She reached up and delicately touched the pendant hanging from her necklace, her fingers tracing its contours with tender care. As she did this, her gaze locked onto Jordan, who squinted slightly, observing her every move with a mixture of curiosity and concern.
The path ahead was fraught with challenges for Sydney, yet the moment had come to attempt it once more.
Perhaps it was finally the right moment for her to build a relationship with him, one free from deceit, and it needed to begin from this very point.
Wouldn't she agree?
"Mummy, please," Anna's voice echoed through the room, her eyes wide and imploring, as she gazed at Sydney with a look that could melt the hardest of hearts.
