My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit

Chapter 278 The Guilty Jayden

Zach was not surprised by Julien's decision. He nodded and said, "I understand."

"Go ahead. Bring these with you,” Julien pinched his nose bridge as he said that.

Zach took the documents in his arms.

Not long after Zach left, Julien’s phone rang, and it was Jayden.

"Bro, I saw your press conference!" On the other side of the phone call, Jayden was drenched in his sweaty basketball uniform, and he had just done an intense practice.

However, his voice was notably delightful.

Julien leaned backward. "So?"

So, I'm here to congratulate you!" Jayden wiped his sweat. "Bro, congratulations on ending your misery!"

Julien smiled. “Thank you. Good luck in your game. I'll be hanging up.”

When he heard Jayden's rapid breathing, he knew that he must be in the middle of a game.

The U17 expedition match had reached its climax recently, and they had to play two to three matches per day. Jayden must have called him during his break time.

"Wait! Don't hang up!” Jayden took off his towel and shouted.

Julien frowned. "What’s the matter?”

"It's nothing. I just want to ask you about the things on the news... That Lyra has been ... You know... Is it real?" Jayden asked.

He just saw it through social media and he did not read through the details. He was still wondering if it was true.

Julien nodded. "It is."

"Oh my..." Jayden sucked in a deep breath and was shocked.

However, he quickly gained his cool and said, "It's just karma. She did so many horrible things to Sydney, so this is what she deserves."

Something flashed across Julien's eyes.

Jayden's words reminded him that Lyra’s biggest enemy was Sydney. This matter could likely be related to Sydney.

Of course, he did not think that it was Sydney who did it. With Sydney's personality, her way of revenge would be through legal means and not through such methods. However, those around Sydney were different.

So, was it Luke or Cayden?

Or... Hunter?

When Julien thought of how these three of them looked at Sydney, his expression darkened and he irritation welled in his heart.

They all liked Sydney, and they were all suspects who did that to Lyra because of Sydney.

"Bro? Bro?” When Jayden did not get a reply from Julien, he called out for him.

Julien came back to his senses. “What is it?”

"I was asking you something and you didn't answer. What are you doing?" Jayden asked, his tone notably upset.

Julien rubbed his temples. "I just had my mind occupied on something. What is it?" "Why did you decide to annul the engagement right after you got discharged from the hospital?" Jayden repeated his question.

He did not believe that Julien broke up with Lyra because she was vicious, like he said in the press conference.

Jayden knew that Julien had already noticed how malicious Lyra could be long ago. Why did he wait until he was discharged for the engagement annulment?

There must be another reason.

He did not ask back then, but he swore to find out today.

"Did you know that I got together with Lyra at first because I thought she was my pen pal?” Julien said.

Jayden nodded. "Yes!"

Even though Jayden was only ten years old back then, he knew everything about Julien's pen pal and how he fell in love with her.

However, he did not know that Julien's pen pal was called Maple Leaf, and he was also uninterested.

"I found out that Lyra wasn't my pen pal, after all. She was just impersonating her. The real one is Sydney.” When Julien mentioned Sydney's name, his tone of voice softened.

“Damn!" Jayden was so shocked that he stood up from his chair.

His coaches and teammates who were next to him were all stunned by his sudden reaction.

"Jay! What’s wrong with you?" The coach threw him a warning. "Quiet down!

Everyone is resting."

Jay den noticed that he might have overreacted, so he chuckled and said," Coach, I'm sorry."

After saying that, he walked out of the basketball court together with his phone. When he reached a quiet place, he continued speaking into the phone, “Bro, Sydney is your real pen pal?”

Julien said yes without hesitation.

Jayden scratched his head. "Then Lyra impersonated Sydney?"

Julien said yes once more.

Jayden suddenly landed a punch against the wall. "Damn! Lyra is so shameless! I haven’t seen anyone as vicious as her. She dared to impose as someone else? How did she find out that you and Sydney were pen pals?" "She was Sydney's roommate back in university and she saw our letters. Through the letters, she found out about my identity and impersonated Sydney.”

"I see. So, she went through Sydney's letters ... Wait, letters?” Jayden exclaimed and he widened his eyes, as though he remembered something.

Three months ago, he saw a lot of letters in Sydney's room. Those letters had turned yellow and they were from a long time ago.

Perhaps...

Jayden swallowed hard and tightened his grip on the phone. With a nervous tone, he asked, "Bro, what's your pen name?"

"Why are you asking this?" Julien frowned.

Jayden stomped his feet. "Bro, just answer me! I need to know!"

Julien could hear how anxious he was and said slowly, "Mine is Buddy, and Sydney’s was Maple Leaf."

"Oh my God!" Jayden lifted his head and sucked in a deep breath. "You're really Buddy!"

"What do you mean?" Julien narrowed his eyes. "Do you know something?”

Jayden lowered his head and answered in a low voice, "Yes. Three months ago,

Sydney bailed me out of jail after I got into a fight. I followed her to her apartment and saw a lot of letters. I randomly took one and realized that they were from someone called 'Buddy'. I even brought it back home and I think you saw it too."

Julien remembered this. There was this one night three months ago when he saw a letter in Jayden's room.

The envelope was the same as the one he used to send to Maple Leaf. He had a gut feeling back then and even took it to have a look. However, before he could read through the letter, Jayden snatched it back.

That letter was indeed the one he wrote to Maple Leaf.

Jayden noticed that he might have made a grave mistake. His brother and Sydney could have found and recognized each other sooner if it was not for him. Jayden was suddenly swallowed by

his guilt.

"Bro, I...” This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

"Why didn't you let me read the letter back then?" Julien asked in a cold tone.

Jay den's heart sank and he tried to argue. "I ... I brought the letter back from Sydney’s apartment to show you that she was sending someone else love letters. I realized that she was a good person later on and I became afraid that you might get angry at her, so I..."

He could not continue his sentence.

Of course, Julien understood.

Julien's grip on his phone tightened, as though he was trying to suppress his emotions within. After a few seconds, he hung up and placed his hand over his eyes, his aura immensely depressing.