Sydney and asked in a pleading tone, "Sydney... I'm famished. Just give me some food. Please!”

He put both his palms together and made a pleading gesture. His expression looked especially pitiful.

It reminded Sydney of the Golden Retriever she had long ago. When it wanted food, it would stand with its hind legs and come pleading with its front legs. It looked exactly like Jayden now.

In the end, Sydney's heart softened. She pointed at the empty seat and said, "Okay, you can join us." "Yay! You're the best, Sydney." Jayden jumped up happily and then ran to the kitchen for another plate and utensils.

"Darling, are you for real?" Luke looked at Sydney in disbelief. Hunter and Sharon were equally surprised.

She said she would no longer treat anyone from the Flint Family with kindness.

Yet, why did she invite Jayden Flint to join them?

"Yup. For real." Sydney nodded.

Luke frowned. "Why?"

Julien was secretly eavesdropping.

He really wanted to know why.

"The reason is simple. He reminded me of Ditto just now." Sydney smiled as she said nostalgically.

Long ago, Sydney had a pet dog named Ditto. Luke recalled the memory of Ditto from long ago and agreed with Sydney. "He really did look like Ditto."

"Who's Ditto?" Suddenly, Julien stood up and looked at Sydney with an urgency in his voice.

Ditto? Could it be the same one he was thinking about?

Sydney and Luke exchanged glances, puzzled at Julien’s sudden reaction.

Why did he get so worked up?

Just when they were about to tell him that Ditto was a Golden Retriever, Lyra suddenly bent over and coughed violently.

Julien’s expression tensed up, and he went to Lyra's back immediately. While patting her back, he asked," Lyra, what happened?"

"Julien, I’m feeling a little dizzy. I might've caught a cold. Can you bring me back to my room?” Lyra lifted her face, which was pale as paper.

"Okay." Julien nodded and agreed.

Lyra muttered her thanks in a weak voice before she let out a breath of relief.

She knew who Ditto was. It was a Golden Retriever, and she knew its existence from Julien’s letters.

However, she did not expect Sydney to mention it and Julien to overhear her.

Luckily, she made a small scene and ended the topic on Ditto. Otherwise, Julien would definitely find out that Sydney's Ditto was the same as the Ditto he knew. He would also then find out that Sydney was the one he exchanged letters with and the one he really loved.

"Where’s my brother?" Jayden came out of the kitchen with a new pair of utensils and a plate. When he saw that Julien and Lyra were no longer around, he asked in curiosity.

Luke pointed upstairs. "They went back to their rooms. You should head back too." Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

"Why should I listen to you?" Jayden rolled his eyes and sat down to eat.

The food was so delicious that he almost cried.

"This is what human food tastes like," Jayden exclaimed in satisfaction.

The next second, Sydney put down her chopsticks and dragged him down from cloud nine. "Remember to wash the dishes when you're done."

"Why?" Jayden's eyes widened.

"Why?" Sydney looked at him with a half-smile." Because I cooked, Sharon washed the vegetables, Hunter killed the fish, and Luke handed me the seasonings and plates. You can't eat for free, right?"

"I...” Jayden lowered his head. "I understand."

When Sydney saw his baby hair sticking out, she reached forward and ruffled his hair. "Good boy."

Jayden blushed. "Are you treating me like a child?"

"If you think so, so be it." With that, Sydney stood up and went upstairs.

Luke and the rest also stood up and left.

In the end, Jayden was the only one left at the table. He finished all the remaining dishes by gobbling them down.

In the middle of the night, Sydney felt thirsty and wanted to get a glass of water.

Unfortunately, the jug on her coffee table was empty.

As such, she could only head downstairs to get more.

The thunderstorms outside were long gone, but it was still raining. The wind was also still whistling, and it made a terrifying sound.

Sydney hugged herself.

Just then, the light above her head suddenly went out, and the entire villa was engulfed in darkness.

Startled, Sydney screamed unconsciously and held onto the railing beside her.

As she could not see anything, going downstairs was not an option since she might fall or knock herself into objects and get hurt.

"Luke. Luke?" Sydney shouted, her voice trembling. She hoped that Luke would hear her and come over.

Now, she regretted leaving her phone in her room before heading out.

She could have made use of her phone's torchlight function.

With a click, a door opened.

Immediately afterward, a pair of footsteps walked toward her with a ray of light.

It looked like the light from a phone.

When Sydney saw the light, the fear in her heart was reduced by a great deal. Her tensed body gradually relaxed as well.

"Luke, is that you?" She looked at the person walking toward her.

That person was behind the light, so she could not see his face and was not sure if it was Luke.

When Julien heard that Sydney had mistaken him for Luke, his face became gloomier than ever.

Which part of him looked like Luke Chase?

"It's me," Julien said.

Sydney was stunned. "President Flint. Why are you here?"

"Are you disappointed?" Julien pursed his lips.

Sydney shook her head. "No, just surprised."

Under circumstances like that, she would never be disappointed at anyone's arrival. She would only feel relief because she had help.

She just did not expect the person to be Julien.

"I heard your voice, so I came out to take a look," Julien replied.

In fact, he was so hungry that he could not sleep and heard Sydney when she called from the outside.

"I see." Sydney nodded.

Julien looked at her. "It's so late now. Why are you out?" "I needed some water. But before I could reach downstairs, the power went out," Sydney replied with a wry smile.

Julien said, "Walk in front of me. I'll show you the way."

"You're going to show me the way?" Sydney raised her eyebrow and looked at him.

He was positioned behind the light, so Sydney could not see his face clearly and could only make out his jawline.

At that, Julien raised his chin. "What's the problem?" "Nothing. Thank you," Sydney muttered her thanks. Although she was shocked at his kindness, she would not reject a free guiding light.

Sydney went downstairs while holding onto the railing.

Meanwhile, Julien was behind her, holding the torch from above.

The both of them quickly reached the living room.

Sydney stood before the coffee table, lifted the jar, and shook it. When she heard that there was water sloshing inside, she smiled.

Standing next to her, Julien's eyes darkened a little when he saw her smile.

"Oh, right. Do you want some?" When Sydney took a glass to pour the water into it, she suddenly remembered that there was someone behind her.

Hence, she turned around and asked the man.