Odell frowned.Then, he strode to the bed.Liam immediately backed away.Isabel also clutched the quilt."Name a condition." Odell crossed his arms and looked at them seriously. "As long as you go back to your room and sleep, I'll agree to anything."Liam answered calmly and firmly, "We won't agree no matter the condition."Isabel echoed, "Uh-huh. We won't be separated from our mommy."Odell was silent for a moment and said, "You're already four years old. It's not suitable for you to continue sleeping with your mom."Liam said, "You're already thirty. If you can sleep with Mom, so can we.""That's right!" Isabel immediately popped her head up from under the quilt and shouted at him, "You're already thirty, but you still want to sleep with Mommy. Shame on you!"Odell was speechless.He closed his eyes and resisted the urge to throw them out.At that moment, Sylvia came out after taking a shower."Mommy!" Isabel called out to her anxiously, "The baddie wants to separate us
She indeed did not want to do that kind of intimate act with him.Odell's expression visibly turned cold. After a moment, he asked, "Are you thinking of another man?"His voice was gloomy.Sylvia quickly said, "No."He pinched her face and asked coldly, "Then why don't you want me to touch you?""I... I'm not mentally prepared yet.""Really?""Yes.""Then how long will it take for you to be mentally prepared?"Sylvia replied, "I don't know."He pinched her face tightly, his voice was still gloomy. "You don't know? Or do you plan on not letting me touch you?"Sylvia's face hurt at being pinched by him, and she tried to pry his hand off. "Stop it, Odell. Let's talk about this."He pressed down on her and asked coldly, "Talk about what? Talk about how you agreed to remarry with me for the sake of the children or talk about how you have another man hidden in your heart?"His hand pinched her face so hard that it was as if his fingers were welded to her skin. She could not move
After breakfast, Liam and Isabel went to school.Sylvia hugged and kissed them at the door and watched them get into the car.Just like yesterday, after they left in the car, Odell's car was driven over.Odell stood beside her and looked at her.Sylvia's mouth twitched.For a moment, she wanted to wish him all the best at work, but the words that left her mouth were, "Bye."Odell's eyes flickered. He wrapped one hand around her waist and pulled her to him, then kissed her lightly on the lips. "Wait for me to come back."Then, he turned and got into the car.Sylvia pursed her lips and went back into the house....Several days passed like this without incident.That evening, Isabel and Liam returned home first as usual.Sylvia was sitting on the ground playing with them when Odell came in.He carried a box of exquisite pastries in his hand.Isabel, the little glutton, immediately stared at it. "Baddie, what's that in your hand?""Pastries." He put the box on the small tab
After Sylvia remarried Odell and moved to the old residence, Tara often contacted that maid.The maid sent her a message saying, "Ms. Avery, it's been more than a week, but Master Carter and her are still sleeping with the children every night."Tara's eyes lit up.'If they sleep together with the children, doesn't that mean they can't do anything intimate?'Sylvia is so stupid for bringing the children to bed together.'Tara asked, "How’s Odell treating her?"The maid replied, "Quite good. He kisses her every morning before leaving for work."Tara's expression instantly turned cold.Odell had never been affectionate. Every time he had to be separated from her, the most he would do was hug her or touch her head. He never took the initiative to kiss her before!'Sylvia, that b*tch!'Tara cursed with jealousy in her heart and asked, "Are you sure they're sleeping with the children every night?"The maid replied, "Yes. The Young Miss and Young Master go over every night after b
Sylvia frowned.He did not have the habit of not replying to her messages. Even when he hated her so much during their first marriage, he would reply to her messages every time unless he was angry with her or had something urgent to deal with at work.Maybe there was an emergency at his company.Sylvia stopped standing around and called a car.There were not many cars on the road at this time, so she reached home in around twenty minutes.When Sylvia entered the living room, a maid said to her anxiously, "Madam, Master Carter has gone to Lake Victoria Villa. He asked me to tell you that you should go there too when you come home."Sylvia frowned.'Tara lives at Lake Victoria Villa. Did he go there to see her?'But why did he tell me to go?'Sylvia felt that something was wrong, so she asked, "Why didn't he call me directly and tell me to go?"The maid replied, "I'm not sure. He was in a hurry when he went over, so I guess he didn't have time to call you."'He was in a hurry?
