Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 98

Caleb rubbed his fingers together, frowning. “She just panicked at that moment.”

“Was it really panic, or was it premeditated? Haven’t you already figured that out?”

Sydney marveled at his refusal to face the truth. She held his gaze, calm and steady, until he finally exhaled and looked away. “Syd, I know she crossed the line. I’ll make it up to you on her behalf-”

He hadn’t even finished before the phone on the table buzzed.

Sydney didn’t need to check the screen. The look on his face told her exactly who it was–Penelope.

“Sorry, I need to take this.”

Sydney smiled faintly. “Go ahead.”

He had brought her here to apologize, hadn’t even waited for the food to arrive, and already he was walking away to take a call from the person who started it all.

‘What a joke,‘ she thought.

“Ma’am? Miss?” The server had to call her twice before she blinked and looked up. A dish had already been

set in front of her.

“Hm? What is it?”

“Your companion must have left this pendant on the chair.”

The server held it out to her. “Could you keep it for him, so it doesn’t get lost?”

“Sure. Thanks.” She accepted it without thinking, but the moment her eyes landed on it, everything around her dropped away. Her mind went blank.

This was her pendant. It was identical to the one stolen from her years ago at the orphanage.

She had searched for it over the years, but she hadn’t stayed long back then. She couldn’t remember the name of the girl who had taken it. By the time she returned, the orphanage was gone.

She had wanted to look, but there had been nowhere to start.

And now, without warning, it was back in her hands.

Before she could process what was happening, someone snatched the pendant from her. She lunged for it on instinct, her fingers grasping at empty air.

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