However, she could not just allow him to ravage her whenever he wanted. She was a person, a living person, not a pet or a mistress that he kept in a house. …The next morning, Sylvia woke up as usual. She went to the kitchen to make herself some food, and then she ate a few cloves of raw garlic and a few pieces of onions. The stench of garlic and onion lingered in her mouth which lasted until evening. However, even after midnight, Odell was nowhere to be found. Sylvia glanced outside the door. The bodyguards were still there watching the gate yet there were no signs of any car arriving. She dared not lower her guard though. She refused to brush her teeth and went to bed in the most conservative pajamas that she owned. The next morning, the garlicky stench in her mouth assaulted her nose and forced her to wake up. She immediately brushed her teeth twice to remove the stench. As a precaution against Odell, she ate some garlic and onion again that afternoon, the sme
‘Prepare, my *ss!’ Sylvia tried to push him away but he wrapped his hand around her neck and kissed her. She was once again silenced by his forceful kiss, all the while wishing she could bite him to death! Moments later, Odell freed her and similar to before, he got up and got dressed. While he was still getting dressed, Sylvia seized the moment to ask, “Odell, I want to see Isabel and Liam.” “You are not worthy of them,” he said coldly, the disgust showing on his face. Sylvia clenched her fists. “They’ll be worried if they don’t see me.” “You don’t have to worry about that. I’ve talked to them. They won’t be seeing you for a while.” “Why? What did you tell them?” Odell looked at her with a blank gaze. “You don’t need to know.” Sylvia was speechless. Odell soon buttoned up his shirt. Seeing her looking angry and gnashing her teeth silently somehow put a delighted grin on his face. He then left the room without saying anything else. Sylvia was left alone, feeli
He narrowed his eyes as he looked at her. “Are you being obedient today just because of them?” Sylvia could not tell if he was happy or unhappy about this at the moment. After considering his question, she answered, “Not really.” Odell continued staring at her with a profound look on his face. Sylvia continued, “Can you let me see them?” “No.” His answer was resolute. Sylvia’s face fell but at the very next moment, she curved her lips into a smile. “Then can I video-call them or just simply call them?” “No.” His tone remained resolute as before. Sylvia was disheartened. Then, with a strong gulp, she asked, “Then can you tell me how they have been doing lately?” If he would not allow her to see them, he could at least tell her how they were doing. Odell pinched her chin and said with a smile, “A mother of such low character like you is not worthy of knowing how her kids are doing.” Almost instinctively, Sylvia swung a slap at his face, but he was faster. Before
Isabel broke down into tears. She cried as loud as she could and screamed for her mother. “I want Mommy, I want Mommy…” Liam simply hugged her and stayed by her side until Aunt Tonya came in with the family doctor. Isabel immediately stopped crying but her eyes remained teary. It was a heart-wrenching scene to look at. The doctor took her temperature. “39.7 celsius degrees, she’s having a high fever. We must lower her body temperature right away.”The doctor then tried to coax the little girl, “Isabel, be a good girl and take your medicine, okay?” Isabel pouted. “I want my mommy.” Liam patted her head and said, “Sis, please take the medicine first. I’ll think of a way to get to mommy.” Isabel whispered, “Okay,” and obediently took the medicine. Then, Liam let her go and continued to stay by her side. Aunt Tonya and the doctor stayed back as well. The doctor took Isabel’s temperature once every 30 minutes just to be safe. Several hours went by but Isabel’s fac
The bodyguard did not reveal any additional details. He simply said that Odell wanted her at Carter Residence and they had to depart right away. Sylvia’s instinct told her it had to be related to Isabel or Liam. She grabbed her jacket and quickly got into the car with the bodyguard. In less than 20 minutes, the car arrived at Carter Residence. The main gate opened to reveal Sebastian waiting at the entrance. The moment Sylvia exited the car, Sebastian urged her, “Madam, please hurry up. Isabel is having a fever and she’s been wanting to see you.” Sylvia became anxious after learning what had happened. She immediately ran into the house and headed to Isabel and Liam’s room. The doctor and Aunt Tonya were standing to one side while Odell sat beside the bed with a grim look on his face. On the bed, Isabel was hugging Liam, her face was flushed as she sobbed uncontrollably.It was heart-wrenching for Sylvia to see Isabel in such torment. She called the girl as soon as she
Sylvia instinctively hugged Isabel tighter. Isabel lifted her chubby face from her mother’s chest and bawled at Odell, “You big Baddie, go away! Don’t you stare at my mommy!” Her little kiddy voice was clear and strong already. Odell frowned. “I’ll wait for you outside.” His words were meant for Sylvia. He then left the mother and daughter alone. The little girl then buried her face into Sylvia’s chest again and hugged her tighter. “Mommy, don’t leave!” Sylvia patted the girl’s head. “Mommy isn’t leaving. I’m just going to have a word with Daddy.” “Really?” The girl stared at her with longing eyes. Sylvia replied with a smile, “Of course. I’ll be back soon.” Isabel pouted but she finally let go of her mother. Sylvia put Isabel beside Liam and said to the boy, “Liam, take good care of your sister while I’m away. I’ll be right back.” Liam held Isabel’s hand and said, “Mommy, don’t worry.” “Okay. Thank you.” Sylvia patted the boy’s head and got out of bed. Odel
She said, “Great-Grandma is unwell now and she’s recovering. I’ve been by her side taking care of her.” If she told the kids that she was being imprisoned by Odell, they would probably be upset with Odell again. Sylvia just wanted them to live a happy and healthy life. She did not want them to be troubled by the terrible problems of adult life. She would rather endure all of the problems herself than giving them a bad childhood. The two little ones believed her but they were also disheartened. Isabel asked, “Mommy, is Great-Grandma better now?” “Not yet, but I believe she will be soon.” “Yeah, I believe it too.” Odell heard the conversation from outside the door and his expression turned grim. ‘This shameless woman has the nerve to mention Grandmother and even pretended to be taking care of her in front of the kids. She even said that she believed that Grandmother would wake up. If Grandmother really woke up, she would be able to testify against this shameless woman’s
Sylvia pouted. Liam said, “Mommy, you don’t have to worry. When you go to look after Great-Grandma, we’ll go and look for you there.” Isabel immediately agreed. “Yeah, yeah, we’ll look for you there every day.” Sylvia’s eyes shifted. She pondered the matter for a bit before she said, “Great-Grandma needs to rest. It wouldn’t be good to disturb her. You two can stay at home and wait for me to visit.” Liam pouted but did not voice his disagreement.Isabel also pouted, the annoyance clearly written all over her face. Sylvia hugged the two of them tightly and said softly, “Come on, be a good girl and a good boy for Mommy, please?” Isabel begrudgingly hummed in reply. Sylvia then turned to the quiet Liam. “Liam?” Liam looked at her. “Mommy, is it because of Daddy? Is it because he doesn’t want you to stay with us?” Sylvia’s expression changed. She quickly said, “Of course not. Mommy has to look after Great-Grandma.” Liam pouted even more but said, “Okay.” Just then, t