My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit

Chapter 254 Meeting the Mysterious Man Again

At that thought, Julien took out his phone and dialed Sydney's number.

What he did not expect was the cold, mechanical female voice coming from the phone, telling him that Sydney's phone was turned off.

Zach also heard it and cleared his throat. "Well... Why don't you just go directly to Ms. Raines and talk about it face to face?"

Julien's eyes flickered, somewhat tempted.

However, he soon shook his head again. "Go to the Madden residence first. I want to personally rip off Lyra's hypocritical mask."

"Of course. I'll go prepare the car." Zach pushed his glasses excitedly and went out to get the car.

Julien clicked on the photo album and scrolled to the two photos of Sydney previously taken by the dress store clerk. His eyes were deep yet filled with tenderness. "In our six years of marriage, why didn't you ever reveal that you used to be pen pals with someone?"

If she revealed it even just a little, maybe he would have realized that she was Maple Leaf.

In that case, he definitely would not have treated her that way!

Buzz!

His phone vibrated.

Julien looked at the message that popped up on the screen. It was from Zach. [President Flint, I'm waiting for you outside the company entrance in the car.]

Julien did not reply. He turned off the phone, put it in his suit pocket, and lifted his foot out of the conference room.

On the way to the Madden family villa, it was raining cats and dogs. It was so gray and foggy that the road was barely visible.

Zach muttered while driving, "President Flint, have you noticed that the weather has become so strange recently? The forecast always says that it's sunny, but it rains practically every day. There was even a thunderstorm last night. Some places flooded, and there was also an earthquake."

"What's so surprising about that? Doesn't it happen every year?” Julien looked at the picture of Sydney. His thumb gently stroked her face as he responded indifferently.

Zach chuckled sheepishly. "I guess it's not that surprising. I was just making a remark."

Julien could not be bothered to pay attention to him.

Suddenly, he saw a person standing on the road in front of him.

The person held a black umbrella and was dressed in a white shirt and pants. He stood in the middle of the road without moving out of the way.

Zach also saw him and kept honking the horn, urging the man to leave. However, the man did not move.

"What's up with that guy?" Zach frowned and grumbled angrily, "Why's he standing in the middle of the road? He didn't move out of the way even when a car was coming. Does he have a death wish?"

"Brake!" Julien ordered coldly.

If this person was not leaving, that meant he was probably here for them.

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The car braked violently.

Zach and Julien's bodies both lurched forward for a moment before bouncing back into the seat.

Zach turned his head to look at Julien and hurriedly asked, "President Flint, are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Julien looked at the person in the middle of the road and replied with a displeased tone.

Then, he rubbed his temples. "Unlock the door."

"You want to go out?” Zach's eyes widened in confusion.

This was the private road of Eastview Haven, so there were usually very few vehicles here. The road was even more empty this time. There was no one else besides them and that man in front of them.

'Where the hell did that man pop up from? He even stopped in front of our car. We don't even know if he's a good guy or a bad guy. It's too dangerous to get out rashly!'

At that thought, Zach turned his head to Julien and advised seriously, "President Flint, it's better not to go down. What if that person is some sort of vicious...'

"Get the gun and wait in the car. If anything happens to me, then shoot immediately!" Julien narrowed his eyes. It was clear that he made up his mind.

'I want to know why this person is stopping us!'

Knowing that Julien had decided to go and could not be persuaded, Zach sighed and took out a carefully stored gun from the glovebox. He assembled it while nodding. "Understood, President Flint. I'll keep an eye on him."

Julien hummed and opened the door to go out. Then, he pulled an umbrella from the car door, opened it, and walked toward the middle of the road to stop before the man.

The person slowly raised his umbrella, revealing a face so beautiful that it could turn the entire world upside down.

However, there was no change in Julien's expression when he saw this face. It was as if he did not think that the man was good-looking. He asked coldly, "Who

are you and what is your purpose?"

"You shouldn't move forward." The man opened his mouth, his voice was equally cold. It was cold without the slightest emotion.

Julien narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"

The man sighed. "Why do you have to expose that Lyra isn't Maple Leaf? Isn't it good enough to live like this?"

Julien's eyes widened at those words, and his hands clenched tightly. "How did you know what I wanted to do?"

The man sighed. "Go back. Just pretend that you never found out Lyra isn't Maple Leaf."

"Why?” An angry fire burned in Julien's eyes. "Lyra Madden lied to me for six years, but you want me to pretend not to know and continue to be lied to? Why are you defending Lyra so much? Are you the one who's controlling me with that power?"

"I'm not defending her. I just made a promise to someone very important to me. That someone loves Lyra, so I had no choice but to control you." The man shook his head.

"It really is you!" Julien was originally just guessing, but now that his guess was confirmed, his whole body burst into a rage. He threw away the umbrella and grabbed the man's collar.

When Zach saw this scene, he immediately understood that the man was not a good guy.

He hurriedly steeled himself and aimed the gun at the man's head.

If that man made any abnormal movements or hurt Julien, he would shoot immediately.

Outside, Julien was drenched by the rain, looking very wretched.

However, he could not care about that. He just looked at the man with bloodshot eyes and questioned with a cold voice, "So, the reason you're controlling me is for your most important person? Heh. Who gave you that right? Because of your selfishness, you made me live like a puppet. You caused all my thoughts and feelings to be led by Lyra Madden. I couldn't even recognize who I really loved!"

The man did not even look at Julien's hand that was grabbing his collar. His expression and gaze did not change because of Julien's actions and were still cold and emotionless as always.

"It's because Lyra loves you, and the person most important to me loves Lyra. He wants to grant Lyra's wish!" the man said.

Julien sneered. "That's it?"

"Yes." The man nodded.

Julien punched his face. "Just because your important person loves Lyra, I, a person who has nothing to do with you all, had to be forcibly

controlled by you to love Lyra? What kind of reason is that?"

The man frowned slightly and gently turned to the side, dodging the fist.

From his effortless movements, it was clear that he was trained.

"I admit that what we did was wrong, but everyone has their own selfishness. For him, I'm willing to sacrifice everything and everyone." The man's pale gray eyes stared at Julien. "Besides, is it that bad to love Lyra? Love is just a chemical reaction. Isn't it the same no matter who you love?"

"The same?" Julien was disgusted by those two words. He sneered and retorted, "Since you think feelings are just a chemical reaction, that means you don't care about that person you care about the most. That's a chemical reaction too, right?"

"..." The man's pupils dilated slightly, obviously stunned by this rhetorical question.

"I want you to release your control over me immediately!" Julien did not care about what the man was thinking at that moment and ordered in a deep voice.