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
Liam had always been a quiet kid who rarely showed much emotion. However, when he mentioned the possibility of living with his mother, not only his eyes shone but even the corners of his lips curled up in a smile.Sylvia frowned as she looked on in confusion.Hearing what her brother had said, Isabel replied with a pout, “But what if the Baddie picks on Mommy again?” “We will protect Mommy together and we won’t let him pick on Mommy.” “What if he picks on Mommy when we are at school?” Liam thought about it for a moment and said, “Great-grandma and Uncle Maxworth will look after her for us.” Isabel continued to pout, while Sylvia did the same as she gathered her thoughts. It was then that the butler came to inform them that dinner was ready. Sylvia nodded and led the two little rascals to the dining table. The little girl held her hand tightly, unwilling to let go. Even the little boy held on to her other hand softly.Madam Carter said, “Please stay for dinner, Syl.”
Sylvia would never have thought that the fantasy that she had a few years back would come true before her eyes. However, things had changed. She could no longer feel the happiness of the warmth that she had felt in her fantasy. She gathered her thoughts and went up to the kids. After hugging and kissing them a while, she asked Odell, “Where are we taking them today?” “We’ll be going skiing first, then we’ll go to watch a movie.” Skiing? Sylvia was taken aback. She could not ski because Isabel had been too young back then and she had never taken the little girl to a ski resort before.However, the look on the little girl’s face showed just how much she looked forward to going. Sylvia answered, “Okay.” One by one, she carried the kids into the car. Once the kids were seated, she got into the car.The back seat was spacious, so she intended on sitting in between her kids. However, just as she sat down, Odell came in through the other door to sit at the back.There was
Sylvia then led Isabel over to her father. When the other infatuated ladies spotted Sylvia and Isabel, they wisely decided to leave the father and son alone. Isabel’s big round eyes widened when she looked at Odell before she asked Liam, “Brother, why don’t you and Baddie here look fat at all?” Liam patted her little head and said, “Sister, you look very cute.” Sylvia almost burst out into laughter. It was obvious that Liam had called his sister cute because he did not want to call her fat. Fortunately, the puffy ski wear did look cute on Isabel. Sylvia suppressed her urge to laugh and said, “Come on, let’s get our ski gear.” “Yeah! Let’s go skiing!” Isabel pulled on Liam’s hands and ran forward. Sylvia moved to go after the kids but when she walked past Odell, he whispered, “You look cute too.” Sylvia was stunned. She turned to him and saw him squinting at her with a pleasant expression on his handsome and charming face.All of a sudden, Sylvia became inexplicably b
Odell slowed down to a stop and turned around to Sylvia. He raised his hand and gestured to her to try sliding toward him. Sylvia took a deep breath. She tried recalling Odell’s posture and movement before she slowly slid forward. The ski slowly slid on the snow before it accelerated forward. Sylvia was delighted, but it only lasted for a second because she did not know how to stop. She was gaining speed more than intended and she slowly lost control. Shocked, she started screaming at the other skiers who were in her way, “Move!” The other skiers quickly moved out of her trajectory, afraid of being run over. Sylvia’s ski continued to gain speed. Just when she closed her eyes and braced herself for a terrible crash, a figure flashed in front of her and caught her. Thud! She rammed herself into a sturdy chest and was finally forced to a stop. She froze for a moment before she started to gasp for air to calm herself down. Then, when she opened her eyes, she saw a man l