Meanwhile, at Odell’s house. Sylvia had just exchanged shifts with Violet. She went back to her bedroom upstairs but was not in a hurry to rest. Instead, she went straight for the balcony and turned toward a small park in the southwest direction. She managed to call Sherry yesterday afternoon. She was still suspicious of Tara’s involvement with Grandma’s accident. Even if Tara did not go to the resort that day, that did not eliminate the possibility that she had an accomplice who went in her place. She asked Sherry to look up all the people who went to the resort that day. There were no more than fifty people present on that day, and this was including three newly registered members. The person she was looking for must be among them. Maybe Sylvia knew this person too. However, the resort greatly emphasized protecting the sensitive information of its esteemed members. Although Sherry knew one of the managers of the resort, the manager only allowed her to review t
Once Sylvia found out who was truly responsible for what happened to Grandma and cleared Edmund and her innocence, she would show Odell! After a while, she turned back to face Odell and closed her eyes. Little did she know, Odell’s fists were tightly clutching onto the blankets. ... The night passed uneventfully. After dawn, Sylvia emerged from Madam Carter’s room. She ate some breakfast before heading upstairs to her bedroom under the close surveillance of the crew of bodyguards. She locked the bedroom door, then sat on the sofa and got some shuteye. At 8:50 a.m., she got up and went to the balcony. At this time, the bodyguards were not paying close attention to this section of the yard. Sylvia scaled past the balcony and hopped to a nearby tree that she could latch onto, then slid down the tree and reached ground level. After that, she continued her stealthy advance toward the wall on the west side of the yard. The wall was not very high. She mana
The crew of bodyguards stood in formation, cutting off every path of escape. Even if Sylvia could stand, she had nowhere to run. She slumped to the ground and looked up at the figure who stepped in front of her. Odell lowered his head with a hostile look in his eyes as he looked at her condescendingly. Sylvia was as troubled as she was puzzled. She had to ask, "Odell, how did you know?" She had taken measures to make sure he would not find out about her calling Sherry when he was asleep. Odell got closer and squatted in front of her, his long and slender fingers pinched her cheeks. “I was awake when you stole my phone yesterday afternoon to call her.” Sylvia suddenly became incredibly vexed. He was just pretending to be asleep! What a douchebag! Sylvia cursed in her mind, and then said to him, "I'm not trying to escape. I was just going to go to the resort to look up the details of their members because I need to find out who hurt Grandma." Odell curled
Sylvia looked at Odell with a determined and calm look. That was when Tara suddenly appeared from behind the row of bodyguards surrounding Sylvia. "Odell, Sylvia, what's going on here? Why are you guys here? Sylvia, why are you all tied up?” she remarked with stark surprise. Odell shot a look at her. “None of your business here, go back first." "Odell, did Sylvia get into trouble again?" Not only did she not express any intention of leaving, but she even began giving advice to Sylvia as if she was on her side. "Sylvia, please stop causing trouble for Odell. I saw Sherry loitering around here the other day and I heard rumors that she was telling people she was going to break in to rescue you and get you out of Westchester City. Why don’t you understand that all Odell ever wanted was for you to take good care of Grandma?” Odell's expression turned harsher again upon hearing of this. The dark and murderous look in his eyes made it seem like he wanted to tear Sylvia apart!
Tara had split her skull as lines of crescent-red blood spilled out of the cut. She had already long since fainted. Odell grabbed her before she collapsed on the ground and cast a leery look at Sylvia. Then, he instructed the bodyguards, “Take her back and watch over her closely.” "Yes, sir.” The bodyguards stepped up to the task. Odell did not waste another second and went into the car with Tara in his arms. Sylvia was also carried off by the bodyguards toward the direction of the house. A chilly gust of wind beat on her worn-out body. She frowned and looked up at the sky above, still reeling back from the shock of what transpired. She was not expecting Tara to resort to such drastic measures. ... Westchester Hospital. Tara was carted out of the emergency room. She was already awake by this point, but her face was sickly pale. There were layers upon layers of bandages wrapped around her forehead. She still looked very weak. Odell was waiting outside
The bodyguards surrounded her in all directions. Violet entered the living room at one point and was frightened by this display. She quickly fled back to Madam Carter’s room. Every second that passed was full of torment. Sylvia was pressed against the cold hard tiles of the floor, and her limbs had grown stiff and cold over time. She was pinned on the ground on her side and stared vacantly at the threshold leading into the living room. After a long time, a tall and stout figure appeared in sight. He was still wearing the black suit he wore when he carried Tara away the same morning and he wore a pair of trousers that complemented his long and slender legs. Handsome as always, he fixed a menacing look on her. He entered the living room. The look in Sylvia's eyes wavered. She wanted to call his name but found her voice caught in her throat. Odell sat down on the sofa and looked at her accusingly. "Is there anything you want to say to me?" Sylvia pursed her l
At that moment, she opened her mouth and spat on his face.Sylvia’s body trembled, and she screamed at Odell in a hoarse voice, “Odell, you will regret it! I will pay you back for what you did to me!”Odell was silent for a few seconds before his lips curled. “It’s up to you. Anyway, don’t ever think of escaping again.”As he spoke, his warm thumb rubbed her face.Sylvia felt so much pain that all she wanted to do was kill this man!“B*stard!”Odell merely smiled lightly.Sylvia gnashed her teeth in hatred. She suddenly felt a surge of strength, so she raised her head until her face reached his chest. She opened her mouth and bit him fiercely through the shirt without letting go.The force of how hard Sylvia bit him was equivalent to the pain that she felt in her leg. She did not let go even though her mouth was full of the metallic taste of blood.Having used up the last of her strength, she suddenly fainted and her world went black.“Master Carter, are you alright?” A bodyg
His lips curled up. “Are you planning on going to Edmund after divorcing me?”Sylvia did not want to argue with him about Edmund. Instead, she said, “I want to kill you when I look at you now. Do you think we can still go on together?”Odell’s gaze darkened, and he smirked again. “We’ll talk again when you actually have the ability to kill me.”Sylvia’s grip tightened. She wanted to slap him, but there was no strength left in her body. She was thirsty, hungry and weak, and her leg throbbed with pain. It would be hard for her to lift her hand, let alone slap Odell.She panted and said, “Why not just send me to jail?”The man grabbed her chin and snarled, “So, you want to join Edmund in jail?”Sylvia said weakly, “It’s because I don’t want to see you again. I feel disgusted whenever I look at you.”She emphasized the word “disgusted.”Odell’s face darkened, and he lowered his head to her. He placed his face right in front of Sylvia, almost touching her. “Say it again?”Sylvia