The fun lasted for the whole day at Astroland. Isabel got so carried away that she did not even want to have lunch. It was Sylvia who had to carry her away and force her to eat something to maintain her stamina. Later in the afternoon, Isabel finally became tired but still did not want to leave. She dragged Liam to the doodling area where they started to draw all kinds of stuff with the paint provided. Sylvia noticed that the kids started to settle down, so she grabbed a piece of wooden plank and started doodling on it. Isabel sneakily smeared paint on Liam’s face when he did not notice. Stunned, Liam did not expect his sister to ambush him with paint. Isabel chuckled when she saw her brother's messy face. Sylvia heard the little girl’s chuckle. She turned around, but to her surprise, Isabel’s hands, covered in paint, caught her face. She used to play a lot of similar games with the little girl back then, so it was not surprising. She held her laughter back and feigned
After a while, Isabel finally got tired and surrendered with her hands up. Sylvia caught up to her and picked her up in her arms. She mischievously dipped paint onto the tip of Isabel’s nose. Isabel chuckled as she panted. Sylvia looked at her daughter’s messy but adorable face, and it made her laugh as well. They were so carried away by their laughter that they completely forgot about Odell beside them. Odell watched for a while before he had to awkwardly clear his throat. Immediately, Sylvia recovered and picked Isabel up. Isabel was unhappy that their fun was interrupted. In Sylvia’s embrace, she crossed her arms and pointed at Odell. “Big baddie, why did you cough?” Since she was in her mother’s arms, she was almost at Odell’s eye level which granted her an intimidating presence. Odell raised a brow. He wanted to take Isabel from Sylvia’s arms, but then Isabel reached out to him and moved her hand over his face. Before he knew it, his face was smeared with colorfu
The glance from Odell was obviously telling Sylvia to leave right after she put the kids back to bed. Madam Carter was annoyed. She asked Sylvia, “Syl, where have you guys been? What happened to your faces?” Her question came with a smile with a hint of anticipation. She was hoping for something to happen between Odell and Sylvia. Sylvia then told Madam Carter what happened—from Odell taking the kids away from Starz Club in the morning to bringing them and her to Astroland. Madam Carter looked disappointed. “Grandmother, the kids are tired. I’ll tuck them in, and then I’ll leave,” Sylvia said.She wanted to carry Isabel back to the room. Madam Carter signaled the servant with a glance, and the servant came over to carry Liam to the room as well. She then went up to Sylvia and said, “Syl, since Odell is not coming home tonight, stay for dinner. Isabel and Liam should be awake soon. They’ll sulk if they don’t see you when they wake up.” A quick thought later, Sylvia said
Odell went back into the room after the phone call. Tara was eavesdropping behind the curtain, and when she noticed that the call had ended, she quickly jumped back into bed. Odell returned to his seat beside the beat. She maintained her feeble look and asked, “Odell, are you busy with something else?” “Nothing in particular.” Tara recalled him mentioning the kids on the phone. She had another glance at the paint on his face and then whispered her question, “Odell, were you with Isabel and Liam the whole day today?” Odell simply hummed a reply. Indeed, he had been with the kids but just not at home. In order to avoid any misunderstanding, he did not tell her that he was with Sylvia together with the kids. Tara looked anxious. She believed he must have spent time with Sylvia together with the kids, or else he would not have asked if Sylvia was still at the Carters’. She clutched her fists and said with a smile, “Odell, why don’t you bring the kids out next week and we can
Odell suddenly said, "No way. ” Sylvia’s expression changed. Madam Carter was shocked by this decision as well. She asked with a tone of discontent, “Odell, Sylvia is their mother. Why can’t she take them out to play?” “I’ll take them out tomorrow,” Odell answered her crossly. Madam Carter twitched and pressed further, “Wouldn’t it work if both you and Sylvia took them out to play then?” Sylvia pursed her lips. Odell shot a glance at Sylvia. “We’ve been divorced for some time, so it’s inappropriate for us to go out together. This troubled Madam Carter. “Both of you are the children’s parents. What’s so weird about that?” Odell finally admitted, “I’ve already told Tara that we’re bringing the kids out to play tomorrow.” Madam Carter’s expression harshened and she scoffed unhappily. Sylvia also furrowed her eyebrows. It was not so much that she could not tolerate the idea of her children spending time with Tara, but she was just rubbed off by how calculative T
Sylvia hurriedly stopped them. Doing so was only going to further upset Odell even more and push him to the point of no return. She consoled them patiently, "Isabel, Liam, Mommy will take you out to play the day after tomorrow." "But I don't like the ugly lady," Isabel protested. "I don't like her either," Liam said with a look of disdain. Sylvia did not want them to be with Tara either. Still, there was nothing she could do that would change Odell’s mind. After some consideration, she said, "Be patient. If she tries to bully you two, call me immediately.” Isabel pouted and answered reluctantly, "Okay." Liam was silent. Sylvia stayed with them a while longer and only left after she managed to convince them to eat dinner. After she went home, she sent a text to Tristan. She told him that she would go to the ball with him tomorrow evening. Tristan replied with a smiling emoji followed by, “Okay, do you need an evening dress? I'll have someone deliver one to yo
Tara immediately fell into his arms and cried, "Thank you, Odell. I will do my best to get them to open up to me.” “Hmm.” Odell glanced in the direction of the adults-only designated area. “Let's head over there and get some rest.” "Okay." Tara broke into a crooked smile when he was not looking. Even Sylvia did not stand a chance against her. These two brats were not going to get the better of her. ...... Meanwhile, in the Old District where Sylvia resided. "Achoo!” Sylvia, who was painting in the yard, suddenly sneezed Aunt Tonya asked her, “Sylvia, did you catch a cold?" "Aunt Tonya, I'm fine." Sylvia was thrown off by the sudden sneeze. She had been sitting in the sun the entire time to the point where her palms were sweating. There was no chance of her catching a cold like this. Was someone speaking ill of her behind her back? Sylvia picked up her phone. Liam had messaged her a few minutes ago. He sent several pictures of him and his sister playi
Liam stepped up to shield Isabel with his body. He answered Odell, “She brought us something to drink. Isabel was not expecting it to be so hot and accidentally lost her grip and dropped the cup on the floor, spilling the juice inside everywhere.” He transparently explained everything. Isabel backed her brother up. “He’s telling the truth.” Tara took a deep breath. Her eyes were turning red as she endured the pain and turned to Odell, "Odell, don't be angry. I don’t think Isabel didn't do it on purpose. She probably dropped it because it was too hot for her to hold.” Odell’s expression darkened. Perhaps it would have been better if she had said nothing at all. "This cup comes with an insulated cover. How is it that she got herself burned?" He glared at Isabel angrily again. “Isabel, tell me the truth. Did you do it on purpose?" Isabel looked at him in utter disbelief. Of course, it was intentional. The ugly lady intentionally explained things in a way that would mi