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
After putting the necklace down, Odell went upstairs. The living room went silent again for a while. “Mommy, what did you do with Baddie last night?” Isabel asked in her adorable voice as she raised her chubby little face. Her large eyes were round and bright with curiosity. Just like her, Liam looked up at his mother with big innocent eyes. Sylvia blushed. In a stilted voice, all she could say was, “We didn’t do anything. It’s just that something unexpected happened last night.” “Oh…” Isabel pursed her tiny lips. Just as Sylvia was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Liam asked, “Mommy, did you and Daddy run into some kind of problem?” Sylvia nervously fabricated an excuse in her mind and said, “Mommy attended a dinner last night and ran into him. Then, one of my friends got drunk, so we sent my friend to the hospital.” Isabel pouted. “No wonder you didn’t come over to play with us.” Liam did not ask any more questions either. Sylvia finally breathed a sigh of rel
Madam Carter was stunned. At the same time, behind the railing on the stairs on the second floor, the man who had long been standing in the shadows also froze for a moment. The room went silent for two seconds before Madam Carter asked, “Syl, may I ask why?” “I don’t have feelings for him anymore.” A few years ago while she was pregnant, she had been imprisoned at home and had been forced to give birth alone. On top of that, Odell had even slapped her sixty times and thrown her out of the house. She could still remember these memories as clearly as if they had happened yesterday. She had long since made up her mind to never love Odell again. She was determined that she would never put herself in such a situation or be the other half of this marriage again. She did not want to repeat the same mistake again. Madam Carter’s excited face instantly fell. She looked at Sylvia in disbelief. “Syl, tell me the truth. Do you truly have no feelings for him anymore?” “Yes. I do n
Even after waiting a while, Cliff did not receive any reply, so he consciously turned to leave. “Hold on.” Cliff froze. He turned around and asked, “Yes, sir? Is there anything else?” Odell turned his chair around to Cliff and asked, “I have a friend who is divorced. His ex-wife used to love him a lot. So much so, that she even went to the extent of using dirty means to make the marriage between them happen. Now, this friend of mine wants to marry his ex-wife again, but the ex-wife has said that she no longer loves him. Do you think what she said is true?” Feeling awkward, Cliff pursed his lips and thought, ‘You’re referring to yourself, right?’ However, he dared not expose his boss. After considering his thoughts carefully, he said, “Maybe it’s because the ex-wife was deeply hurt during the divorce that she has no more feelings for him.” The office plunged into silence after he voiced his opinion. Cliff noticed the grim look on his boss’ face. He anxiously explained, “
Given his temper, wouldn’t he have questioned her over why she had ignored him? Why was he wearing such a warm but strange smile on his face?Regardless, it was better than his usual frosty glare. Sylvia hummed in reply. Odell then went to the back of the car and opened the trunk. Next, Sylvia watched him pull out a bouquet of roses. There were probably 99 stalks of roses there. Then, he carried the roses and handed them to her. Sylvia was stunned for a few seconds before she asked in disbelief, “Are these for me?” Seeing that she was confused and not at all surprised, Odell was a little upset and asked, “Is there any other woman here other than you?” Sylvia let out an awkward chuckle.Odell frowned and said, “Take it.” Sylvia whispered, “Uhmm… No, tha—” Before she could utter the word ‘thanks’, she noticed the dark look on his face. “Take it… now,” he said coldly. Sylvia’s eyes shifted a bit and she nervously reached out to hold the bouquet of roses. Odell
Sylvia raised her hand slightly and covered her face with the bouquet of roses. However, in the next moment, a strong hand took hold of her wrist and pulled her hand down, revealing her face to the others. She saw Madam Carter and the butler smiling at her. She also saw Isabel and Liam’s adorably curious and confused faces.Smiling awkwardly, Sylvia said, “Grandmother, I came here to see Isabel and Liam.” Madam Carter smirked. “It’s okay, I understand.” Odell then released her wrist. After he greeted Madam Carter, he sat on the couch and casually picked up a book to read. Isabel and Liam came over to Sylvia. Isabel tilted her head and asked, “Mommy, why did you come home with the Baddie? And why are you holding a big bouquet of flowers?” Before Sylvia answered her, Liam said, “The flowers must be from Daddy.” “Why did Baddie give Mommy flowers?” “It’s because he likes Mommy, and he is trying to win her heart.” “I thought he liked the ugly woman?” “He must have mo