Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 350

**When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel**
**Chapter 350**

After a few rounds of drinks, Bruce finally began to connect the dots of the unfolding drama. He blinked, still somewhat dazed by the revelations. “So, you’re suggesting that Julian might’ve had feelings for Sydney all this time?”

Caleb, swirling the amber liquid in his glass, listened to the ice clink softly against the sides. The sound seemed to echo the turmoil brewing within him. “Do you honestly believe he’s the type of guy who acts on impulse?”

Bruce shook his head. “Not really.”

Despite his laid-back demeanor, Julian had always marched to the beat of his own drum, living by a set of principles that seemed almost unshakeable.

With the alcohol loosening his inhibitions, Caleb burst out with a sharp, incredulous laugh. “And to think we placed so much trust in him. We even asked him to look after little Sydney for us.”

He certainly did a stellar job of that, didn’t he? She ended up in his bed, after all.

The memory of how he once sought Julian’s assistance in pursuing Sydney now felt like a cruel joke, a pathetic twist of fate. He had treated Julian like a brother, while Julian had merely seen him as a naïve fool.

Bruce hesitated, allowing the weight of the moment to sink in. He refilled Caleb’s glass, the amber liquid sloshing slightly as he poured. “If you ask me, it’s not really on him. You and Sydney are divorced. She has every right to be with whoever she chooses.”

Sydney could pursue anyone she pleased. Caleb had no grounds to interfere with her life choices.

But Caleb slammed his drink down, the glass clattering against the table with a force that echoed his frustration. “Anyone can go after her, but not him! He’s my brother! I put my trust in him…”

“Caleb.” Bruce finally reached his breaking point. “When you were still hung up on Penelope and decided to marry Sydney anyway, did you ever stop to consider what Julian thought about it?”

Back then, Julian had been nothing but supportive, a true friend.

Their friendship circle had once been tight-knit, but after Caleb, still pining for another woman, began to draw closer to Sydney, Julian had started to retreat.

Bruce had always felt that Caleb had mishandled that situation. One could flirt with anyone, but crossing the line with a friend’s cherished love was a different matter entirely. Who could reconcile that?

Caleb froze momentarily, the weight of Bruce’s words sinking in. He poured himself another few shots in silence, the liquid swirling in the glass like the chaos in his mind. “So, you’re saying I wronged both Sydney and him?”

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