Indeed, Odell had always cared about Tara.When Tara saw Sylvia fall silent, she deliberately sighed and said, "So what if Odell likes you? Not only does he care about me the most, but the person he trusts the most is also me. Look, you went through so much trouble to get Odell to remarry you, but he doesn't trust you at all. I'm sure that you've been telling him this entire time that I was the one who harmed that old hag, but what happened? Not only did he not believe you, but he even broke your leg. I feel a little sorry for you."Sylvia only felt her chest tighten.The things that Odell did to her these days flashed in her mind one by one.No matter how she explained, he did not believe her.He put her under house arrest, used her as an outlet, broke her leg, trampled on the wooden sculptures she carved for the children, threw away her paintings...His cold, hateful, and terrifying face flashed through her mind.Why?He was the one who wanted to remarry. Why did he refuse to
The next second, Odell rushed to the shore and jumped into the water."Master Carter!" Violet and the two bodyguards exclaimed in shock.The bodyguards did not dare to dally and immediately took off their coats to jump into the lake.Violet trembled all over.She saw a figure fall from the top of the hill.Although she did not see who the figure was, she saw a wheelchair falling as well.Who else could the figure be but Sylvia?She quickly took out her cell phone and called the police....Late at night, the gorgeous fireworks show ended, and the festival ended on schedule.The tourists left in satisfaction, and Cloudy Heart Lake soon became silent. It was enveloped by endless darkness and tension.Next to the hill, a group of professional rescuers was preparing to go into the water.At that moment, there was already a group of rescuers emerging from the lake. They did not find anything.The two bodyguards also dragged Odell up from the lake.The man frowned and shouted a
All she got in response was the man's silence.He did not even seem to hear her at all, let alone notice that she was freezing.Tara said in a sobbing tone, "Don't be like this, Odell. I don't want to see you like this."Her answer was the man's hoarse roar, "Get out!"Tara immediately shivered in fear.At that moment, Cliff came from the side and said to her, "Ms. Avery, why don't you go down first?"No words would get through to Odell now. She would only cause more trouble if she kept trying to persuade him.Tara had no choice but to agree and turned around to leave.Cliff walked up behind Odell and said in a low voice, "Master Carter, they said that the wind was very strong yesterday, and this area is connected to the river. They suspect that Mrs. Carter was likely washed into the river."Odell growled, "Then fish her up from the river!"Cliff hurriedly said, "A group of people has rushed there."Odell pursed his lips.Cliff did not dare to say anything more and stood by
The sun rose as usual, illuminating the entire Cloudy Heart Lake.On the hill by the lake.A man sat here all night.Suddenly, the elevator door opened, and Cliff came over anxiously.Odell heard his hurried footsteps and immediately turned to look at him. "Did they find her?"Cliff frowned and said, "There's no news about Mrs. Carter, but the Young Miss has a high fever."Odell's expression tightened. "Didn't they call for a doctor?""The doctor examined her, but the Young Miss has been screaming for her mother. She refused to quiet down no matter how much Aunt Tonya and Sebastian coax her. It was the Young Master who coaxed her into eating a few bites of food. Now, they found out that she had a fever for an entire day, and it hasn't gone down yet.""Send her to the hospital immediately."Cliff looked at his expression and said, "Master Carter, it's better if you go back and see for yourself. Sebastian said that the Young Miss is very emotional now. The doctor also said that
With a cup of water, she swallowed several pills into her tummy.Then, she said to Odell, "I'm done eating, Baddie. Hurry up and take me to Mommy."Odell was silent for a moment. "Okay."Then, he carried her outside.Liam also immediately jumped down from the chair and followed him out the door and into the car.The journey was silent.Isabel sat in Odell's lap, looking out the window expectantly with her large eyes.Liam also looked out from time to time.Only Odell's expression remained gloomy.Soon, the car arrived at the Carter residence.Odell carried Isabel and took Liam inside.He brought them straight to Sylvia's bedroom.After opening the door, he put Isabel down.Isabel immediately went inside with Liam. However, even after searching the room, they did not find Sylvia.Isabel quickly raised her face and asked Odell, "Where's Mommy?"Odell replied calmly, "She might have gone out to do something."Isabel's expression instantly changed as she shouted at him angr
That night, Isabel had a fever again.She did not see Sylvia after waking up, so she refused to eat or drink, and she did not take the fever medicine either. Thus, her fever came back.Sebastian was worried and immediately called Odell again.Before long, Odell strode in from the outside.Upstairs, in Sylvia's bedroom.On the large bed.Isabel hugged Liam's arm tightly, her cheeks puffed out in anger.Odell said in a low voice, "Come down for dinner."She shouted, "I want Mommy!"He said patiently, "Mommy is still outside and can't come back now.""Then tell her to come back!""She didn't bring her phone, so I can't call her."Isabel puffed up her face again as her eyes reddened. "I want Mommy. I want to eat with Mommy."Her childish voice was tinged with a sob. It sounded heartbreaking.The atmosphere in the room suddenly became low and depressing.To the side, Aunt Tonya's eyes reddened, and Sebastian could not help but lower his head.Odell knitted his brows tightly.
Liam saw this and also climbed onto the bed to go to Isabel's other side.Isabel immediately hugged him and said in a choked voice, "Liam, I want Mommy."Liam stroked her little head and hugged her back, saying, "Mommy will come back.""But Mommy left because Baddie made her angry. She didn't even take her phone.""She'll come back when her anger goes away.""Really?""She'll definitely come back for us.""You're right. We're her precious babies.""..."As they chatted, Isabel's voice grew smaller and smaller.Liam also closed his eyes and fell asleep.The room quieted down.Odell looked at their small figures hugging each other, and suddenly felt his vision blur for a few moments....Three days later.In the area where Cloudy Heart Lake was connected to the river.A group of people who had just finished a round of salvaging sat around, eating boxed lunches together.While eating, they could not help but chat."Ugh, it's been almost six days. Why can't we find anyone
Isabel asked suspiciously, "Is Great-grandma sleeping?"Liam said, "It doesn't look like it.""Then why is she closing her eyes and ignoring us?"Liam looked at the door.Isabel also looked over.There, Aunt Tonya and Sebastian walked in, looking at them with a complicated gaze.Isabel could not understand their expressions and cocked her head in confusion.Liam asked directly, "Is Great-grandma sick?"Aunt Tonya lowered her head.Sebastian sighed and said, "Yes.""What kind of sickness is it?"Sebastian thought for a moment and said, "I don't know the technical term. I just know that people with this sickness have to sleep for a long time to recover."Isabel tilted her head again. "What kind of sickness makes a person sleep for a long time?"She still could not understand, but Liam suddenly said, "Great-grandma became a vegetable."Isabel's little face changed.She knew about vegetative people. She saw many people on TV who became vegetables and never woke up.She imme
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