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!
Immediately after saying that, he ended the call.Calling him a crazy person twice, Sylvia was left sitting down in a dumbfounded daze. She had never thought of marrying him again. Not when they had got a divorce in the past and definitely not now. To her surprise, it had been his suggestion to reignite their marriage! It was truly a miracle.…An hour later at Carter Tower, after the board meeting had ended, Odell immediately stormed out of the meeting room. Cliff caught up to him and reported, “Sir, we just got confirmation that Edmund has just left Ms. Ross’ house.” With a scornful look on his face, Odell grunted. “Arrange for more men to keep an eye out for him. The moment he goes near Sylvia, report it to me at once.” “Yes, sir.” Cliff nodded and went to carry out the order. Odell returned to his office. He had a glance at the watch on his wrist. It has been an hour since he had called Sylvia. She should be in the middle of preparing the documents for the regist
Just as she stormed out of the lounge, Sylvia ran into Cliff. Cliff noticed the anger on her face and he asked, “Ms. Ross, what’s wrong?” Sylvia gave him the cold shoulder and stormed out of the building. Cliff went after her immediately. “Ms. Ross, Master Carter should be coming back soon, please wait for a little longer.” “He’s with Tara. He won’t be coming back today.” Cliff was shocked. He had not expected his boss to be with Tara at this hour. Sylvia strode past him and left. As soon as she stepped out of the building, a chilly breeze blew onto her face and refreshed her. She had been waiting for four hours and it had all been for nothing. It was a good thing that she had not brought the documents, or she would have looked like an idiot. However, on second thought, it was only normal. It had only been a one-night stand. How could Odell give up on his perfect girlfriend over his vile and repulsive ex-wife? ‘Sylvia, oh Sylvia, you’re still as naive as always.
It was a text from Sylvia. “Odell, I’m already at home. Stop calling me. I know it’s due to pure impulsiveness that you want to marry me again but I do not wish for that. I have no more feelings for you. What happened last night was merely an accident. I’ll just pretend that it was just a bad day and I was bitten by a dog. You should also forget about it. “We both have our separate lives to live and it would be better for us to maintain our distance. May you grow old with Tara.” After going through the message, a layer of frost seemed to have come upon Odell’s face. She said that she did not want to marry him again and had no feelings for him anymore. She said it had just been an accident and had even referred to him as a dog. That was all Odell had gotten from the message. He put his phone away and stepped on the acceleration pedal. …Night had fallen. Back at Sylvia’s place, after Aunt Tonya had prepared dinner, she called Sylvia down to eat. Sylvia went down and s
Odell reacted grimly. “Odell, calm down and think about it for a second. You love Tara and you should be with her. You shouldn’t think about marrying me again,” Sylvia said. She then added in a small voice, “Sailing on two boats is wrong.” She refused to marry him again or become the third wheel in their relationship. Odell stared at her deeply. After a long moment of silence, he said, “Tara is important to me but I’ve already made it clear to her. I will take care of her but not in a romantic way.” Sylvia was shocked. “You broke up with her?” He pursed his lips and wore a vague smile. “Sailing on two boats is wrong.” Sylvia scoffed awkwardly. She said, “But you spent the whole afternoon with her.” He had to be lying. If he no longer loved Tara, why would he show that much patience with her? Odell answered, “She overdosed on sleeping pills. If I had not gone over, it might not have ended well for her.” Sylvia clicked her tongue scornfully. “As expected of her, ruthl
After a long time, he finally released her lips and allowed her to gasp for air. She hurriedly gasped. When she had finally regained her breath, she glared at him. Odell caressed her face. “You don’t need to find an excuse for yourself. I understand.” He grinned. His lips curled but Sylvia noticed the sense of eeriness behind it. His words were full of threat as well. She believed that if she continued to defy him, he would succumb to his desire and force himself upon her in the car. Sylvia was afraid of that. She gulped her grievance down and zipped her lips. To her surprise, he kissed her again. Unlike the previous one, or any other one, which usually felt forced, he was gentle this time and he did not try to suffocate her. The kiss started soft and slowly grew stronger. After a deep kiss, he released her lips once more and said with a smile, “I’m sure Isabel and Liam are missing you like mad. I’ll take you to them.” Sylvia’s eyes went blank and her mouth went s