John, who was standing beside Sherry, glanced at her and Flint. Then, he smiled at Odell and Sylvia. He said, “Master Carter, Mrs. Carter, rest assured and take Liam and Isabel to rest. We’ll take care of Flint properly.”Odell nodded. He circled an arm around Sylvia’s waist and turned around. He led her to their suite without giving her a chance to break free. There were two bedrooms in the suite. When Liam and Isabel entered, by tacit understanding, they went into the smaller bedroom. The atmosphere immediately fell silent.Sylvia looked toward Odell with a frown. “Why did you give Flint to them? Are they really capable of taking care of him well?”Odell lifted his hand to touch her face. He said in a low voice, “They babysat Flint for the entire evening. They changed his diaper and fed him formula. They’re already experienced and can take care of him well.”Sylvia was surprised. “They changed Flint’s diaper and even fed him formula?”“Mm.”“How did you know?”“I check
When Sylvia stood up, she lost her footing. Since she had used too much force as well, not only did she not push Odell away, but she also ended up throwing herself into his embrace. Thud. Her head hit his chest. Sylvia wanted to step back, but found that her waist had been encircled by Odell.Holding her with one arm, he lowered his handsome face to meet her eyes. His voice was husky. “Don’t be hasty. Go and get a bath first. I’ll be here. I won’t run away.”After speaking, his warm lips left a kiss on her forehead as if he was reassuring her. Sylvia was speechless. She had only lost her footing. There had not been any other meaning to that. She instantly wanted to push him away. However, at that moment, Odell released her. He patted her head and said hoarsely, “Go. I’ll wait for you.”Sylvia slapped his hands away and ran into the bathroom. She took a long bath. Only when her emotions had calmed and her expression had returned to normal, did she put on her pajamas a
Meanwhile, in another suite at the lodgings. Although they had come back to the room quite some time ago, Sherry remained on the couch as she played with Flint. The little boy was like a fluffy marshmallow and was nice to cuddle with. He was still quite energetic as his eyes looked around, full of curiosity. Sherry took out a pack of gummies to tease him with. The boy’s eyes lit up the moment when he saw the food in Sherry’s hand and he began to clamber on top of her without any caution. Sherry lifted the pack of gummies in the air. Flint was unable to reach it and after his attempts had failed, he burrowed his head into the crook of her neck and began to whine, “Aunty… gummy…” Sherry gave in the moment she heard his soft and innocent voice. “Here you go, Aunty is going to give you some gummies." She no longer had the heart to keep teasing Flint and immediately presented a piece to him. Flint immediately began munching away. As Sherry quietly admired how a
Sherry glanced at John and whispered into Flint’s ears, “You see that uncle over there? He’s very stinky, so don’t climb on top of him, got it?” Flint babbled in reply. He was focused on his gummies. The corners of Sherry’s lips twitched and she turned to John to say, “I was the one who asked Sylvia and Master Carter to let me take care of Flint, so he’s mine. Don’t even think about hogging him all to yourself.” John grimaced. Sherry immediately went into the bathroom. As soon as she stepped into the bathroom, John nonchalantly approached the bed and carried Flint up into the air, and took him into his arms. … Sherry had never showered so fast in her entire life, she emerged from the bathroom in a nightgown within less than five minutes. Beneath the warm glow of the ceiling lights, she saw John lying on his side in the center of the bed, one of his arms was wrapped around Flint who had burrowed himself into his chest. Flint seemed very comfortable lying in
It was a dreamless night for Sylvia. It was ten in the morning by the time she woke up the next day. John and Sherry had taken all three kids out to play. Only Odell was waiting for her by the bedside. She quickly took a shower, dressed casually before stepping out. Odell was standing by the doorway leading to the bedroom, his towering figure gracefully leaning against the wall. He smiled when he saw her. Sylvia made a look as she looked at him. Then, she quickly turned her face away and tried to walk past him. However, the moment she approached him, he reached an arm out and grabbed her. His palms were warm and his grip was firm. Sylvia struggled a while before finally giving up. … Shortly after they left their suite, they ran into John and Sherry. Flint was resting snugly in Sherry's arms. However, the moment he saw Sylvia and Odell walking toward them, he waved his arms around frantically in their direction. Sylvia hurriedly stepped forward and
Before long, Sylvia managed to get so many plushies that Flint could not hold onto all of them. They had to ask one of the staff members to bring them a bag to carry them all. Eventually, Flint lost interest. He wrapped his arms around Sylvia's neck and mumbled, "Mommy, Daddy, Daddy..." It seemed like he wanted to see his father. Sylvia looked at the time, it had only been an hour since they had split up. She spoke to Flint tenderly, “Flint, let's play for a little longer, then we’ll go get Daddy, shall we?" Flint burrowed his head into the crook of her neck, "Daddy, Daddy..." He was adamant about going to see his father right now. Sylvia sighed softly, “Alright.” She left the section. As soon as she stepped out of the claw machine section, she heard Sherry screaming out brazenly, “Die, you b*stards!” She was carrying a large gun in her hands and was unloading a barrage of bullets at a large group of zombies on the display. It looked like she was usi
“Just a simple numbers game. One of us rolls the dice and the other person will have to guess what number it is. Let’s say you roll the dice and I guessed correctly, then I’ll be the winner. If my guess is off, then that makes you the winner and vice versa.” After explaining the rules, he asked, “Does this work for you?” "Okay." Odell said with a sharp look, "What are we betting?” John smiled at Sylvia, then at Sherry who was seated a short distance from him. Sherry turned her head away immediately. Sylvia had a bad feeling. Why was he looking at them like that? Then, John turned back to Odell, "How about the loser has to kiss the person next to him?” Odell seemed intrigued. After a moment, he agreed to the rules, “Sure.” Sylvia frowned. Sure? Had he even asked whether she or Sherry were willing to participate in this strange game? Perhaps Odell sensed what was on Sylvia’s mind, so he suddenly handed Flint to her and caressed her head. Then he softly as
John chuckled. “Master Carter, are you sure about that?” Odell replied, “Of course.” "Okay.” John put the dice inside the cup again and scrambled it inside the cup. “Take a guess.” Odell took a guess. “Three.” John lifted the cup. It was four. Sylvia was speechless. Odell grinned and turned to her again. It had happened so many times that she was numb to it at this point. Without a word, she turned to him and offered her lips to him. Odell smiled and kissed her on the lips, then turned to John again. “Hit me.” John smiled calmly and repeated the same motion, ending with pressing the cup against the table. “Go ahead.” Odell, “Six.” John lifted the cup. Three. Sylvia was at a loss for words. Had he not told her something about being good at this? What was this? How many times had he got it wrong by now? You would think that at one point he would at least chance into a correct guess, right? Odell quickly turned to her again with a f