Sir, Madam Dispeared Again After Divorce!

Chapter 159 The Secret from Twenty Years Ago

He had heard a long time ago from Sydney that she did not love him anymore, but he never took it to heart, thinking that it was just words she said out of anger. She was angry for protecting Lyra, so she deliberately said those words. After all, he was not unaware of her feelings for him these years.

However, now, she was able to calmly tell Grandma that she did not love him anymore. It made him realize that she did not say those words out of anger, but that she really did not love him anymore.

At that moment, Julien clearly felt something in his heart. It felt vaguely aching and somewhat empty as if someone had dug away something very important. It caused his expression to fall.

The Old Madam glanced at his appearance and shook her head with a slight sigh. "I was thinking if you still had feelings for Julien, I'd do everything to get you back together with him, but now... Sigh, maybe it's better this way."

In the past, it was Julien who did not love Sydney which was why the relationship between the couple before was so cold.

Now, it was Sydney who did not love Julien. What would be the difference from before if they got back together now?

"Thank you for your concern, Grandma, but it's impossible between me and President Flint." Sydney took the Old Madam's hand. "I'm sorry for disappointing you."

"What are you saying, you silly girl? Compared to forcing you and Julien together, I'd rather see you have a happy life. Look at how spirited your face is now. In the past, you were so haggard that you didn't even look like someone in her twenties. It's better this way." The Old Madam chuckled.

When Sydney saw the Old Madam did not insist, her heart was relieved and she also smiled.

Then, she remembered something and took the necklace out of her collar. "By the way, I went back to the old residence and found a necklace. Was this the one you were talking about?"

Necklace?

Outside the balcony, Julien's eyes narrowed when he heard those words.

What necklace?

The Old Madam lifted Sydney's necklace and looked at it. "I'm not sure if this is the one. Your father was in a hurry and didn't explain what the necklace looked like, so I don't know either."

Sydney put the necklace down. "This was the only necklace in the house. There weren't any others." "Then, it should be this one." The Old Madam nodded.

Sydney bit her lower lip. "This necklace is very similar to the one around Mrs. Madden's neck. I asked and found out that it's a mother-daughter pair. This one is the daughter necklace. I can't figure out why Lyra's necklace was in my house."

"You mean this is the Madden family's necklace?" The Old Madam was stunned.

Sydney nodded. "Yes, Brandon Madden had it designed more than twenty years ago and gave it to Mrs. Madden and their newborn daughter, who’s Lyra."

"I remember now." The Old Madam smiled. "If it's really the Madden family's mother-daughter necklace, then this one in your hand isn't Lyra's, but Clarice's."

"Clarice?" Sydney tilted her head in confusion.

For some reason, when she heard this name, there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.

However, that feeling quickly disappeared.

"Yes, Clarice Madden was Mr. and Mrs. Madden's eldest daughter, and Lyra is the younger one.

Speaking of which, Clarice and you are the same age."

The Old Madam reminisced. "When Mrs. Madden gave birth to her eldest daughter, news of Brandon buying two necklaces spread across Port City. Many people envied Mrs. Madden for it. However, when Lyra was born, Brandon didn't give any indication, so this necklace should belong to their eldest daughter."

Sydney lowered her head to look at the necklace around her neck. "So, the Madden family had more than one daughter... But why haven't I heard that they had another older daughter?"

"Because she died when she was very young." Julien pushed the door and came in.

Sydney's eyes widened in shock. "She died?"

The Old Madam nodded. "Yes."

"Then, why was this necklace in my house?" Sydney did not understand.

Julien looked at her. "Do you want to know?"

"You do?" Sydney looked him in the eye.

Julien said casually, "I know that Lyra had an older sister and investigated Clarice Madden before. Her death was related to your father."

"My dad?" Sydney stood up in shock.

The Old Madam shook her head. "It's a grudge from the previous generation."

Sydney's lips trembled. "Could it be that what happened between the Madden and Raines families all those years ago was Clarice's death?"

"Hm?" Julien looked at her.

Sydney ignored him and gripped the Old Madam's hand tightly. "Grandma, I came here today not just to visit you. I wanted to ask if you knew anything that happened between the Madden and Raines families many years ago. Otherwise, this necklace wouldn't

have appeared in the Raines residence."

It was based on this that she guessed something happened between the two families.

"Grandma, judging from what you said earlier, you should know something. I beg you to tell me what happened between the Madden and Raines families. What has Clarice's death got to do with my dad? Also, what was the secret behind this necklace that my dad was referring to? What does it have to do with all this? " Sydney looked at the Old Madam pleadingly.

The Old Madam stroked her head. "Okay, I'll tell you. I know that even if I don't, you’ll still try to find out. In that case, it's better for me to tell you directly. I just never thought that the necklace your father referred to belonged to the Madden family."

"Thank you, Grandma," Sydney cried with joy.

She was really afraid that the Old Madam would be unwilling to tell her.

Julien's heart moved slightly at the sight of Sydney's tears. He drew out the handkerchief in his suit pocket and handed it over. "Wipe your tears."

Sydney was first stunned, then shook her head. "No, I have my own."

Then, she took out a handkerchief from her bag, not even sparing him a glance.

Julien lowered his darkening eyes, clenched the handkerchief in his hand, and withdrew his hand.

When the Old Madam saw him like this, she secretly thought in her heart, 'Serves you right.'

"Okay, tell me, Grandma." Sydney wiped her tears and looked up with a smile again.

The Old Madam hummed and slowly said, "More than twenty years ago, Skylight Corporation independently developed a new machine that can effectively improve production technology. Your father was very happy when he learned about it and knew that it was Skylight Corporation's chance to go public. However, just a day before the listing..."

"What happened the day before?" Sydney clasped her hands together, looking at the Old Madam anxiously. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

The Old Madam patted the back of her hand in distress. "Brandon Madden learned about this machine from somewhere and told someone to steal the data of this machine, resulting in the failure of Skylight Corporation's listing. The main researcher also committed suicide in despair."

"What?" Sydney's eyes widened. "Something like that happened?"

Julien's brows were also tightly knitted together. It was clear that he did not know about this matter.

He always knew that Brandon often played dirty tricks, but he felt that it was no big deal. After all, it was normal to play tricks and be ruthless in the business world. As long as it was not too out of line, even the country would turn a blind eye.

However, he never thought that Brandon was so despicable that he did such a thing as stealing commercial secrets. He even indirectly killed someone!

"After the incident broke out, your father became the target of public criticism. Because of the loss of the machine data and the suicide of the main researcher, your father not only had to appease Skylight but also faced huge compensation. He couldn't fork out the money, and in a fit of anger, he kidnapped Brandon's eldest daughter," the Old Madam said with a sigh.