The dress was transparent tulle and could be seen through at a glance.Her hair was draped over her shoulder, and the makeup on her face was bewitching.There was no sign of weakness on her face at all. She only looked charming and seductive.Odell was not prepared at all and saw her body at a glance.She did not wear anything under the dress.His gaze was stunned as his body froze....At the same time, Sylvia drove the car up to the main gate.She stopped the car and walked in.The door was not closed, and the lights were on in the living room.However, she was stopped by a guard as soon as she entered.The guard knew who she was and said to her politely, "Ms. Ross, Master Carter and Ms. Avery are talking upstairs. Why don't you go back first?"Sylvia said, "Odell told me to come here. Move."The guard continued to block her. "Ms. Avery is in a very bad mood and wants to be alone with Master Carter. Please don't make things hard for me."'She wants to be alone with Odel
Sylvia's eyes widened in shock.What was going on?Soon, Tara also saw her.Her expression changed and she immediately stopped struggling. Instead, she cried softly at Odell, "Odell, please let me go. I was wrong..."Odell frowned, his eyes narrowing in annoyance.However, Tara was the woman he promised to take care of for life. He could not ignore her.He was just about to step forward.At that moment, his wrist was held by a small hand.He looked at Sylvia.She smiled at him and said, "It's inappropriate for a man and a woman to touch each other. I'll go untie her instead."Although Tara was wrapped in a bed sheet, it was pulled down by her, revealing the amorous scene on her shoulders.Sylvia saw the transparent tulle dress she was wearing, and her face also clearly wore heavy makeup, making her look impure.However, Sylvia did not expect that Odell did not take the bait even though Tara was dressed like this.Odell withdrew at her words. "Okay. I'll wait for you downst
Tara's face turned ashen, and she choked for several seconds before saying, "Don't try to make excuses. You're using this trick to seduce Odell!""If that's what you think, then be my guest."Sylvia could not be bothered to argue with her and turned to leave.However, her attitude instantly made Tara confused.'Impossible. Why won't she allow Odell to touch her if not to whet his appetite?'Could it be that she doesn't like Odell?'No, that's impossible!'She did not have time to think about anything else. She got up, wrapped a coat around herself, and ran outside.'I can't let Sylvia take Odell away just like that!'...Sylvia quickly walked down the stairs and arrived in the living room.There, Odell was sitting on the sofa, waiting for her with a sullen face.When Sylvia arrived, she said to him, "I already untied her. If you still want to stay with her, then I'll go back first."Odell's brows knitted, and his expression soured as he looked at her.Sylvia shrunk away a
She was her usual self in every aspect. She put her heart into her job and never started trouble so long as nobody tried to start trouble with her. The crew cycled through their locations during their shoot. The constant travel made her skin break out slightly, but there were no other concerns otherwise. The shoot progressed very smoothly and within three months, they managed to wrap up everything at the mountainous region previously mentioned. It was nearly evening when they wrapped up the shoot. Holding a bouquet in hand, she took a group picture with the crew and celebrated with everyone. After that, she planned to hitch a ride with another crew member and leave for home. To their demise, some men in uniform who claimed to be the road maintenance technicians showed up to break the bad news to them. They mentioned that they had to repair some of the roads urgently and so the way home was temporarily obstructed. The director took his phone and called the city hotline fo
He remembered his first meeting with Isabel. She was sitting all by herself on the floor, in the middle of nowhere. Her vulnerable expression only made her more endearing. So, he managed to get her to go to his place and installed her in his home. He fell for her and paid careful attention to all her needs. It did not take long before Isabel caught feelings for him as well. The two of them got together in no time. Their days were plain and ordinary, but also very fulfilling, that was until he met Clarice. With the help of his father, his power struggle with Roland had reached a tipping point. It was at that opportune moment when Clarice’s father saw something in Roland and planned to wed his daughter Clarice to him to join up their families, which was a cause for alarm for Decker. He stressed over it for an entire night before approaching Clarice himself the very next day. Clarice quickly caught feelings for him as well. Furthermore, Roland had been foolish enough to reject
Decker was smiling quite earnestly at Isabel. Isabel threw a deeply suspicious look at him, then she glanced at the stack of documents laid out on top of the table in front of her. “Transferal of Shares.” She was dumbfounded. "I've gone through the contract, it’s safe to sign so go ahead.” Roland picked up a pen and handed it to her. "Roland, I..." "Sign it first, I’ll explain when we get home.” Isabel frowned and tried to protest. "I—" "Don't make me have to beg." Isabel did not know how to respond. Fine. She briefly scanned through the contract. The contract stated Decker’s agreement to transfer the remaining forty percent of his shares in Rockwell Corporation to her. Roland must have talked to the shareholders of Rockwell Corporation about this as well. They all regarded Isabel with polite smiles. Isabel had flipped through the final page of the document. She signed her name on one of the marked-out sections. She proceeded to sign all thr
