Feeling vexed, Sherry asked. “What did she do to you? Tell me and I’ll slap the sh*t out of her!” Sherry felt bad for not being by Sylvia’s side three years ago, or else Tara would not have gotten what she yearned and instigated Odell to slap Sylvia. Only she comprehended the terrible and disheartened feeling she had felt when she saw Sylvia’s badly swollen face after the event. Sylvia said with a smile, “It’s okay. I can handle it myself.” There was confidence in her smile, which gave Sherry a strange sense of ruthlessness. Sherry calmed down after that smile. “Okay, if you need anything, anything at all, just tell me. I’ll be there for you. My family might have abandoned me, but I've got a lot of friends. They more or less can lend a hand or two.” Sylvia smiled. “Thank you.” …The next day, Sylvia went to work as usual. Her colleagues, who had arrived earlier than her, greeted her politely when they saw her. Sylvia returned their greetings as well. Only Alister, th
After they sat down, Tristan asked, “Sylvia, what’s wrong? Did something happen at work today?” Sylvia ignored his question and asked, “Tristan, did Tara talk to you?” Feeling surprised, he responded, “How did you know?” As she expected. Sylvia then asked, “Did she tell you about your mother seeing me the other day?” “Yeah, she did.” “Did she also tell you that I rejected you because of Sonia?” Tristan frowned. “She did.” Sylvia squinted her eyes.He was confused. “Sylvia, why are you asking me all this?” She pursed her lips. She did not know how to tell him that Tara had played him. Tara had used his feelings for Sylvia and made him her lapdog. However, Sylvia believed the multiple rejections were hurtful enough for Tristan, and if she told him that Tara had played and tricked him, he would probably be devastated. She knew how it felt being framed and being a pawn in someone else’s game of chess. A quick thought later, she said, “It’s nothing. I have something t
“But I only like you. I have liked you since we were little, Sylvia.” Tristan looked into her eyes. His gaze fueled her guilt. What did she do to earn his love? She looked at him sincerely. “Tristan, it’s not going to work out between us.” “You’re single, I’m single. I even got my parents to agree to us being together. What makes you think we are no match for each other?” Sylvia wanted to argue, but he beat her to it. “I don’t care that you were married before or that you have two kids.” Sylvia’s lips tightened in silence. The air went quiet once again. He then said, “Unless you still love Odell.” Sylvia answered without a second thought, “I don’t love him anymore.” Three years ago, he had slapped her sixty times because of Tara, and she could still feel the imaginary pain on her face. She would never forget the insult and the pain she had to endure. How could she love him anymore? Tristan noticed her cold expression which was changing for the worse. He smiled awk
After dinner, Odell sent Tara back to Lake Victoria Villa before he went back to the Carters' residence. The bodyguards opened the door for him when they saw him. Odell had a glance at one of the bodyguards. “Did the woman come over today?” “Ms. Ross didn't come today.” His already icy expression had an extra scowl to it. The bodyguard timidly looked away. Odell grunted. ‘Did she really go out with Tristan? I thought she would try harder for the kids, but she seems to have forgotten about them now that she’s with a man.’ He went inside with a grim look. The bodyguard sighed a breath of relief after he went inside. At the same time, the bodyguard also grumbled secretly. ‘Gosh, what is wrong with Master Carter? I thought he was the one who stationed us out here to prevent Ms. Ross from coming. Now that she’s not coming, he seems even angrier.’ Odell went straight to Isabel and Liam’s room. The door was open, but no one was inside. The whole house was quiet. ‘Where d
The car then drove out of the house. Odell had irritation all over his face.‘Why is she going out at night? A date?’ Smack! The binoculars were thrown on the floor. …Meanwhile, inside the car, Sylvia was driving towards the nearby supermarket. She wanted to buy binoculars for herself before the supermarket closed. She used to joke with her kids that if they were driven apart and could not meet, they would use binoculars to locate each other. Being brilliant kids, the two of them must have remembered. Even if they did not, she could still see them with the binoculars. A while later, she went home with her newly purchased binoculars. She stood on the highest spot in the yard and directed her binoculars at the Carters' residence. The two little rascals must have gone to bed because she stood and watched until midnight and still did not see any signs of them. Feeling disappointed, Sylvia put away the binoculars and returned to her bedroom. …The next day, Sylvi
“What’s the hurry? I have something to talk to you about.” Sylvia eagerly rubbed her hands and cracked her knuckles provocatively. Her suggestive demeanor reminded Tara of that time when she was strapped in the rear seat of the car and was slapped in her face. Her face turned as white as a sheet and she faltered in fear. Feeling cautious, she warned Sylvia, “What are you trying to imply?” Sylvia wore a grin. “You told Sonia and instigated her to cause trouble at my studio, chasing me out of the house that my grandparents left me. You even tricked Tristan and made him think that I rejected him because of Sonia. You told him that I met his mother, which led him to starve himself just to make a statement to his parents. Am I right?” Tara reacted with a shifty gaze. She said in a hurry, “I have no idea what you are talking about. Go away. I’m going to Odell.” Sylvia refused to comply. She kept the pressure on and moved closer to Tara. “Odell showed me a picture of Tristan hugging
Odell strode over angrily. The fury on his face forced Sylvia to release Tara. Tara threw herself into his arms and started crying. “Odell, my hand hurts…” Odell threw a look at her wrist and noticed a red swollen circle around it like a bangle. He glared at Sylvia who leaned on Tara’s car with her hands crossed and a grin pasted on her face, exuding a devil-may-care attitude. Before Odell could question her, she proactively said, “I did it.” Odell’s gaze turned to frost. “Are you having a death wish?” “Of course not,” Sylvia said with an even wider grin. “She wanted to slap my face first. It was just self-defense.” Odell pursed his lips. “Do you think I’m blind?” He had arrived at the moment when Sylvia slammed Tara’s wrist on the car. Sylvia protruded her lips and sighed. “If you choose to be blind, I can’t do anything about it.” Odell was speechless. He gently pushed Tara aside and strode forward to Sylvia. Nonetheless, Sylvia remained still. Tara was the one
Odell tightened his lips after hearing Sylvia. Tara anxiously denied, “No, Odell, I didn’t do it. I’ve never done anything that she claims I did. What good would it do me?” “I’m curious as well. What good does it do to you? I can’t even see my children now,” Sylvia added. Her face turned to frost when she mentioned her children. Tara looked evasive. She clung to Odell tightly and shot an irritated look at Sylvia. “Sylvia, are you trying to shift all the blame on me? You did everything yourself, and you are trying to hold me responsible? You and Tristan are already dating. Someone even saw you in a restaurant enjoying a candlelight dinner!” Odell’s anger spiked after Tara spewed her words. Not only did Sylvia have candlelight dinner with Tristan, but she even went out in the middle of the night to see him. He glanced at Sylvia and asked, “What else do you have to say for yourself?” Judging from his look, Sylvia knew he would not believe her though it would be strange if he