Odell stared at her calm and fair face. When he saw the confidence in her, his deep gaze became complicated. However, he strongly believed that Tara was a gentle and kind woman. How could she have urged her aunt to hurt Madam Carter? After a long silence, he said, “Grandmother’s legs are weak but it’s not entirely impossible for her to climb up the hill for you. I’m also sure you know the reason that I saw you and Edmund together.” Sylvia tried to shake his hand off but he continued to hold on to her wrist tightly, not giving her a chance to free herself. She shot a cold glare at him and said, “If you don’t believe me, fine, but I’ve already investigated and found out the truth.” Odell’s eyes remained glued on her as he said to Cliff, “Cliff, please ask the guests to disperse.” “Yes, sir.” Cliff immediately asked the guests to leave. Most of the guests were relatives of the Carter family, while some of them were close friends and business partners. They were curious a
As she felt Odell’s sharp gaze upon her, Tara decided to bite the bullet and reveal a part of the truth. She continued to cry as she said, “Odell, I did receive the pictures from my aunt, but it’s only because Sylvia and I were friends that my aunt recognized her. She told me that she had taken the pictures of Sylvia and Edmund by chance and asked me about it. I didn’t know she had hired someone to follow Sylvia! “She told me she came to Westchester as part of her travels and I believed her. I don’t really contact her that often, so why would I have incited her to do all this?” When Sylvia had shown up earlier, Tara had already realized that Melanie had disappeared. She suspected that her mother must have run away after sensing that something was wrong. Since Melanie was no longer present at the scene and Odell would not be able to locate her, Tara shifted all the blame onto her mother. As she proceeded with her plan, she continued to weep and act as if a great injustice had be
Melanie gulped nervously and explained, “Tara, I did it for your benefit. I could see how much you loved Master Carter and I just couldn’t bear to see you like this everyday. I thought I could find some evidence that Sylvia was seeing another man so that you could return to Master Carter!” “You still shouldn’t have followed Sylvia!” Tara screamed. She wiped her tears away and continued, “Tell me the truth, did you follow Sylvia and Grandmother to Northpeak Resort?” Melanie’s gaze became evasive. She said, “I did, but I didn’t push Madam Carter down the hill!” The surveillance cameras at the resort had been down that day so no one had seen her go up the hill. As long as she continued to deny it, no one would be able to prove that she had pushed Madam Carter down the hill. Tara then asked her, “You really didn’t push Grandmother down the hill?” Looking resolute, Melanie insisted, “I really didn’t do it!” Tara then turned to Odell. “Odell, my aunt said that she didn’t do it.”
“No! No! I don’t want to go!” Melanie started screaming. She struggled and tried to break free from Sherry’s grasp. However, her hands and legs were tied up, so as soon as she managed to break free, she fell on the ground. Sherry chuckled. Sylvia smiled coldly.The grim expression on Odell made him look terrifying. Tara secretly clenched her fists but her body trembled uncontrollably. There was a moment of silence as everyone turned to stare at Melanie. Even a fool could tell that she was feeling nervous and guilty. Soon, Melanie broke down from the pressure and realized that her crimes had been exposed. Not daring to look at Odell or Sylvia, she avoided their gazes and turned to Tara. She panicked and tried to crawl towards Tara as she cried out for her help, “Tara, please help me! Help me! I did all this for your benefit!” Tara took a few steps backwards and looked at Melanie with an expression of disbelief and pain. “Aunt Melanie, even if it was for my benefit, yo
Aunt Tonya wiped her tears away, her voice completely choked up as she said, “You terrible girl... Why didn’t you tell me that you were still alive? I really thought you were gone.” Sylvia hugged her. “I’m sorry that I made you worry.” Aunt Tonya sighed and smiled. “I’m fine. It’s okay, as long as you’re alive.” “I still have something to take care of. I’ll explain it all when we get back home.” Sylvia released Aunt Tonya from her embrace after calming her down. She then returned to Odell’s side and said, “Odell, I’ve already called the police and they are waiting outside.” Odell pursed his lips in silence and simply stared at her with a complicated look in his eyes.Sylvia then pulled her phone out from her pocket. Her phone was already engaged in a call so she said, “Officer Sach, you can come in now.” From the moment she had arrived at the engagement party, she had already connected the call with the police officer. The conversation that she had with Tara and Melani
Melanie was overwhelmed by guilt. “Officer Sach, please charge her with attempted kidnapping after the questioning. As long as she’s prosecuted accordingly, the Carters will donate a handsome amount to every station in Westchester annually to provide aid and help for the officers who are injured in duty,” Odell said. His voice sounded heavier than usual as if he was holding a certain emotion back. If not for the presence of the police, he would have put Melanie through hell. Officer Sach solemnly answered, “We will proceed accordingly. Don’t worry, we will carefully investigate and make sure she confesses to every crime that she has committed.” Then, Officer Sach instructed his men to take Melanie away. Peace and quiet returned to the hall. Sylvia looked at Odell. “Odell, do you really think a woman like Melanie is capable of planning all this alone? Do you really think she’s audacious enough to push Grandmother down the hill without any help or support?” She glanced at
The slap was so powerful that it turned Tara’s face. Before Tara could react and before Odell could stop her, Sylvia raised her hand again. She swiftly slapped Tara three more times on the face. Tara was stunned. Sylvia then said with a grin, “These four slaps are for Aunt Tonya.” Tara widened her eyes in shock. “Sylvia, you—” Thud! Before she could even finish her sentence, Sylvia kicked her on the left shin. Tara’s expression twisted in pain as she cried out and fell to the ground after losing balance. With a cold smile, Sylvia moved closer and kicked Tara again. She remembered the way Tara had kicked her leg while it had been in a cast back at Cloudy Heart Lake, so she felt that she was just returning the favor. Thud! Thud! The force of her kick was strong and produced a loud sound. Tara curled up in pain on the floor but her cries did not stop Sylvia’s furious kicking. Sylvia’s expression remained cold as she was not moved by Tara’s fake acting. She was
His smile was soft but bewitching and also mischievous. Sylvia turned to Sherry for help. Sherry then looked at the bodyguards that she had hired and said, “Guys, you know what to do.” The moment she finished speaking, Cliff stepped up and said to the bodyguards, “The man she just asked you to beat up is Odell Carter. I believe you guys would know the consequences of that.” The bodyguards stopped and exchanged glances with each other.Annoyed, Sherry cried, “I hired you guys at my expense! Don’t you guys want to get paid?” Cliff remained smiling. “Stay put and I can pay you double of whatever she’s paying you guys.” Sherry glared at Cliff. “I’ll beat the crap out of you!” Cliff continued, “I have a black belt in karate, you are more than welcome to try, Ms. Fowler.” Sherry was silenced. She glared at Cliff before shooting a helpless gaze at Sylvia. Sylvia had heard everything. In frustration, she glared at Odell and said, “Odell, you’ve left me no choice but to d