She lowered her head in fear and remained on her knees. She changed her words and continued, “Master Carter, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have lied to you.” Odell asked, “What did Thomas do?” A quick pause later, he sized her up with a frosty gaze and continued, “If you can provide any useful information, I might consider letting you live.” Tara’s eyes shone hopefully and said, “Master Carter! Second Master Carter isn’t who you think he is! He came to me and said he could help me to win your heart again, so he instigated me to fake being chased by gangsters so that you can save me. He also instructed Spencer Weiss to kidnap me and forced you to choose me instead of Sylvia. He was the mastermind behind these two incidents.” Odell narrowed his eyes. “What else?” “Yes! Yes!” Tara looked up and met his eyes. “Do you remember Melanie? She’s actually my mother, not my aunt. She came to Westchester City when you and Sylvia just remarried. She said there was a mysterious person who had b
Had she blacklisted him again? His brows remained furrowed when he said to the driver, “Turn around. We’ll go home first.” He wanted to bring the woman along so that when he finally exposed Thomas and Tara of their schemes, she would be able to see Thomas’ true self. He wanted to know if she would still follow Thomas after learning what happened. It was then Jacob in the passenger seat received a call. His expression changed before he turned around and said, “Sir, something happened! We can’t reach the two new bodyguards that we sent to the hospital last night. A nurse picked up one of their phones and informed us that they were found knocked out cold outside the hospital an hour ago. They were severely injured and still hadn’t woken up.” Odell frowned. Knocked out an hour ago? The timing was uncanny. He said coldly, “Contact the hospital right away. Tell them Thomas is a dangerous murderer and ask them to apprehend him immediately.” Jacob nodded and contacted the hos
Sylvia pursed her lips and asked in a small voice, “Thomas, we’re arriving at the airport soon. Where’s Aunt Tonya and my kids?” “Soon. You’ll be able to see them after two more junctions.” “Okay…” Sylvia tightened her fists. She hid a knife in her curled fist. The blade was the one she used to cut fruits for her kids whenever they went out, so she always had it in her bag. When she reunited with Aunt Tonya and her kids, she might be able to threaten Thomas to release them with the knife. Thomas had a subtle glance at her tightly clenched fists, and he secretly curled his lips into a faint grin. Soon enough, the car passed two junctions with traffic lights and arrived at a crossroad. Every car wanting to go to the airport from the city had to pass this crossroad. There were barely any cars on the road at this hour. The car stopped by the road in front of the crossroad. Sylvia spotted another silver car ahead of them, and two intimidating men were standing beside it.
Jacob jumped out of the car and attacked Thomas. The defenseless Thomas was ambushed and he received a punch on his face. The ambush on him also freed Sylvia from his restraints. Sylvia was also surprised by Jacob’s attack and before she could react, another strong hand held her. She turned around and saw Odell’s handsome but frosty face. It was as though Odell was afraid that she would try to save Thomas, he held her tightly and he shot a gloomy gaze at her. Sylvia’s eyes got teary and she started to choke on her emotions. Odell frowned. Was she trying to beg him to release Thomas again? He pursed his lips tightly to suppress his anger and said to her, “Thomas isn’t who you think he is. He’s not only involved in the company’s crisis, but he’s also the one who instigated Spencer Weiss to kidnap you. He’s also involved in Grandma’s accident and you being pushed into the lake by Tara.” He was afraid that she refused to believe her, so he continued, “I have proof. Brin
The fear tormented Sylvia badly, but she had no other choice. Thomas used her kids against her. If she refused to go with him, he would tell his men to snap Isabel and Liam’s necks. Sylvia took a deep breath and looked up to Odell with teary eyes. She pleaded, “Odell, please.” Odell pursed his lips. His handsome looks were shrouded by a layer of gloom. His eyes were frosty and if gaze could kill, he would have strangled her. Seconds later, he tightened his lips and said, “I won’t let you go.” Sylvia started to choke on her emotions. “Don’t force my hands.” Odell scoffed. “I am. What can you possibly do about it?” Sylvia shut her eyes and then charged into his arms. A muffled thud was heard at the next moment. The man’s upright and straight body suddenly curved forward, and Sylvia started to stagger backward. Drops of blood dripped and fell on the ground. One of his hands covered his abdomen with a pink knife in it. Sylvia stabbed him with the fruit knife she h
Thomas got into the car after her. However, the car did not go to the airport directly. It made a U-turn and drove into the freeway that led to Glanchester City. Sylvia frowned. It was as though Thomas was able to read Sylvia’s expression. He said with a smile, “We’re leaving from Glanchester City’s airport.” Glanchester City’s airport? They were right in front of Westchester City’s airport and yet he decided to leave from Glanchester City’s airport? “My brother is unpredictable, so I have to be cautious,” he said. Sylvia pursed her lips and ignored him. The car cruised smoothly. The weather was great, the sun was warm, and the wind was breezy, but Sylvia did not have the mood. All she could think of was the blood on the ground and the fact that she stabbed Odell. He must resent her deeply. “Have something to eat.” Suddenly, a meticulously wrapped box was handed to her by a pair of fair hands. Sylvia did not even look at the box. She moved closer to the door
On a beautiful island in Galston, there was an old European castle on top of the hill. Sylvia was inside the castle, sitting before a ceiling-to-wall window with her wood sculpture. Aunt Tonya was knitting beside her. Suddenly, rhythmic footsteps sounded from the door. Aunt Tonya had a glance and said to Sylvia, “Syl, he’s here.” She bolted up and stood before Sylvia. Sylvia turned to the door and saw Thomas. He wore a light-colored shirt that loosely draped over his slender figure. He wore a smile as he walked over. Seeing Aunt Tonya in front of Sylvia, Thomas’ gaze turned cold but he kept his polite smile and said, “Aunt Tonya, can I have the room? I want to have a word with Sylvia.” Aunt Tonya wore a cautious look and refused to budge. Sylvia shot a gaze at her and said, “It’s okay. It’s just a talk, he won’t do anything to me.” It had been half a month since she was imprisoned in this castle by Thomas and he did nothing to her. Aunt Tonya begrudgingly left t
“Had you not helped them in the dark, they wouldn’t have pushed Grandma down and comatose her! Odell wouldn’t have misunderstood me and he wouldn’t have broken my leg. Tara wouldn’t have gotten the chance to push me down the lake!” “I just want to let you know Odell doesn’t really love you. He hurt you because of Tara. He cared only about Tara even after your second marriage. I just want you to leave him!” Thomas took a deep breath and continued, “Grandma’s incident is beyond me. I know I’ve hurt her and I admit I was the one who ushered Tara to push you down the lake, but it's under my control. I won’t let you die!” Sylvia had no intention to argue with him about his meticulous scheme. She went along with his words and said, “Yeah, you saved me but if you’re a minute later, I’d have drowned!” “There’s no ‘if’.” He slightly lowered his head and moved closer to her, whispering, “Do you remember the hitman who pushed you up the hill?” Sylvia was confused by this particular questi