Sylvia obviously garnered more attention than the other two veteran artists. Tara reacted poorly to what she saw, but the two teachers beside her were still gushing about Sylvia. “Ms. Sunflower is so young and skilled. I bet she has a lot of admirers.” “I wonder how many there are.” The two of them then had a glance at Tara. One of them asked politely, “Ms. Avery, I heard you are from the art association as well. Do you know her?” Tara forced a vague smile. “Yeah.” “Does she have a boyfriend then?” “What does her boyfriend do?” The two of them looked at Tara with the highest anticipation. Tara maintained her smile and said, “I've never heard of that before, and I don’t think she’s dating anyone.” “No way. She’s as beautiful as those celebrities and she’s talented. How is that possible?” “Yeah. Even you have a boyfriend like Odell Carter, Ms. Avery, so how could someone like her have no one at all?” Tara’s expression turned frosty. The two teachers immediatel
Edmund searched the second floor of the restaurant twice but did not see Sylvia anywhere. Feeling anxious, she called Tara right away. “Where’s Syl? I can’t find her anywhere!” Tara had not expected his swift arrival. She said with a smile, “She should be in the first room on the second floor.” Edmund was annoyed by her tone. “I just went in there and I didn’t see her!” Tara was taken aback. “Hold on, let me ask my friend.” Then, she quickly texted the ‘waiter’ that she had bribed. “Where is Sylvia Ross?” The waiter had just come out from the men’s room when he saw the text. He glanced at the lady’s room and replied, “I saw her walk into the lady’s room and I think she’s still in there.” “Keep an eye on her. If she comes out, text me right away!” Tara then quickly got out of the car and took a shortcut to the restaurant. While those two were searching for Sylvia, Odell had already taken her to the parking lot. He had parked his car at the furthest spot. When he
Edmund noticed the unease on Tara’s pale face, which made him suspicious. After a quick thought flashed in his mind, he cursed out loud, “Don’t f*cking tell me Odell Carter took her away again.” Tara clenched her teeth tightly and went outside; Edmund immediately went after her. Something had been off from the moment he had arrived at the restaurant. Sylvia was not a drinker, so how had she gotten herself drunk? It was also uncannily coincidental that Tara’s friend had happened to see her. He asked in a cold voice, “Is Syl really drunk? Or did you tell someone to drug her?” Tara’s irritation robbed her of the mood to continue pretending. With a cold look on her face, she said, “If you really like Sylvia, then you’d better start looking for her!” Edmund glared at her fiercely before he darted out. ..The weather turned warm but the night breeze remained chilly. However, not even a bit of the bone-chilling wind got into the sprinting sports car. Sylvia was squirmin
The moment Sylvia opened her eyes and saw the half naked man lying down beside her, she froze and bolted up. Then, she realized she did not have any clothes on. Her mind went blank and she was as stunned as a rock. ‘What happened?’ ‘How did I end up here with him?’ Sylvia tried her best to recall what happened. She remembered that she had drunk a little too much last night. She had escaped to the toilet and ran into Harley there. Then, the next thing that she remembered was Odell carrying her away. As she tried to sift through her fragmented memories, she vaguely remembered taking her clothes off in the car and brought into this room before the man had proceeded to have sex with her on this bed. Her memories were fragmented and disjointed, so all she could recall were bits and pieces from here and there that barely painted the edge of the picture. However, the bits and pieces alone were enough to make her blush. She wished for a hole to bury herself in.She collaps
Odell grabbed his shirt that was hanging at the edge of the bed and put it on before he got out of bed.Sylvia also got out of bed and tried to pick her clothes up off the floor. However, there was not a single intact piece of garment that she could find, even the pants that she had worn last night had a hole in it. While Odell was out of the room, she quickly snuck off to the closet next door to search for some wearable clothes. Fortunately, the closet still contained some of her old clothes. She simply grabbed some of the thicker ones and put them on. After she had properly dressed herself and wanted to go out, she turned around to see Odell watching her from the entrance. His arms were crossed in front of him as his towering figure leaned against the wall. His eyes were slightly curved as a vague smile appeared on his face. Sylvia blushed. She asked in an annoyed tone, “I thought you went out?” “I’m waiting for you.” Sylvia blinked blankly several times. “What for
Odell opened the gate. “Odell!” Tara ran in with teary eyes. She tried to throw herself into his embrace but he stopped her by catching hold of her shoulders. He asked, “What are you doing here?” Feeling aggrieved, Tara said, “I called you but you didn’t pick up. I got so worried that I came searching for you.” Odell pursed his lips. Tara then looked at Sylvia in shock. She asked, “Odell, what are you doing here with her?” Before Odell could say a word, Sylvia scoffed and said, “We came here to spend the night together.” Tara’s eyes widened and tears began to roll down her cheeks uncontrollably. “You… spent the night together?” She turned to Odell, looking hurt and disbelieving. Odell glared at Sylvia to signal her to shut up, but she refused to comply. Earlier, she had felt embarrassed and insulted, but now that Sylvia had learned what had happened, she decided to use the situation to her advantage. After all, she was the one who had been set up and she was cle
B*stard! Just a while ago he had called her his woman but now in front of Tara, he had simply chased her off. Sylvia strode out of the mansion and headed onto the street. She wanted to go home and wash the filth away from her body. After she got into a taxi, she pulled her phone out and called her kids as well as Aunt Tonya. She told them something unexpected had happened that had prevented her from meeting them last night. After reassuring her kids and Aunt Tonya, Sylvia saw the missed calls from Edmund and she called him back. The call got through quickly. “Something happened last night and I switched off my phone. Is there anything urgent?” “Nothing. I just wanted to have a chat with you.” Edmund sounded normal but his voice was a little duller than usual. It seemed as if the man had been up all night. Sylvia was not overly concerned. She said, “Did you want me to look at some paintings?” “I supposed so. What are you doing now?” he asked. “I’m on my way hom
After a long silence, he removed Tara from his embrace. Looking at her puffy red eyes, Odell frowned. “Tara, tell me what it is that you want?” Tara was taken aback. Her teary eyes were uncomprehending as she looked at him and said, “Odell, what do you mean?” “I failed you, so I will do whatever is necessary to compensate you.” Tara wanted to bury herself in his embrace again but he stopped her. Instead, she held onto his arm and continued to sob. “Odell, I don’t want anything but you. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. You said that you would protect me for as long as you were alive.” Odell’s face fell. Of course he remembered what he had said, but he had never expected to fall for a woman like Sylvia either.After a long while later, he said, “Tara, I’ll continue to protect you and make sure nothing changes in your life. I will make you the most famous artist but I don’t think I can continue to be your boyfriend.” Tara burst into tears. “I don’t want that!