Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 639

After hanging up, Julian turned and walked back into the study. As he closed the glass door to the balcony, he lifted his gaze and saw Sydney standing there.

He was not surprised. Treated like a national treasure at home, she had finally wrested the task of delivering coffee from Elliot.

She set the cup on his desk and asked, "What happened? What do you mean, 'clear conscience'?"

She had only caught fragments of the conversation, but she heard the sharp edge in his tone. There had even been a trace of anger.

Julian looked at her. The irritation in his chest eased, replaced by something heavier and softer.

He crossed the room in a few strides and rubbed her head. "What could have happened? Nothing's wrong."

He would not let anything happen to her again.

As for the Huttons, their decision did not matter. If they treated her well, he would welcome more people loving her. If they failed her, then whether she acknowledged them or not, he would never force her either way. No matter the outcome, he would always be her fallback.

For some reason, Sydney caught a note of coaxing in his voice. She met his gaze steadily. "Really nothing?"

Something felt off, and she sensed it had to do with her.

Julian did not look away. After a pause, he asked instead, "Right now, what's the most important thing to you?"

She blinked, caught off guard. Before this baby, the most important thing had been uncovering the truth about her adoptive parents' deaths and avenging them. Later, she had wanted to learn about her origins and find her biological parents.

But last night, when the pain in her abdomen had nearly broken her, she had only one thought: 'Let her child arrive safely in this world.'

She wanted to be a good mother. She wanted a family, a child with Julian.

It might have been selfish, but before the baby was born, she did not want to gamble with its safety again. She only wanted to protect her child first.

She lifted her eyes. "The baby."

"Exactly," Julian said softly. "So nothing else matters. Nothing that should affect your mood."

Alan had not explicitly told him that Sydney could not travel, but he had emphasized that at this stage, beyond avoiding physical strain, her emotions had to remain steady.

She often reassured him, relying on her identity as a doctor and insisting that she and the baby were fine. In truth, the situation was not as stable as she made it sound. One misstep could end the pregnancy.

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