They ended the call shortly after that. Isabel glanced at Martha and was hesitating if she should break the news right away. Martha seemed to have sensed her staring and suddenly turned to her with a flash of concern. "Isabel, what's wrong?" Isabel took a deep breath and broke the news. "Auntie, Master Rockwell just passed away." Martha's eyes widened. After a lengthy silence that lasted more than ten seconds, she started to break out in tears. She covered her face with her hands and expressed amid bouts of tears mixed with laughter, “Wonderful! About time! I hope he enjoys life in the underworld. God knows that someone like him will never deserve a spot in heaven!” Isabel did not know whether she should celebrate with Martha or console her. Soon, Martha began to collect herself. She briefly wiped away her tears and joyfully took Isabel's hand. "Isabel, let’s go shopping! I’m in such a good mood today, I’m going to go on a shopping spree!” "Okay. But Roland w
Isabel held onto Roland's hand firmly during the entire drive home after leaving the hospital. It was because Roland’s hands were cold and rigid. Isabel sat with him and tirelessly rubbed his hand to keep them warm. After one hand was warm, she would shift her attention to the other. By the time she managed to warm the other hand, the original hand would turn cold again. She decided it was easier to take both of his hands and caress them with the warmth of her palms. Roland looked at her with a gentle glow deep within his eyes. “Thank you, Isabel,” he said softly. Thank you for loving him, and for sticking by his side all this time despite circumstances. Isabel smiled. “I’m just warming your hands, it's no big deal. Still, you’re welcome." Roland smiled faintly and left it at that. Soon, his hands began to warm up off of the heat of Isabel’s palms. When Isabel felt that his hands were no longer freezing, she prepared to pull her hand away. That was when
Decker looked nothing like his usual self. The pompous, arrogant man who held himself far above others and who expected everyone around him to kiss up to him because he was superior to them all. It was as if he had been plunged not only to Earth but a pile of swamp. He had completely lost his usual grace. Isabel said crossly, "Decker, have you gone mental? Is everything going on too much for you?” “Yeah, could you help me?” he said with a coy smile, “Just one hug should be enough to take care of it all.” Isabel rolled her eyes. Without warning, he suddenly braced himself and lunged right at Isabel, stepping past Brandon who was caught off guard by this sudden attack. Isabel barely had time to react. Just when it seemed like his hand was about to graze Isabel, a long pair of arms seized Isabel from behind and jerked her backward. It was swiftly followed by a long, muscular leg shooting outward right next to Isabel. Thump! Decker was kicked to the ground.
"How did you and Roland meet?" Decker suddenly asked. Isabel turned away, fully intent on ignoring him. "Did you meet each other at Carter Corporation? Or did you meet him outside of work and gradually fell in love with him, then you decided to set him up with a position at Carter Corporation?” What did he mean by that? Was he insinuating that Roland was relying on her to snake his way into Carter Corporation? She threw a sideways, belittling look at him. "Do you think Roland is anything like you? He wouldn’t latch on another woman to further his goals.” Decker was not upset by this as he continued with a smug smile. "Oh? Then how did he get into Carter Corporation?" “He proved his worth.” Isabel realized that she had been roped in by Decker again. Nevertheless, she continued, “He passed the interviews himself. I was one of the interviewers and initially planned to dismiss him, but he managed to leave a very good impression on my father and the rest was history.” "
"I never meant to kill him! Roland, you have to believe me. Why would I still try to deceive you when I’m in this state?” “In that case, you can go ahead and explain things to him in the afterlife.” Master Rockwell was taken aback by this, his demeanor tightened. "You...you..." Roland looked at him calmly. "Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. It was Grandma and my parents who raised me. They instilled morals and virtue into me and made sure I’d grow into a decent man.” Master Rockwell was briefly relieved to hear this, but before he could rid himself of his trepidation, Roland continued in a dark voice, "But I won’t forget about you and Decker bribing all those media outlets to defame Isabel. I know you manipulated the stock prices to try to kick me out of the corporation. I’ll make sure to settle our score through the legal system.” If convicted guilty, they would have to rot in prison. “Roland… listen to me, Roland. Decker is your uncle. If you want revenge, you can come
Master Rockwell must have heard their shifting movements and opened his eyes. When he recognized the faces of Roland and Isabel, there was a brief glow in his murky eyes. He motioned to the nurse to have her help him sit up from the bed. After he managed to position himself seated up against the head of the bed, he asked the nurse to leave. Then he cast a loving, tender smile on Roland and Isabel. “Roland, Isabel, please have a seat.” Roland said disinterestedly, "We have things to get to, just hurry up and tell us what you have to say." Isabel stayed silent. A look flashed in Master Rockwell's eyes. Then, he turned to Isabel and expressed regretfully, "Isabel, I’m a foolish old man, it was me who told Decker to leak pictures of you two. He had no choice because I forced him to do so. If you have to blame someone, blame me!” Isabel frowned. She was somewhat impressed by how smoothly the old man switched his mask from one to another. From a forlorn and sad state t