In the evening.Sylvia's two classes were successfully completed.The students were very enthusiastic, and she talked to them for a while before returning to the faculty building with her backpack.She went up the stairs and soon arrived at her office.The door was unlocked, so she pressed the handle and pushed it open.The next thing she saw was a man leaning on her desk.He was dressed in a suit as he stood there in a languid and casual manner. However, his aura was so cold that no one would have dared to approach him.Sylvia was startled. "Odell? What are you doing here?"With one hand, Odell toyed with one of her brushes as he looked at her. "Nothing, really. I just came to see you."Sylvia frowned. "This is my office. Please don't come here in the future. It won’t be good if other people see you."Odell's expression immediately turned cold. "Why would it be bad?"His voice was dark as if he was implying something.Sylvia was momentarily confused before giving her answe
Her whole face looked very charming.Odell's throat bobbed.Not waiting for Sylvia to catch her breath, he cupped her face and kissed her again.Sylvia was speechless.'This b*stard!'When he finally let her go again, she quickly took a few steps back and yelled at him, "Odell Carter, did you take the wrong medication today?"Odell merely smirked seductively as he looked at her.Secretly calling him a lunatic in her mind, she picked her backpack up and moved to walk outside.With his long legs, Odell quickly caught up with her.No matter how fast she walked, he followed along beside her.In the end, she had to jog away.She ran to the parking lot, heading straight for her parking spot, and took her keys out to unlock the car door.Just then, the sound of the car door being pulled open came from the other side.Sylvia looked up and saw that the man was already sitting on the passenger side, smirking at her.At this point, she could not kick him out again.She glared at hi
Odell frowned. "Did your mom not go to pick you up?"He had known that he would be relatively busy today, so he had told Sylvia in advance and asked her to pick the children up. She had agreed as well.The girl replied, "Mommy didn't come. Liam and I called her, but she didn't answer her phone either."Odell's expression sank. After a moment, he suppressed his emotions and said, "Wait at the gate with your brother and don't go anywhere. I'll ask Uncle Jacob to pick you up."The girl said obediently, "Okay."Odell immediately called Jacob and instructed him to pick the children up from the preschool as soon as possible.Then, he called Sylvia. Unexpectedly, the phone connected after only a few rings.He frowned. "Where are you?""It's been a long time, Master Carter." An eerie male voice sounded from the phone.Odell's eyes went cold. "Spencer?""Hehe, yeah, it's me.""Why is Sylvia's phone with you?""Because I kidnapped her." Spencer smiled and said, "Master Carter, do you
Sylvia looked over at Spencer and said, "Sir, Odell and I really divorced a long time ago. You can't threaten him by kidnapping me."Spencer sneered. "Don't try to fool me. I used your phone to talk to him, and he said that he's on his way here now."Sylvia choked.Tara also did not speak.It was still drizzling, and the sky was slowly getting darker.After some time had passed, Sylvia heard the sound of a vibrating phone coming from Spencer's pocket.She saw him take out the phone, look at it, and put it back into his pocket.Then, with a wicked smile, he looked at Sylvia and Tara as he said, "One is the former love of his life, and the other is his ex-wife who gave birth to his children. Who do you think he loves the most?"As he said that, he knocked the gun in his hand on the ground.Tara said, "I did have a relationship with Odell, but I don’t believe that the person in his heart is me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to break up with me and marry Sylvia again. However
Sylvia looked over. The man was wearing only a thin shirt and trousers. He clearly rushed over as soon as he got the news.There was no one around him. He came alone.Spencer immediately took out two pistols and pressed them against Sylvia and Tara's heads respectively.Sylvia felt the muzzle. If he squeezed the trigger, her life would end in an instant.She immediately tensed her body and did not dare to move.Tara, however, said to Odell with tears in her eyes and a smile, "Odell, I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. Sylvia and you divorced a long time ago. She's innocent. Hurry up and tell him to release her."Sylvia was dumbfounded before she was struck by a realization.'She's acting like a pure and innocent woman to let Odell sympathize with her.'When she told Spencer to let me go earlier, she probably saw that Odell was approaching, so she said that on purpose to let him hear.'Sylvia smiled coldly and played along, saying, "Tara is right, Odell. We divorced a long time
Sylvia's clothes were drenched.It was so cold that her body was freezing. She felt like she would faint at any moment.However, her mind suddenly became clear, and the freezing sensation of her body disappeared.She stared intently at his raised arm.His large, slender hand pointed at herself.Sylvia's eyes widened.An unprecedented joy at being chosen also rushed to her brain.However, at that moment, his large hand suddenly moved parallel to the left and pointed to Tara.Sylvia froze.The next thing she heard was his low voice. "I choose her."Her, as in Tara Avery.Sylvia was stiff and slumped to the ground.The cold wind blew from all directions, but her face was cold as if her soul had been taken away. Her eyes looked at him vacantly.Odell did not look at her and stared at Spencer instead.Spencer laughed and said, "Good. I'll let her go."Then, he lifted his foot and kicked Tara on the back.Tara screamed in pain and instantly rolled to the side.Odell frowned.
After the gunshot, the entire Cloudy Heart Lake fell silent for a moment.Then, there was a “thud”.Spencer, who was dragging Sylvia, fell back to the ground.Sylvia's legs went limp as she slumped to the ground as well.With wide eyes, she stared blankly at Spencer, who had fallen to the ground with blood pooling around him.'I'm not dead?'The one who was shot was Spencer?'Just as her mind was overwhelmed, a burst of footsteps sounded from the grass not far behind her.Sylvia turned to look.She saw a group of uniformed police officers, and Thomas running at the front.He ran up to her in the blink of an eye.At that moment, Odell, who had chosen to see Tara off, also ran over.He reached out to pick her up.Sylvia placed her hand on Thomas' outstretched one.Thomas pulled her up and wrapped her in his arms.He hugged her and whispered, "Don't be scared. It's over. I'll take you home now."If it was before the kidnapping, Sylvia might have pushed him away.However,
Sylvia's body was too weak, and she became dizzy and leaned against Thomas after a few steps.Thomas helped her up several times before directly carrying her in his arms.Her face was pale against his arms as she lay motionlessly.Then, she was brought into a warm car.Thomas sat beside her, still holding her with one hand.The car soon started to drive.Sylvia closed her eyes uncomfortably and said in a hoarse voice, "Thomas, I don't want to go home now. Drop me off somewhere else."She could not let the little ones see her like this.Furthermore, Odell lived right next door. She did not want to see him at all!Thomas quickly said, "Okay."The car turned at the corner and drove to the other side of Westchester City.About half an hour later, they arrived at a quiet, high-class residential area.Sylvia was carried out by Thomas and she opened her eyes in a daze. "Where’s this place?"Thomas replied, "It's where I live."He carried her into the elevator, which went straigh
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