?


    Whether Christopher was willing to help her or not, it no longer mattered. He didn''t owe Sydney anything and wasn''t obliged to help her. It was good enough that he was willing to hear her out.


    Sydney looked up and said, "I''m not expecting you to help me by telling you all these. You can just hear me out. I''ll figure a way out myself."


    "How are you going to do that?" Christopher asked.


    Sydney pondered for a long time, and her eyes grew sharp. "If he were to force me to a corner, I''d die along with him. I''ll kill him and go to jail, at most. Or I could kill myself after killing him. Whatever it is..."


    Before she couldplete her sentence, Christopher covered her mouth with his hand. His brows furrowed, he said solemnly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"


    Sydney broke down and hugged him.


    "I really have considered dying with him. I thought of killing him in his sleep, but I hated the thought of having to sacrifice myself to get rid of him. Why? I refuse to ept that!"


    "Syd," Christopher called out to her.


    Sydney was very agitated. "He''s your brother-inw. Will you me me if I were to kill him? Will your sister me me?"


    Christopher patted her back gently. "Don''t be silly. I won''t let you do something like that."


    He had never seen Sydney so weak and vulnerable. Clearly, Geoffrey spelled huge trouble for her.


    Christopher let Sydney go and gently wiped the tears from her face. "I won''t let anything happen to you. Don''t worry. Leave Geoffrey Carter to me."


    Sydney looked up at him with glistening eyes. "You''re willing to help me?"


    Christopher nodded. "Yes. My sister has already suffered with him. I don''t want that to happen to you, too."


    Sydney wiped the tears from her face and drew near to kiss him, but Christopher put his fingers on her lips.


    Sydney looked at him, confused. "What''s the matter?"


    Did he despise her after learning the truth?


    As though he could see through her thoughts, Christopher exined,


    "Don''t misunderstand. I just don''t want to take you under such circumstances. It feels like a transaction. I want the issue to bepletely solved before we get together."


    Sydney looked down and opened her mouth, wanting to say something.


    Christopher looked at her warmly. "It''s fine, I don''t mind what happened long ago. I just want to help you solve this problem right now."


    "I''ll divorce Wesley. If this issue with Geoffrey can be solved, I''ll be free and won''t implicate you," she said.


    Christopher lifted a hand and


    caressed her hair. "I''m not worried


    I


    about you implicating me. I care


    more about your feelings. If you


    sleep with me under the current circumstances, it might bring you a lot of pressure. I don''t want you to suffer." Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    Sydney was very moved to hear that. She was willing to sleep with him even without asking for anything in return, but his words made her decide it was better for the problem to be solved before they got together.


    "Thank you." Sydney had suffered so much, but being with Christopher made her feel much better.


    Night had fallen and the tree branches swayed in the wind.


    Christopher sent Sydney to the car and instructed the driver to bring her home.


    He hugged her before saying goodbye. "Do you really not want me to send you back?"


    "No, thank you. The driver can send me back. Go to bed early," Sydney said.


    If Christopher sent her back, he would return home veryte at night. He undoubtedly had many things to do tomorrow, and she wanted him


    to have an early night. She didn''t want to stay the night for fear of the temptation.


    Christopher watched on as she sped off in the car, only turning back when the car disappeared in the distance.


    After reaching home, he dialed a number on his phone. "It''s time to dig through Geoffrey''s ounts."