The smile on Thomas's mouth suddenly disappeared, and he said word for word, "You'll regret this, Odell."Odell threw the unfinished cigarette on the ground and crushed it with the sole of his shoe. "Who will make me? You? Try again in your next life."As soon as he finished speaking, the bodyguard gave Thomas a hard shove.His slender and thin figure stumbled forward a few steps.After standing firm, he turned his head to glance at Odell's bedroom to the side. Then, he looked away and walked downstairs....Sylvia did not know how she fell asleep. She only felt like she was going to die. Her waist felt like it had snapped, and her body seemed like it had been dismantled into pieces.Even in her sleep, she was in a state of exhaustion, pain, and panic. She was dazed and confused. After an unknown amount of time, she seemed to suddenly awaken when a ray of sunlight illuminated her face. She quickly rolled over to sit up.Then, the soreness of the muscles in her body hit her so h
The phone was quiet for two seconds before the man's low voice rang out. "Follow her."Jacob quickly answered, "Yes, sir."...Before long, an ordinary car drove up to the door.Sylvia clutched her waist and sat in the backseat.At that moment, in the building to the east of the mansion, Odell's strong figure stood on one side of the balcony. He had been there since Sylvia came out of the house and shuffled to the gate.In the sunlight, his eye sockets were deep, and his eyes were cold and dark.After a long time, he waited until the car Sylvia called disappeared around the corner before he spoke out, "Where is he now?"Ben, who was standing behind him, quickly replied, "Second Master Carter returned to a villa in the suburbs and hasn't come out since. He's still inside. The report says he has been staring at a painting in a daze.""Watch him. If that woman goes to him, report to me immediately.""Yes, sir!"...Sylvia returned to her residence in half an hour.Aunt Tonya
The many suffocating scenes from last night rushed to Sylvia's head. Whether it was physically or mentally, she did not want to see him at this moment at all!She quickly said to the children, "Isabel and Liam, I suddenly have a stomachache and need to go to the toilet. You guys go down and eat first. There's no need to wait for me."Isabel replied, "Okay."However, Liam frowned. 'Why did Mommy suddenly get a stomach ache when Daddy came?'Before he could understand, Sylvia turned around and ran back to the room. The two little ones walked down the stairs together.In the living room, Odell had just sat down. When he saw them coming down, he glanced behind them and saw empty air.'Why didn't that woman come down?'At that moment, Isabel also walked up to him with her chubby face puffed out. She looked quite cute.He reached out and took her into his arms.The girl crossed her arms and looked at him, asking, "Baddie, where did you and Mommy go last night? Why are the mosquito b
The man's tall and straight figure walked in from the main gate on time.In the living room, Sylvia saw him at a glance and immediately said to Aunt Tonya and the children, "I suddenly remembered that I have something to do. You all eat first. Don't wait for me."Then, without waiting for them to react, she ran upstairs swiftly.Aunt Tonya was dumbfounded. The two little ones raised their heads in confusion as well.Just then, Odell walked in.Aunt Tonya was the first to react and smiled dryly. "Dinner is ready. Come and eat."Isabel hummed and walked over with Liam. Odell's face was expressionless as he sat at the table with them.Meanwhile, Sylvia had already returned to her room. She went to the window and painted something out of boredom while paying attention to the movement outside.Almost half an hour later, the sound of footsteps came from the door of the living room downstairs.She half-crouched down to peek outside.However, just before she could see the tall figure
Sylvia hurriedly asked, "Are you sick?"Thomas was silent for a few seconds before he replied, "Yeah, I caught a slight cold, but I already took some medicine."She felt that something was strange.'If he only caught a cold, why had he taken so long to reply?'She asked bluntly, "Have you eaten dinner?"He paused for another two seconds before saying, "Yeah.""What did you eat?""Steak and red wine.""Didn't you take medicine for your cold? How could you still drink red wine?"He was silent.Sylvia was exasperated. "Why aren't you saying anything?""I'm a bit sleepy, so I'll hang up now."Then, he ended the call.Sylvia clutched her phone.'He must have gone on a hunger strike.'After mulling it over in her mind for a while, she got up and walked outside.In the living room, Aunt Tonya was watching TV with Isabel. Liam sat next to them, reading a book.Seeing her hurry downstairs, Aunt Tonya asked, "What's wrong, Syl? Are you going out?""Yeah." Sylvia looked at the t
After waiting for a while and not hearing a response, she called out, "Thomas, it's me."In the next second, the sound of footsteps could be heard from inside.The door to the room was quickly pulled open from the inside.Sylvia looked up to see a handsome but very frail face.The shape of his body also seemed to be thinner than usual.She frowned.Thomas also furrowed his brows. "You shouldn't have come here. Go back."Sylvia knew he was worried that Odell might bully her again if he knew that she was here."Don't worry, I'm just here to see you. He won't do anything to me." After a pause, she added, "Besides, he doesn't know that I came over."The moment she spoke, she saw two figures flash past from her peripheral vision.She instantly looked over.In the blink of an eye, the two figures quickly dodged and hid in the next room.They looked like the two bodyguards that she had seen at the front door earlier.Unable to help it, her eyes turned cold. She reached out and gr
What did that mean?If she bought something for him, would the bodyguards that Odell had assigned here not let her back in again?"I'm fine. I'm not that hungry," Thomas said again, his gaze softly looking at her.Sylvia felt her heart ache from anger.‘Odell Carter was such an utter pr*ck!‘He was clearly trying to starve Thomas to death!'How could he do this to his brother?!'Just as she had become so angry that she wanted to beat Odell to death, the grip on her hand suddenly loosened.She froze and looked over.Seemingly having no more strength to hold her, Thomas placed his hand on his leg and said to her with a smile, "Sylvia, I'm really glad that you came to see me, but my brother's temper is volatile. I don't want you to be bullied by him because of me anymore. If you really want to help me, just sit down and chat with me for a while."Sylvia immediately felt guilty.Did he think it was because of him that she was not being bullied by Odell?It was clear that she wa
The light in the courtyard outside seemed unnecessary in this moonlight.Sylvia spread a layer of base color from top to bottom of the canvas, then added in the moon and stars.Her brush strokes were quick and decisive, and in no time, she quickly painted the scenery in the yard.There was a garden in the yard that was filled with a variety of flowers as well as dense trees.She looked over twice and drew the flowers and plants. Then, she looked over again, intending to remember the shape of the trees in the area.There were not many trees, but each one had a different shape and size. Their leaves were all lush and of varying shades.Sylvia narrowed her eyes and observed carefully.From top to bottom, she looked at each layer of the treetops until she saw the bottom layer.Then, she spotted a tall and dark shadow leaning against the trunk of the furthest tree.The shadow was tall and straight. The more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.Sylvia was shocked, closed