Sylvia was stunned.It seemed like he came here to look for her.She asked instead, "How did you know I was here?"Edmund replied, "I heard from a lady that you came up here alone. She said that it wasn't safe up here and asked me to come to call you down."Sylvia was still confused.The hill looked very tall, but there were reinforced guardrails on both sides. How could it not be safe?However, no one went to the hill, so maybe the kind-hearted lady was just worried that Sylvia came up alone.She did not think much about it and told him, "Grandmother and Aunt Tonya took the kids to ride on a bamboo raft. It could only seat four people, so I didn't follow them."Edmund looked relieved at her words. "Then, why did you come up here?""The scenery here seemed nice."He touched his nose and stopped asking any further."Grandmother is seasick, so I'll go check up on her. You can go find Lloyd and the others. Don't mind me," she said and went forward."Alright."Edmund also turn
The ambulance drove off in the blink of an eye. Sylvia was stunned for a moment before she started running. She wanted to catch up to the ambulance so that she could accompany Odell and Madam Carter to the hospital. She had to tell him the truth! However, before she could even shorten the distance, the ambulance disappeared beyond her sight. She also tripped on a piece of brick and fell on the ground. The ground felt cold, and so were her feelings. Just when she was at a loss as to what she should do, Edmund came by. He helped her up from the ground and said, “Syl, don’t worry. I’ll send you there.” As she got to her feet, she resolved to leave her negative emotions on the icy cold ground. “Okay!” She could not allow herself to be misunderstood like before. Sylvia ran to the parking lot with Edmund and got into his car. The car roared to a start and drove off the resort. Twenty minutes later, Edmund took her to the nearest first aid center. “Syl, if I’m corr
Sylvia immediately said, “Odell, I really didn’t push grandmother—” “Don’t make me repeat myself!” He raised his voice to a frightening level. Sylvia’s eyes shifted in fear. She pursed her lips and begrudgingly left the man alone. She did not go far though, she simply turned to the stairs and sat down in a corner of it.It would be easier for her to keep an eye on the ER ward while also keeping out of Odell’s sight. A while later, a series of hurried footsteps came from the lower end of the stairs. It was Sebastian the butler, and he had several other people together with him. They were all Madam Carter’s relatives from her mother’s side. The eldest one among them was Madam Carter’s cousin sister, Ramona, who was also the closest to Madam Carter. She glanced at Sylvia as she passed by but did not say anything. She then went up to Odell and nervously asked, “Odell, how did Ophelia fall off the hill?! Her legs have never been very strong, so why was she up there climbing
Ramona asked, “Are you saying Ophelia is in a coma?” The doctor said with a sigh, “I’m afraid so.” After the doctor left, Madam Carter was discharged from the ER. Ramone had basically grown up together with Madam Carter, so seeing her closest family member laying on the sickbed unconscious, she broke down in tears beside her. “Ophelia, how did you fall down the hill? You’re not young anymore, why did you go climbing? What got into you? Are you going to lay unconscious until the end?” Odell stood beside his grand-aunt with tightly furrowed brows. His usual straight back seemed a little hunched. He seemed to have fallen into a slump and was shrouded with a gloomy presence. The unconscious old lady on the sickbed was his dearest family member. He was even closer to her than to his biological father. His mother had passed away when he was young and his father had left him alone after marrying his stepmother. Thus, it was his grandmother who had basically raised him. Now,
Before Sylvia could ask anything, Cliff hung up. Sylvia frowned but she could not do anything. She put her phone away and continued sitting on the ground for quite some time. When the sky outside turned dark, a series of familiar footsteps finally came from the other end of the corridor. Sylvia looked up and saw Odell. His long legs were making quick strides as he approached her rapidly. The frosty look on his face remained, as if he was an emotionless person. Sylvia’s eyes shifted a little but she managed to get on her feet and asked, “Odell, how’s Grandmother?” Odell cupped her face tightly and bellowed, “You heard the doctor.” “Odell, I know I was being careless, but I really don’t know what happened to Grandmother or how she fell down the hill.” “You and Edmund were at the peak of the hill. How could you not know when Grandmother fell down?” “I was at the peak with Edmund but I only realized what had happened after I heard her scream.” “Is that so?” “I’m tel
The bodyguards went up to Edmund immediately. Edmund resisted for a while before he was pinned to the ground. He shouted, “Odell, what the hell is wrong with you? What did I do?!” “Throw him in the trunk,” Odell said. The bodyguards then tied the man up and tossed him into the trunk as ordered. “Let me go!” “Shut him up,” Odell said. “Yes, sir.” “Odell, you freaking—” Before Edmund could even finish, a piece of cloth was shoved into his mouth and the trunk was shut tight. At the same time, another bodyguard opened the door for Odell. He tossed Sylvia inside the car before getting in as well. “Drive,” he said coldly. The driver immediately drove the car out of the parking lot and joined the traffic on the freeway. Sylvia squirmed and sat herself straight. The loud and heavy thuds from the trunk did not stop. Edmund was trying to break free and he showed no signs of stopping. Odell sat quietly with his eyes glued to the front. There was a sense of irritation
All at once, the loud thumps came from the trunk again. Odell tightened his grip on Sylvia’s face. Sylvia felt as if her jaw was being ripped off. She became anxious and started to push him away. “Odell, let me go… Ugh!” Before she could finish, his thin lips pressed against hers. Sylvia was silenced by a ravaging kiss which started to suck the air out of her mouth. She struggled. The harder she struggled, the stronger he became. Even Edmund noticed something was not right from the trunk. He began to struggle a lot harder and started to make louder noises. Some time later, Sylvia managed to bite Odell’s lips and caused it to bleed, so Odell freed her. He glared at her and shouted to the driver, “Stop the car!” The driver immediately stopped the car by the road. He then said, “Get out! All of you!” The driver and the bodyguard who was in the passenger’s seat went outside right away. Odell then pulled Sylvia into his arms. He constricted her waist with one of
Sylvia took a deep breath and emphasized, “Neither of us pushed Grandmother down the hill. We were just chatting on the hill!” Odell grasped her face tightly. With a scornful look on his face, he said, “After so many years, I really thought you had changed. I didn’t think that you would still be the same disgusting liar.” Sylvia was disheartened. Her hands and legs were cold but her heart had become even colder.She tightened her lips and refused to argue anymore. Seeing that her face had suddenly turned ashen, he tightened the grip on her face and said, “Why the silence? Where’s all the excuses?” Sylvia remained silent but her eyes were looking at him blankly, as if there was no more life in her gaze. Odell suddenly felt irritated. Again, he gripped her face tighter and shouted, “Speak!” Sylvia stayed quiet. He threatened her again. “Speak, or I’ll f*ck you here again!”Sylvia finally spoke but without emotion, like a soulless robot. “I pushed Grandmother down the hill