Tristan's expression darkened.After Sylvia walked away, he bowed his head in despair.Bruce patted his shoulder. "Let's go home."Tristan did not move.After a while, he looked up at Bruce and Catherine. His usually warm and clear eyes were now tinged with a red light. He said, "Are you satisfied now? She'll never accept me again."Bruce and Catherine froze.After a while, Catherine said softly, "We were wrong, Tristan. Let's go home first. We'll talk about it when we get back."Tristan ignored her, turned around, and walked toward the road. His head was bowed, and his back looked very forlorn in the setting sun.Bruce and Catherine were worried and immediately chased after him.At that moment, in a luxury sports car in a parking lot not far away, Odell sat in the driver's seat with a cigarette in his hand.The window was wound halfway down. His deep gaze looked at Tristan's distant figure, then at the direction in which Sylvia left. He took a drag of the cigarette. White sm
'If it weren't for me, Aunt Tonya wouldn't have been kidnapped. However, the real people to blame should be the ones who plotted to kidnap her: Emmanuel, Dona, Sonia, Bruce, Catherine, Michael, and Tara. I'll remember all of these people!'When Aunt Tonya saw her expression grow colder and colder, she hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I won't blame myself. Don't get angry. It's bad for your health."Sylvia pulled herself from her thoughts and asked, "Aunt Tonya, did they do anything to you these past few days?""No. I was locked up in a basement one day, then I was taken to a house. They never laid a hand on me and also brought me food regularly. They just locked the doors and windows tightly so that I couldn't escape."Aunt Tonya pushed Sylvia into the house as she spoke and began to question Sylvia if she had encountered anything in the past few days.Sylvia chose her words carefully as she answered.Aunt Tonya was a person who could not stay idle. When she saw that the house was co
Isabel rarely spoke nicely to Odell. He immediately lowered his eyes to look at her.The little girl craned her neck, her chubby little face pressing on his chin. Her bright eyes stared at him, full of expectation.Odell smiled. "Sure, but you have to call me Daddu first."Isabel's expression instantly changed as she snorted at him.Liam, who was standing on the other side, instantly cried, "Daddy."Odell was speechless.Liam looked at him expectantly. "There, I called you. Can you let me see Mommy now?"The corners of Odell's mouth twitched. 'This kid is really an opportunist.'After a moment, he said, "Say it two more times."Liam immediately said, "Daddy, Daddy."Odell smiled and let go of his head to give him the binoculars.Liam immediately climbed onto the sofa, stepped on it, took the binoculars, and looked toward Sylvia.Odell carried Isabel into his arms, looking at her watery eyes when she looked at her brother. He smiled and touched her fleshy face, saying, "If y
However, not long after, Odell picked them up and carried them away.The large terrace was suddenly empty, and Sylvia's chest also suddenly felt bereft.However, it was only for a moment. She put away the binoculars and turned her wheelchair back into the house.The reason why Odell did not let her see the children was that he thought that she had something to do with Tristan and that she wanted to be the young madam of the Ledger family. He thought that she needed to hook up with a man to live a good life.However, after the awards ceremony this afternoon, Bruce and Catherine already figured out that someone as powerful as her did not need to live off a man at all.She would go find Alister tomorrow morning and bring her to Odell to tell him how Tara bribed her.Then, he should finally believe that she and Tristan were innocent. He would let her meet the children.Just after she entered the house, Odell finished carrying Isabel and Liam to their room and came back out.He retu
Odell frowned coldly and asked, "What did she ask you to do?""She asked me to help her spy on Sylvia secretly, and tell her as soon as Sylvia does anything, especially if I see Mr. Ledger coming to her. She told me to take as many photos as possible, preferably photos of Sylvia and Mr. Ledger flirting..." Alister panicked and confessed to all the tasks that Tara told her to do. She said anxiously, "Master Carter, that's all I did for her. I didn't do anything else."Odell's face was cold and silent for a moment before he asked her, "Did you also take that photo of Tristan hugging Sylvia?"Alister searched her memory and said, "Yes. I saw Mr. Ledger rushing to Sylvia, so I took it secretly. However, I deliberately chose that angle. Mr. Ledger let Sylvia go very quickly. She was obviously unhappy at the time, but he was elated for some reason. He asked whether she rejected him because his mother approached her, but she said no. He did not seem to believe her but left quickly."After
He finished the call not long after and reached out to Sylvia. "This way, Ms. Ross."Sylvia followed him to the elevator.The elevator went straight up to the top floor.Cliff sent her to the door of the large office and left after pushing open the door.Sylvia turned her wheelchair and went in.Inside the spacious office, Odell was sitting on the leather chair behind the desk. He wore a black dress shirt that hugged his broad shoulders and his narrow waist. The color of his shirt also made his originally indifferent disposition much colder, so much so that people did not dare to approach him.When Sylvia looked at him, his deep gaze was already locked on her.She continued to wheel herself in without changing her expression. She stopped at his desk and asked, "Why did you meet Alister? Did she tell you about the things that Tara ordered her to do?"Odell looked at her in silence for a moment before asking, "Why do you want to see me?"Sylvia said bluntly, "I want to see the c
Sylvia choked on her breath and asked, "Tell me what I did wrong first."Odell gave her a side glance. "In the essay, remember to explain to me clearly why you concealed your identity as Sunflower from me."Sylvia was flabbergasted.'It's because I didn't tell him I was Sunflower?'She protested, "You never asked me.""Just because I didn't ask you, it doesn't mean you can hide it."Sylvia was puzzled. "Why not? Who are you to me? Why do I have to tell you about this?"The reason why she did not want to say anything was that she wanted to live in peace and quiet.However, the moment she said that, Odell's expression darkened.Sylvia felt the temperature around her plummet. She shrunk and looked at him in confusion. She did not scold him and was just telling the truth.Why was he suddenly upset?He looked at her coldly.After a while, he said, "It's true that you're no one to me, but you're Isabel and Liam's mother. Because you hid it from me, you indirectly made me misunder
She simply said, "Fine, it was because I couldn't hold back. Why don't you spit at me in return?"Odell scoffed in disgust. "Do you think I'm as vulgar as you?""Then, you can just continue being angry."Odell was speechless. His throat choked up, and his gaze clouded. His hand cupping her chin also could not help but increase in strength.She frowned in pain and immediately pried his hand away. "Let go."He refused.Sylvia felt like her jaw was about to be crushed by him. She could not help but raise her face toward him again. "If you're angry, then spit at me. You can spit as much as you want. I won't say that you're vulgar."'Just stop pinching my chin!'Her little face was bright with a natural blush. When she raised her head, her eyes were narrowed, and her red lips were pursed. She put on a brave look as if saying, 'Hurry up and spit. I can take it no matter how much you spit at me.'Odell's eyes were cold. Then, in an instant, he bowed his head toward her.The next sec